So here's the hiatus explanation. I had some serious hair issues this summer. My fair felt nasty and my scalp was a disaster zone. Not even my beloved brown sugar scrub could zap the flakes and gunk. I tried co-pooing (combining a cowash with a low poo), which worked for a while then quit. I tried low pooing exclusively, which really dried me out and made me tangly and nasty. Finally, I threw in the towel and started using Aussie Moist Shampoo (main cleaning ingredient: Ammonium Laurel Sulfate. Yikes) and Aussie Moist Conditioner (this is actually not too bad, the only non CG thing is a bis-aminopropyl dimethicone). I very rarely actually styled my hair since using CG products with a non CG routine just doesn't work for me. When I would style it, it was very obvious how dry it was. I really didn't want to be
I think now that my hair has been sufficiently sulfate damaged yet again, my hair may finally be ready to try CG again.
Here's the gameplan. I bought some of the Curls Cleansing Cream and also their Curls Coconut Sublime Conditioner. I figured that going from using an ALS shampoo straight to cowashing would lead to some funky greasiness since when I'm on sulfates, my scalp gets oil build up (and I have to wash it every day). So, I figured I'd give a really gentle low poo a try for transitioning sake before I try straight cowashing with Suave Naturals Coconut again. And if straight cowashing doesn't work out, then I have a nice moisturizing low poo to fall back on/alternate with cowashing.
This stuff is a little pricey, but I tried them today and I've gotta say I'm impressed. I really like the texture of the cleansing cream. It's very thick, which is a good sign. Both of these products come in pump bottles, which is really nice. I like the conditioner, but my hair really ate it up. I think I was around like 10 pumps before I was satisfied. Hopefully the amount I need will slo
After I did my Curls washing and conditioning, I applied a nickle size blob of Kinky Curly Knot Today and then scrunched in some Curl Junkie Coffee Coco Cream. I'm airdrying for the first time in a longggg time. I forgot how long my hair takes to air dry even though it isn't long or thick. I'm at 2 hours now and I'm just starting to feel a slight bit of crunch forming from the Curl Junkie.
I have lots of exciting new products and techniques to try once I finish adjusting. I'm going to stick with the above routine for at least a week or so. Then cowashing, and hopefully an easy adjustment!
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