Hair Care Regimen

Hi everyone,

I received many emails/requests about my hair care regimen so I decided to publish a list of products that I’am using/ have used or would recommend. So keep reading if you want to know more and have afro-american hair type.Whether you are natural, relaxed or texturized, these products should work for you. I have personally used every single of the recommended products below. I have 4b relaxed hair and I also dye my hair from time to time.

Honestly, my all time favorite hair care line is Kerastase from L’Oreal, Paris. However, I recently decided to have a more healthy hair journey focusing on using organic products as much as possible that’s how I discovered or rediscovered Carol’s Daughter, Shea Moisture and some more of the good products out there (there are so them). I hope the post can be somewhat useful to you.

What you have to remember, whatever hair care products you decide to go with, please avoid harsh chemicals that will destroy your hair. They are the most popular and cheapest on the market and I guess that’s why so many of us are struggling with fine, weak, dry to extra dry hair with breakage and split ends as bonus.

Before we start, I want to share a list of harsh chemicals that you find in hair products that you must try to avoid as much as possible in you hair care regimen (lately, I have been focusing on DIY for shampoo, conditionner, hair mask, hairdress & more):

Alcohol when listed as one of the first four ingredients
Ammonium lauryl sulfate
Diethanolamine (DEA)
Dimethicone
Formaldehyde
Lanolin
Mineral oil
Parabens (methylparaben, propylparaben, for example)
Petroleum
Polyethelyne glycol (also called PEG/polyethelyne, or polyoxyethelyne)
Propylene glycol
Sodium chloride
Sodium laureth sulfate
Sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS)
Synthetic colors (often listed as FD&C or D&C followed by a color and a number)
Synthetic fragrance or parfum
Triethanolamine (TEA)

Products I’ve used and recommend:

A- Treatment Shampoos

1- CD Mirabelle Plum

2- Kerastase Bain Chroma Riche (color treated hair)

B- Hydrating/ Moisturizing Shampoos

1- CD Black Vanilla

2- CD Monoi

3- Kerastase Christalliste

4- Hairkop Obliphica Intensive Nourishing Shampoo

C- Clarifying Shampoos

1- CD Lisa’s Hair Elixir Clarifying Shampoo

2- Shea Moisture – Jamaican Black Castor Oil Shampoo

D- Conditioners

1- CD Black Vanilla

2- CD Mirabelle Plum

3- CD Monoi

E- Deep Conditioners

1- Kanechom

2- Silicon Mix

3- Homemade Shea Butter & Cocoa Butter Mix

4- Hairkop Obliphica Intensive Nourishing Hair Mask

5- L’Oreal Mytic Oil Bar (use with on of D, E or F )

F- Hair Mask

1- Kerastase Christalliste masque cristal

2- Kerastase Bain Chroma Riche (color treated hair)

3- CD Black Vanilla Hair Smoothie

4- CD Mirabelle Plum nourishing Hair Mask

5- Shea Moisture Jamaican Black Castor oil strengthen, grow and restore hair treatment

G- Leave In Conditioners

1- HairKop Obliphica intense Nourishing leave-in moisturizing cream

2- Kerastase Fondat Chroma Captive

3- CD Mirabelle Plum leave in conditioner

4- CD Monoi repairing anti breakage spray

5- CD Monoi Sacred Strengthening Serum

6- Shea Moisture Jamaican Black castor Oil leave-in

7- CD Black Vanilla

8- CD Monoi leave-in conditioner

H- Heat Protector

1- Salerm Brushing Thermo Activo

2- TRESemme Thermal Creations Heat Tamer Protective Spray

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I- Hair Treatment

1- Kerastase Stimuliste anti-hairloss treatment

2- Kerastase SPÉCIFIQUE INTENSIVE SCALP TREATMENT

3- Kerastase Densifique Hair Density Programme Stemoxydine 5% Anti Hair Loss 10 Vials

4- CD Monoi anti-breakage spray

5- CD Monoi end sealer (or use jojoba /grapeseed or jbc oil as sealant)

6- Kerastase Initialiste Advanced Scalp & Hair Concentrate

7- Kerastase Fusio-dose (in salon treatment)

8- MX Puring

9- CD Black Vanilla Pure Hair Oil (multiple use)

10- CD Mirabelle Plum Dual Oil Treatment

J- Daily Hair Product

1- CD Black Vanilla Edge Control

2- CD Black Vanilla Shine Hair Spray

3- Kerastase Chrystalistte lumiere liquide

4- Kerastase Fibre Architecte Serum

5- CD Monoi anti-breakage hair spray

6- Homemade leave in (oil mixtures)

7- Homemade Hair dress (with raw shea & Cocoa Butters)

8- CD Hairdress (any but my fav is the hair balm, ask me why)

9- Amla Hair Oil

10- Haircop Obliphica Hair serum

K- Some of Oils collection – Mix up to 3 of your choice as pre-poo

1- Coconut Oil (organic, cold pressed, unrefined)

2- Jamaican Black Castor Oil (no salt added)

3- Castor Oil (organic cold pressed, unrefined)

4- Jojoba Oil (organic cold pressed, unrefined)

5- Tea Trea Oil (essential grade oil)

6- Pure Argan Oil

7- Sweet Almond oil

8- Garlic Oil (essential Oil grade)

9- Onion Oil (essential oil grade)

10- Pepermint Oil (essential grade oil)

11- Rosemary Oil (essential grade oil)

12- Sesame Oil

13- Grapeseed Oil Cold Pressed, Unrefined

14- Avocado oil

15- Olive Oil

L- Pre-Poo

1- CD Lisa Elixir fortifying hair spray

2- CD Lisa Elixir Restoring Hair Oil (made with eucalyptus oil)

3- Kerastase Immersion Nutritive

4- Homemade Oil Mixture

5- Homemade Hair Treatment

M- Humectant

1- Glycerin

2- Aloe Vera (use as pre-poo)

N- DIY Collection

1- Shea Butter hair mask

2- Shea Butter and Cocoa Butter Hairdress

3- Growth Aid Oils

O- Hair relaxer

1- Phyto Specific Index 2 (my all time fav)

2- Avlon Affirm Sensitive Scalp Relaxer

P- Hair Supplement

1- Multivitamins Supplement

2- Acid Folic pills

3- Biotin Pills

4- Fish Oil Supplement

5- Ginseng

MOST IMPORTANTLY

A woman must drink 3L of water per day. For a healthy hair a minimum of 2 L is recommended.

REMEMBER

1- Do not mix more than 3 oils at a time. You may add a few drops of 1 or 2 essential oils. Make sure that your combination contain at least one carrier oil such as: olive oil, avocado oil or coconut oil. For end sealing treatment, use one carrier oil and a sealing oil such as BJCO, grapeseed oil or jojoba oil.

2- Other products I’ve heard great things about: Avlon Kera Care Hair Care line, Avlon FiberGuard Hair Care line, Miss Jessie, Macadamia Hair, BumbleandBumble, MorrocaOil. Do not mix too many products/brand at a time. I do not own all of the above at once (beside the natural oils that can’t do no harm)

3- When you find a shampoo&conditionner that work for you stick to them. You can play with the natural oils and homemade treatments depending of your current hair needs.

4- If you don’t have a well-balanced diet, take a Hair Supplement.

5- Avoid heat styling tools as much as possible and use a heat protector when you have to.

Now tell me, have you already tried one of these products. If so, please share your feedback below. Thank you so much for reading.

XoXo,

Moumous

Disclaimer: I did not receive any compensation for the post above. All opinions are 100% mine.