Wash Day - Crochet Braid Take Down

So I came just a couple days short of the 3 week goal with my crochet braids (this post is pretty late) and I wasn't even itching to take them out. I was totally enjoying this style! However, my hair had grown out SO much it was unbelievable! And I was worried about what could happen if I let it continue at that rate. I promise I'm not being my usual dramatic self this time. Check the picture proof below! Honestly, when I started to feel how far away the braids had grown from my scalp, I thought perhaps all the extra hair on my head was slowly loosening the braids or something. After taking the hair out though, I realized that was not the case - my hair really had grown out that much in just under 3 weeks. My nape especially!

I don't think this style caused my hair to grow, but I do think it protected my hair while my consistency of healthy habits - working out, eating better & drinking plenty of water - probably helped increase my growth rate some. Anyway let's get to the details of this wash day:

{1} Before taking out the braids, I saturated my hair with grapeseed & coconut oils and put garlic oil on my scalp. It felt a little dry so I added AO Honeysuckle Rose followed by some more oil, a plastic cap and a scarf for about an hour.

all the new growth at my edges & nape!

{2} I slowly took the braids out and removed shed hair then detangled with wide tooth comb.

I was totally supposed to wash at this point, but I went to sleep instead.

{3} I shampooed with Creme of Nature Argan Oil Moisturizing - lathered twice.

{4} Deep conditioned with Aubrey Organics GPB and Tresemme Naturals for about 10 mins in the shower. It was mostly out of laziness because I did not want to get in the shower again to rinse it out. 

{5} I did an ACV rinse and rinsed with very cool water. 

{6} My hair didn't feel the greatest - detangling took forever. I lost a nice amount of hair, but it seemed about right after 3 weeks. 

{7} I finished air drying in a bun.

I had some trouble detangling my hair and I'm not too sure why. New growth, shed hair... I don't know. The crochet braids were a success for me. I will definitely be installing another set soon. They're very easy to maintain and were fun to style. But I still think my bone straight ends are thinning! I have been itching to cut them off since my last length check and trim. I think the more my hair grows and the thicker it gets, the thinner my bone straight ends get. And I hate scraggy-looking ends so I will probably be cutting them off next time I relax. 

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