Bantu twist-out ft. QueensOnPurpose

This post features my #WashDay with Queen's on Purpose "Coconut Hair Butter!"

Wow, I was really looking rough before this wash day. I didn't wash my hair for an entire week, which is pretty out of character for me since I usually do at least 2 a week. My hair was dry, brittle, and in need of some intense love. I was constantly pulling my hair back into a tight pony tail, failing to take care of my locks while trying to adhere to my workplace's "business" dress-code (sidenote: they have nothing against natural hair, I just use a pony-tail as a go-to on my tough days). We all know what this will do to you: broken strands, lack of curl patterns, and intense knotting.

I used the shampoo I received in my April Curlkit to wash my very itchy scalp along with my neglected hair. The feeling was immediately soothing as I ran my fingers through the scalp that was drenched in edge control and hair spray. After 3-4 washes and rinses, I used the Intense Treatment Masque mentioned in my Wash and go after braids post. That masque was used after an entire month of my hair not being free strands and I felt like this moment was pretty close to that. I applied it generously throughout my roots and ends since I knew I needed some help with detangling. I would say I used one palmful for each section of my hair where I parted in the middle, so two palmfuls for my entire head. I left it on for 3 songs, which is how I time myself in the shower lol. Afterwards, I started to detangle and it was tough at first, but the mask made my hair truly silky. Once my hair was detangled with my wide-tooth comb, I finger detangled for a couple of minutes and left the masque on for another song. In total, the masque was washed off after about 12-15 minutes.

Above you'll see my cute ass edges while I was deep conditioning my hair on the left. I usually pull my hair into a bun since I stay in the shower during this process. During the time the masque is on, I usually shave or do whatever other private matters in the bathroom. In the middle is after my hair was fully detangled and the masque was rinsed off thoroughly. Lastly, the picture on the right features my hair directly after I chose to wring the excess water out. Obviously, all pictures look very different since my hair depends on the state that it is in.

After showering, I continue to do my business as I let my hair air dry a bit. Sometimes, I wrap my hair in a cotton t-shirt as I lotion, get dressed, etc. Other times, I just kinda let it flow as the droplets fill my body once more and I dry myself as it goes. After I'm usually fully dressed, my hair is a bit damp and is expected to dry overnight. During this time, I tie my hair at the top as I section my hair. When I detangle in the shower it's always just two sections, but when I twist my hair it's much more.

I start at the bottom using sections that are about an inch or two in thickness. I try to do them not too small, because the curls will just die out and my hair would have a bunch of straight strands. I also try to do them not too big, because the first day I want the curls to be very defined since they tend to relax over time. I use the two-strand method where I twist two strands over each other until the end. Then, I chose to put my hair in Bantu Knots just to get the finished twists out of my way. I do this by twisting the singular twist in the same direction I twisted in around itself until it looks like a tiny Cinnabon lol.

Above you will see what I mean. These are all twists that I section off at random as you can see on the top right, there's no method to this madness since I usually want to finish as quickly as possible and it never tends to matter anyway. Most of the time I keep a wide-tooth comb with me in case my hair becomes tangled again in the process, but I usually finger detangle anyway. Every time I pick a new section, I applied a dime sized amount of Queen's on Purpose "Coconut Hair Butter" and ran my fingers through my hair first. Since this butter contains Coconut and Jamaican Black Castor Oil, it is incredibly moisturizing and a little really does go a long way! It also contains tea tree oil and all natural Shea butter, which are also part of what the natural goddesses put on this Earth for people of color.

I went to bed with my silk argon oil infused bonnet and as all Queens know, we always wake up a bit disheveled as you can see in the second picture lol. My Bantu Knots were alright for the most part since my bonnet stayed on throughout the night, but some of them became unraveled as I slept on my right side I guess. Nonetheless, the outcome was amazing!

Above you will see the amazing result of this time's twist-out. I actually was so surprised and happy because I've never gotten such a perfect and defined look! I was especially surprised because this product said specifically for 4 type hair and I decided to give it a try despite having type 3 hair -- I am so pleased with the product and would definitely recommend to all naturalistas. I give this shop a 5 out of 5 star rating since I have tried and continue to buy all products since they are so great. Although Not only is this a black owned business, it's also always shipped priority and they are made with Kings and Queens in mind.

Make sure to check out Queen's On Purpose Etsy shop for all of her hand-made products and follow her on Instagram. I give this shop a 5 out of 5 star rating since I have tried and continue to buy all products since they are so great. Although this post only features one product, stay tuned for more review's on the others coming soon. Not only is this a black owned business, it's also always shipped priority and they are made with Kings and Queens in mind.

Thank you QueensOnPurpose for always making me look and feel great!