Creating Your Regimen for the Kim Coles Grow-Out Challenge

Twist-out/Braid-out

1. 1. Wash your hair weekly with a low sulfate, moisturizing shampoo, or co-wash
2. 2. Rinse and apply instant conditioner as you gently detangle
3. 3. Follow up with a moisturizing deep treatment with heat
4. 4. Allow to dry for 15 minutes (or until just damp”> and generously apply a leave-in conditioner as you twist or braid your hair. You may choose to use a styler to help hold the twists (a non drying gel, or curl creme”>
5. 5. Twirl the end of the twist around your finger to encourage the curl and to keep it from unraveling (you can also secure each end with a roller”>
6. 6. Seal your ends with an oil (castor, shea butter, olive oil, etc.”>
7. 7. Allow to air dry overnight
8. 8. Carefully release the twists from the bottom up, fluff, and style
9. 9. At night, apply moisturizer as needed and either (1″> pineapple, (2″> gently twist, or (3″> don a bonnet.

Danielle’s Tips

Also, remember Danielle’s tips from last week:

With creating a regimen comes a bit of experimentation with products, techniques and timing. Some things to consider:

How often will I wash/condition/moisturize?

How often will I do treatments? (moisture/protein”>

What will I use to moisturize? (how does my hair react?”>

How often will I detangle?

How much time do I have to devote to my healthy hair practices?

How much effort do I want to put in to my regimen?

Finally, you may want to consider incorporating one (or more”> of these into your routine: Pre-Wash Oil Treatment, Dry detangle and shampoo in twists, The Baggy Method, Henna for strong hair!

I’ll be back soon with vitamin and supplement info, as well as what I plan to eat, and… cough… how often I plan to work out!

So how will your routine change?