HAIR CARE ROUTINE FOR STRAIGHT HAIR

My hair is one of my favorite features of me, it’s like you can see my mood reflected depending on how I’m wearing my hair. Confession time, in all of my 25 years, I’ve never dyed it. I quite like my dark roots, but I do apply a little color wash on the longer strands and wash it with chamomile to lighten the color a bit. Yes, I use hair dryers and flat irons on it, obviously not every day, but I like having my hair straight with a tiny bit of volume.

But how do I care for it? I’ve mentioned my holy grails for hair, but it takes more than that. It takes vitamins and types of hair brushes to care for it. So let’s review all of it. I start the night before my routine, brushing my hair from bottom to top, not leaving any tangles and adding a bit of Coconut and Jojoba oil to the long strands and a bit in the center of my scalp. Brush it all afterwards, and tie it up in a high ponytail with a scroungy made from silk or soft cotton.

The next day to go your regular routine, in the shower start wetting really well the strands, I start washing my hair with the baby shampoos, they remove the oil, dust or pollution that may be remaining in the hair. Do this once or twice, focusing on the scalp and front side of the hair, where you know you seat the most. Later I use two types of shampoos and conditioners, so the routine can change and the oils in the scalp do not get used to just one product.

One time I use the Firenze Cioccolatos Treatment Shampoo & Conditioner, it contains vitamin E and caffeine which promotes blood circulation for silkier results. Another time I use the Kerastase Extentioniste Lengthening Hair Set, this gives a boost of life to the long strands of hair and it’s perfect for people that go swimming like me. So I change the washing and conditioning between those two sets.

Then comes the hair masks, I follow the same sets as before, if I use the Firenze, I use their mask, the same with Kerastase. Leaving them for 10 to 15 minutes. But what I do to distribute well the product, is with a comb for curly hair, they’re the big ones, brush your hair and make sure that every strand contains product. Later wrap it up at the top of your head with a clip, while you continue your shower.

To rinse it all I use cold water, it lays your hair cuticle flat and goes along so well with the products you use. Most hairstylist follow this step and yes, it gives your shinier and healthier hair. Once there is no product remaining in the hair, brush it again before your wrap it with your towel. The towel can be cotton or optic fiber, whichever one you got. As long as you don’t leave it for more than 20 minutes.

Afterwards brush your hair again, yes brush it sister, and add your favorite oil. I use the Kerastase L'Huile Original Hair Oil, which contains Argan, Camelia and Marula oil. Distribute it well in the strands. The best thing about this one is that it contains heat protectant, so you get your hair moisturized and protected against the hair dryer or flat iron.

And that’s it! That’s what I do whenever I wash my hair. Like always, what you eat is indeed reflected in your hair, face and skin, I don’t particularly like drinking water, but with Chamomile, Green or Cinnamon tea I’m good to go.