Cultivating beauty is an ongoing self care process.
A few things have really helped my hair. Outside of sticking to a single color (that is Ion TrueTones for dark hair, done as needed, as well as a color pigment boost done about every other week that is also done with a heat cap) is the heat cap linked below. I use regular conditioner , shea butter w/an oil like grapeseed with the heat cap for a half hour once a week. The oil will vary depending on the heaviness of oil suitable for your hair type. My hair is type 2a which means its a bit wavy. I have a heatless curler I try to sleep in every other day. Also, I use a large Tangle Teezer detangler instead of a standard brush I use with conditioner in the shower only. This last bit is really only for people with wavy to curly hair types.
I've decided that a lot of what I do for my hair, like using rice water when I need to spray it and the shea butter should be added for my skin as well. So, in the mornings and evenings now I spray my face with rice water*, then I layer moisturize with regular moisturizer* applied with an egg sponge, and then seal it with a shea butter and grapeseed oil. There are a lot of oils out there, but I like grapeseed because it is a lighter oil packed with antioxidants, and is anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial as well as having things like omega acids and vitamin E. Plus grapeseed oil is easy to find and inexpensive.
*Rice water tends to interact with melanin somehow and makes your skin fairer. Rice water can be made by soaking rice in water for at least a half hour to over night and then remove the rice and refrigerate and use for about a week with a spray bottle.
* Jergens Ultra Healing moisturizer is the one I currently use.
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