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Relaxed Hair Favorites
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These are the products that kept my hair healthy, moisturized, and thriving through years of relaxers, stretch periods, and everything in between. If you're relaxed and looking for tried and true recommendations from someone who actually used them, y...
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Daily Hair Care
 
Highly Recommended Products

Wash Day Heros

Products I really enjoyed using on wash day when my hair was relaxed.

 
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The best brush for detangling. Plus I'm tender headed!
Detangling Hair Brush - All Hair Types - UNbrush | Ulta Beauty
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Love my Dyson hair dryer! Super fast and can control heat levels
Supersonic Nural Hair Dryer - Dyson | Ulta Beauty
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Very nice deep conditioner
Silk Express Miracle Silk Hair Mask - It's A 10 | Ulta Beauty
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This shampoo smells amazing and helps to keep your hair moisturized
Honey Crème Moisture Retention Shampoo - Design Essentials | Ulta Beauty
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This shampoo is great for hydrating and adding moisture back to dry hair
8.0 oz Hydrating Shampoo - CÉCRED | Ulta Beauty
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Best clarifying shampoo to use after taking out a protective style. follow up with the cecred hydrating shampoo and your hair will thank you.
8.0 oz Clarifying Shampoo & Scalp Scrub - CÉCRED | Ulta Beauty
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My favorite hair oil
4.0 oz Ghost Weightless Hair Oil - Verb | Ulta Beauty
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My wash day routine feels incomplete without this blow dry spray
6.8 oz Platinum Blow-Dry Spray - Kenra Professional | Ulta Beauty
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Holy Grail Leave In Conditioner, detangler, and heat protectant
25 Miracle Milk Leave-In Conditioner - Mizani | Sephora
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Best straightener when you have lots of new growth!
TYMO Hair Straightener Brush, 5 Temps, Dual Voltage
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Great to straighten and add some curls in one step without too much heat
TYMO Airflow 2.0 2-in-1 Curling Iron & Flat Iron
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This was the best relaxer for my thick coarse hair. Consistently great results without being overly drying
Organic Root Stimulator Extra Strength Olive Oil Built-In Protection No Lye Relaxer System
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Perfect for adding moisture back into your relxed hair and keeping it from being dry.
10.1 oz All Soft Shampoo For Dry, Brittle Hair - Redken | Ulta Beauty
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Before I switched to Mizani this was my favorite leave in.
8.5 oz Hairdresser's Invisible Oil Heat Protectant Leave In Conditioner Primer - Bumble and bumble | Ulta Beauty
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This adds the perfect amount of shine to finish off your look
KeraCare Silken Seal Liquid Sheen | Styling Product | Textured Hair
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Don't have time to sit with a deep conditioner - this is the best way to infuse and lock moisture in quickly
Aussie 3 Minute Miracle Moist Detangling Deep Conditioner, Paraben Free, 8 fl oz
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I loved using these once a month as an added treatment. These helped to bring some life back into my hair after a relaxer
Pantene Intense Rescue Shots, Targets Extreme Damage, Nourishes & Helps Prevent Split Ends, Protects Hair Bonds, 2.0 oz
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Daily Hair Care

Products used daily to maintain my hair

 
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Not an everyday use but I use this multiple times a week to ensure that my hair stays moisturized
8.0 oz Moisture Sealing Lotion - CÉCRED | Ulta Beauty
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These really work to help hair growth!
Restoring Hair & Edge Drops - CÉCRED | Ulta Beauty
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These silk scrunchies are essential!
Slip Small Slipsilk™ Scrunchies - 6 pack
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If you have a silk press, wrapping your hair at night will help maintain the style for longer. I'm awful at wrapping so I use one on these nets to wrap and the cover with a scarf or bonnet
2Pcs Elastic Knit Hair Net for Sleeping & Silk Press
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If you don't like wearing bonnets - try a scarf!
100% Mulberry Silk 35” Square Scarf Gift Box
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Highly Recommended Products

Products I did not have a chance to try while mostly relaxed but are highly regarded in the relaxed community.

 
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I love mizani products and want to try this Hydrating deep conditioner but I have to use up whats in the cabinet first!
Moisture Fusion Intense Moisturizing Mask - Mizani | Sephora
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This is the perfect starter kit for Fenty
The Mini Maintenance Crew Universal Hair Start'R Kit
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I'm always willing to try a new deep conditioner
The Richer One Moisture Repair Deep Conditioner for ...
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I want to try this as a moisturizer for my next braided protective style
Styling Cream - PATTERN by Tracee Ellis Ross
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This is a black owned brand that I don't have a lot of experience with. I would love to try more of their product and this protein treatment is unique
Briogeo Don't Despair Repair Rice Water Protein ...
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