Hey folks I have to say that I noticed when I'm swimming I do different things with my hair when I'm done in the pool. This go round of classes is going well and my hair has grown quite a bit since the last set of classes so I have been more motivated to take care of my hair when I get out of the pool. The last two weeks I have been putting JOICO reconstructer on my hair as soon as I get to the locker room and take off my swim caps (yep I wear two). I comb it through a little and then pin my hair up with a clip. I leave the Y with a wet ponytail and usually grab a bite to eat and head home.
The last swim sessions I tried to keep my wash routine as normal as possible with the addition of the chlorine stripping shampoo. Neither last week or this week did I come home and do wash one and then set up for the next twenty four hours of prepoo and washing. Instead I went through the rest of my wash routine and deep conditioned for a while yesterday. After I rinsed it out I t-shirt dried for a few hours because I couldn't decide what to do with my hair. When I did I got up and ended up doing an LCO instead of LOC basically because my brain was tired. Wash day note here, the last two weeks I skipped the It's a 10 Keratin leave in and noticed that my hair was much softer at the end of the week. With that knowledge in hand I returned my giant unused bottle of Keratin leave in for the regular version. I used it for the first time yesterday and I'm interested in seeing how it works for the upcoming week.
After I LCO'd my hair lol and detangled it, I tied a scarf around my edges and let the length air dry for a few hours. Eventually I roller set the length at the back of my head so I may have a funky bun tomorrow when I finally take it down. Saturday wash days ensure my hair is dry before work on Monday but it somewhat throws off my mental plans. Oh well. The swimming is worth it and next week I may add in a yoga class.
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Swimming is great exercise. It's a good thing that you know what to do with your hair while doing it. Yoga sounds good too.
ReplyDeleteI love it. If I didn't have to do so much work to my hair when I was done I'd do it more often. The to caps and leave in conditioner while I'm swimming have helped dramatically in keeping my hair healthy. We'll see how the yoga goes.
DeleteYay for being able to return your It's A 10 plus keratin! I have a full bottle of the plus keratin that I got as a freebie from Ulta. I have no clue if or how I'm gonna use it!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your #washdayexperience chica!
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You could maybe donate it to someone or take it to a women's shelter nearby. They always need different supplies. And yep on the yeah, I just swapped out the bottle and came on home.
DeleteSwimming is something I've been thinking about for the past few weeks. But unfortunately it has been cold and rainy on the only day I can swim (Saturday)! I may steal a few thing from your regimen when I finally manage to get into the pool :)
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I swim on Saturday too but it's always at the Y. The temperature is better regulated and I have no excuse not to go. Steal away. I'm not sure who I got it from but I remembered wanting to make sure that my exercise was not getting blocked by my vanity or damaging my hair.
DeleteI don't swim much although I'd love too. I've been doing weights mostly.
ReplyDeleteI need to get back to the weights but I do enjoy the swimming more than I thought.
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