Tender Loving Care for Happy Hydrated Hair

Hey there.

Guys and gals I'm so sorry. I have been neglecting my blog so much, since Christmas. I promise I'm going to try and have a new blog post once a week. I was thinking every Tuesday? What do you guys think? I work weekends now, so ideally one of Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday would suit me best. Being back to work is actually great, gives me a balance I've been missing the last few months. I would spend every moment I could with Eloise, but it's important to hold on to some of your pre-child identity. At least for me it has been. Ok I really need to stop with the DMC's I know!

I'm getting married in September 2017 and if sheer determination could make my hair grow it would be down to my knees. I've always had fine hair, but since Eloise it is definitely thicker than it was, all thanks to Holland and Barrett! I have been showing my hair a lot of TLC the past few months so I thought I'd share some of my tips and tricks with you all.

Since I've had Eloise I really only wash my hair every 3 days if I can. I say it's for colour longevity but it's honestly laziness. It took maybe 3 weeks to "train" my hair but it was worth it. For at least 15 years I washed my hair everyday, because it was so greasy. The reality is if you wash your hair everyday you're stripping your hair of its natural oils. Basically using dry shampoo in your hair is similar to using a cleansing oil on your face, you're allowing oil to combat oil and helping your skin/scalp find it's own harmony. I've tried multiple dry shampoos and I always return to Batiste. I spray it in sections all around my head, throw my hair up and leave it absorb the oil for at least 30 mins. By this time it is so much easier to brush out of the hair. I use my Tangle Teaser in the morning and a boar bristle brush at night, to get the naturally occuring oils from my scalp down the lengths of my hair. I've been wearing my hair in a plait every night to bed for the past months and have definitely noticed a decent reduction in breakages. You're minimising friction against the tips of your hair follicles, and so reducing the possibility of damage while you sleep. My hair used to be so oily that, even if I washed it that morning and was going out that night, I would have to wash it again that evening. Training your hair really is the way forward for all my greasy gruaig lads and ladies. You will never look back!

I put more effort into the night before I was my hair than I do for a date night! I had a beautiful balyage from my natural dark brown into a beautiful blonde before I opened my arms and accepted copper into my heart and soul. Both colours involve bleaching. Bleaching is not good for your hair or your pockets, and made my fine hair coarser than it had ever been. I stumbled across the LOC method of hair care while stuck in a YouTube void one evening. I'm not in anyway comparing my coarse hair to natural hair, but it is an extremely effective way of getting moisture into you hair. I've modified it sightly for my hair. Oil forms a barrier, not allowing moisture in or out, so I do Liquid, Cream, Oil. I start with any leave in conditioner I have (I don't use them on a daily basis, so I haven't invested in an expensive one. I really do like the Mane 'n Tail one though, and it smells so nice!)

Next up is the most important part, to me. I use the Mark Hill MiracOILous Hydrating 2 Minute Mask as my leave in conditioner. Imagine you were curling your hair, but instead you're rubbing a small bit of the conditioner into those sections. Be warned, this does smell like Jagerbombs, so avoid when hungover. The reason the first step, Liquid/Leave in conditioner, is so important is because if you start with dry hair you use twice the amount you need to. But if it's already partially saturated and has some moisture in it, so will need less Cream. Your starting point has a higher level of moisture, so can absorb less of the Cream.

Lastly, it's time for the Oil. You need this step to seal all the moisture in. I've been using argan oil and I'm obsessed. It smells nice and my hair has been responding so well to it. I comb through my hair and put it in a plait for the night.

Now just as a disclaimer, you do not need to use these products. These are items I had hanging around the house and wanted to use up or put to good use. When I finish the argan oil I doubt I'll repurchase, just because it's quite expensive and you use quite a bit. I will be buying and using organic coconut oil. It's multifunctional beauty-wise, and I can use it to cook Eloise's meals.

I honestly feel like my hair has gotten softer since I've started this routine about 4 weeks ago. And my hair has grown a quarter inch in the past 3 weeks. This is huge growth to me. I know this is just as much down to my silica tablets and fish oil, but it looks longer and I have no split ends and next to no end damage. Most importantly, I'm really taking pride in my hair. I'm excited to think about possibilities for my big day, rather than trying to think of the best way to have it up and out of my way, and worrying if it'll look awful in pictures. I'm even half considering wearing it down, but those thoughts are still very fleeting!

If you're around the Cork city area and thinking of a hair transformation I suggest you get onto Shane Markham, he is the only person I'd trust with my hair, and so good at what he does. He's also outrageously handsome and was a Colgate model in a past life!

Ok, these are all my hair secrets! Have you any hair secrets you want to share with me? Leave me a comment here, on Facebook, Instagram, or even Tweet me! Oh and I'm now on Snapchat too! My handle is: MyBuzzyBeauty - I love interacting with people on it, so please add me if you want to see what I get up to instead of cleaning my house!

Love,

MyBuzzyBeauty