So I had to find out the hard way that I should only use sulfate shampoo maybe once every two weeks, if that. It completely stripped my hair of the moisture my hair had built up, making it dry and frizzy. I should have known better, sulfate shampoo is what I use in my washes before straightening my hair to allow the moisture to build up over a four day period, instead of it looking oily the first day after I flat iron it. After shampooing and conditioning my hair with the KMS products on Wednesday night, I woke up Thursday and found my hair had a lot of static. I got it wet and let it air dry while doing my make-up, like every morning, but I had to stop and apply some of the Moroccan oil I got for graduation to my hair- a very tiny amount, about a quarter of a pump, just to get the moisture back in. This also proved to be a mistake, as for some reason, my hair dried a lot faster that morning and I had to re-wet it. I applied the Curl Definer in it, but for some reason, my hair just didn't take to it the way it had the first few days. I'm not sure if this is because of the sulfate wash, or because my hair has gotten used to the product and I have to switch things up. I did a Carols Daughter wash yesterday and restored some moisture to my curls, they looked a lot better, but still, I wasn't impressed with the way it looked when it dried.
The back is starting to come together, but there are so many different types of curls at work on my head. I'm not sure if I'll come to find that part of embracing these curls is accepting that they have a mind of their own. I'm not ready to accept it yet, however.
The top isn't super curly, I'd like the curls to be a bit more even, but not too curly to where they are coming off my head at crazy volumes.
I'm happy with the side of it, just not with how it looks underneath, mainly because the curls are so different.
So, I am not sure what is happening to my hair at the moment, I think I need to play around with it a bit more. I am excited to say I think I found a leave in conditioner for my hair, I just have to order it online. It's Carols Daughter, of course.
I'm not completely sure, just yet. I have to read some more reviews on it to see if it's worth $12. The girl I watch on YouTube really liked it and she and I have similar hair types. I am learning it is so difficult to read reviews from full black women because their hair texture is different than someone who is biracial, so their experience with the product is completely different, too. I was also considering the Black Vanilla Leave in from Carols Daughter, which I have read good things about.
Or finally, the Curl Enhancing Smoothie, which I have heard excellent things about. This product is also great because they sell it at Target, Wal Mart, and Walgreens for $9.99.
I'll have to go explore. I leave for Las Vegas on Tuesday, so I'm sure that oven temperature is going to effect my hair, then it's off to New Mexico for a week. I'll post updates of the shapes my hair has taken in these new climates very soon, as well as hopefully find the leave in conditioner of my dreams.
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