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Hi Guys. Last year August one of our group members headed to Vegas(thanks Jolene)and generously offered to buy me some skincare.I will be forever grateful to her walking in the middle of the night to Walgreens to get my fix of the Cerave range.?
What attracted me to Cerave was the hyaluronic acid and ceramides in their products. There products are fragrance free and affordable. I think I paid just under R1000 for these 4 products and the bottles are huge!
Welcome back squad!I finally had the motivation to post another blogpost,this is part 2 of my rice water treatment /DIY Protein Treatment tests.
Lockdown has zapped all my motivation but today I have a burst of inspiration and looking to put it to good use :)I
If you read my previous post, you will know I was extremely happy with the results. In that test I used the rice water before my wash routine. Now I will take you through my process for this second test. I roped Zoë in as well just so that you can see the results on 2 different hair types as well.
Instructions on how I make my rice water is also in the previous post linked above. Please note my rice water contains some salt which is fine as it helps with volume but too much salt can be drying,fortunately I only do the rice water treatment once per month.
Lockdown has had both Zoë and myself in a hair funk so let me show you what it looked like before.
This time I shampoo’d using my Intrinsicurly me gentle cleanser and then saturated our hair in the rice water and immediately applied the Shea Moisture Manuka Honey and Mafura Oil Deep conditioning treatment to our hair, we then covered it with cling wrap and wrapped in towels for 20 mins.
THE RESULTS:
I have seen some growth again, its not as much as the last time but more than the normal 1cm per month. My hair is so shiny and defined after I do my protein treatment and I got the same results again this time. My hair was not as crunchy after as previously.
I prefer the outcome of the previous routine much more than the way it came out this time, but my hair is looking so good since I have introduced the protein masks into my routine.
I have 2 more tests to do before I can give my final thoughts on the rice water, but I am absolutely loving it. Have you tried the DIY Protein Treatment yet?
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Until Next Time
Peace and Love
Coco
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The past few weeks the rice water treatment/rinse has been doing the rounds on social media. I have been very vocal when it comes to the fact that nothing can make your hair grow, except strong healthy hair.
You will often hear people say that their hair doesn’t grow fast or their hair isn’t growing at all, but that is simply not true. Hair generally grows about 1-1.5cm per month regardless of health or hair type. Due to damage to our hair it tends to break off or split and then we have to cut more off regularly and thus we don’t get to see any growth. Your hair can be damaged in many different ways eg;
So, this brings me back to what I believe, if you are using good quality products with gentle ingredients, limiting heat exposure and chemical treatments/hair dyes, your hair will be healthy and strong therefore it wont be breaking and then you will actually be seeing the growth.
As you guys know I did a big chop last year October and immediately started using my Intrinsicurly me products.I then had a trim in January, I noticed that I then needed to add some protein to my hair routine and thoughts what better time to usher in this rice treatment than when my hair needs protein the most.
There are many different ways to make this rice water treatment all of which I will be trying in my next for experiments.
For this round however, all I did was take the left over water from the pot when straining the rice after I cooked it, put it in a jar and then placed it in a dark cupboard for about 30 mins.
I used my rice water as a treatment/pre-poo, so I applied it to my hair and then covered it with plastic and then a towel to generate some heat so that it can soak into the cuticle very well. I left it on for about 25 min and then rinsed it out.I then continued with my normal routine of cleanse, conditioner and curl creme.
Here are some pics of before:
When I rinsed off the rice water treatment, my hair immediately clumped!This got me super excited because that means stunning spirals. My curls super defined but my hair was a bit crunchy for the first day or two, it could mean that it was a bit too much protein for my hair and that I would need to dilute it a bit more for future treatments. I will however only dilute it once I am done with my testing.
My first wash day after, the shedding of my hair was also significantly less than usual.
So, I have to admit. I was super impressed with the results. I still don’t believe that anything can make your hair grow but daaaaamn, it definitely grew just under 2 cm in under 2 weeks… here are some sides by sides from before I did it and 10 days later.
You can see that the curl is much more defined and hair is longer
Hair is curlier and more voluminous
The shape/style it was cut in is also more visible too
I’m very happy with the results of this treatment. It’s the first time I have done a protein treatment on my natural journey, so I am not able to compare it to a store bought treatment. Which protein treatment do you use? It’s budget friendly because you can find it in your kitchen cupboard or pantry.
I noticed that my hair seems to be protein sensitive so I will be doing the treatment once per month only.My next round I will do round about the 6th of April.
If there is anything more you would like to know, please let me know in the comments and I will try to answer them in my next post.
Until Next Time
Peace and Love
Coco
I have never used an exfoliating sponge(R85) before so when Stacey from African Secret gifted it to the finalists of the Women in business : Small business award a few months ago, my curiosity was piqued.
