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0:00Hello beautiful, I'm Ruth the Witch, and
0:02this is my most requested video
0:03literally ever, a hair care routine.
0:06>> [music]
0:10>> Why would we want a hair care routine
0:11from you? Uh, I don't know, maybe
0:13because I'm struggling to fit it all
0:14into the frame. In this video, I'll be
0:16showing you guys what products I use,
0:18how I wash my hair, how I take care of
0:20my hair in between washes, how I sleep
0:22on it to prevent breakage, basically
0:24everything in as much detail as possible
0:26of how I take care of my hair, but
0:28first, I want to give you guys my
0:30favorite free tips that have nothing to
0:33do with anything you buy, what products
0:34you use, etc. I'm just going to give you
0:36guys my main rules of thumb when it
0:37comes to hair care. My first rule is no
0:40heat, and I know y'all are nodding
0:41along. Here's where I'm going to lose a
0:43few people right off the bat. That
0:45includes when you're washing it. I'm so
0:47sorry. I'm so sorry. You're avoiding all
0:49of these heat products, and then you're
0:51standing under 100° water every single
0:53time you wash your hair in the shower.
0:55Look, I know. Sometimes I leave it on
0:57warm or whatever. It doesn't even have
0:58to be all or nothing. If cold throughout
1:00your whole washing process is too much,
1:03just rinse your conditioner with cold
1:04water or use lukewarm water. Whatever
1:07you can do, it's better than scalding
1:09hot water on your hair. I also,
1:11obviously, don't use a curling iron,
1:13curling wand. I just use heatless curls
1:15if I want to do a style like that. I
1:17don't use a straightener. I don't use a
1:18blow dryer if at all possible. And I
1:20know y'all are thinking, "Um, that's not
1:21really feasible. If you're in a rush,
1:23your hair is wet, you got to go
1:24somewhere." I completely understand
1:25that. I would recommend using a hair
1:27dryer on the cool setting because it's
1:29not doing as much damage. Rule number
1:31two, and keep in mind, this rule isn't
1:33going to apply for everyone. I have fine
1:35straight hair. I know people with
1:36curlier hair can't exactly do this, but
1:38I do not detangle it whenever it's wet.
1:41And if your hair texture looks anything
1:43like mine, I recommend you do the same
1:44thing. Whenever you have fine hair like
1:46this, it breaks off very, very easily
1:49whenever it's wet. So, I brush my hair
1:51really good before a shower, and then I
1:53let it dry a little bit after before I
1:55do anything. If anything, I'll just kind
1:57of smooth it out with my fingers until
1:58it's a little bit more dry. Or, I'll
2:00take a wide-tooth comb and very gently
2:02start at the ends, but I try to avoid it
2:04all detangling when it's wet. Tip number
2:06two kind of leads me to tip number
2:08three, and this applies for everyone. Be
2:11gentle with your hair. Be gentle with
2:15it. Do not just like hack at your head
2:17whenever you're brushing it or styling
2:19it because all of the times that you
2:21just do it once, those add up. If you're
2:23in a really bad mood, one of those moods
2:24where you just want to hit yourself on
2:26the head with a brush, let's not
2:27detangle it right then, okay? Throw it
2:29in a messy bun, a messy braid, and
2:31detangle it later. Just be as gentle
2:33with it as you possibly can. Number four
2:35is that less is more when it comes to
2:37hair care. I didn't mean for that to
2:39rhyme. That's always been my motto even
2:41before I got into a sort of routine with
2:43my products like I am now is a lot of
2:45times when it comes to taking care of
2:46your hair,
2:48but a lot of times when it comes to
2:49taking care of your hair, it has just as
2:51much to do with what you don't do to it
2:53as what you do do to it. I recommend to
2:55avoid using unnecessary products that
2:58are just going to cause a build-up on
2:59your scalp and prevent growth because
3:01keep in mind, the growth starts up here.
