My Hair Care Routine

I know the post might seem a little random , but I don't feel like doing another swatch or reviewing so bear with me...at least this is not a filler post asking "Do you like cheese?"  ...Here you go, My Hair Care Routine post that hasn't changed since when I wrote it (back in 2009).

Yummy Shampoo
Anything free of Sodium Laureth Sulfate will do (SLS makes my scalp itchy）. My favorite would be the Vitamin (it's brand) Shampoo available in drugstore but it's sadly discontinued,they are cheap, smell very yummy and there are several scent so I would never worry about getting sick of the scents.Now I use Organix because they smell pretty nice.

No Silicone
I hate hair care items (namely Dove conditioner) with silicone, it does fill in the gap the first few times and make my hair appear to be soft and shiny, but after a while it really weights down my hair and makes it duller day by day. And since most hair serum have silicone as the main ingredient, I avoid buying them. (Well, if the bottle is really cute...my brain death moment will kick in...)

Occasional Conditioner
Anyway, I don't think conditioner repairs anything ( hair is dead to start with) , they just coat the hair surface to reduce breakage from friction so if the shampoo is alright there wouldn't be that much tangling anyway. If there is tangle, I usually break in by force. (Yeah, I do it like a man.)

When I do use conditioner,  I skip the part where it's above my ear (tangle doesn't go that up anyway and conditioner will just make the root extra oily) and like to rinse it away with cold water (too add shine).

Hair Care Oil
Because of the no-conditioner routine, sometime my hair looks pretty dry. So once a while/blue moon when I am not being lazy, I use 2-3 drops of Tsubaki oil rubbed in my palm then distribute at the ends (3 inches of hair) as a moisturizer. As long as I follow the instruction (and don't over use), it's pretty potent and weightless at the time. The best part? The stuff is scent free and I don't have to worry about it getting on my pillow then cause break out like other hair treatments.

Wash hair every other day (unless it's burning hot and I sweat like a donkey)
I used to wash my hair every single day because it gets itchy if I wait any longer. Now I think because I stopped using shampoo with Sodium Laureth Sulfate, I can get away with washing it less often. Anyway, healthy hair is always clean hair plus I don't want to smell bad so this is a good frequency for me at least.

No Heat Styling
I don't even own a blow dryer.

Air Drying
It's quite painless if you shower/shampoo in the morning (usually my hair would dry completely on my quick run to school) . If you shower at night (it's more relaxing and better for your skin), towel dry and comb through it to remove tangle. Put a dry towel on your pillow and sleep on the diagonal of the bed (let your hair fall off the edge of bed) so not only you are not sleeping with dry hair, you also get some volume when you wake up. (If course, if you share you bed with you significant other, this would look weird...)

No Coloring
I think that sometime a different color really brightens up the face(and I really like the sandy hair look from Suzuki Emi)but I also think that nothing is more distasteful that dark roots with bleached hair. Since retouching looks like hassle and I don't want to take care of the roots on a monthly basis, I never wanted to dye my hair. (See how this post mainly revolves around me being lazy?)

Regular trimming
Every 1-2 months, I chop a tad bit of my ends with a barber scissors (I have a blunt cut so it doesn't matter that much). Professional trimming costs too much and I am not really a fan of how American do our hair (and there isn't an Asian hair salon in our town that I know of.)

Hair Comb
I don't use a brush because, just because...I use horn combs because they don't produce any statics and feel nicer than plastic on my scalp. For people with thicker hair, simply avoid comb with narrow gaps and pick something wide-toothed. For what I have tried, Carpenter Tan is the best maker for handcraft wooden/horn combs.

Healthy Diet
Intake enough protein rich food like tofu (I like soy milk so much better than , beans, meat, dairy. Some oil also keeps the hair shiny (I love avocado!)