My Hair Regimen: All My Secrets and Tips

Just in case some of you guys are new to my blog. I use this as a forum to document my hair growth and my hair journey in general. I don't wear my hair out all the time but when I do I get asked a lot of questions because of my tremendous hair growth within a short time. July 30th will mark my second anniversary of my big chop & honestly I think my hair is doing pretty good. It's healthy, thick, strong and soft & most importantly it's growing. So here's my regimen on what I do to my hair now.

HAIR REGIMEN (FULL VERSION)

*After I take my hair out after a protective hair style- no matter how short- I always make sure I do an intense hair treatment. This is important because the stress of your hair from whatever protective hairstyle you've done needs to be showered with love ! There is not time to be lazy !

*Next pick a wash day. Mine just happens to be Sunday- so my hair is fresh for Monday : ).

Crochet Install: Part 1

I've been dying to get some crochet's in my head ! Like literally. Every day for the past two weeks I've been on instagram searching for every picture tagged with #crochetbraids- just for a little inspiration. I also did it because I wanted to try Kinky/Marley hair in place of my usual Freetress curl, & I had to watch numerous  youtube videos to make sure I was making the right decision. So after giving my hair the royal treatment yesterday. I braided up my hair and proceeded to install my Kinky hair.

Castor Oil X Cayenne Pepper Hair Challenge

It's finally here ! I am excited to announce my first ever hair challenge that I will be conducting ! This challenge is different than other hair challenges because of its spicy twist ! I meant that literally. I at first wanted to go ahead and do a castor oil challenge to help with the growth and thickening of hair, but when I came across cayenne pepper as a growth stimulant for hair, and researched on youtube and the web about success stories using this spice I just had to do it. This will be a simple challenge without the extra hassle of having to check in every day or every week. If I get at least five people interested in doing the challenge with me I will give a prize at the end of the challenge to one lucky winner ! Because my hair will personally be in protective styles during this period I decided to do this challenge both ways. Route 1 & Route 2 ! Both involving different methods/steps.

Cayenne Pepper for Hair Growth

Last night, as I was stumbling on ideas on how to go about my castor oil challenge, I came across a blog that talked about cayenne pepper as a hair growth stimulant. I instantly became interested because as far as I knew, I only used cayenne pepper to flavor food. And also, wouldn't that burn? Anyways, I started doing some in depth research on the spice and was hooked. So hooked that I decided to add the spice to my castor oil and embark on a castor oil X cayenne pepper hair challenge !

Check out the great qualities of cayenne pepper for your hair ! Don't knock it till you try it ! You only live once right?

Cayenne Pepper for Hair

1. The Capsaicin in the cayenne pepper creates a tingling sensation to the scalp and in the hair follicle. 
2. When applied to the scalp it increases blood circulation to the scalp promoting hair growth. 
3. Increases hair shine. 
4. Cayenne Pepper contains vitamins like Vitamin A, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin C, and also beta-carotene, manganese and potassium which are good for health. 

Note: Cayenne pepper can be used in small amounts on the scalp as an oil to massage the scalp or can be used as a pre-poo or added to a deep conditioner. How will you be cayenning? :)