My first online natural hair journal.

Looking back to my first online journal entry.

Oct 10, 2003

This was the year I decided to do my own hair journal. I have been interested in the hair journals of others in an attempt to find the ultimate hair regimen that is best for my hair by seeing what others use. Well luckily, I've recently found a few people who have hair that comes close to my own... but not quite. The one person who's hair resembles my hair texture only has a picture journal, but doesn't talk about what products she uses or anything related to her daily haircare. So I got the thinking lately... why not start my own hair journal for people with my own texture of hair? Well, he' it go...

Today is the day I try something new with my hair regimen. I have tried once before but I am determined to try yet again... the no-poo method. Yes, it's a challenge, but I'm willing to try and try again until I find what works for my hair. But if I don't like how it's turning out, my shampoo is always an arm's length away.

For those of you who don't know about it, "no-poo" means you don't wash your hair with shampoo. It's encouraged to wash your hair with conditioner to maintain your hair's natural oils. It is said that washing your hair with shampoo dries out those natural oils form your hair because of its harsh drying chemicals, which makes sense. BUT, I have not agreed with this method for a while now because I don't understand how you're supposed to get your hair and scalp clean with just conditioner? Conditioner alone doesn't have a cleansing agent like shampoo does. When I first tried this I felt like I had dirty goo on my scalp, because when I ran my nails on my scalp for my clean test that's what was found. Since, I have tried to concentrate my shampoo only on my scalp to keep it from my hair--kinda like relaxer application.