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Building a regimen can be difficult. Trust me. I have gone through hundreds of products, had numerous setbacks and kept looking for holy grail products even when something was working beautifully. Can you say former product junkie? Regimen-building does not have to be difficult if you take this one bit of advice and put it at the top of your list: listen to your hair. It really is that simple. Listen to your hair. I know women who do things solely based on hair type. "I'm a 4a and she's a 4a so I'll do exactly what she's doing...." Others read a single review and are down at the Walgreen's purchasing that product the next day. A close friend hops on each and every bandwagon chugging through town. Baggying yesterday, Jamaican black castor oil today and thermal reconditioning tomorrow. If it's new and hyped she will try it. The problem with these hair care "pathologies" is that they tend to ignore what your own hair is telling you at the moment and can lead you down the road to setbacks. The best way to approach regimen building is to look at any and all suggestions regarding products, hair types, etc. as GUIDELINES - not rules that are carved in stone. The only rule that should ever be followed is: do what your hair is telling you to do. Dry as the Sahara? Up the moisture. Weak, mushy and stretchy? Time for strength through protein. Breakage? Step away from the heat tools and double up on deep conditioners. The rule of law in hair journeys is to simply ask "what is my hair telling me today?" Approach your regimen from that standpoint and then seek solutions for that particular situation. Some days your hair will tell you to just do NOTHING. Product junkyism and flitting about from process to process can stress your tresses and cause them to rebel in the worst way. Just because Amber got Japanese straightening doesn't mean it's right for you. Another good rule to live by is: stick with what works. If something is doing the job brilliantly don't keep looking for that mothership product - leave well enough alone!
Building a regimen can be difficult. Trust me. I have gone through hundreds of products, had numerous setbacks and kept looking for holy grail products even when something was working beautifully. Can you say former product junkie? Regimen-building does not have to be difficult if you take this one bit of advice and put it at the top of your list: listen to your hair. It really is that simple. Listen to your hair. I know women who do things solely based on hair type. "I'm a 4a and she's a 4a so I'll do exactly what she's doing...." Others read a single review and are down at the Walgreen's purchasing that product the next day. A close friend hops on each and every bandwagon chugging through town. Baggying yesterday, Jamaican black castor oil today and thermal reconditioning tomorrow. If it's new and hyped she will try it. The problem with these hair care "pathologies" is that they tend to ignore what your own hair is telling you at the moment and can lead you down the road to setbacks. The best way to approach regimen building is to look at any and all suggestions regarding products, hair types, etc. as GUIDELINES - not rules that are carved in stone. The only rule that should ever be followed is: do what your hair is telling you to do. Dry as the Sahara? Up the moisture. Weak, mushy and stretchy? Time for strength through protein. Breakage? Step away from the heat tools and double up on deep conditioners. The rule of law in hair journeys is to simply ask "what is my hair telling me today?" Approach your regimen from that standpoint and then seek solutions for that particular situation. Some days your hair will tell you to just do NOTHING. Product junkyism and flitting about from process to process can stress your tresses and cause them to rebel in the worst way. Just because Amber got Japanese straightening doesn't mean it's right for you. Another good rule to live by is: stick with what works. If something is doing the job brilliantly don't keep looking for that mothership product - leave well enough alone!
