Growing Pains

This weekend was the first time I looked at my hair, felt my hair and thought "Okay, this is not cool." I'm sure after 25 years of relaxed hair, it's normal for a girl to think "What have I gotten myself into?" Not so much regretting my "new" hair, but more of this is seriously going to take time for me to get a handle on.

I like to twist my hair all over at night after a good washin', sleep on it then untwist, sheen and go in the morning. This was the plan for Saturday morning when I had an early breakfast to go to and plans for a holiday picture to be taken of me and the fam. All went well during the twisting, but the morning after left a lot to be desired.

First off my hair was apparently dried out from the product "LottaBody" I put on each twist to help hold in that twisty look. There wasn't enough oil in the world to make that look any better so I had to call in the big guns. I used a combination of water, curl activating gel, shine booster and a moisturizing lotion to help fix the disaster that was my hair. Not only was it dry, it had the nerve to grow over the past week or so since the last time I twisted it and it just didn't have that same...umph. I knew for sure I was gonna be late trying to work this one out.

You'd be surprised at how much a few spritzes of water will do for natural hair. It seems to love water, so I make sure I keep it happy. The only problem with that is we have hard water here in good ol' Colorado and hard water and hair don't go together well. I heard that Home Depot sells water softeners and I'm going to have to get myself one. In the meantime, I love Motown Girl's recipe for a clarifyer (1 tablespoon of baking soda mixed in a cup of warm water) because it really works well. I put a lot of gunk in my hair to get the look I like, so this easy recipe helps keep my hair clear of product residue.

I'm quickly learning what will work for my hair and what won't, but it's a process most days. It's time for me to step up my game and spend a little dough on my hair regimen, otherwise I'm going to be a hot, dried out mess...and I don't care who you are, that ain't cute. I'll let you know what I try and how it works.