Scalp Scrub

Updated Wash Day Routine

*(please excuse my face]

Hey Dolls. Here is my new wash day routine
*(this will work if you’re relaxed too!]

Ok so here is my slightly updated wash day routine. I do a lot of the same steps that I did when I was relaxed and even when I transitioned, but the products are slightly different.

I started a personal healthly hair and scalp challenge to deep condition and scalp scrub 2 times a week until my birthday (June 12). So I will be doing this twice a week until then. After that time I will probably only do this once a week using Hair One, and co-wash as needed after that.

The first step in my wash day routine is scalp scrub. I gently apply the mixture directly to my scalp in circular motions.
The recipe is as follows:

2 tablespoons of brown sugar
2tablespoons of EVOO
1 teaspoon of Neem powder
10 drops of tea tree oil
(click here to see a previous posts and variations on this scrub)


After I scalp scrub I apply my pre-poo. My pre-poo changes from wash to wash depending on how lazy I am being that day. Sometimes I will go ahead and apply my DC or sometimes I will do the Molasses Treatment, and sometimes I will just use some EVOO.

This week I did the molasses treatment
This recipe has changed since I BC‘d, mostly because I don’t need to mix as much of it as I use to, but for more info or to see the old recipe CLICK HERE

.5 oz of your favorite conditioner
1 teaspoon of castor oil
1 teaspoon of EVOO
½ teaspoon of Molasses

I let that sit on my scalp and hair for about 15-20 minutes and then I rinsed and co-washed.

I put my turbie towel on for about 5 minutes just to soak up some of the excess moisture and then I applied my deep conditioner. Since I have been experiencing some twa dryness I went on ahead and used my Deep Treat Conditioner. Here’s my first impression of that.



About an hour or so later I rinsed that out and applied my leave-in and twisted my hair with V05 conditioners.

(click here for a full list of the products I am currently using)

HTH

Scalp Exfoliator Take 2

I am a little late with this post because I was to lazy to put it up the day I actually did the scrub, but I still wanted to share with you how it went. This time I tweeked the recipie a little bit(for the original click here). Even though I used a sillicone free constioner it was still a conditioner, and with my scalp problems I don't want to have to worry about any build up so this time I just tried it with plain EVOO. Here's what I used

-I used 2 tablespoons of Taget Brand Brown Sugar

- 3 tablesponns of EVOO. I decided on Olive Oil instead of anothe type of Oil for 2 reasons, 1.Because in my homemade exfoliators for my face and body I use EVOO and 2. I have a huge bottle of it that my mom got me from Sam's Club lol.

-Then I used about 10 drops of Tea Tree Oil.

this is what it looked like all mixed together.


It's a lot lest runny, but somehow it was more messy lol. I liked this mixture better because I felt like my scalp got more of a scrub. Maybe I just used to much condtioner the frist time, but I think I will be sticking with Olive OIl.

Now I did this mid-week so I was still in my braids but it was SOOOOO much easier to rinse out that way. I am definatly adding this to my regimen and staple products.

Peace
So Much Love
Erika

Scalp Exfoliator.

Hey Doll's

As you all know I have being fighting an on going battle with my dry itchy scalp. It seems like I have tried everything, but nothing seems to help. While I was searching youtube and the hair boards I came across this recipe for a scalp exfoliation.

All you need is Brown Sugar, Silicone free Conditioner(or a Carrier Oil of your choice) and Tea Tree Oil


I mixed 4 parts brown sugar to 2 parts condtioner and about 10-15 drops of Tea Tree Oil


here's what I got


To Apply I parted my hair into 4 sections working one section at a time I used my fingers to apply the mixture to my scalp rubbing in circular motions. Here's what it looks like:


Once I applied the scrub to an entire section I then went back and applied my Kitchen Sink DC to the length of my hair(OH yea Click HERE for the the KS recipe and HERE for a list of my staple products)

then i pined it back up


Once all 4 sections were done I put my plastic cap on and let it sit for about an hour.
I rinsed each section one by one and re clipped it when I was done.

after rinsing I co washed in the 4 sections with my Giavonni Conditioner, then I did an AVC rinse to make sure all the Sugar was out. I i finished with a cool water rinse.

I left my hair wrapped in my turbie Twist for about 10 minutes while I got dressed, then I applie my LTR and The Aphogee Leave-in, The I moisturized and sealed with Coconut oil.(all in the 4 sections)

Lastly I braided braided each section(4 big braids) and put a roller on the ends to air dry.

I will do a quick updated post tmrw to let you know how well this treatment turned out.
Until then

Peace
and So much Love
Erika