Hey life trackers, I hope we are all staying safe? Thank you for the love on my last post, so for today I will be talking about how best you can get a regimen for your hair and if you already have a regimen you can make few changes as you read.

“What are you using for your hair?” This is one question lots of people ask once you start having healthy, growing hair. Most often than not, you’re expected to mention a miracle working hair oil or cream. PS there’s none existent. Some people are quick to say “ I only use Shea butter” yes Shea butter promotes growth However, they may be doing other things right that they might not even be aware of. This is just to point out that your hair will not grow if you are not doing the right things. And to do the right things you need to follow a regimen or routine.

A hair regimen helps you have a purpose for your hair and aids in healthy growth.

So how do you build a hair regimen?

Before you can plan your routine you need to know your hair. It is very important to know certain aspects of your hair like it’s porosity and even suitable oils. My hair might love coconut but the same wouldn’t apply to you. Check for your hair porosity first.

When it comes to hair care, there are some routines that should be done monthly, some weekly and others, daily.

With the monthly routine, you can adopt protein treatments and ayuverdic treatments. These are done for strengthening purposes and therefore should not be done any more often than a month since it can lead to breakage of your hair. Alternating these treatments works best for me. So if in August I do protein treatment, September will be ayuverdic treatment and I believe I’ve seen good results in that.

Trimming your ends should be done when necessary. If you want to be trimming your hair every month or every two months, That’s good but imagine just trimming even when you do not have split ends. You would have trimmed good and healthy hair. This is to say you need to look at your hair closely and find the appropriate time to trim. So trim when necessary.

It is advisable to have your wash days weekly, especially when you have your hair out the entire week or you have extremely dry hair like mine. You can’t afford to not wash your hair weekly. Well, some people choose to have their wash days every two weeks. This can be done by those who don’t fall under the earlier stated category of people (hair out a lot/ dry hair). Not washing your hair let’s say for a month can lead to product build up on your scalp which comes with itchiness

Also Remember to deep condition on every wash day after shampooing and conditioning your hair. Deep conditioning will help retain moisture through out week till your next wash day because as we all know, moisture is very essential for growth.

Another important routine to add to your hair regimen is to pre poo before you wash your hair either with hot oil or aloe vera. After washing your hair, do not forget to do a protective style (like twisting or braiding your natural hair). You can have hot oil treatment every three days in that protective hair style. It improves penetration of the oil into your shaft to facilitate hair growth.

Now daily, what you have to do is to get a growth or scalp treatment oil to oil scalp preventing itchy scalp, dandruff and also promote growth. You can also get a spray bottle add some water and spray unto your hair morning and evening. To keep your hair moisturized, please sleep with a satin bonnet or on a satin pillow case, this is extremely important. Just imagine following all these hair care regimen and then going to sleep every evening and rubbing your end against a cotton pillow for eight or more hours(even less). Wasted effort.

That cotton pillow will break your ends because it will absorb all the moisture in your hair and leave it dry making it prone to breakage but that is not what we want. We are looking for healthy hair with length retention.

Massaging your scalp daily is also a very good way of stimulating blood flow on your scalp which leads to hair growth.

Last but not least, you should have the habit of positive affirmations in your life. Tell yourself that your hair is growing healthily and beautifully. Once you keep saying it you will see a positive change in that aspect of your life.

I believe hair growth is a spiritual journey and like devotions and prayers it needs commitment and consistency. You can not expect results when you have not put in any effort. The regimen might seem a lot but trust the process. It will become something you look forward to doing monthly, weekly and daily.

Keep in mind that hair regimen is a try and error thing till you find the right routine and stick to it. Set backs should not discourage you. It is a journey for a reason.

For more on pre poo treatment, click here.

For more on protein treatment, click here.

Do you have a hair regimen? If you do please share in the comment your routine. And if you do not have, let me know why in the comments.