My Fall/Winter 2026 Natural Hair Regimen

Here’s a quick look at my Fall/Winter regimen–

• Wash, condition and deep treat twice a month w/ amika Soulfood
• Dry Bar Blow Dryer Brush to stretch using amika Superfruit Star as a heat protectant
• Seal and twist my blown-out hair with Dax Grease
• Rock flat twists or buns 99% of the time- Functional Protective Styling
• Henna once a month (at least)
• Grease ends when needed
• Dust ends when needed
• Satin bonnet scarf, every night, no exceptions (I stopped doing this for years, lol)

For those that want the REAL–

• Every 2 weeks, I remove my twists or messy bun, and:
• Cleanse hair with shampoo one side at a time. Rinse thoroughly.
• Apply deep conditioner to both sides in a smooshing motion.
• Pass my head back under the water stream for a sec, for better distribution and added slip.
• Clip the hair up and out of the way to complete shower rituals. So the conditioner is left in for around 20 minutes.
• Take down the right side and finger detangle a bit — detangling the rest under the water stream with fingers only. Follow up with the left side. If the conditioner is washed away and tangles are left, I add more conditioner, and repeat. The power of the water stream and the slip of the conditioner should make detangling a breeze! *Since my hair was previously detangled and in twists or a protective style, this step takes no where near as long as it used to!*
• Hop out of the shower and allow hair to dry in a T-shirt bun for 15-30 minutes… blot excess moisture. Apply heat protectant.
• Blow-dry damp (not wet hair) in small sections just holding the heat near the section first (tension drying), before actually using it like a brush! This whole process takes 30 minutes as long as I started with damp hair.
• For chunky flat-twists, I do 5 total (with a deep, Frederick Douglas part on the side) – 2 in the back, one on each side and one in the front going toward my forehead.
• Start with the back- left side. Finger detangle with a little Dax to smooth and twist. After the twists are complete, I apply a bit more Dax to the length of each twist, focusing on the ends. I don’t use much… just enough to lightly seal and soften. This also helps the twists to set.
• Once all the twists are complete and sealed, I tie on a satin scarf, leaving the twists dangling, but the crown secure to control the frizzies. I then tie on my satin bonnet scarf. This is how I sleep.
• I leave my hair in twists much of the time, rocking them under hats, or pulled back. Nothing fancy.  I also rock messy high and low buns when I need to express my diva.

To maintain the twists-

• Re-moisturize as needed, re-twisting frizzy twists whenever necessary.
• Re-grease often. It keeps the hair soft and pliable. I usually do this at night before going to bed.

For when I wanna get ‘cute’ (once a week)-

• Add a little foam to the ends, and roll the last few inches of each twist on a flexi rod (the red ones).
• Allow to fully dry.
• Remove the rollers, and release the twists.
• Fluff and go!
• Later that evening or the next day, I re-twist using the steps above.

PRODUCTS (the below are current favorites and I use one from each category):

Shampoos-
–Malibu Cor Innersense Hairbath 

Deep Conditioners-
–Curl Junkie Rehab Moisturizing Hair Treatment or Curl Junkie’s Deep Fix
–amika Soulfood
–Matrix Biolage Conditioning Balm
-Whole Fat Yogurt + Virgin Coconut or Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Detangling Conditioner-
–amika Soulfood

Oils/Greases-
–Dax Grease 
–amika Superfruit Star

Tools/Accessories-
–Hair Therapy Heat Wrap
-Slouchy Beanie
-Satin Scarf

Henna-
–Henna Guys

*NOTES:

-I believe this routine works for me because (1) I only work out 2-3 times a week, and (2) I don’t have an office to be at or calls to get on… my chunky (and in my case, scalpy, lol) twists are worn around town and in the house.  If I had to be ‘in public’ more, I’d feel the need to change up my look and professionalize it a bit.  Again, if I want to unleash the inner diva, I execute the messy, high bun. 

-I apply henna to my dirty, dry hair prior to my bi-monthly washing.