Natural Hair Care Routine (4B/4C Natural Hair)

Hey guys welcome back to another video.. Firstly, if you are new to my channel, then welcome and thanks for stopping by., I do have a number of hair care tips and tutorials on my channel, which you might find useful, so make sure you check those out.. So today's video I'll be sharing with you, my Natural Hair Care, Routine, video and I've had quite a lot of people asking me what my routine is. Particularly since I uploaded my 1 Year. Natural Hair, Growth/Length check video and so lots of people been asking me lots of questions about it, so I did say that I would do a video sharing that with you, although I have posted my routine on my social media sites, my Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, as Well. Erm ..., but anybody that's watching who is relaxed or transitioning. I do actually have a Relaxed Hair Growth Regime Summary video and also an Updated Transitioning Hair Growth Regime Summary as well. 2 videos. So if you want to check those out, I will put that in the description box for you.. So when it comes to washing my hair, I tend to wash my hair every week to 2 weeks. Erm..Ideally I'd like to do it every week, but sometimes life gets in the way., So the longest I like to leave. It is 2 weeks and currently the products that I am using at the moment for washing my hair is the Cantu Shea Butter for Natural Hair, Complete Conditioning Co-Wash, and I am also using the Kera Care Thermal Wonder: Cream Cleansing Shampoo (, which is Sulfate free, ) And I'm also using the Revlon Realistic, Strengthening Shampoo, which again is Sulfate free.. So I like to use Sulfate, free or Co-wash products simply to avoid Sulfate from stripping my hair, its natural oils, and what I like about these products is that they all leave my hair feeling soft. You know it doesn't leave my hair feeling, stripped or dry in any way and any product that I'm using that is sulfate, free or co-wash product has to leave my hair feeling soft. Otherwise, I'm not really interested in the product, and you know I don't really have a staple cleansing product I'll, just use anything that is really good. I mean I have been using the Cantu Shea Butter for Natural Hair for a long time. As I said, it's not something that I would you know say right, it's a must. I have to use this all the time I said I'll use any product and the main thing is that it just leaves my hair feeling soft and moisturised and that it actually cleanses my hair as well., Because I have used sulfate free products in the past that Haven'T actually left my hair feeling clean, but these ones really do a great job of that.. Ok. So the Clarifying shampoo that I use for my hair is the Mane n Tail Gentle Clarifying shampoo, and I tend to use this product every 4 to 6 weeks or whenever. I feel that my hair has got a lot of product. Build-Up.. Clarifying shampoos are designed to remove deep-down product build-up so and they can be very harsh on the hair, so it's not to be used every week. Just when you want to remove, as I said, deep down product build-up from the hair. Erm..and. As I said, I will use it every 4 to 6 weeks or whenever I've got a lot of heavy heavy product build-up, mainly from gels or, if I'm using gels and I'm using like a and moisturiser. Sometimes you can get flaking and sometimes that kind of build up on the hair. So if it's been left in my hair and I haven't washed my hair for 2 weeks, I may experience the flaking that's kind of stuck in my hair. So that's when I would use this just to kind of clean my hair cleanse it and remove all of that.. This is one of my staple products. I'Ve been using this product for quite some time now, and it works really really well with my hair.. So when it comes to conditioning my hair and I like to use the ORS Replenishing Conditioner, which some of you that have been subscribed to my channel for a while or have been following me on, my other social media sites will know I've been using this product. Since the start of my hair journey back in October 2007., It worked really well on my relaxed hair. It worked great on my transition in hair and it works really really good as well. On my natural hair., I've never come across a product that is just worked. So well on my hair before, and so I tend to use this product every week to 2 weeks as well. So, whenever I've washed my hair, I always conditioned my hair and I like to use this product with heat, so I'll sit under my hooded dryer for 20 minutes and then wash it out, and this product leaves my hair, so soft, so smooth easy to comb as Well, and - and this is a light protein conditioner, so it contains both protein and moisture, which is excellent for balancing the elasticity of our hair, which helps to prevent breakage.. So this isn't really designed for someone that's experiencing breakage. If you're experiencing breakage, you would want like a separate protein product and a separate moisture product, but if you're experiencing hardly any breakage, if at all, then this is a great product to use. Well, I find it really good for my hair and you know if you're looking for a product like this, then it's worth giving a try, but obviously products work differently for everybody but yeah. This is just something: erm, ..., a product that I really really love.. So once I've washed and conditioned my hair, then I apply my leave-in and detangler and currently I am using the Aunt Jackie's Knot On My Watch. Instant Detangling Therapy, erm ..., and some of you will know that I was using the Mane and Tail Knots and Tangles Solution Spray a while back now and I really liked the product. But one time I went into my local hair shop and I went to try and buy it and I didn't have it on the shelf, so they were out of stock. So I thought you know what I saw this and I thought I'll give it a try. And since then I haven't looked back, I've been using it ever since, and you know when I first tried out on my hair. It didn't work that great and then I realised that it's because, like in terms of the detangling, it didn't really detangle my hair well. But then I realised that I needed to detangle my hair in smaller sections and since then it's made a lot more of a difference., Erm, ..., so yeah. I always use this as my leave-in and my detangler. Moisturisers. So with my hair, I tend