Wash, condition, use a straightening serum then blow dry.

HELLO,

MY HAIR IS VERY LONG AND THICK. EVERY MORNING I GET UP

AND BRUSH MY HAIR 100 TIMES (OLD HABIT). THEN I PROCEED

TO PULL IT UP, WET SMALL STRANDS OF HAIR AROUND MY FINGERS.

THEN I PLACE A BOBBI PIN IN TO HOLD THE CURL. I SPRAY JUST A

LITTLE HAIRSPRAY, AND GO ABOUT MY DAY, LATER IN THE AFTERNOON

I TAKE THE BOBBI PINS OUT, AND "PRESTO", INSTANT CURLS, FOR A VERY

SOFT LOOK, OR I JUST LEAN OVER, RUN MY FINGERS THROUGH MY HAIR

AND HAVE MY HAIR DOWN, WITH A SOFT LOOK. IF ANY ONE WITH THICK

HAIR GETS TOO HOT,(LIKE I DO) I PULL MY HAIR UP AND BACK, GRAB A

SCRUNGIE, PULL HAIR INTO A PONY TAIL,HOLD WITH ONE HAND, THEN I

TWIST MY HAIR WITH THE OTHER HAND, BRINGING MY HAIR THROUGH THE

SCRUNGIE AGAIN(WHICH I HAVE TWISTED TO MAKE IT TIGHTER), THE SMALL

HAIR AT THE ENDS I TUCK INTO THE UNDERNEATH OF THE SCRUNGIE OR

TUCK IT UNDER. LATER IN THE DAY OR THE NEXT DAY IF I LEAVE MY HAIR UP

I TAKE IT OUT AND FLUFF MY HAIR, SPRAY LIGHTLY AND I HAVE A LOT OF CURLS

FOR THE WHOLE DAY, SOMETIMES TWO. I'D LOVE TO HAVE MY HAIR CUT INTO A

SHAG WITH BANGS, AND LIGHTER WITH GOLDEN HIGHLIGHTS, BUT I DO THE BEST

I CAN WITH MY HAIR.BELIEVE ME HAVING THICK HAIR IS OKAY, BUT GOODNESS IN

THE SUMMER MY HEAD GETS SO HOT, I'D RATHER HAVE THIN HAIR.

BLESSINS TO ALL

I keep my hair really short since I go to a chlorinated pool three times a week for aqua-exercise.  After water aerobics, I take a full shower, washing my hair with Suave shampoo and conditioning it with Suave conditoner.  Although I had very thick hair as a young person, now it is quite thin on top, but still frizzy, so before it dries completely, I add John Frieda's Frizz Ease and a dab of Suave Mousse to keep some sense of style in my otherwise naturally curly, frizzy mane.  On Sunday, I switch shampoo and conditioner, just to try something different.  Right now I'm using Daily Defense shampoo and White Rain conditioner.  I still use the same Frizz Ease and Suave Mousse.  On a daily basis, I wet my hair and apply a dab of Marc Anthony's Style Straight to control the frizzies.  I like my shampoo and conditioner to smell nice, and prefer vanilla, coconut, or rose scents.

Every other day or two I wash, condition and spray with hair detangler/heat protection UV spray. Towel dry, use prep smoother and glossig straightener then blow dry and flat iron if needed. Wheww...it's exhausting with as much hair as I have.

For my daily hair routine, I like to wash my hair with a moisturizing shampoo followed by a moisturizing conditioner. Then, I like to let my hair air dry, so it doesn't become even drier from blowdrying it. I will usually use a little bit of hairspray to keep my hair in place and if I'm going somewhere special, I will use a curling iron to put some curls in my hair and then give it a good all over spray with firm holding hairspray.

My daily hair routine?  Condition, condition, condition. My hair is uber dry. *sigh*

I wash with Redken Color extend, condtion with Redken color extend. Treat every other day with 'It's a 10' and every other day with Redken Anti snap. I use Redken guts volumizing spray and Tresemee thermal protectant. Once a week I use the redken rich recovery color extend mask. Plus I monthly get Redkens extreme and color extend salon treatments.

First I shampoo my hair, next I work in a root treatment for thickening, and after I rinse that out I use my conditioner and rinse again.

I towel dry, put in a detangler, and comb out my hair. Next I use a gel to work through just before blow drying and styling.

I will actually call mine the "Every-other-Day Hair Routine," as I most often wash my hair every other day to preserve its natural oils keeping it shiny and healthy. I have always had long hair growing up, past my butt when I was a little girl. Now-a-days I keep it mid-back length or a tad shorter. It just grows back like crazy and every time I go to the salon I cannot sit in the chair without hearing, "Oh my, you have SO much hair." But through out all of my experimental dye jobs, highlights, straightning, cans and cans of hairspray, curling, crimping, etc. etc. my hair has still managed to just be completely and amazingly healthy. I get compliments on it all the time such as how shiny it is, how healthy it looks, how soft it looks/feels, and so on. From what I've done to my hair, it should be a brittle mess. Thankfully, my Basic routines have kept it something like 'brand new.' Although, since my routines are so basic, I must say it could be my only good-luck genetic feature. -lol- So I guess it is for you to decide, but here are the routines I have Always followed.

First thing first, ALWAYS condition. Always. I don't know how some gals dont! If you have an oily scalp, just apply it to the hair Not connected to the scalp (the ends). I do this anyways, as my oiliness tends to vary, but it also keeps it fresher for the day that I skip washing. This would be my biggest theory on why my hair stays so healthy and shiny. So the #1 thing about conditioner, LEAVE IT IN. While you wash your body, wash your face, exfoliate. I then wash it out with Cool water, and then go on to shaving my legs, as I don't like to leave the conditioner in That long, although it may work well for others. Ofcourse shampoo before conditioning, mostly focusing on the scalp. Next, I step out of the shower squeezing the excess amount of water out a bit, and then wrapping in a towel. Sometimes not, so then I'll jsut give my hair a few Squeezes with the towel. For blow-drying and straightening, I've mostly used a heat-protector but also a lot of times not. I've used some Light smoothing creams but don't notice a Huge difference. Other than that, that's ALL the products I used when doing my hair. If I do a crimp or curl, its always second-day hair when the previous day I put some gel and hairspray in it. Works wonders the next day for these styles. Most of the time now I do not blow-dry. I just take a shower at night and let it dry over time. Then just straighten. That is really all I do. I've never loaded my hair with products besides hairspray and gel when doing a curl wet-look (aka- scrunching), in which I havnt done for quite some time, but used to do it ALL the time. Well thats just what I've always done, and my hair just keeps on troopin along. Like I said, could be genes, are maybe just the basics ;)  Hope I helped someone! :) Take care.

My hair routine is simple. I wash it every other day or so as to not strip the natural oils from my hair and make my hair overly dry. Since my hair is dry due to coloring it, I always use a deep conditioner to make my strands silky.