i just cut my hair basically in half it was at my tailbone and i needed a change
and guys honestly shorter hair is just so much more fun to play with i should have done this a
really long time ago i've been wanting to cut my hair really short for a while and
i just couldn't take it anymore and i did it that's not the point of this video but let's
get into the point recently i got a request on my current curly hair routine and which diy products
i'm currently using and i figured now would be a good time as any to update my lotus loves on
how i've been taking care of my curls lately we'll be covering everything i do
from washing detangling deep conditioning and styling all with diy curly hair products none
of these products are store-bought you can make these at home well if you have
all the ingredients you can make these at home let's get into my updated curly hair routine
even though my hair still looks pretty healthy at this point it is nine days old and my hair is
very dry so it is in need of some serious tlc i am taking some plain coconut milk straight from the
can it's so accessible you can find it literally at any grocery store i'm using this as my
detangler i'm just re-wetting my hair saturating all the way through splitting it up into smaller
sections and taking my easy detangler brush pro detangling my hair after i detangle my hair i go
in with my cream mask to make sure that my hair is super hydrated i fully saturate my hair i massage
it into my scalp because it has amazing benefits it prevents dandruff and it's just very healing
and it feels so soothing and cooling on the scalp after i finish the section i twist it up put it
out of the way and get to work on the rest of my hair i will mention i know a lot of people advise
don't put deep conditioner on your scalp you only need to put it mid shaft to ends no if you're
using organic natural ingredients that are easily absorbed by the scalp and your hair my general
rule is if i can eat it and it can be absorbed by my body and it's made up of organic matter then
it'll be fine for my scalp you get most of the benefits when you apply it from a root to tip
and i like to do it this way because i know that all of my hair and my scalp is getting
the love that it needs before i get into my next steps once i finish detangling on one side
i braid it up to get it out of the way and then move on to the next sections it's so much easier
if your hair has been dry for a really long time and you waited it out a little bit longer than
you need to this deep conditioning session almost serves as a pre-poo for me starting my curly hair
routine outside of the shower saves me so much time and it helps my wash day go by a lot faster
by prepping my hair in this way i used to apply my deep conditioners after my shampoo but i found
that this order works for me best when i use my curl cream hair mask because it is very rich
in moisture i have to cleanse some of it out so that it doesn't weigh my curls down after styling
i find i have a little bit more flexibility with my curly hair routine by deep conditioning first
i've done it where i begin the process the night before sleep with my deep conditioner
and then wash it out the next day it also helps me to be a lot more consistent because it kind
of eases me into my routine rather than you know like spending hours in the shower
so
after i complete detangling and applying the deep conditioner i braid my hair up and then
i wrap saran wrap around my head i've shared this several times on my channel already
and i'm sharing it again because it's exactly what i do when i deep condition i feel like this
is the best way for my hair to absorb all the nutrients from the mask it really traps in the
heat so well i add on my steamer deep conditioning cap which i've used forever i don't know maybe a
couple years now i really like that cap it's so convenient and easy to use it gets nice and hot
what i love about my current curly hair routine is that because i deep condition
outside of the shower my actual shower time like taking care of my curls is around 15 minutes
for me y'all that's a feat y'all don't even understand how long it
used to take me but i just yeah i don't like spending all my time in the shower
as you can see my hair has fully absorbed the mask there's no white residue left
it is nourished it's looking shiny my scalp is looking so healthy the next thing i like to do is
wash and shampoo my curls if any of you have seen my african herbal shampoo video you know how much
i truly love this shampoo it gives a gentle cleanse while adding an insane amount of slip
for detangling and it has quickly become a hair care staple for me i can't be without this stuff
ambunu is just absolutely amazing it's like a co-wash but so much better because it actually
has the ability to cleanse the hair it gently suds up while you use it while giving your
curls a really clean feel without stripping it of moisture i love that i could cleanse my hair from
root to tip without dehydrating it or damaging my curls and ambunu shampoo is like the easiest
DIY i've ever made the shampoo literally takes a few steps to make it's been keeping my scalp
really healthy and flake free every single week i always pair my shampoo session with a shampoo
brush the one i use vibrates and it feels so relaxing on the scalp it gets rid of
any possible buildup that i might have on my scalp this shampoo brush is the key to getting a super
clean scalp the skin in your scalp is similar to the skin on your face now it needs to be
cleansed exfoliated properly and moisturized to stay as healthy as possible after completely
rinsing the ambunu shampoo out i go in with my curly hair serum because i'm keeping things
lightweight today it will serve as my leave-in conditioner as well again the main theme here
is slip the serum provides great slip with a really lightweight moisture if you have fine
curly hair you know that it can be a nightmare to deal with when it comes to detangling because
it wraps around itself so easily this serum helps to prevent tangles for my next wash day it also
helps with breakage single strand knots and it serves as an awesome base to help define my curls
anytime i'm doing a wash and go i always layer my products
in general the first step is for me to use serum that i use as my leave-in and that's
