Summer Hair Care Regimen

I'm so excited that summer is right around the corner. My pool opens this weekend and while the water is probably too cold to take a dip, I'll be there! I love the warmth of the sun on my SPF protected skin and once it gets warmer, I love the feel of water. Anyway, the summer can be the most brutal on my hair because I love to swim and usually I take a dip almost daily.

Usually during the summer I rely on co-washing and wearing buns. I step up my deep conditioning by doing an overnight deep conditioning treatment twice a week. But this summer, I plan on deep conditioning overnight three times a week and saturating my hair with oil overnight once to twice a week. Thankfully, since I'm a nurse in L&D I can wear a scrub cap while I work and it's totally acceptable and common. Since my entire head is covered no one will be the wiser as to what's actually going on under there. My Plan: apply a treatment (whether it's an oil treatment or a deep conditioning treatment), cover with a plastic cap, and then cover with my scrub cap!

Spring Hair Care Regimen

Today marks the first day of Spring 2011! I'm super duper excited that it's finally here and I'm hoping that the weather warms up for good, so I can get outside to start being more active. This Spring I plan on continuing with my weekly Dominican Roller Sets with minimal blow dry action. Instead of getting my entire head blown out, I ask for only the roots to be blown so that it has the look for a fresh perm without the damage. To maintain the style I wrap my hair at night and use a few products to keep it shiny and moisturized. For the first few days, I only use a light serum to add shine. Then towards the end, I use coconut oil on the entire length of my hair just prior to wrapping it up for the night. Other nights I will add some JBCO to the nape area before I get started with the coconut oil. But for the most part that's it and that is what I will continue to do before pool season starts! For the summer months I have a whole other plan that should help me retain lots of length and allow me to swim just about every day. I'll be sure to keep you posted on that regimen too, so look for it on the first day of summer!

Nighttime Regimen

Recently, I was reminded of a video I made a long time ago about my nighttime regimen. That video was shot when I was still living with my parents, working 3-11pm and still had a real "nighttime" to get ready and go to bed. Fast forward a few years and I'm working the overnight shift. My nighttime is now your AM, and honestly I'm lucky if I put a scarf on my head before it hits the pillow. My hair has really been taking a backseat to other things lately, but thankfully the health of it has not been comprised.

My new nighttime hair care regimen is this:

1. Put hair into a high loose bun or wrap it (it's usually the bun option - it's faster)

2. Sleep on pillowcap

That's it! :-)

What are you doing with your hair before bed?