Reflections. Ladies, what did your hair teach you in 2016? What do you want to learn in 2017?
Good questions!
What my hair taught me in 2016:
1. Don't neglect trims. Even small ones can help to keep your ends healthy.
2. Be consistent with your products. Now that I have my staples, my hair has taken off. No more testing new products and paying the price when they don't work!
3. I need to rollerset more consistently. My ends look and feel amazing after setting. I feel like it greatly reduces SSKs too.
4. It likes to be left alone. I now know what this truly means. I am no longer constantly in my hair. No more daily MnSing. I infuse enough moisture in my hair on wash day and my twists keep my hair mositurized until my next wash day.
5. My hair and scalp need weekly washes.
6. No more cowashing. My hair and scalp likes and needs to be cleansed with shampoo.
What I want to learn in 2017:
1. How to further minimize SSKs (see #3 above)
2. How to minimize breakage. I think that relates to #1 above. When your ends need to be trimmed, the tension from trying to detangle cray-cray ends causes some breakage.
3. How to fit my hair under a wig and have it lay flat.
4. How to shorten my wash day. May have to start using rinse outs to help with detangling.