Wash Day - Crochet Braid Prep #2


After having my new growth coil up on itself for the last two weeks, I decided to revisit washing my hair in braids. I hoped that this would make for a lot less time spent detangling my hair. 

{1} Sectioned my hair in 7 sections. Detangled each section.

{2} Pre-shampoo with Aubrey Organics Island Naturals conditioner and a mix of grapeseed, olive, and safflower oils. After applying, I braided each section and put on a plastic cap & scarf overnight

{3} Shampooed the next morning with CON Argan Oil Moisturizing shampoo (hair still in braids) using applicator bottle

{4} Towel wrapped my hair to soak up excess water

{5} Deep conditioned with L'Oreal Damage Erasing Balm. At first, I was going to just apply the conditioner right on the braids, but I ended up actually unbraiding to apply my deep conditioner and rebraiding. I am sure it probably would have done a fine job the other way but... yea I wanted to be sure it was done thoroughly. Put on a plastic cap and my scarf for about an hour and a half.

{6} After rinsing with cool water, I tried something new - ACV rinse diluted with aloe vera juice and I didn't rinse it out. I let it sit for a few mins before squeezing the excess out. OMG my hair was SO SOFT!!!!! 

{7} While my hair was still wet from the acv/aloe vera, I unbraided each section and sealed with grape seed oil, Shea Moisture Curl Enhancing Smoothie, and my shea butter mix. Knowing I was going to braid my hair up for another set of crochet braids, I wanted to really make sure my hair was moisturized and sealed well beforehand.

{8} Tension blow dried on cool/low. My hair was pretty much still detangled from step 1 which I was very pleased about. 

{9} Braided it up for my next set of crochet braids. 

That ACV & Aloe rinse was ah-mazing!! The only thing about it is I tried two new things at once: leaving the ACV in my hair and using aloe instead of water to dilute it. So I don't know exaaactly which made it so great or if it was the combo of both. I should know better, right? Either way the softness of my hair from that point on was delicious! I just wanted to play in it! It might just be a new staple step in my wash day, taking my beloved ACV rinses to a whole new level. I also loved washing my hair in braids. (Except the unbraiding/rebraiding was probably unnecessary.) I think I'm going to keep that up for the remainder of this stretch. It made for a no hassle wash day.

How was your wash day this week? Be sure to check out other wash day experiences over at SavingOurStrands and JustGrowAlready!



8 comments:

  1. Um, hello gorgeous accidental braid out! It's so cute! I'm no expert on ACV. I don't use it regularly enough, but I can comment on the ridiculously moisturizing effects of AVJ. I love me some AVJ! I use it in my tea rinses and it's simply amazing!

    Thanks for sharing your #washdayexperience chica!

    KLP | SavingOurStrands

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    1. Lol thank you!! I haven't been using AVJ for very long, mostly just in my moisturizing spray mix. I loved it that way but this is just a whole new level! It seriously is amazingly moisturizing!!

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  2. Amazing wash day! I have never used AVJ before and that is high on my list, i have used ACV before, but probably not the right brand of it.
    About the unbraid rebraiding when adding DC, i also do this step, just to make sure that my hair is nicely and evenly coated, never thought if it was necessary or not! Happy crochet braiding

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    1. Yvonne, you just made me feel better! I thought I might have been being a little too crazy with the unbraiding & rebraiding (lol) but that's exactly why I did it, too! Thank you!

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  3. I need to get some aloe vera juice in my life!! Your hair looks amazing!

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    1. Thank you!! At this point, I don't feel like I can be without it in my regimen. Try it out!

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