Disclaimer: Simply because these products work great for my hair does NOT mean they will work the same for your hair. I'm just sharing what works for ME.
Now that's out of the way, let's go....
I get questions all of the time about my natural hair regimen and what products I use on my hair, so here it is! The products may change slightly if I am trying something new, but these are my holy grail items that work faithfully for me every.single.time! Let me also state that I do follow the Curly Girl (CG) method and if you want more info about that method you can look here.
Now after my hair is no longer dripping wet, but still damp I use the LOC method to moisturize my hair. L- liquid, O- oil, C-cream (LOC) means applying your hair products in this order to get maximum moisture. So, next I apply my leave in conditioner, Oyin Handmade Hair Dew (L), grapeseed oil (O), and Reve Hair & Body Butter (C) to my damp hair and let that dry a little. I don't like styling my hair when it is completely dry, so I always keep a spray bottle of water handy in case my hair gets too dry along the way. Although styling on wet/damp hair does increase the amount of shrinkage, it doesn't bother me. My hair is just easier to style and manipulate before it is fully dry.
Now on to styling...
My hair is not very curly in it's natural state so I always braid or twist it while it is still damp and take them down the next day to give my hair more texture. This can take anywhere from 30 mins to more than a hour just depending on how defined I want my curls to be the next day. If I want really big Tracee Ellis Ross type hair I usually do two strand flat twists or medium/large two strand twists that I separate once dry to make my hair really fluffy. If I want really defined hair I do smallish twists so I don't have to separate them once I take them down. The only two products I use to twist are Camille Rose Naturals Aloe Whipped Butter Gel (in the spring and summer) and Camille Rose Naturals Almond Jai Twisting Butter (in the fall and winter). After trying a million and one (lol) products these are the only two that give me amazing definition and moisture for days.
I usually don't need to remoisturize again until Wednesday or Thursday, which I do by just scrunching in (to decrease frizz) a little more leave in conditioner and reve hair and body butter to seal. My twist out or braid out usually last until Thursday without retwisting at night, just putting on my bonnet. And usually on Friday and Saturday I just wear it in a puff and then do this routine all over again.
It took me about a year to finally find a complete regimen that works for my hair. No matter how many people rant and rave about a particular product, you have to find what works for your hair. If you are having a hard time finding what works I always advise to email companies to ask for samples or shop at Target, Sally Beauty Supply, Ulta, or any other store that allows you to return products that do no work well. Any questions, you know the drill, post them below :).
I live for Eden Body Works products!!!
ReplyDeleteI really like their products also and their prices are GREAT! I recently bought the leave in conditioner and the curl defining creme and I can't wait to try them.
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