Born Curly ~ Hair Routine

First of all let me tell you what kind of hair I have.
It's curly and (very) thick hair!

well, nobody born with ugly hair, so do I. I made mistakes, treatments that my hair shouldn't has.
let me tell a long story of my hair.

It was started when I was on elementary school when I had my first touch with heated-iron-for-fabric-use. My aunt doing something that I totally obsessed to! HAIR STRAIGHTEN WITH HOME IRON.
I really liked my straight hair at that time and swore I will make it permanent.

It was on my third year on middle school for my first attempt straighten my hair. It used white long board and high damage chemical. only took 4 to 6 months after done that, when my second attempt straighten my hair using the same method. after that, I found new method for more straight hair. REBOUNDING!

Rebounding was very booming at that time. the first time i rebounding my hair was when in high school.
I got my hair damage a lot because of it. this method called rebounding, causes harm on my hair. It became very dry with split end everywhere. but it didn't stop me for trying again.
yes, I've done rebounding for about three or four times before I realized that all of it was useless.
my hair will grow and remain curly as it's from my DNA. what I've done will only make my hair get worsen.
I stopped doing anything to straighten my hair but never stop using hair iron. why? rebounding make my new growing hair look very ugly. the hair-end was dry and straight while the new growing hair was super curly. That's why I kept ironing some part of my hair to became more "neat". The result of this action was some parts of my hair became more dry when some parts where I did not apply the heat iron was like more healthy.

The last time I kept my hair grow very long but what I didn't realize, the longer your hair, the more intensive care needed. It so hard to putting attention on your super sensitive hair when you are working as an auditor, don't you? then I decided to cut my hair like 15-20 cm a month ago and start all over again. NO REGRET!

That is how my hair routine have started...

let me share product I use for my hair from pre to post washing my hair (hair routine).

I have learned from youtube to be careful when brushing curly hair because it got tangled easily. if you brush the tangled so hard, it may made your hair broken (that's when split end started on dry hair) so I use olive oil before brushing my hair.

1. Ovale olive oil

first I dived my hair into some parts then apply the olive oil from the end and up until the scalp. after one part is covered with oil, I brush it very carefully. again it start from end up to the scalp to minimize hair for broken. I also using that pink hair brush (picture was deleted because link broken :'(). that kind of brush is very suitable with hair that can easily tangled like mine. I used to do this ritual before go to sleep. I will let my hair absorb the oil when I sleep and rinse it at the next morning. Olive has various function for your hair such as hair loss, hair strengthening, grey hair, and also anti dandruff treatment!!

2. Hair shampoo and conditioner for damage or dry hair

I don't have any particular favorite shampoo. I'm using one kind of shampoo only for 3 months before I change to another product. I usually using pantene, dove, or makarizo product. I choose spesific product for damage and dry hair only. be careful with anti dandruff shampoo, It will prevent your scalp from producing hair oil which is very important for dry hair. Natural oil!

Don't forget to use conditioner. It will moist your hair for like a whole day.

3. Hair mist

I just found out how to apply both product as my hair mist right after I started to write about them (so sad i have to delete the picture since it also broken). since I bought the makarizo product first, it's like a half bottle left so I decided to combine these two great item. it's like water and oil, they won't get along unless you shake it. hehheee~ I think that's the easy way to use oil as your hair mist.
You can have makarizo product on any supermarket now a day. but one item that you probably never see or know is the special Mizon - Multi 24 Enrich Dry Oil, multi-use miracle oil.

According to the official Mizon eBay seller and this particular product’s eBay listing, these are the effects:

- 3 seconds quick absorbing facial oil for the enhanced super moisturizing effect for extreme dry skin.
- It forms moisture-retaining film on skin that protects skin and keeps skin soft and moisturized all day
long.
- Olive oil and argan oil extracts give a rich moisturizing and radiance to skin.
- It absorbs into skin quickly without leaving stickiness, which is good for both dry and oily skin.
- It can be mixed with essence or cream for using.
- Essential plant extracts help keep the best condition of skin.
- Rosemary and ylang-ylang flower oils soothe irritated skin and protect skin from oxidation.
- Paraben-free safe formula suits for sensitive skin.

The Main Ingredients (according to the eBay listing):

- Moisturizing and balancing skin oil and moisture - Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil
- Skin nourishing and protection-Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil
- Soothing skin and protection-Limnanthes Alba (Meadowfoam) Seed Oil
- Skin moisturizing and softening- Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil
- Reinforces skin elasticity-Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil
- Reinforces skin wall and firms skin- Oenothera Biennis (Evening Primrose) Oil

I don't buy it from ebay but another online shop for about IDR 150k included shipping fee. I only use it for about a week for my hair. there's no short term effect. I just like how this oil absorb quickly so there's no oily effect on my hair it just disappear but moisturize. good product! I can't wait to see the result after 2-3 months.

4. Makarizo hair energy - royal jelly
This product has become my favorite hair mask since 3 years ago! but because of my laziness I never use this product intensively. I really like how my hair became after using this product. I will let this product stay on my hair like 2 to 3 hours before rinse it without any shampoo (before using it, make sure you rinse your hair and scalp with your favorite shampoo, use it just like conditioner). It has been a month since I use this product at least once a week. very good product!

5. Hair styling 
To style my curly hair, I use Rudy Hadisuwarno styling foam - strong. I use it to divine my curly hair and to prevent messy curly hair. I put enough amount of this foam to my palm than apply it from the middle of my hair to the end and then split my hair into two part right and left. I used to braid and roll my hair and left it like that (picture broken) a whole night. in the morning, I will love how my hair look like. I only use this product on weekend because I want to look fabulous on weekend and I don't have that much time on weekdays. kekekeke. I like how this product keep my curly hair divine. The worst thing of using hair styling product is that you can't keep it on your hair more than 24 hours. It will become very sticky, your hair will get tangled more than ever, it consistently making you feel very hot and want to get rid of it right away.

to be noted: 

1. I clean my hair like 2 to 3 times a week only!
2. My hair is born curly and curly hair is naturally dry.
3. All of the product above is own by me personally.

Let's recap my hair routine in order:
Oiling and brushing hair >> Rinse with shampoo >> Use conditioner or hair mask (once a week) >> Half dry the hair without any heat >> Put personally mixed hair mist >> Ready to go on weekdays >> Friday night using hair styling foam

This what I got because of these special beauty effort

do you notice the different between first photo and this photo?

DO THE EFFORT AND BE CONFIDENT GIRLS!