Please Help
My hair is a hot mess. This was me trying to make it look nice after wash day. I usually wash hair 1-2x/week. What I did last night/this morning:
- Brushed thoroughly with paddle brush starting at the endsand working my way up, had a few stubborn little tangles at the ends that i had to pick apart
- Shampooed hair twice in slightly warmer than lukewarm water, only the part that would be flat if i had it in a ponytail. Used fingertips to kind of wiggle in the shampoo, not a hard scrub, didn't want breakage. Aussie Miracle moist shampoo
- Put in conditioner on the part of my hair that would be the tail of a ponytail. I have mixed porosity, so my scalp is usually greasy by day 3 but with dry ends. Ball that up at the upper back part of my head then put a shower cap on. Let sit for ~15 mins while I do the rest of my shower. L'Oreal Hyaluron + Pump Hydrating Conditioner
- Lean forward and rinse hair with cold water and softly brush through again with wide tooth comb. Turned off shower. Squeezed out most of the water (didn't twist it out, left some in still but wasnt really dripping anymore)
- Applied about 3 tablespoons leave-in conditioner w/prayer hands starting about 6" from my scalp downwards
- Wrapped up in turbie twist towel for 2 hrs. Then put on long satin bonnet before bed (slept 7 hours)
- Was still slightly damp when i woke up. Parted using rattail comb then combed through with wide tooth comb, just enough to get big tangles out.
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Hoping for something affordable, I'm on a tight budget right now, hence the aussie and loreal. Sometimes I also spray with By Nature Fermented Rice Water (on the roots, after the shower, I'm thinning near my temples) or Tresemme Keratin Smooth Heat Protectant spray, but didnt today. Ethnicity is norwegian/german/cuban/puerto rican if that helps.