Regimen Changes, Cultural Appreciation and the Happy Dance

After my experiences last night I have come to fall in love with two new techniques one of which will become a part of my hair maintenance routine.

Although I finger detangle, my hair is so coily that as soon as there is nothing to make it hold it's stretch it begins to twist upon itself so even when I'm taking down a style I have to re-twist each section after I finger detangle.

I used to comb my hair while in the shower usually under running water to ease the discomfort but I found that it was too easy to exert too much force and I would still have to comb through my hair when I got out of the shower in order to style it.

One of my she-ro's, Mahogany Knots, featured oil rinsing in a YT video and I put it on my to-try list. So after I rinsed out my DC I went back over each section with a generous amount of coconut oil. Once I had the oil on I ran my fingers through the section and then re-twisted it. I immediately noticed that there wasn't much hair coming away in-between my fingers but the real proof of it being the bee's knees was the fact that by adding just a bit of my Shea Butter mix I was easily able to comb through each section before stretching.

I decided to attempt African Threading to stretch my hair because I see an endless possibility for future styles if I can master the technique. I was inspired again by Kiki, but the actual tutorial came from Girls Love Your Curls YT channel.

You can see from the picture that I need to practice a bit to work out the tension needed but I have to say that it was almost as fast as banding and was less frustrating for me. I'll be attempting an actual style tomorrow so we'll see how it works out.

I appreciate seeing the examples of African artistry available for those of us of the Diaspora who haven't previously been exposed to it.

Have you tried African Threading and if so what was your experience like?