to moisturise my hair erm..twice a day first thing in the morning and last thing at night. Again, I use the Aunt Jackie's Knot On My Watch. Instant Detangling Therapy.. This product is so moisturising. You know I mean, as I said, I kind of picked up as I leave-in and detangler, but when I felt how moisturising it was, I decided to just use it as a moisturiser.. So literally I'm using it for like a 3 in one and erm..the other thing. With my hair is that you know I used to have high porosity hair when I was relaxed and now that I'm natural I've discovered that I've got normal porosity erm..so. What it is. Some people may not moisturise their hair that much when you've got normal, because obviously it means that you know your hair retains moisture well and it lasts for long periods of time.. But for me personally, because I've been so used to moisturising my hair twice a day. It'S kind of something that I still do out of habit., So I still moisturise my hair, my hair loves, moisture and my hair thrives off of moisture as well, so yeah I still moisturise my hair twice a day and that works well for me.. Ok, so the oils that I use on my hair I'll use two types. There is the Coconut oil, and this is Organic Extra Virgin, Cold-Pressed 100 % raw, and I also use 100 % Pure Peppermint oil on my hair as well, and so with these oils, I tend to use the Coconut oil for massaging my scalp and also for sealing Moisture into my hair and the Peppermint oil, I add this to my conditioner., So I just add a little couple of drops into here and then give it a good shake and then apply it to my hair and Peppermint Oil is known to stimulate and encourage hair Growth, so when I do apply the conditioner to my hair, I can feel the tingling sensation. So I know that it's working, erm, ..., but a little does go a long way.. It'S very very strong, it's an essential oil, so it must always be mixed with a Carrier. Oil or mixed with another product like I've, said a conditioner never directly to the scalp cos it can damage your scalp., Erm ..., so yep that that really works well. For my hair, as I said, I can feel the tingling sensation, so I know that it is working on my scalp. In terms of massaging my hair erm .... I tend to do it occasionally. There was a time when I was doing it religiously. Every single day, erm ..., but obviously as life gets in the way. Sometimes you don't always get to do things that you want to do, but you know I feel that when I say occasionally, it could be once a week twice a week 3 times a week. You know whenever I find the time. When I'm moisturiing my hair, I might just quickly massage my scalp and sometimes I may not erm ... so yeah my hair is still getting that stimulation and if it's not getting it - and you know during the week it's getting It whenI'm washing my hair or when I'm conditioning my hair as well. In terms of hair vitamin tablets. Currently, some of you will know, I'm expecting my third baby, so at the moment I'm taking pregnacare vitamins. Prior to that I was taking Nature's Way Women's Multi-Vitamins, but I stopped taking that to start taking pregnacare and I believe I started taking pregnacare back in October last Year so October 2017 and I've continued taking it and I will continue taking it even after my pregnancy. Erm .... So a couple years ago I was taking Biotin and Zinc as well, when I was really obsessed with hair growth. But now for me, I feel it's more important for me to take a multivitamin for overall health and not just my hair and but also looking for multi-vitamin. That contains a good amount of vitamins that also help to promote healthy hair growth.. So yeah pregnacare is what I am currently taking.. So another thing that I do as well is: I avoid using heat on my hair.. I mean prior to using heat back in April because I literally blow dried my natural hair for the first time since going natural, but prior to that, I hadn't used any heat in my hair since September 2015 and to be honest with you, I'm not really that Bothered about using heat in my head, just I'm just not really bothered. I prefer to just kind of let my hair air dry, naturally. Obviously the less heat you use, the healthier it is for your hair and so yeah. I don't really use heat on my hair. I don't feel the need to and it's yet it's not something that I do that often So Trimming my hair again. I'Ve trimmed my natural hair for the first time in April, as well, erm ... and prior to that I've always kind of trimmed. My hair, when I felt it's necessary., So if I can see that the ends of my hair are thinning or they're damaged in some way or this split ends or there's single strand knots. Anything like that, then I would trim my hair, so don't necessarily say that I do it every three to six months or every six months, it's just as or when. I feel that my hair needs it. And last but not least, I avoid too much manipulation on my hair.. So I'm someone that likes to just kind of yeah just keep things simple and just kind of leave my hair alone., So erm .... In terms of managing my hair, I only really comb my hair on wash days, as I said, which is every week to 2 weeks and in terms of hairstyles. The main styles I've been wearing since I've been natural, is High, Puffs and Wash and Gos, and that's really it. I mean twist outs - is something I've tried. I just can't master that just yet. I can't get the look that I want and I kind of just think to myself. You know what stick to what I know, keep things simple: don't manipulate your hair or over manipulate too much course. Obviously, when you're messing your hair too much that can cause breakage, and so I like to keep things really really simple and just stick to what I'm used to doing. So guys that is my complete natural hair care routine. I hope that's going to be useful to someone that's kind of looking for a hair routine to implement or, if you're, looking to switch things up a little bit. Erm..yeah these products. All work well with my hair erm..you know feel free to go ahead and try these out, but you don't really need to if you've got products that work well with your hair, they continue using that and incorporate. You know a similar routine to what I've got and yeah if you've got any questions about anything, do comment below and let me know. 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