The following is the regimen that I used to do my hair:
1st Hot Oil Treatment Overnight No pH
2nd Wash with NuGro Shampoo pH 5 (rinse)
3rd Baka NaturalLaxer Mix pH 7 neutral
4th Dryer highheat / 45 minutes (rinse)
5th Wash with NuGro Shampoo pH 5 (rinse)
6th Baking Soda Mix pH 8 DO NOT RINSE
7th Palmer's Deep Conditioner pH 4 Dryer high heat/conditioning (plastic shower cap / 15 min) (rinse)
8th Apple Cider Vinegar Mix pH 3 DO NOT RINSE
9th Allways Leave-in Conditioner/Setting lotion
10th Hair Dryer 1 hour, curlformers
5 + 5 + 8 + 4 + 3 = 25
25 divided by 5 = 5 perfect hair :-D
(total pH of all products used divided by the total number of products used)
Baka Natural Laxer
This link will take you to Treasured Locks which is where I ordered my Baka Natural Laxer. I ordered one mix and one rose water. My order was 19.98 + 5.95 shipping for a total of $25.93. It did not take long for my order to reach me. I only had one complaint. Whoever packed my order did not close the bottle of the rose water tightly so a little leaked out. The whole package has a nice rosy scent.
Here is what it looks like, it also came with a directions pamphlet. |
I followed the directions to the letter with the exception of the heat cap. It wasn't hard to mix.
Nice and creamy. |
I used a butter knife to mix in the rose water. |
The mix was quite fragrant and I loved the way the rose water smelled. I added a little filtered water from my fridge to be sure that the mix was creamy enough because the directions said to mix it to a thin paste.
I applied the mix to my hair with my fingertips starting from the back. I parted it and used hair clips to hold my hair back. It applied easily. I began with the hair closest to my roots smoothing in a downward motion. When I finished my whole head I still had plenty of mix left over so I applied it to my hair.
The mix does dry as you work with it so it makes sense that the directions say to begin in the back. You cannot comb through this stuff, use your fingertips to apply. |
There was a bit of grit from the dried natural laxer on my neck and counter. |
This stuff smells wonderful and it left my hair feeling silky smooth. |
I used a lot more rollers this time. |
This is how it looked when I first pulled out the rollers. |
This is how it looked once I applied my olive/castor oil mix and pulled the curls apart. |
Once the process was complete my hair was smooth, my scalp clean and my hair was easy to comb through as I rolled my hair. My hair was more manageable. The hair at my scalp was not straight, but I can get a comb through it now without all the pop, pop. pop. My curls were bouncy, soft and shiny. I give natural laxer two thumbs up and I will be using it again. Click here to check out their site. It is an all natural product and it is not permanent, rather its effects are cumulative. I will be purchasing a heat cap to use for the next application (which I will do once a month while I am transitioning and afterward once I'm completely natural) so that I won't have to sit so long. The time for a hooded dryer is a lot longer than the recommended time for the conditioning cap.