Strength before the Braid

After the cinnamon and baking soda hair coloring my scalp was itching because I should have shampooed afterwards, and my hair was dry. I learned not to turn my hair coloring sessions into a moisturizing session especially because baking soda will dry your hair out. From now on hair coloring will be done on poo days. (Poo=Shampoo). So to resolve the dryness and in part prepare my hair for braids. I did a deep conditioning pre-poo treatment by mixing an egg, some olive oil and some tea tree oil in a bowl and applying it my hair and my daughters hair. 
         After letting the egg condition sit, I did a moisturizing shampoo using a combination of Biolage Strengthening Shampoo and Earthly Elements Moisturizing Shampoo. I lathered one time and rinsed. Only need one lather because shampoo dries the hair out and u don't want to strip all the natural oils from your hair.  Then I mixed Renpur Organics Amazing Miracle Deep Penetrating Reconstructor with APhogee Keratin 2 minute Reconstructor.  I let that sit for the alotted time and added my deep conditioner.  The deep conditioner of choice this time was one I picked up from Sally's, it was on sale and included a free leave-in.  You can never have too much leave-in conditioner.  Besides, I haven't found "The ONE"  So it was Mixed Silk Elements, by Silk Elements. 
       I know it sounds like a lot, but it doesn't take that long and is so worth it for healthy hair.  Besides, I don't do this every rip, just maybe once a month.  Everything I did to my hair I did to my daughters hair, but I won't do a treatment like this on her hair for a while.  I will probably just make sure I moisturize and co-wash her hair for awhile.  I let the deep condition sit while I did some things around the house, I would say 2 hours, and then rinsed.  I added leave-ins, which are uber important for detangle-ability.  So.........Yes, I mixed......I mixed the Silk Elements leave-in called Natural Curls for natural Girls with some Cantu Shea butter leave-in, olive oil, tea tree oil, eucalyptus oil, and peppermint oil.
      Our hair felt and looked great.  I let it air dry and began the braiding!



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