I've got a few days of vacation left but I'm soooooo ready to take these braids out. My hair doesn't like braids. I don't know if it's because my entire childhood I wore braids but I can't stand them now. It's too easy for my hair/scalp to dry out because I can't apply moisturizer as easily.
I've been swimming nearly everyday so I've been using clarifying shampoo, and DC-ing with heat for at least an hour afterward. I've been using baking soda to open my cuticles and it's worked
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