If you've already read my '
hair history' post, you know that myself and my locks have a rather love/ hate relationship. I love that it's thick, I love that it's dark, I love that it's resilient to *most* of the abuse I throw at it. I hate that it's curly, I hate that it's frizzy, I hate that it takes almost 2 hours to straighten properly when I have a full head and I hate that anti-frizz/ smoothing products generally have zero effect on it. However, there are a few products I've found work wonders...
First things first, my hair has to be the colour I want it to be! I went natural for about a year, but I always return to bleaches and dyes. Most recently, I've been using
Directions 'Rose Red' for a red-pink shade and a
mix of toners and dyes for a purple. To bleach my hair, I used
Jerome Russel B Blonde Powder Bleach and
40 vol. peroxide by the same brand. Once my hair is light enough, I empty some dye into a
tinting bowl and apply it to my hair with a
synthetic fibre paint brush (tint brushes are too clunky for me) before
combing it through to ensure it's an even application.
After letting the dye take for about one hour, I rinse it out, using
Naked 'Intensive Care' Shampoo to ensure every last bit has been washed away! After a bleaching session, hair is in need of TLC and
Naked 'Repairing Hair Treament' is the perfect way to ensure soft, well nourished locks. I roughly towel dry my hair, spritz
Inecto 'Leave In Conditioner' to the tips and run
Avon 'Lotus Shield Serum' through the lengths to guarantee frizz free hair.
After leaving my hair at least 24 hours to dry out naturally (avoid damage from blow drying if you can) it's time to style things up!
Got 2 Be 'Guardian Angel Heat Protection Spray' saves my hair being sizzled to a crisp by my
Philips straighteners. I used to use GHD heat protection spray with GHD straighteners, but honestly I think they are SO over-rated - you can find better products at much cheaper prices!
Random slides and bobbles hold my 'do in place,
Batiste dry shampoo saves me on lazy hair days and
Tresemee 'Extra Hold' hair spray makes my hair near enough bullet proof for nights out :)
What do you use to smooth out your hair? Any product recommendations for a frizzy haired 1/4 African ( my hair has mainly afro traits) lass?
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