Hello Ladies
I washed my hair last weekend and intended trim my ends. It all went a little wrong….
It all started with my moisturising deep conditioner running out. I was out of both my Tresemme Nourishing Conditioner and Motions Moisture Plus. On a whim I decided to try a new conditioner I had heard good things about, Herbal Essences Hello Hydration.
MY WASH DAY GONE (SORT OF) WRONG
- I put my hair in 14 large box braids after detangling with a “generous amount of olive oil. I covered the box braids with a plastic shower cap and went to bed.
- The next day I shampooed and deep conditioned my hair. I had followed using my usual technique of mixing my protein and moisture deep conditioner together. However I was trying out a new moisture conditioner I did 70:30 mix instead of my usual 50:50.
- My deep conditioner mix was 70% of the Hello Hydration and 30% of Vitale Olive Oil conditioner. I mixed in one teaspoon of olive oil. I used this ratio because I wanted to see what effect the Hello hydration would have on my hair.
- After washing my hair I noticed that my hair felt a more slippery than normal but didn’t think much of it. I deep conditioned and after rinsing out the deep conditioner I was happy with how my hair felt.
As I detangled and dried my hair I thought “oh wow my hair is really shiny”, then I thought ”hold on, my hair is clumpy”. That was when I realised my hair was actually super oily, limp and weighed down. When it dried and I touched it, it actually left my hands oily.
I wash not a happy bunny. It felt like I had wasted a wash day and I could not proceed with trimming my hair in its greasy state.
I simply cut very tiny bits off my ends and will trim properly next wash day. What I find most annoying is that I am stuck with thin oily hair for a week +.
Would I use the Herbal Essences Hello Hydration again????? Absolutely!!
The minute I realised my hair was oily I thought about want went wrong and quickly realised it was the temperature of the water I used to wash my hair. The conditioner was not the problem.
Normally I shampoo my hair with warm water and rinse out the deep conditioner with cool-ish water.
On this wash day however, I shampooed and rinsed with coolish water. The hot water was a running a little low and I didn’t think washing with cool water would make much of a difference to how my hair turned out. Boy was I wrong. Because the water was cool the olive oil I used to pre-poo did not come off completely. Remember I said my hair felt slippery even after I had shampooed it. Also I don’t think I rinsed out the conditioner well enough.
Despite all my complaints my hair had really good elasticity and felt soft so I am soooooo eager to try it again next wash day. Hopefully if next wash day goes well I may be on to a winner with is conditioner.
Hair Care Technique Update
I try to advise ladies to review and update their regimen from time to time. This is something I did over my last stretch and I believe it helped me reduce tangling and matting tremendously. I definitely credit this new technique for helping me minimise breakage.
What is it??? Sectioning!!! I know I have always been an advocate of working on hair in sections, ie washing, deep conditioning, detangling, moisturising and sealing in sections. What is new is that I keep my hair in sections permanently now.
Previously, during the weekdays, my hair would be in a bun majority of the time, now what I do is keep my hair in 6 to 10 rolls when I am at home. If I am heading out, I let the rolls down and put it up in an up-do.
The key is that I don’t merge the hair into one before styling. I simply shake the hair down and style it. So at the base of the style, my hair is still sectioned.
When I get back home I put my hair back in the rolled sections and because the parts at the base of my hair are still there, it only takes a few minutes to detangle, moisturise and seal and roll up each section.
I hope the above makes sense. When I used to keep my hair in one single bun, I would have to create new parts every time I wanted to detangle and moisturise and seal. Now the parts are created after my wash days and are kept in and re-used through the week.
I find that my hair matts and tangles less. The tangles that do form are easier to locate and detangle. It saves me a lot of time and it my hair seems to be thriving with it. I don’t think this technique is necessary but it seems to work for me and you are welcome to try it out.
The only downside is that this may not be ideal for ladies who like very sleek hair. As I like my hair looking a little messy it works well for me.
Have you had a wash day gone wrong? What happened? Anyone experimenting with a new technique? Do share, lets all learn from each other.
Coming up next, some hair style pictorials and a guide on how I finger comb my hair.
x
Lade
Learn | Change | Grow
Sorry about the wash day. I’m glad you have a reason for why this happened. That way you can test it next wash day. Keeping hair in sections makes so much sense. It seems like it will reduce matting and tangling at the roots.
wow lovely updo! sorry about the oily hair…i used to wash and rinse with very cool water too until i found out it should be warm then cool and it has helped my low porosity hair alot. I’m also on team working in sections! definitely helps.
Pls am starting my hair journey..I want to cut my hair..the back is long and front is short..so am cutting to start all over again..can u direct me on d prducts to use,hw it works and hw to use them cos I intend goin all natural fr smtime b4 applying relaxer
Hi this is Ama from Ghana. Been following your blog & started my own hair journey about a month ago. I guess just like everyone else who follows,great advice & tips on here. Kudos!
I did have a wash day gone wrong and its sooo similar to yours. I conditioned overnite with olive oil and the next day decided to try my first co-wash cos I was out of shampoo ( ORS creamy aloe shampoo) & my mistake too- I used cool water thru out. Immediately after my hair felt oily & heavy…not fresh at all…was reconsidering co-washing at this point. Well I followed up with shea butter+ORS hair mayonnaise+ motions moisture plus deep condition. After washing out, I was getting residue in my comb so I guess I didnt qaah out so well and had some product biild up.
I air dried in roller sets after applying ORS oil moisturizing hair lotion. Some shea butter & cocconut oil mix also went in after hair was dried so ues I am experiencing oily hands with every touch of my hair!! Its clumped and heavy..not comfortable at all..looking forward to washing it this weekend. Not totally off co washing though..I smile a lil at the moisture my hair may be getting atm…been combating some dryness and breakage.
Still learning!
Sorry for the essay 😀 its my 1st post. Keep up the great work!
Hi Miss Lade.I am so sorty that I keep asking questions but I really want to get the right information before starting my hair journey officially in January.I have very hard water in my house which I discovered can make hair break is this true and if yes is it true that mixing bottled water and baking soda and using it once a month can clear my hair from the use of sulphate shampoos and hard water because I have decided that sulfate free shampoos didn’t work from me when I got a sample.Thank you so much and please anyone that feels like enlightening me on this matter not just Miss Lade can help me as I think of everyone that reads this blog as my hair mothers.LOL
WOW!!! Your hair is soooo long and amazeballs! Loving her!
Hey girl, love your blog by the way!
Just wanted to ask a quick question. So I am texlaxed and when I DC I have always detangled in the shower and it has worked well for me. Recently however when I deep condition I find that the when I go to detangled with my shower comb it is not so easy and I lose more hair than usual. I am only 2 months post and have always stretched for no less than 4 months at a time. It tends to be most tangled up in the new growth even when I detangle before going in the shower it doesn’t seem to help. As a fellow texlaxed lady did you ever experience this and do you have any suggestions as to what I could do?
Thanks in advance 🙂
Your skin is gorgeous!!!!!! How do you keep your complexion looking that good?
Hi Miss Lade,
Please could explain detangling and when is the best time to detangle my hair? before or after washing?? I’m so confused
Thank you
Your hair is gorgeous!!!! I love the bun.
Hi, I stumbled on your blog while browsing the net for hair care tips. First I love the fact that u r a Nigerian and based in Nigeria, so I’m sure the products u use will be available here. Your blog is interesting and your hair is inspiring. I have a long ( almost bra length) relaxed hair length, skeptical about transitioning / going natural, cos my virgin hair is really coarse. However I have 2 questions. 1) is your hair relaxed? 2) are the tips on your blog also for relaxed hair?. Thanks