Co-washing Your Hair!

What exactly is cowashing your hair? It is simply washing the hair with conditioner only! The point of cowashing is to give your hair a midweek picker upper in between washes. Conditioning your is one of the single most important things you should do when trying to maintain healthy looking and feeling hair.

I picked up on cowashing at the beginning of this year from various hair boards and YouTube videos, so I implemented it into my hair routine. I used this technique for a few months before I decided that it was not a good match for me! Everyone's hair is different but I just noticed that when I washed, deep conditioned AND cowashed all in one week that my hairs' natural oils were unable to thrive. I now wash and condition my hair once a week or every other week to allow my hair to thrive on its own.

(If cowashing is something that intrigues you, you should definitely use a drugstore brand of conditioner as you will be using it A LOT! The brand that I was using was the VO5 Moisture Milks. These are very wallet friendly as I got most of mine for less than a $1 at CVS Pharmacy wit my CVS extra care card!)

Step by Step to Great Hair!

Lately I have been getting a lot of great compliments on my hair! A few friends of mine have been asking what do I do and use on my hair to make it look so nice! Well here is my regimen! I used to get so lazy with it, but now I'm it and the results are well worth it! See previous post for the products I use.

Once a month:

• Apply a no-lye relaxer

Once a week:

• Use an overnight hair mask
• Wash hair mask out using a mixture of three different Alterna shampoo's
• Deep condition with three different Alterna conditioners for 1 to 2 hours
• After rinsing conditioner, apply leave in conditioner and serum to towel dried hair
• Air dry hair (blow drying some of the middle, it can be annoying waiting for that section to dry!)
• Spray on finishing spray
• Flat iron in very small sections
• Wrap hair (I want to start roller setting it, I love curls!)

Annnnnd that is how my hair stays beautiful!

Must Have Hair Products!

I'm sure you know this, but I have an obsession with my hair and the products that I use on it! Over the course of my teenage years, I damaged my hair enough to last me a lifetime! I was dyeing it, rinsing it, putting all kinds of horrible and harmful products in it. I've always had lengthy hair, but once I started going crazy with all the gunk I put in it, it started to break off really bad. Once that happened, I vowed to myself that I would always take the best care of my hair and get it as healthy as possible! I did just that. Within a few years my hair is healthier than ever! Within this past year I started using Alterna and Carol's Daughter products and they completely transformed my hair!

 




Relaxer: Organic Root Stimulator No-lye Olive Oil Relaxer $9

Prep: Alterna Caviar Anti-Aging Overnight Hair Rescue $35, 3.4 fl oz

Repair while you sleep! Apply quarter size amount evenly to dry hair focusing more on damaged ends. Leave on overnight and wash out in the morning. Safe for color treated hair.

Shampoo:

*I love mixing these three shampoos together for awesome results*

Alterna Caviar Anti-Aging Seasilk Moisture Shampoo $30, 8.5 fl oz

Wash thoroughly while massaging scalp one to two times, rinse.

My all time favorite shampoo! It is free of:

sulfate, parabens, gluten, phthalates, DEA, TEA, mineral oil, petrolatum, paraffin! Amazing!

Alterna Ten Shampoo $60, 8.5 fl oz

"A perfect fusion of ten key elements that transform hair from ordinary to extraordinary"

Wash thoroughly while massaging one to two times, rinse. 

 

Alterna Enzymetherapy White Truffle Luxury Shampoo $33, 10.1 fl oz

Wash thoroughly while massaging scalp one to two times, rinse. 

Contains European white truffle oil, Caspian sea caviar extract and Mediterranean Arnica Flower

Conditioner:

*I also love mixing these conditioners together!*

Alterna Caviar Anti-Aging Seasilk Moisture Conditioner $32, 8.5 fl oz

Repairs damage caused by stress and aging. Leaves hair feeling healthy and silky.

Alterna Ten Conditioner $60, 6.7 fl oz

The same ten key elements as the shampoo but richer and more nourishing!

Alterna Enzymetherapy White Truffle Luxury Conditioner $36, 10.1 fl oz

Hydro-thermally activated conditioning system locks in moisture and nutrients

Carol's Daughter Tui Leave-In Conditioner $12, 8fl oz

Spritz a few times evenly on to towel dried hair. Weightless conditioning that controls fly-aways, with no stripping chemicals.

Styling aids:

Alterna Caviar Anti-Aging Rapid Repair Spray $28, 4 fl oz

Spray generous amount to dry hair. I LOVE this stuff! Finishing spray with UV protection, helps prevent damage and adds shine.

 Paul Mitchell Super Skinny Serum $20, 5.1 fl oz

Helps smooth and reduce hair drying time. Use [[one]] pump and apply to damp hair starting at the ends and working your way up to the scalp.

Alterna Caviar Anti-Aging White Truffle Hair Elixir $26, 4.2 fl oz

For easily damaged, dehydrated, and dull hair. This elixir strengthens the hairs' structure and protects for future damage.

These products have allowed my hair to flourish into the luscious licks that I now have! I canNOT live with the group of heaven sent products!! I say give them ALL a try! :)