Current Routine

I finally went and purchased the Curly Girl book by Lorraine Massey which is heraleded as the bible for caring for ringlets. It certainly lives up to it's reputation! I learned a lot about the scientific "why's" and "how's" of curly hair and how to care for it. It is an easy read with a lot of good information. Funny, cute and helpful. It was only $10, so I definitely recommend any curly girly picking up a copy. So, from the book and from the unending support and advice from the girls at NaturallyCurly.com, I have created a modified "Curly Girl" (or CG for short) routine:

Daily
- Conditioner wash (Co wash) with V05 Vanilla Mint Tea Clarifying Conditioner (leaves my hair squeaky clean, smells good, and doesn't leave my roots greasy)
- Condition with Jessicurl Too Shea
- Use two quarter sized dollops of Jessicurl Confident Coils and Rockin' Ringlets (in that order) and use my fingers to rake through
- Then I separate my hair down the middle into two sections and then I break up each section into 2 or 3 more little sections and put Garnier Fructis Soft Curl Cream in my hair
- I also take a multivitamin and 2500 mcg of Biotin everyday.
With this routine, I get great curls and neglible frizz. The only problem is the SCC has dimethicone in it. Since I don't use cleansers (shampoos) with detergents, there is potential for build up, but I have experienced very little, if any, so far.

Nightly
I put a little bit of sweet almond oil (found in natural/health food stores) in my hair, concentrating on ends and put my hair into two little piggy tail braids. Oil is absorbed by morning, has yet to stain my sheets, leaves my hair soft and bouncy.

Weekly
- Do a "lemon-aid" rinse (recipe found in "Curly Girl")
- Do a deep treatment with Jessicurl Weekly Deep Treatment
- I do not put anything else in it and sleep with my hair wrapped up in an old tee-shirt

My hair is starting to look really good! The curls look happy and healthy! Yay!!! I am thoroughly enjoying being a curly fry :)