I tried cassia powder about 4 times before moving on to henna. Initially, like you, I was afraid of the red color, especially since I had a considerable amount of brown highlights throughout- I wasn’t going for ‘fire engine red’.
The hair is clean. Moisturized. Sealed. Braided or twisted up. Perfectly good, premium length-retaining style. But for the house. It's inside hair. In the house hair lol. But you have to leave unexpectedly (how rude), and whatever it is is NOT worth you taking your hair down yet.
You did the thing that causes people to ask, 'You okay, boo?' You cut all your hair off. Whether out of frustration (I get it, trust me), to take control over something you do have control over (I get it, trust me!), or because you are FLY and your head will now reflect how you feel inside... chic, effortless, bossy,…
Deep conditioning should be a regular part of your routine, not something you save for special occasions because the jar costs too much to scoop generously. Why does anything you wash down the drain need to be $39. I don't care whose name is associated with it. That's wild. It makes me think of the expensive face creams I slather…