3:03You need to take care of your scalp just
3:06like you would take care of the ends of
3:07the hair. Example of what I would
3:08consider an unnecessary product would be
3:10like dry shampoo. A product like that
3:12will make your hair look good in the
3:13moment, but it's only going to cause
3:15build-up on your scalp preventing that
3:17growth. If your hair is greasy, greasy
3:19hairstyle. I also want to point out even
3:21things that are objectively good for
3:23your hair like a conditioning hair mask
3:25or things like that. If you use it too
3:27much, just oversaturating your hair with
3:30product, that will cause build-up on
3:32your scalp. We don't want that. So, less
3:34is more. Less heat, less products, less
3:37damage. Tip number four of less is more
3:40leads us into tip number five, which is
3:42don't over wash it. And when I say don't
3:44over wash it, don't freak out. I'm not
3:45saying that you have to hair train or
3:47anything like that. I am just saying you
3:49don't need to to washing it every single
3:51day. I don't care what sort of hair type
3:53you have, you don't need to wash it
3:54every single day. And I know that
3:55everybody needs to wash their hair at
3:57different times according to your hair
3:59texture, your thickness, if you have
4:01curls, if your hair is straight. I know
4:02that everybody's hair gets greasy at
4:04different periods. But you do not need
4:06to be washing it every single day.
4:09Whenever I was still box dyeing my hair
4:10pretty often, I could actually go way
4:12longer in between washes because my hair
4:14was so dry. Side note, and I'm not
4:16considering this a tip, y'all do
4:18whatever you want with your hair, but I
4:19am going to kind of like squeeze it in
4:21there. If your goal is length, then you
4:23do need to think about in the long run
4:24how long you will be able to keep up
4:27with your hair if you are currently
4:29bleaching it, dyeing it. I loved my
4:31black hair so much, but it got to a
4:34point where there was so much build-up
4:36on the ends that I was either going to
4:37have to cut it or stop dyeing it. So, I
4:40picked my length and I stopped dyeing
4:42it. Now that most of the dye is out of
4:44the top section of my hair especially, I
4:46do have to wash my hair more often than
4:48I used to, but I kind of just wash it
4:51whenever I feel like it, whenever it
4:52feels like it needs it. But basically,
4:54you just don't want to strip your hair
4:55too much. Here come the comments calling
4:57me dirty, but it's good to let your hair
4:59produce its own natural oil every so
5:01often. And my last tip, which I think is
5:03number six, is
5:08Got it. Had to look at my notes. My last
5:10tip, which is number six, is sleep in a
5:13protective style regardless of your hair
5:16texture. And a protective style can be
5:17anything from a loose braid to a bun,
5:20but we're going to talk more about that
5:21later in the video. Let's get into it.
5:23You think hair care and you think how do
5:24you wash it, but I'm going to show you
5:26everything else as well. We're going to
5:27start from the most basic knowledge and
5:29then work our way up with detangling. I
5:32just took it out of a bun and I'm in
5:33between washes as you can probably tell.
5:36If you follow me on TikTok, you probably
5:37always see me use one of two brushes,
5:39either this wet brush. This one's
5:40actually for curly hair. I obviously
5:42don't have curly hair, but I still like
5:43it. And this other one was my husband's
5:45grandmother's, and although I usually
5:47use it for aesthetic videos, I actually
5:49really, really do love the bristles on
5:51this one for when my hair is already
5:52detangled. I sometimes use this one at
5:54night, and it just makes my hair feel so
5:55soft. Wet brushes are amazing for
5:57detangling, in my opinion. They're
5:58really gentle on the hair, but if your
6:00hair is particularly tangled, I'm always
6:02going to recommend starting with just
6:04using your fingers to kind of gently
6:06unwind some of the strands or a wider
6:08tooth comb. I really just cannot stress
6:11enough to be patient with your hair.
