Friday was the first day of my "no-comb" hair journey! Yep. I want to try and see if I can do without combing my very fine strands; so "finger-detangling" here I come.
I pre-conditioned overnight with a 50:50 mix of castor and coconut oils. By saturday my hair was super-soft and moisturised. Which is indeed a blessed because I used a protein treatment two weeks ago and my hair was still somewhat hard prior to my pre-poo.
In the morning I did the CLT(Cherry Lola Treatment) on my oily, finger-detangled hair, substituted conditioner for yogurt. The recipe I used was; 1 cup conditioner(Tresemme Naturals Nourishing Moisture), 1/4 cup Baking Soda and 1/4 cup Bragg Liquid Amino Acids). For more about the Cherry Lola Treatment go here;http://www.cherrylola.com/2009/03/magic-frizz-reducer-a-fluke-concoction-called-the-cherry-lola-treatment/
I left it on for an hour and when I washed it out in the shower; my curls were poppin' and dancing! They were really elongated and defined! I almost didn't want to touch them after that. And I forgot to take photos after I rinsed... Ooops! Next time...
I really took my time to rinse it out very well(it leaves behind a bit of residue) because I didn't want to co-wash or deep-condition after. The baking soda is clarifying enough for me, for today. I could co-wash and/or deep-condition after, I've co-washed after it before but not today. I just did an ACV rinse after.
At this time, medarlin' coils were still doing cartwheels! One day I'll try a wash and go after the CLT. Someday... Anyway i smooshed in my leave-in(Shea Moisture Deep Treatment Masque, drops of Jojoba Oil and drops of glycerine), oil and used a little of my Curl Pudding to make chunky twists. I really love the Cherry Lola Treatment, at least my hair seems to be in love with it for now.
From the beginning to the end; I never used my detangling comb and I didn't finger-detangle again after the first time and my hair was still tangle and knot free! Even when I was parting my hair to make the twists. And the shed/broken hair that was left wasn't much at all! Awesome! Anyway, I'll do it for a month and then do a proper "review" on it. We'll see how this works out on the long run.
See you all soon and Keep The Faith!
xoxo
Emmanuella
