If You Could Only Do 5 Things To Your Hair

[CourtneyD]

I think I might be a bit Hair Obsessed, so I thought I'd see if others are like me.

If you could only do 5 things to your hair, what would they be? Too hard? Okay, 5 regimen activities and 5 products. OMG!!

We'll assume that you are already taking vitamins, drinking lots water, eating right and exercisng, so you don't have to list those. Oh! Tell us what you'd end up sacrificing to do this!

This is just for fun, so, um, stop freaking out!

For me:
REGIMEN:
1) Protective Styling (right now that's baggying with braids underneath and wigs. This also takes care of low manipulation and hand in hair disease!)
2) Oiling My Ends
3) Regular Conditioning
4) Search and Destroy split ends
5) No Heat

PRODUCTS (Items you would typically purchase):
1) MT/OCT (But after it runs out, I think I will stop. It does work, though)
2) Giovanni Smooth as Silk Shampoo
3) Trader Joe's Nourish Spa Conditioner
4) Castor oil for those ends
5) BWC Leave In Conditioner

If I did this, I'd be giving up: Liquid Aminos, scalp massages, deep conditioning with heat cap, trims, stalking this board-if that counts as a regimen! and too many products to mention!!!

If this is just for fun, then why am I crying? LOL
Oh yeah. Going to the hair salon, getting a relaxer/touch up, or flat ironing every xx weeks, is a regimen...

 

[taz007]

REGIMEN:
1) Protective Styling
2) Baggying
3) Occasional roller sets
4) Occasional half wigs
5) Oiling my ends

PRODUCTS (Items you would typically purchase):
1) Biolage Cerarepair Hydratherapie
2) Phyto II
3) Mizani Nighttime H20
4) Joico Intense Hydrator
5) Poranges' mix

If I gave up everything else, my "room" would be empty!

 

[gymfreak336]

Regime and Activities

1) Trimming
2) Rolling
3) Flat ironing
4) Conditioning with heat
5) Blow drying

Products

1) Kenra MC
2) Aubrey Organics GPB
3) some sort of serum
4) Salerm 21
5) Giovanni or Jasons shampoo

 

[tallnomad]

Regimen:
1. Protective Styling
2. Moisturizing
3. Sealing
4. Minimal direct heat
5. Deep Conditioning on dry hair



Products:
1. Cowboy Magic Detangler and their shampoo
2. L'Occitane Repairing Mask
3. SCurl/Carefree Curl
4. Silk Amino Acids (I LOVE Silk Amino Acids. I was a little late to join in, but those things have made a world of difference in my hair! I have shine, strength and moisture).
5. Ojon Restorative Hair Treatment

 

[lovenharmony]

Regime

1) Sleeping in a satin bonnet
2) Airdrying
3) Protective Styling
4) twisting / braiding
5) moisturizing

Products

1) raw unrefined shea butter
2) Aloe Vera
3) Roux Porosity Control Conditioner
4) Water!
5) Pantene Clarifying Shampoo

 

[CourtneyD]

Regime

1) Sleeping in a satin bonnet
2) Airdrying
3) Protective Styling
4) twisting / braiding
5) moisturizing

Products

1) raw unrefined shea butter
2) Aloe Vera
3) Roux Porosity Control Conditioner
4) Water!
5) Pantene Clarifying Shampoo

Oh, Man. I forgot about my silk bonnet at night. I have to have that!

 

[newports]

hmmm this is a good question.

in no particular order...
1. pre poo - vatika oil
2. shampoo - elucence
3. condition - giovanni
4. detangle - suave
5. protective style - taliah waajid or s curl

yea i think thats it

 

[Your Cheeziness]

Regimen:

Deep conditioning
Trimming
Protecting at night
Roller setting
Minimal Direct heat

Products:
KeraCare Hydrating Detangling shampoo
Alterna 10 Hair Masque
Aveeno Nourish & Condition Leave In
Wide tooth comb
Pibbs dryer

 

[Hair2Here]

My five things would be:

To be able to spray my hair once and allow the moisture to last for one week until wash day.

To wear my hair out a little more w/o it becoming damaged

To be able to care for it and my body to the point where it grows an inch per month.

To have it smell good all the time.

To develop a remedy where my edges would thrive and grow just like the rest of my hair.

 

[WaistLengthDreams]

1. DC with heat
2. Roller set
3. Satin Bonnet
4. Pin Curl
5. flat iron my roots as needed.

Products:
1. Mizani Phormula 7 Shampoo
2. Nexxus Humectress
3. Chi Silk Infusion
4. PM The Conditioner
5. Vatika Oil

 

[Diva_Esq]

REGIMEN:
1) Protective Styling
2) Co-washing
3) Deep Conditioning
4) bunning
5) Moisturizing/ Sealing

*Honorable Mention: Braidout*

PRODUCTS
1) Cheaper Cons: HE LTR/ TT & Yes to Carrots Conditioner
2) Expensive/ Deep Cons: Mizani Moisturfuse Conditioner & Keracare Humecto
3) Detangling tools: Wide Tooth Comb & Denman Brush
4) Prepoo- EVOO, EVCO & Honey
5) Slicking products: Garnier Fructis Wax & Ecostyler Gel

*Honorable Mentions: Headbands, ouchless bands & Giovanni Protein*

 

[ceebee3]

Reggie:
Deep Condition w/ heat
Hot Oil Treatments
Wash
Moisturize and Seal
Protect Ends

Products:
Shampoo
Moisture conditioner/Protein Conditioner
Serum
Leave in conditioner
Oil

 

[Lyoness]

