Could It Be?

Hey, recently I have been on a mission to restore my hair and in the process of restoring it, it would allow me to straighten it. I have been using every shampoo, conditioning treatment, oils and heat protecting. 

Guess what? My hair actually let me straighten it. Of course, it isn't perfect but the fact that my whole hair can be semi-straight and in some parts be completely straight is a victory in my eyes. I hadn't been treating my hair really well. I heated, dyed it and fried it! 

Here's what it looked after the "process":

You can definitely see the areas where it wouldn't completely straighten but we are making progess, people! I hoping once I do a trim and leave it completely alone for the majority of the summer it will be back in action. 

I thought I would share the products I used. All of them are John Frieda, it seems to be the only brand that can handle the hot mess that is my hair. Yes, dead ends, I am talking to you. 

The shampoo I used, it was a new one I was testing out last night, John Frieda Smooth Start Shampoo:

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 I am going to try it out a couple more times. But, first impression - it made my scalp area WAY too grease the second day. However, it did make my hair quite silky soft. FYI, I don't use conditioner as I discovered last summer if you are using a shampoo that is hydrating or moisturizing your hair, conditioner will make your hair extra greasy. That's a no no for me! 

While my hair is wet, I put in John Frieda Frizz Ease Straight Fixation (pictured below), seriously. Your hair will thank you! 

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Then, once my hair was semi- dry I sprayed John Frieda Frizz Ease Heat Defeat Proctective Styling Spray (pictured below) all over my hair and my ends. I left in overnight, to soak into all the particles of my hair. Again, I just pulled this out of my mom's drawer with all of her hair so it was my first time using it. 

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Using these different products definitely helped make the process more manageable. But after I get my hair cut, I will do a compare and contrast. 

Hope everyone is having a good Tuesday :).

XOXO
C