My hair regimen

My hair regimen has changed significantly since I began my transition two and a half years ago.  I did not do a "big chop" because I didn't think it would fit my face and my hubby was totally opposed to it. I struggled at first to find products to deal with two textures: permed and natural hair. Trust me there were days when I want to chop it off and try all the great products I learned about on natural hair care forums.

I started out washing my hair every two weeks with the products I always used from Optimum. Then, I learned that my usual products contained parabens and sodium laurel sulfates. Parabens causes cancer. Sulfates dries out the hair. Then, you need to add moisture back to your hair when sulfates dries it out.  The picture below shows my hair at about five months of transitioning:

I made the switch to Carol's Daughter products because I was familiar with the brand. I fell in love with the Tui hair smoothie for deep conditioning and the smell was just divine. It wasn't cheap but it was effective. It retails for $20.  Some of Marguerite's Magic made combing my hair less of a chore given that my hair tangles easily when down and out.  When I learned to love the Rosemary Mint Shampoo, the company changed the formula so that it is a clarifying shampoo.  I preferred the old formula because the clarifying shampoo really stripped my hair. I would wear my hair in braidouts.  See the picture below:

I was trying out different natural hairstyles for my wedding. I stopped doing braidouts because my hair seemed frizzier when I grew out my relaxed ends. Of course, my products changed along with my go to style.

My new regimen includes the following products: UPDATE

1. Shea Moisture coconut and hibiscus curl and shine shampoo - from target
2. Organix hydrating teatrea mint conditioner - great for deep treatments w/ or w/o heat
3. Kinky Curly knot today - best darn detangler (i leave it in now)
4. Kinky Curly Curling Custard- excellent for a wash-n-go because it defines curls and reduces frizz
5. Curls creme brulee - great for twist and wash-n-gos
6. Black Castor Oil and Coconut oil are my favorite oils

I wash once a week on Saturday or Sunday.  I co-wash (wash only with condition) maybe once a week.  I try to stretch my wash-n-go look for a few days to extend the life of my product. Curly Magic looks great on the second and third day without re-washing. I don't like to repeatedly washing my hair to avoid drying out my hair.  I like Shea Moisture Conditioning Curl and Style Milk to refresh my twistouts. I avoid Argan Oil even though its supposed to be the holy grail to reduce frizz. It makes my hair super frizzy. I need to give that away. What is your hair regimen?