Oh Goodness. I try really hard to avoid bad hair days! I have them a lot though. Everyday is a bad hair day for me. Lately I've been so bored with my hair. I love doing my hair, don't get me wrong- it's just lately I've been like... just too frustrated and stressed out to enjoy it as much as I usually do. I don't really know why... but it's like I'm constantly nervous for some un known reason. It's kind of creeping me out, but I guess I'll figure it out eventually. I actually have really, really nice hair right now. When I say really, really nice I mean it's super duper healthy right now. I found some amazing products that I can credit this to, and also I have to give credit to God for giving me hair that is usually naturally healthy anyway! But these products are Amazing!
1. John Frieda Root Awakening Conditioner for DRY HAIR.
Emphasis is on the DRY HAIR for a reason. They have Normal Hair, Breakage Prone Hair, and Dry Hair. If you don't get the dry hair it won't have the same effect. Each kind is different, they even have a different color and consistency. The dry hair one is the best, I have used all three and the other two kind of stink. This one is awesome, it has natural Eucalyptus and you can feel it working. It really hydrates your scalp too. It makes your hair super soft, super shiny and it never gets any tangles even all day long! It also smells good. It tingles when you put it in your hair, and it is just awesome.
2. Suave Professionals Almond & Shea Shampoo
I was not expecting a lot out of this SUAVE product, but it is the best shampoo I have ever used. Honestly. It's really great- it's moisturizing, and it doesn't dry out your hair. It suds really nice but doesn't make your hair feel like straw after you rinse it out! It has some natural things in it... but is definitely NOT natural! I have used Certified Organic beauty and hair products, and they work pretty well. But this definitely works just as well. I really like this product, and it's so cheap!
3. Pantene Beautiful Lengths Replenishing Mask
This product is really well. When I use it, I put it in AS conditioner (as instead of conditioner) and I leave it in for around 5 minutes. This makes your hair SUPER smooth and SUPER shiny. Don't let it in longer than 5 minutes or you might turn into a grease ball! I actually have more dry hair, and if I leave this in too long it will make my roots look slightly greasy- and my hair NEVER looks greasy! This helps your ends get un-split. I thought it was impossible for something to prevent split ends, and I never imagined a product that actually reversed them, but this does just that! I had some split ends when I started using this, but I don't have any at all anymore! I love this product!
Another thing I do to keep my hair healthy is I always rinse my hair with cold water. Not even warm. Frigid degrees sometimes. I never use hot water in the shower on my skin either, because my skin tends to run dryer, so I don't want to dry out my skin and definitely not my precious locks!
One other thing is I always use heat protectant spray or cream before I blow dry or straighten my hair.
I also use my blow dryer on cool or cold settings, because if you use a hot setting, it will dry the outside of your hair, but it will leave the shaft of the hair wet, so when you use heat products on your hair it will cause your hair shaft to blister and eventually break off. Which causes frizz and flyaways, let alone damage and straw-like textures.
The last thing I always do is I always use natural hair brush. Brushes with plastic bristles (especially the ones with the plastic ball on the end of the bristles) cause your hair to break, because your hair isn't supposed to have those nasty plastic constantly scraping it and ripping it apart. Always use a natural hair brush to brush your hair, and if you have to have a comb- always use a wide tooth or a wooden comb. Stick to things that come from the earth- always a good rule of thumb. I bought my natural hair brush at Meijer for like 7 books. It was a little bit pricey (if you're comparing it to Scunci or Equate) but my hair loves me for splurging on it.
