Hair Journaling: 1

I trimmed my hair during the 2nd month retwist session last month. It took a long time because I initially was doing search & destroy. However, days later, I decided that I was just going to do an overall trim. Depending on the location, I took off anywhere from .5inches to 2 inches. I had a couple of single stranded knots that I wanted to get rid of and a lot of mid shaft splits, both of which were making my ends feel a little rough and encouraging tangling. Since trimming, there have been less tangles and my ends feel & look better. This will set me back about a month or so in reaching my goal but healthy hair comes first!

I am currently DCing with ORS replenishing (layered with coconut oil) after shampooing with organix coconut (trying to use it up). I will begin retwisting for the last month of the 1st cycle. I've decided to double up on the twists this time and go up a size.

This method has been working for me since it has reduced my need to manipulate my hair, thus resulting in less breakage. It is also time effective, considering my busy schedule. My hair has stayed very moisturized. For the most part I've been using my spray mix of wave nouveau, water, aussie moist, & giovanni direct leave in, and then sealing the ends with either shea butter or coconut oil. Co-washing has been done alternating between HE LTR and Giovanni 50:50.