So last week after many weeks of watching one of my Ringsister from Hollins document her hair transformation, I just asked, "What are you doing to your hair? It looks amazing."
I think I need to back it up a minute. Why did I care about her hair? One it does look amazing but two, Gymgirl! Gymgirl has hair that is a blend between "white" people hair and "black" people hair. Mixed kids can just end up with all kinds of hair and hair combination. Now, my family has lots of curly hair but the texture isn't something we are use to. I've watched Gymgirl's hair get more and more dull and tangle like crazy no matter how much product I put in it. See Baby Lala has my hair but with gorgeous curls. I want Gymgirl to have beautiful hair and I know I see people with curls wear their hair loose and relatively tangle free. I needed help so I reached out.
Back to the current hair adventure. She has switched to the Curly Girl Method (CGM). Which basically is no shampoo and lots of moisture. So I was right about needing product but I was using the wrong stuff. So I read everything I can, I'm ordering the book with my next check, and watch 100s of youtubes about the different steps. Ringsister added me to a fab Facebook Group and I read everything there, twice.
Saturday, I was ready to begin. Gymgirl was not sold. So I CGMed up my own head. I use to back in the day have lots of loose curls to super wavy hair but many years of straightening it had left it pretty flat and dull. I want my curls back! So I did one last cleansing shampoo then put on a thick layer of coconut oil and waited an hour. I rinsed that out, added some Suave conditioner, rinsed that out, squeezed and scrunched my hair then added some gel. I'm not sure I'm actually do any of the CGM right but hey it was my first time!
My hair looked good. Crunchy but good. My waves looked nice. I almost left the house but instead I put on some pjs and watched tv. Gymgirl was still not convinced.
Sunday, Gymgirl's turn. This child hates having her hair done. That was my main reason for going to CGM. They say once you get it down right, you can cut your hair time in half and kiss the tangles away. I wash Gymgirl's hair. I apply a thick layer of coconut oil and then let it sit of like 3 hrs. Gymgirl hates coconut oil in her hair. Apparently that was her number 1 issue the whole thing. Rinse out the coconut oil, add in the Suave, finish with gel. Her hair looked amazing. Her curls were super bouncy and tangle free. Success!
Not so fast. You did read the title right. So why am I so awful? Well my hair is still looking good. I've cowashed twice since Saturday and while I don't have the refresh routine down yet and my hair is still transitioning, seriously I'm very happy. Gymgirl not so much. You remember that Gymgirl has lots of allergies? See I though since she had been using Johnson and Johnson Baby products without a breakout then we were good. I was so wrong! Tuesday, Gymgirl complained that her head was itchy. She had a major breakout all on her scalp and around her hair line. Wednesday, the breakout had spread down her arms and back. It wasn't worse yesterday but it won't better. She won't let me touch her hair! I know I need to wash out the products currently on it but she is fighting me. So tomorrow, I'll wash it, then cowash it in not Suave, and use a curl souffle instead of a gel. We'll see what happens!
You know I"ll give you a run down about how week 2 goes!
I think I need to back it up a minute. Why did I care about her hair? One it does look amazing but two, Gymgirl! Gymgirl has hair that is a blend between "white" people hair and "black" people hair. Mixed kids can just end up with all kinds of hair and hair combination. Now, my family has lots of curly hair but the texture isn't something we are use to. I've watched Gymgirl's hair get more and more dull and tangle like crazy no matter how much product I put in it. See Baby Lala has my hair but with gorgeous curls. I want Gymgirl to have beautiful hair and I know I see people with curls wear their hair loose and relatively tangle free. I needed help so I reached out.
Back to the current hair adventure. She has switched to the Curly Girl Method (CGM). Which basically is no shampoo and lots of moisture. So I was right about needing product but I was using the wrong stuff. So I read everything I can, I'm ordering the book with my next check, and watch 100s of youtubes about the different steps. Ringsister added me to a fab Facebook Group and I read everything there, twice.
Saturday, I was ready to begin. Gymgirl was not sold. So I CGMed up my own head. I use to back in the day have lots of loose curls to super wavy hair but many years of straightening it had left it pretty flat and dull. I want my curls back! So I did one last cleansing shampoo then put on a thick layer of coconut oil and waited an hour. I rinsed that out, added some Suave conditioner, rinsed that out, squeezed and scrunched my hair then added some gel. I'm not sure I'm actually do any of the CGM right but hey it was my first time!
My hair looked good. Crunchy but good. My waves looked nice. I almost left the house but instead I put on some pjs and watched tv. Gymgirl was still not convinced.
Sunday, Gymgirl's turn. This child hates having her hair done. That was my main reason for going to CGM. They say once you get it down right, you can cut your hair time in half and kiss the tangles away. I wash Gymgirl's hair. I apply a thick layer of coconut oil and then let it sit of like 3 hrs. Gymgirl hates coconut oil in her hair. Apparently that was her number 1 issue the whole thing. Rinse out the coconut oil, add in the Suave, finish with gel. Her hair looked amazing. Her curls were super bouncy and tangle free. Success!
Not so fast. You did read the title right. So why am I so awful? Well my hair is still looking good. I've cowashed twice since Saturday and while I don't have the refresh routine down yet and my hair is still transitioning, seriously I'm very happy. Gymgirl not so much. You remember that Gymgirl has lots of allergies? See I though since she had been using Johnson and Johnson Baby products without a breakout then we were good. I was so wrong! Tuesday, Gymgirl complained that her head was itchy. She had a major breakout all on her scalp and around her hair line. Wednesday, the breakout had spread down her arms and back. It wasn't worse yesterday but it won't better. She won't let me touch her hair! I know I need to wash out the products currently on it but she is fighting me. So tomorrow, I'll wash it, then cowash it in not Suave, and use a curl souffle instead of a gel. We'll see what happens!
You know I"ll give you a run down about how week 2 goes!
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