All About My Hair Regimen!

Now that I am transitioning to natural there will be some updates soon! But here is my regimen as of today.

1. Moisturize and Seal my ends daily.
My moisturizer consists of :
Water
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Rosemary Essential Oil
Tea-tree Oil, Sweet Orange Oil


All these items are kept in a spray bottle. I spray my hair lightly then seal my ends with my TruNatureByNelly Shea Butter Blend or my six-ingredient TruNatureByNelly Hair Oil.

2. Cowash once a week. (washing hair with conditioner instead of shampoo)
I cowash with Suave Naturals coconut conditioner mixed with extra virgin coconut oil and extra virgin olive oil.

3. Prepoo once a week. (pre-shampoo treatment)
I use TruNatureByNelly Hair Oil. I like to leave it in my hair for at least 3 hours. However sometimes I leave the prepoo treatment in overnight. I then proceed to:

4. Shampoo once a week with Suave Naturals Coconut Shampoo.

5. After every wash I apply my TruNatureByNelly Shea Butter Blend on my hair. It leaves it so SOFT!

6. Once a month I clarify. It is important to do a prepoo before the clarifying shampoo treatment.

(As for protein treatments- I rarely do them. If I feel like I need a protein treatment, I use Mane and Tail Shampoo and or Conditioner or Aphogee Shampoo.)

7. I deep condition every other week. I use Herbal Essence Hello Hydration or Queen Helena Cholesterol Hair Conditioning Cream.

I hope this helps! Until next time...Best Wishes, Good Health, and Happy Hair Growing!!! - Nelly

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To Chop Or Not to Chop?

HHGers... An excellent question was posted below by one of our readers. The question was: “Where do i start? I'm thinking of cutting my hair really short and starting all over. It's so dry and damaged since I've moved here. I haven't been to the hair dresser in over 2 years. So what would you suggest as a starters package?”

The question touches on a few posts that I am planning to make, but to answer the question I have to start by saying, “Everyone's Hair Journey is Different!” What does that mean? Well it means that everyone has the option of doing their hair journey the way they want to. Some ladies decide to cut it all off at the beginning (The Big Chop). Others decide to keep growing their hair, while gradually cutting the damaged ends off. Still others decide to transition for as long as they feel like while managing two textures.

I've decided (for now) to continue growing my hair while gradually cutting away my ends. But what works for one may not work for someone else. I do see the difference in my hair. Its a major improvement. I don't mind cutting away my ends because I can tell that my hair is growing longer and thicker.

It's so empowering to learn how to take care of your own tresses. Yes! I've enjoyed learning what my hair likes and what it doesn't. I know no one will care for my hair the way I do. I do however treat myself to salon visit a few times a year (who doesn't love to sit back and relax while someone else styles your hair for you?!)

So ladies...Whether your natural or relaxed...have long hair or short hair. Lets make it our aim to have healthy hair.

Best Wishes, Good Heath, and Happy Hair Growing!!! - Nelly

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