How To: 4C Hair Protein Treatment & Detox Wash Day | Botanika Beauty X Flora & Curl

Hey what's up everyone, it is ty east here so today i will be doing my very first protein treatment for the year. So this is how my hair is looking right. Now i've been so focused on moisture and i really want to incorporate more protein treatments this year, so stay tuned, as i show you guys my process, so the first step to my protein treatment is always clarifying and detoxing my hair to remove buildup. So today i am using the flora and curl clay wash. So this clay wash is a mixture of bentonite clay, russell clay, banana powder, coconut milk powder, and it has all kinds of essential oils, such as peppermint lavender eucalyptus. This stuff is amazing. I discovered it last year. This is my second time using it. So, since a protein treatment isn't something that you do all the time, you want to make sure that you're getting the full benefit of your protein treatment and the best way is to make sure that you are moving that build up and gunk from. On top of your hair, so that your hair can fully absorb and receive the protein, you are giving it so clarifying before you use a protein treatment is key. You don't have to use a clay wash or clay mask to clarify. You can also use a regular clarifying shampoo if you choose to so i went for a thicker consistency with my clay so that it isn't as runny and caused too much mess. So this is how the clay look after it is mixed with warm water, and now i will be applying it to my hair, so always drape your shoulders with a towel just in case some fall, because this can be messy, even though it's thick. So my hair is already detangled and it is damp, so i'm just going to be spraying it with some more water to get it even more damp. Make sure that that hair is damp on each sections and you also want to work in sections. So now i am taking a little bit of that clay, for the section be generous, don't use a little bit but use enough for that one section of hair. So this is how much i took out - and i just rub it between my hands and then apply it to that entire section of hair from the ends to the roots. Make sure that you are splitting the hair so that you do not miss any sections in between. So when you are applying your clay mask just use your fingers do not use a comb, because this stuff does make your hair a little bit hard. So you don't want to break it off too much. As you can see, i split that section and i'm making sure every single section of that hair gets the clay foreign. This clay mask is so satisfying to apply to my hair. It literally looks like i'm applying a relaxer. It provides so much elongation to the hair. Clay masks are also good for bringing out your curl definition and adding more shine to your hair. Look at that. My hair is forcy and right here it looks like 4b literally, you can see clumps of curls, but that is all an illusion, because once i rinse this stuff out, i do not see these type of curls on my hair, but that is how much weight the Clay adds to my curls and that's how it's looking so i'm all done applying that clay wash to my entire head, and this is how my hair is looking. So i use a lot or i use the entire bowl of clay, so make sure you take out enough for your hair length and now it's time to cover my hair with a plastic cap for about 15 to 20 minutes without heat, so that my hair can Be thoroughly detoxed and ready for that protein treatment. So after about 20 minutes i rinsed out my hair and my hair is super duper soft and it is so clean. At the same time, i just love a fresh detox session. It'S everything! So i usually detox my hair at least once a month, so this is how my hair is looking and it is ready to receive that protein treatment. Now that everything is gone from my strand, so i'm using the botanical beauty protein treatment, and this is a hard protein. So a heart protein is very, very strong on the hair and it always require you to follow up with a moisturizing, deep, conditioner so hard. Protein is usually clear in consistency, as you can see it resembles sort of like egg whites. When you look at it, it is clear it doesn't have any conditioning agent in there. So some of the proteins featured in hair is egg protein. It also has hydrolyzed, collagen and yeah. This is a hard protein there's also mayo in there, which is a protein based product. This is how my hair looks with that protein treatment applied to my hair. So when you're applying your protein treatment, make sure that you do not comb it through your hair. You just gently apply it to that section and squeeze it in between your hands without too much manipulation, because it does harden your hair a bit and you do not want to cause damage. I will leave the link to all of the products i use in this video to make it easier for you to find them. So look at how defined my hair look when i apply a protein treatment, so protein treatments are also great for reviving your curls. If you recently use heat or you have some sort of heat damage or your curls look limp or they feel mushy, then you know you are in need of a protein treatment. So the best consistency or time frame to use a protein treatment is about every eight to every six to eight weeks. You can go a bit longer if you have low porosity hair or you may not even need a hard protein with low porosity hair. So my hair is medium porosity, so i can get away with using a protein treatment every other month, which is something i will be committed to this year. Treatments are an important part of your healthy hair journey because it helps to keep your hair, nice and strong. So you want to make sure that your protein bonds are intact. So the hair is mostly made up of protein and a lot of things can cause us to lose protein in our hair, such as using heating tools being out in the sun too long. Certain combs and brushes can chip away at the cuticle and leave the inner cortex layer of the hair exposed. So this is where protein treatments come in, so it only states to leave this on for about 15 minutes before rent it out. So, unlike moisturizing treatments, you don't want to leave your protein treatment on your hair too long, because it can cause your hair to have protein overload, which is just as bad as not having enough protein in your hair. Both can cause breakage, so i did rent out that protein treatment and i'm just allowing some of the water to be absorbed in my swirly curly silky hair towel. If you're interested check out the link down below, i have a link where you can find this hair towel. So now that my hair is all clean, this is how it is looking from being clarified and having a nice protein treatment. So now my hair feels super super strong. So after a hard protein, it is natural for your hair to feel on the strong harder side. It'S not going to feel like super soft. So now this is when you follow up with your moisturizing deep conditioner. Make sure that your conditioner doesn't have any protein in there, because the purpose of this deep conditioner is to balance out that protein. You want to add moisture back to the hair. This is going to add more flexibility to the hair and it's going to prevent protein overload. So the only protein free, deep conditioner i had on me was the flora and curl organic rose and honey cream conditioner. This conditioner is completely protein free. So if you are low porosity - and you don't like protein - definitely check out this conditioner and it makes my hair so soft instantly after applying this deep conditioner. Of course, i'm going to be using heat to go even further, so you want to make sure that you follow up with heat, especially after a protein treatment, and you can leave a moisturizing deep conditioner on your hair for as long as you want. But i wanted to speed up my wash day, so i only deep conditioned for about 30 minutes with heat the moisture and the deep conditioner is going to add elasticity to the hair and the protein treatment adds strength so that your hair can be able to expand And contract without breakage, so the balance is key with incorporating both treatments into your hair care regimen. So my wash day is off to a great finish. I just rinsed out that moisturizing, deep conditioner and right now my hair feels so amazing. Oh, my goodness, having all three in one wash day, did wonders for my hair, the detox and then the protein treatment. Add that nice strength to my hair and then the deep conditioner add that nice softness and moisture my hair feels super super healthy. After this wash day, i would just be styling my hair off camera. If you would like to see how i air dry, my hair after washing it, i will definitely leave a link to a video down below and i also have other hair styling videos. You can check out as well. Thank you so much for watching this video and coming along with me, as i do my protein treatment for 2021. This is my first one and i'm happy. I started this routine, i'm sure i'm going to be getting great results this year with this method, give this video a rating and subscribe for weekly hair videos, see you next peace time get out your own way mind over matter matter of fact, you got ta treasure. What'S inside of you,