Personal Hair Challenge for the Rest of the Year

So, I'm starting my own personal twist/braid and cowash challenge. I had my hair out a little more than usual, this past winter and I think I may have experienced a slight set back. No worries! I'll fix that.

My goal is to be nearing Bra strap length by my 2 year 'naturalversary' and I won't get there unless I up the retention methods. Thus, for the rest of the year, this will be my regimine:

Keep my hair in twists or braids and pinned up as often as possible.

Continue shampooing and deep conditioning once a week.
Current shampoos are Cream of Nature ultra moisturizing conditioning shampoo (sulfate free), Olive oil Creamy Aloe Shampoo (w/ sulfates when I feel like I have build up) and V05 tea therapy-vanilla mint tea (for occassional clarifying)
Deep conditioners: Aubrey organics Honey suckle rose(natural-probably won't repurchase), Pantene ProV Time Renewal Mask (cool), Organic Root Stimulator Replenishing Conditioner (don't really use, but will revisit again). Honestly, I'm still testing out some conditioners to find my fav. I always end with a cool water rinse to reseal the cuticle.

Cowashing once or twice a week with one of the many rinse out conditioners I have, in between wash days. I love Herbal essences long term relationship. Also like Giovanni Direct Smooth as Silk and Aussie Moist conditioners.

Moisturize as needed with whatever spray concoction I decide. Currently in my spray bottle: a mix of Aussie moist hair insurance, Giovanni Direct leave in, Wave Nouveau Moisture sealer, and bottled water. Definitely leaves my hair moisturized.

Oil the scalp as needed with jojoba oil and tea tree oil mix. Jojoba is an oil most closely like our natural sebum, and tea tree oil is a natural antiseptic and aids in preventing things like dandruff.

Monthly, Mayo/Olive oil w/or w/o egg, treatment, followed by moisturizing D.C.

Maintaining the twists/braids, while retwisting the edges every 2 weeks if needed, and removing each twist, removing shed hair, and immediately retwisting/braiding, once a month for the entire head. At this time, I may transition styles, replacing twists with braids, smaller twists as larger twists, and vice versa, etc.

Once every three months, I'll free my entire head of the twists/braids, and start a completely fresh set on lightly blown out hair.

Search and destroy for splits or single stranded knots as needed.


That's the plan! Pretty simple. This will be ideal for my fine strands, as it limits the amount of aggressive manipulation that I'll have to do, thus helping me to retain more. Plus, as I transition into boards studying time and rotations, this will be time friendly.

I'm about to be finished with my first month of twists, and will be detangling and retwisting each individual twist this weekend.

I'll update with any modifications and post pics as I go. I'm working on a collage for this first set of twists.

Oh yea! Feel free to contact me and ask me any questions. And if you'd like to join the challenge with me, let me know! And you don't have to be natural or a certain length to do this. Modify it to your own hair, and go from there. Let's grow together:)

happy hair growing!

Bee