Wow, I desperately needed to update my website...  I've still been working with my hair, but I've done too much to remember it all.  I actually bought a new blow dryer.   I haven't used one in such a long time, but I decided to buy one because of the summer heat.  It's hard to air dry in humid air and keep a style.   Also, I need to think about work and school so I won't be able to airdry all the time.  It's a really great dryer.   I experimented with hooded dryers for deep conditioning, but they all sucked.  So I'll stick with my plastic caps for deep conditioning, and use the blow dryer for quick drying.  I used them to dry my twists and they came out very soft, as opposed to airdrying hard.

I've also simplified my routine after splurging over every product imaginable (and I will add these products to my reviews).  I found the PERFECT shampoo for my hair: AVEDA Curessence!   It cleanses my hair so well without stripping it, and no after stuff left on my hair.  It detangles my hair sooo well too--I can actually comb my hair with shampoo in it!  I wash with that once every week or two, and then deep condition or whatever, and then rub coconut oil in my hair when done, and maybe a little moisturizer into my ends and that's it. I'm doing this with my twists, I'll see how it goes with my hair when it's out of twists.

I tried a coconut milk conditioning treatment: I bought a can of pure coconut milk from VONS, poured that in a bowl and mixed with olive oil, deep conditioner, and poured over my hair.   It was very drippy so I had to cover it with a showercap and tie the edges down with a scarf to stop the drips.   I left it in for some hours and washed it out.  My hair was too tough to comb, but when I rinsed it out my hair was soft regardless of the shrinkage.  I blow-dried my hair to get the debris out of my hair from a henna treatment, and my hair came out very straight, soft, black, and shiny.  I mean, my hair shinned sooo much it was like shine was infused INTO my hair.  My hair had never been this shinny, and when I touched it it didn't feel overly greasy.  I'd like to try this again with a thicker coconut milk, a more pasty one.

Also, I got the best results when I blow dried my hair straight.  I parted my hair down the middle, I took one section of hair at a time starting from the nape of my neck and worked my way up.  I used my Denman brush to pull the hair while blow drying from a slight distance.   I did this twice since I bought my blow dryer.  The first time, my hair felt a little dry and very fluffy and full.  This second time, after my henna and coconut milk treatments, my hair came out much straighter and felt so soft and SHINED yet didn't feel greasy.   I was combing it in all directions wearing it in different styles!  Of course I took pictures.