
Style: I braided after washing, then let it out.
This is me now! It’s been a while, huh?
I’m not good at blogging, especially when I have to take pictures …AND… when I have work and kids and school …AND… offline life stuff. But Conscious Beauty reminded me that I need to get back to it, so here I am.
During my unofficial leave, I was using Qhemet Biologics’ Burdock Root Butter Cream and my hair has never ever been healthier or better. WOW. No split ends. No breakage.
Washing My Hair: What’s Changed
What I’ve also found helpful is that I wash my hair without shampoo. The few times that I’ve washed it with shampoo, it didn’t turn out so great. Okay, it was horrible. Even with SLS-free shampoo. Yes, it took out the dirt, but it also took out all of the natural oils on my hair and made my cuticles stand up. It was hard to get my hair to feel good again and I ended up using waaaaaay too much of the butter cream to try to moisturize it again. So what I now do is wash with just straight aloe vera gel.
At first I tried doing the conditioner wash as some others have done, but it left my hair half clean. So I tried the aloe vera gel, put it on my roots, made sure to rub it in nice and good, then washed each section out well. My scalp was soooooo clean! I remember being at the salon and they would use shampoo two or three times trying to get it that clean (maybe because they kept focusing on getting it sudsy instead of cleaning my scalp). So it seems as if I’ve found something that works for my hair.
Qhemet Biologics
I’m such a fan-girl now. They’re having a sale today and I bought their Amla & Olive Heavy Cream instead of the Burdock Root Butter Cream because my hair is way too thick and tightly coiled. It was drinking the product (plus my shampoo made my hair suck it up even faster) so I’m going to try the heavier cream instead. I also ordered the Amla Oil Nourishing Pomade for my ends and in-between days. The Burdock Root works well though and I’m gonna miss it.
I’m excited and it shouldn’t be long before I get it in the mail. Big thanks to Conscious Beauty for sending it to me across the border (saves me $15 on shipping!!!). YAY!
Update: I still think Live Clean is the best shampoo I’ve tried to date, so I’m not knocking shampoos. I’ll use it if I go swimming and need to get the chlorine out. But through trial and error, I’ve found what works for my hair and I’ll stick to aloe vera gel for now.