Hello Ladies
I hope you are well and beginning to enjoy the wind down towards Christmas and the end of the year.
I have certainly had an up and down year on the hair front with plenty of trims but I am getting back on track now…..or at least I’ am trying to. I realise that I had been slacking a bit and I am trying to be more consistent with my regimen and I can already see it paying off.
I normally wear my hair up but I recently had a recording for Moments, a popular TV talk show in Nigeria. I thought to myself “ a TV show day is certainly a hair down day” , so after my wash day I blow dried my hair on the low heat setting using all my normal hair products. I was really happy with the results, my hair felt great and my ends looked good too….okay they looked good enough; they are still far from perfect.
I am still sorting out my no camera situation but took a few selfies on my phone of my hair being worn down. Sorry they are kind of blurry.
The blow drier I have used throughout my journey is the Wahl PowerPik.
I use it to deep condition by attaching it to a soft hood drier and it is ideal for blow drying because it has three heat settings as well as a cool air option. My last one broke earlier this year and I couldn’t find one here in Lagos so replacing it took a while. Now that I have this new one I realised just how much I’ve missed it. Other blow driers can be great too I ‘am sure but this one is just right for me.
I am currently 8 weeks post and with the cold dry air I’ am having to moisturise and seal more regularly and at some point I even had to resort to sealing with shea butter. I am going to have to burst out my wigs soon.
What’s happening with your hair ladies? How have you switched things up with the changes in weather.
Coming up next will be the post on how to safely colour hair using natural hair dyes.
See you soon.
x
Lade
Learn | Change | Grow
Disclaimer: Please note that I purchased the Wahl PowerPik in full with my own money and I have not received any compensation for mentioning it on Hairducation.
What heat protectant do you use?
Author
Hello Tracey
I don’t use a heat protectant as I hardly ever use direct heat. I haven’t used a flat iron in 6 years and I tend to blow dry using the cool heat setting. there are many heat protectant products on the market though however I personally don’t use any because I don’t need to.
x
Lade
i really love your hair, Lade.
Author
Awwwwww, thank you so much Pinkie!!!!!!!
Hi Prof Lade (my hair professor) hahaa
Yes its all smiles because i was able to hit my 19 wk stretch and it was very sucessful. Relaxing day went well also ….. no hitches … u should see the length iv gained. Youll be so proud of your hair student. The only problem is the weather is not allowing me to flaunt my hair. Just two days after relaxing i had to put my wig back on. Though i want to show off my hair i just cant put it at the mercy of d harmattan. Ill rather keep it extra moisturised under wigs till the weather gets ok.
Author
Nice one Zaezi…..
Now harmatttan is over I hope you are showing it off…
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Lade
Hello,
I’d like to ask what you know about one million twists/ braids. I’ve met or heard of people who’ve grown out their hair this way and people who say otherwise. Does it usually cut hair? Please advise. Thanks.
Author
Hello Amara
Everyone’s hair is different, what works for some people will not work for others.
Personally I don’t think the one million braids is the safest way to grow your hair…..the braids or twists are just sooooooo tiny and there are better, less time consuming ways to grow your hair. Also personally my own hair line does not cope well with braids at all.
But like I said what works for one person may not work for another…..so the choice is yours.
x
Lade