I am so happy that after Lord knows how many months, I finally braided my hair! I am 7 months post relaxer now and as I always say, transitioning is quite a challenge. Also wanted to take a break from combing my hair. Staying away from heat was also part of the reason I braided. I have also been getting tempted to relax my hair just to have a proper length check however, I choose to stay strong!!
So before braiding, I shampooed my hair with my clarifying shampoo. Did a protein treatment with Organics Hair Mayonnaise which left my growth so soft that I did not even follow up with a conditioner!! It is amazing!
After my wash, I blow dried my hair on cool setting and then oiled my scalp and hair with my coconut oil. That was my preparation process for braiding.
So this was last week on my wash day. Just wanted to show you my growth.
My new favorite protein treatment which by the way has mineral oil but it is simply amazing and my hair loves this stuff!
This is after my wash, protein treatment and blow dry
And voila!!! My Afro kinky braids held up
Wearing my braids down
So now that I have my braids done, I have some water on a spritz bottle to moisturize my hair and some eucalyptus and castor oil mixture in another spritz bottle which I plan to spray on my scalp. I hope to take them down after at least 3 or 4 weeks. Looking forward to exploring new and interesting ways of styling my braids. By the way you can now follow me on Pinterest. Just click on the follow button on your right! Have a fab week,
xoxo!!