just for moisture the second thing i use is oil that is to protect my curls from moisture loss
and to seal in the moisture the third thing i use is a styling product flaxseed
gel is key for me to have definition and longevity with my curls throughout the week
let's talk about technique because this is totally unique to the person this depends on how you
like to style your curls honestly when it came to styling my curls your girl really just used to do
the most and lately i found myself taking a little bit more of a simple and easier approach i used
to do a finger rolling technique which i still do use but it is on occasion when i want my curls to
have an extra polished look now all i do is just rake all the products in my hair shake the curls
to activate them and get them back into place sometimes i don't even need to do that once i
throw my hair back it'll curl organically the way it wants to form honestly i kind of prefer this
method because i feel like it looks the most natural it's a really effortless method this
is really the only differentiating factor when it comes to having your curl pattern matter is what
your curls need in order for it to be curly if your hair is still curly when it's wet like myself
you don't need to force the curls in place by scrunching the main focus should be smoothing the
products in and protecting it from moisture loss the curls will just form organically on their own
you don't have to force them into place you don't have to coerce them into being curly because your
hair wants to be curly all it needs is moisture definition and hold if you find that your curls
appear straight when it's wet then you most likely will need to do a little bit more manipulation to
get your curls to form because it doesn't have an issue with retaining that much moisture it has a
little bit of an issue of holding the curl that's where most of your effort should be in helping
the curls to form this rake and shake technique works the best when i'm using lightweight products
my curls are able to just bounce back and form on their own but if i was using heavier products then
i would need to do a little bit more work to help the curls to activate but with these products i
definitely don't have to do that keep that in mind if you do try this technique and you
find that your curls aren't bouncing back the products are probably a little bit too heavy
if you love the products that you're using just do a little bit more work to get the curls to form
you could do finger rolling you can use a denman brush whatever technique you really love to use
use that technique but i find the right balance for me when i use something that's
lightweight helps my curls to bounc back my focus is always moisture protection and hold
that's what works for me when i'm styling my curls after i finish styling my hair i always diffuse i
used to be the girl that air dried but now no i don't have time for that so i just diffused
for about 30 minutes on medium heat high speed i have a video where i break down my full technique
i go into great detail about how i dry my hair but in general i just hover the dryer around my head
rather than doing all kinds of madness messing with my hair i just leave it alone so that it
could have the illusion of air drying but i didn't actually air dry my hair it's dried with a
diffuser i like this technique because it leaves zero frizz behind your curls are going to look
extremely defined we're basically freezing the curls in place as fast as possible right after
styling and i find that that does actually help my curls last a little bit longer
around the time that my hair is mostly dry i throw my hair into a pineapple i wrap a scarf around it
i take the scrunchie out and have it kind of loose add another scarf on top so that
my hair is not exposed while i'm sleeping just fyi i do also sleep on a silk pillowcase
to make sure that all of my hard work is not going to waste i also like putting my hair up in this
way because it's loose so when i roll around in my sleep it's basically scrunching out the gel cast
this is where all the magic happens you know you look at your hair the first day this looks
really strange what's happening and then the next morning i wake up i grab some oil
scrunch out any of the gel cast i squish it out i clap it out i do whatever i swing my hair around
and this is where i feel like my curls just blossom they look so much fluffier that's
how i get the final product off camera i did my baby hairs brush them with flaxseed gel
usually my curls last me around seven days i do get that question as to what i do throughout
the week to be honest with you guys what i do with my hair is extremely minimal once i
do this routine i pretty much don't touch my hair throughout the week until my next
wash day it's just easier for me to keep up i let my hair get frizzy as it wants to
get throughout the week and i feel like it kind of has more of a lived in organic feel
okay my loves i do this curly hair routine around once a week to maintain and take care of my curls
each step i go through remains exactly the same the only thing that changes are
the products so i swapped the products out as my hair needs change and how it feels there's still
products that i buy from the store but for the most part everything i use is diy products and
i will be coming up with a really detailed video later on explaining how i switch out
each product when to use each diy product and why i felt like this video wasn't enough to
get into the nitty-gritty details i hope you guys enjoyed my updated curly hair routine
go ahead and subscribe if it's your first time here for more videos like this one while it's
really great to talk about something in theory it is quite another to actually do them since i've
actually done both of those haircuts on myself and i've had pretty decent results from both i
figured i would share with you guys some of the similarities and differences that i personally
noticed between the unicorn haircut versus the pigtails haircut on curly hair if you're teetering
on the edge and you're not really sure which diy curly haircut to go with first hopefully this
will help you to make a decision as to what you think will be the right haircut for you
the unicorn haircut is where you gather all your hair in a ponytail towards the