MY WIG REGIMEN

I started my wig regimen on the 15^th of June 2015. If you don’t know already, wigging is an excellent method of protective styling and if done properly, can aid with length retention and hair growth. How? Well, depending on how you wear your wig, it can actually provide you with 100% no manipulation for the period or low manipulation.

                               Below is how I am using wigs to grow my hair.

1. Cornrow/ use plaits. The cornrows can be about 4-10 and plaits about 8-20. It just depends on if you like your hair flat or not. I tend to like to do my plaits myself as it gives me control over how tight or lose my hair is, but sometimes, I may want that professional looking cornrow, but I find no one handles my hair better than me.
2. Co wash my hair 2-4x a week. It just depends on how dry I feel my hair is. I’m currently relaxes, stretching and moisture is everything so a conditioner wash is very important. I cowash my hair in the cornrows or plaits. 
3. Shampoo hair once a week. I do this to prevent build up which can be caused by the silicones in my conditioner wash. I use Aussie Moist which is great at providing moisture but can form a film around your hair stands. I also use Vo5 moisture milks strawberries and cream, and sometimes may use Sitrimillah’s  Creamy hair cleansing rinse…… It just depends on my mood. 
4. I DC once/twice a week. This also depends on what I feel my hair needs. I like to do a garlic treatment with Alter ego garlic treatment to prevent shedding mid-week. (during relaxer stretching, we tend to lose hair by shedding.) You can control this with the aid of garlic pills, a tea/coffee rinse or a treatment specifically for that purpose. 

                    My second DC treatment is during the weekend and usually consists of me using Sitrimillah’s  hairveda or Aphogees 2 min reconstructor  (which is a protein treatment). It all depends on what I think my hair needs.

• 2x daily moisturizing and sealing with my spray bottle mix which consists of castor oil, water, kinky curly knot today and jojoba oil…this mix is da bomb for my hair….i got this mix from Kimmaytube’s recipe for leave in but found aloe vera doesn't do much for my texlaxed/relaxed hair….using water instead just works perfectly for my hair
• I re do my plaits / cornrows every week or every 2 weeks as my spirit moves me

I am currently doing my inversion for 7 days after which Ii am not sure if i will relax my hair or continue stretching….Part of me wants to relax but another part wants to stretch for another month or two. When i am ready to relax tho, i will buy my relaxer. In meantime, i am enjoying wigging my hair