maintaining your hair with satin

Hey everyone hope all is well,

I get questions a lot pertaining to how i take care of my ends and maintain my hair length the best thing that has worked for me is spraying with a moisturizing base and sealing with either oil or butter.


Moisturizing base=water
You can either use a spray bottle with filter water in it as you moisturizing base or else you can use moisturizing spray from the bss.

oil/butter= oil base
i use either castor oil or shea butter both work great,
since i no longer relax i can do this 2x a day, when i was relaxing i did it just at night.

There are some moisturizing sprays you can buy
But i am here to tell you, that you can mix water, glycerin and coconut oil together
And still get the same results for half the price and it's all natural.

Store brought products you can buy:
Organic Root Stimulator
Carrot Oil Triple Moisture
Silk Touch Leave-in
Profectiv Anti-Tangle
Leave-in Profectiv Mega Growth
Cantu Shea Butter
QP Mango Butter
Cantu Shea Butter Leave-in

Night time

When I go to bed, I spray my hair lightly with my moisturizing mix, then I add coconut or olive oil to my hair, then I braid it in to pigtails, then I apply shea butter or castor oil to my ends.
So being that I do this to my hair 2x a day, I wash my hair more,
I co wash 2x a week and I clarify every month this is done around my henna treatments.


Another thing that can truly help you maintain your ends/hair, is that you need to make sure that you are always sleeping with either a satin pillow case or a satin head scarf.
this has made a huge difference with my hair and skin.
I refuse for my hair to sleep on anything but satin lol I’ve spoiled her!

So what is SATIN?

Traditional satin has a glossy and a dull side, which is important to remember when sewing garments. While satin was once made exclusively of silk, satin is now made with polyester, acetate, nylon and rayon. These other fabrics provide a less expensive means to achieve the glossy finish provided by satin.

a cotton pillowcase may feel soft, but cotton is highly absorbent causing it to draw moisture from your hair and skin while you sleep. The natural oils found on the scalp are uniformly distributed along the hair shaft with the simple act of brushing, but these oils are then absorbed by the cotton, drying it and making it more brittle.

The weave of the cotton is also abrasive tending to grip individual strands of hair causing them to break and the hair to tangle. This is why your hair can look such a mess when you wake in the morning. This can be detrimental to African American hair, especially if your hair is in the 4's!

The answer to this problem according to hair experts is a Satin Pillowcase.
any satin pillowcase will be of benefit.

Most medical experts also recommend satin pillows for patients being treated for cancer and hepatitis C where, following the treatment, patients are often in bed for long periods and suffer from frictional Alopecia, the abnormal loss of the hair root and hair shaft from the hair follicle caused by the hair rubbing against the abrasive cotton and damaging the hair cuticles with heat.
Sleeping on a satin pillow helps prevent the cuticle heating up during the night as the head moves around and puts pressure on the hair because the head and hair flows over the satin.

so satin pillows are not only good for your hair, but your skin as well!
I own 4 satin pillow cases (i'm a wild sleeper =/ don't judge me lol )
they tend to cost more but they are so worth it!

when I went to fl last weekend, i forgot my pillowcase but i had my satin scarf,
well i fell asleep for 20mins on a Cotton pillowcase, when i tell you that pillow was so oily
it totally absorbed everything, i had put in my hair 8hrs earlier, so i know for a fact cotton is not the best thing to sleep in, i have yet to find a single hair on my pillow case in 2 years=)


Organix
Well a few weeks ago i had gotten some new organic shampoo and conditioner i had heard a lot

of good things about them but i never got a chance to try them out, well they had a buy one get one free sale on organix products at bi-lo so i had to get it, and let me tell you this was some of the best shampoos and conditioner that i have every used and i am not over exaggerating or telling you to run out and buy it, just giving my honest opinion =)


Here is some of the info from their site that you can check out: http://www.organixhair.com/index.asp

1st the shampoo made my hair so soft it foamed up very well, it did not leave my hair matted and tangled, the conditioner was really good as well, it made my hair extremely soft and i kept it in for 5mins and it really got it detangled and moisturized, i would recommend these products to anyone natural or relaxed everything is 100% natural, so there isn't anything to worry about.

This is the conditioner that I have.


Soft & Silky Vanilla Silk Shampoo & ConditionerIndulge your senses with this exclusive blend of smoothing Tahitian vanilla bean oils to instantly nourish and moisturize, while silk amino proteins strengthen and seal your hair’s cuticles, revitalizing your hair, creating silky, smooth shiny hair. Smoothing Tahitian Vanilla Bean oils blended with exotic silk amino proteins create a decadent treat. All you need for soft, smooth and seductive hair in one irresistible formula.



This is the shampoo that I got from bi-lo
unfortunately when they have buy 1 get 1 free
they never has 2 things that match lol


Nourishing Coconut Milk Shampoo & Conditioner Coconut Milk Shampoo and Conditioner is an exclusive blend of organic coconut milk to nourish your hair, while ultra whipped egg white proteins add strength and elasticity, along with weightless coconut oils to add hydration and balance. The luxuriously creamy, foaming, hydrating formula leaves your hair feeling clean, glowing, softly scented and super soft.