Regime
1. shampoo
2. condition
3. moisturise/seal
4. treatment
5. acv rinse

products
1. naked shampoo
2. not fussy
3. samy big curls/ serum/gel
4. amla
5. acv

If you asked me a year/6 months ago that list would have been soooo much longer.. I could shorten it but I don't want a telling off

 

[PeanutButterandHoney]

Reggie
1. Prepoo
2. wash
3. deep condition
4. moisturize/seal
5. style


Products
1. Coconut oil
2. miss jessie curly pudding (for WNG)
3. HH Hello Hydro (for DC and leave in)
4. My christophe to mix with DC
5. KC Knot today

 

[MizzBrit]

reggie:

ps style
moisturize
seal
detangle
co wash


products

water spritz
tressemme conditioner
shea butter
coconut oil
satin bonnet

 

[Tyra]

Reggie
Deep Conditioning + Protein treatment
Co Washing
Protective Styling
Trimming/Dusting
Take vitamins

Products
Aloe Vera Gel
Vegetable Glycerin
VO5 Conditioners
Baking Soda
Eggs

 

[Vintageglam]

REGIMEN:
1) Protective Styling
2) Baggying
3) Occasional roller sets
4) Occasional half wigs
5) Oiling my ends

PRODUCTS (Items you would typically purchase):
1) Biolage Cerarepair Hydratherapie
2) Phyto II
3) Mizani Nighttime H20
4) Joico Intense Hydrator
5) Poranges' mix

If I gave up everything else, my "room" would be empty!

Taz we are so here ><

 

[BlkOnyx488]

1. bagging nightly
2. no maintance styles (cornrows)
3. co-wash
4. ACV rinces monthly
5. Weekly DC

Products
1. Cantu Shea Butter leave in
2. Olive Oil
3. Henna
4. S-curl (in the summer)
5. MTG

4.

 

[charmtreese]

Regimen:

1. Weekly protein/moisturizing treatments
2. Wearing a scarf at night
3. Weekly Rollersetting
4. Protective Styling
5. Daily moisturizing and sealing

Products ****this is going to be a lot harder***

1. JBCO
2. BBD Stretch Growth Cream (LOVESSS this stuff)
3. Joico K-pak Shampoo
4. Joico K-pak Reconstructor
5. Joico K-pak Intense Hydrator

 

[Strangefruittree]

hmmm this is a good question.

in no particular order...
1. pre poo - vatika oil
2. shampoo - elucence
3. condition - giovanni
4. detangle - suave
5. protective style - taliah waajid or s curl

yea i think thats it

That gyrating spectacular is distracting... I wish there was a smiley doing the so wine.... "this is for the ladies " ----- Super side eye

 

[wheezy807]

The product part is too hard, maybe i'll come back

1. Deep condition with every weekly shampoo (did i cheat?)
2. Moisturize daily
3. Protective style
4. Stretch relaxer
5. Airdry

As far as products, it would be...

1. Moisturizer
2. Shampoo (moisturizing)
3. deep conditioner (moisturizing)
4. Leavin
5. deep conditioner (protein based)

 

[prospurr4]

For me:
REGIMEN:
1) Self-texlax/DC every 13 weeks
2) Weekly cowash and airdried rollerset
3) Moisturize ends before tying hair down with scarf/bonnet at bedtime
4) Occasional shampoo to remove product buildup
5) No Heat

PRODUCTS (Items you would typically purchase):
1) VO5 and Suave Condtioners
2) Giovanni Direct Leave-in
3) Motions Lavish Shampoo
4) Castor oil
5) Aloe Vera gel

This is basically my regimen, so I wouldn't be sacrificing much.

 

[I Am So Blessed]

wow. i only do 2 things to my hair. i cant even name 5 things i would do to my hair!!

 

[Duff]

1. wash it
2. cowash it
3. condition it
4. moisturize it
5. wet bun it

 

[CourtneyD]

Regimen:

Deep conditioning
Trimming
Protecting at night
Roller setting
Minimal Direct heat

Products:
KeraCare Hydrating Detangling shampoo
Alterna 10 Hair Masque
Aveeno Nourish & Condition Leave In
Wide tooth comb
Pibbs dryer

Wow, your hair is shiny and gorgeous. Maybe I should switch my regi to yours!

 

[CourtneyD]

I think it's a great list and it's funny that although our product lists varies, most of us have very similiar regimens (especially protective styles and protecting ends!)

 

[CourtneyD]

And... this would be a great starting point for a newbie to stay focused, too!

 

[lilsparkle825]

in theory, i could get by on cowashing and wet bunning or wearing twists/twistouts...i don't really seal, i could put baking soda in my conditioner and/or ACV rinse to clarify, and leaving in the conditioner would be my moisturizing...of course, being a PJ makes all that harder than it sounds

 

[aquajoyice]

For me:
REGIMEN:
1) Protective Styles
2) Conditioning
3) Detangling
4) No Heat
5) Moisturizing

PRODUCTS
1) Wen
2) Coconut Oil
3) Activator Gel (slick them edges)
4) Mixed Chicks Leave In Conditioner
5) Honey

If I did this, I'd be giving up: Aloe Vera, Veg. Glycerin, Rosewater, Argan oil (that's painful) flat iron for real not for play erplexed, OMG I just realized I didn't put my relaxer up there?! Wow is this a sign that it's time to go Au Natural? Hmmmm

 

[IDareT'sHair]

REGIMEN:

1) Daily Moisturize/Seal Combo
2) Protective Style/Night-time Protection
3) Deep Condition w/Heat
4) Co-Wash
5) Weekly Reconstructor

PRODUCTS:

1) Henna/Indigo
2) JBCO
3) Porosity Control *or similiar product*
4) Ceramides
5) Creamy Daily Moisturizer