To address the question that was asked earlier about their qualifications
nappygirl here is a link to their website:
http://www.komazahaircare.co/index.php/whykomazacare/2012-04-13-23-02-10. I also asked that question during my phone call today and I was told that the owner of the company is currently working on becoming a tricologist and the other employees that provide this service are holistic healers/herbalist who have all been trained by the owner and continue to work under her guidance.
So now to my take on the service and what I learned. First, to give everything context, my conversation was a little over and hour. I had several questions written down, many of which were answered before I asked them which was a very pleasant surprise. I love that there was no product pushing, she suggested what products from their line would work on my hair but reiterated that it was the new habits that she wanted me to form that were what was most important. She adhered to my "as few steps as possible philosophy" and directed me to keep my regimen as simple as possible, realizing that with quality products I should only need a few things. I only received 10 slides because my hair was pretty uniform, but there was a good sampling where I was able to see the healthy areas and those that weren't.
So what I learned about my hair that I hope wil help someone else:
FYI, I have dense, thick strands that even though I relax, they are so resistant that they're never really fully straight:
1) Because I'm relaxed and not using natural products for the most part, it would be more efficient for me to use a sulfate shampoo, also it would be better for me to shampoo before I DC, instead of doing it on "dirty" hair as is my habit.
2) I am in the habit of doing a layer of protein DC on my hair then a layer of moisturizing DC, she said what I need to do was rinse out the protein DC THEN apply the moist DC and rinse that out.
3) I need to up my protein DC's to once every 2 weeks, I do it now maybe once a month...maybe.
4) My hair goes from normal porosity in the strong areas to high porosity in the more damaged areas.
5) I only have about 1.5 inches of damage so with a 2 inch cut and a trim every 6-8 weeks my hair should be in fine form, thank God (this is what I was most afraid of).
6) Surprisingly my commitment to protective styling might be hurting me. Whether I'm home or out and about my hair is usually in a bun and it usually goes from a bun, taken down M&S and put into another bun. Instead what I should do is bun when I'm out and about and leave it down when I'm home to let my scalp breathe.
7) I usually M&S 2x's day. At night with a homemade spritz leave in, then sealed with oil and in the morning with just plain water sealed with oil and apparently I need to leave out the morning routine altogether, and since my spritz has oil I only need to seal my ends afterwards and not the length of my hair. Apparently using just water + oil=dry hair.
Pict 1: Apparently my hair did something unique and the first pict I'm attaching is something they don't even have a name for and are researching to find how it happened, lol. My hair would be the one to do something unheard of, smh,
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Pict 2: Healthy hair strand
Pict 3: damaged strand 1/4 of an inch long.
I'm happy to answer any other questions, but this post is mad long so I'm going to end it here.
**So I can't attach picts for some reason, I will try again later**