Badriya's Routine

I detangle my hair pre shower to ensure less hair shedding. I always use a small amount of oil to protect my hair from breakage. I either detangle with my fingers or using the Superbrush. I would typically massage in a scalp oil as well and keep everything under a shower cap for 30 mins - 1 hour then proceed to washing. Apply a small amount so it can be washed off without needing to clarify.

I clarify all my hair once a month but I exfoliate my scalp almost every 2 weeks to ensure my pores are not clogged. Remember, a healthy scalp = healthy hair.

Making sure my hair is fully saturated with warm water, I use a small amount of Shampoo (Cleanser) just on my scalp and I really focus on massaging it in for 5 minutes. Adding more shampoo, being aggressive while massaging, seeing a lot of lather or foam does not mean you washed your hair properly or that is it clean. 

If I hit the gym and I need a quick wash without needing a full cleansing wash, I co wash! This adds a ton of moisture to my hair. I usually co wash once a week.

This is the most important step, properly conditioning your hair ensures you will have a successful wash day. Frizzy hair comes from dry hair, hair craving moisture. I apply a conditioner in small sections and on soaking wet hair and detangle after letting it sit for 3-5 minutes. Then I keep it in a shower cap for another 5 minutes before rinsing some of it off with cold water.

I would follow the same steps above but would typically keep this on for 30 minutes before rinsing it out.

Curly hair is naturally dry and is more prone to frizz and losing moisture than other hair types. A leave in conditioner is a must to keep my curls nourished and looking healthy. I apply in sections to make sure every single hair strands gets product. I like raking the product in to have voluminous, natural looking curls.

I typically style with a leave in (4A) and gel or a cream (4B) and gel. Creams are a little heavier than leave in's and provide a soft hold to style the curls.

As I have high porosity hair that loses moisture so easily, I need an oil to help keep it in. As I have fine hair, I need to use a lightweight oil to not weigh my hair down. High porosity hair is also naturally dull, an oily really helps add shine.

Gel is the secret to defined curls that last for days! I typically flip my hair side to side, glaze in a good amount of gel and then scrunch a few times. I don't do a lot of scrunching or pulsing as I prefer long looking curls.

I always use a microfiber towel as it is much more gentle than a typical cotton towel. I scrunch the microfiber towel once on each section, then put my hair up in a Turban for 30 minutes, then I diffuse my hair until it is 90% dry. This whole process help dry my hair much faster.

A silk pillowcase is the key to keeping my curls fresh and neat for the next day as silk does not absorb moisture from the hair; I usually sleep in a pineapple using a silk scrunchie or a junior puffcuff. If my curls are freshly washed, I’d put my hair up in a silk or satin bonnet for extra protection.