6:12You're probably going to hear me say
6:14this all throughout the video, but it's
6:15because it's regardless of what you're
6:18using to detangle it, what you're using
6:19to wash it, what you're oiling your ends
6:21with, none of it will matter if you're
6:23very rough with your hair. You just got
6:25to learn to be gentle with it. Because
6:28you can oil your ends with rosemary oil,
6:30use the nicest shampoo every day of the
6:32week, but every time you brush it, if
6:33you're just doing this, you're you're
6:35pulling out all of that progress, babe.
6:37Let's Let's not do that anymore. Moving
6:39on, something that I love to use on it
6:40in between washes, and none of this is
6:42sponsored, by the way, is this rice
6:44water spray from As I Am. I actually got
6:46sent this the first time as a free gift
6:48when I ordered the shampoo off of their
6:50site, and now I'm obsessed with it. But
6:52basically, throughout the week, in
6:53between washes, after a workout, in the
6:56morning, it doesn't really matter, just
6:57whenever I'm feeling up to it, I'll just
6:59kind of spritz this on my scalp to
7:01freshen up my hair.
7:04Sometimes I'll do it before bed when I'm
7:06doing my skin care, let it dry before
7:08putting on my bonnet. I spray it
7:09anywhere on my hairline to get onto my
7:11scalp, so I'll do it on the back of my
7:13neck as well.
7:16And sometimes I even just kind of give
7:18it an overall spritz before oiling the
7:20ends, but I usually just focus it on my
7:22scalp. And I am someone that has
7:23problems with flaking. My scalp will
7:25flake or get dry very easily or get
7:27build-up on it. So, I prefer not to use
7:30any scalp products that would cause
7:32build-up on top of your head, like a dry
7:34shampoo, for example, will not use that.
7:36This is very light, doesn't cause any
7:38build-up for me. I have it sprayed onto
7:40my hair. Now, I'm going to brush it. See
7:42how I'm being gentle, starting from the
7:44bottom, going up.
7:46Very mindful. Also, look at the area
7:49where my hair dye was completely missed.
7:51For those of you that don't know, I used
7:52to box dye my hair black. I'm growing it
7:55out, obviously. After I get done
7:57brushing it, I'm going to show you guys
7:58what oils I use. And keep in mind, I
8:00have very fine hair. So, whenever I'm
8:02telling you guys a product does not
8:04leave a residue or doesn't make your
8:05hair feel heavy, I mean it. And with as
8:07long and as heavy as my hair is already,
8:10a lot of my routine is based around it
8:12feeling light and airy. That's what I
8:14want. I use two different hair oils, and
8:16sometimes I'll just rotate back and
8:17forth between the two, or I'll mix them
8:19and put them both on at the same time.
8:20The first one is a blend of rosemary and
8:22castor oil, and this one is from Yanni
8:24Best. The second one is just a
8:26straight-up rosemary oil, and this one
8:27is from As I Am.
8:30Since I usually oil my ends either right
8:32before bed or sometime in the evening, I
8:33figured I would just group that in with
8:35showing you guys how I take care of my
8:36hair while I sleep. Something I cannot
8:39say I cannot preach enough is that
8:41taking care of your hair while you sleep
8:45is just as, if not more important than
8:47how you take care of it while you're
8:48awake. I promise you. You don't realize
8:51how much of your life you spend
8:52sleeping, and if you're not sleeping,
8:53you're in bed for half of it. So, yes,
8:56it's important. If you are constantly
8:58having damage and breakage, and you
8:59don't know where it's coming from, cuz
9:01you're like, "Oh my gosh, I'm doing
9:02everything right." It might be happening
9:03while you're asleep. But, I'm going to
9:04show you guys how to avoid it. My
9:06favorite way to protect my hair while
9:07I'm sleeping, especially when it's
9:09freshly cleaned, freshly washed, it's
9:11not exactly right now, but anyway, is
9:13with a bonnet. I have like four of them.
9:15This is my newest one, and it's my
9:17favorite, and it's lined with satin on
9:19the inside. This one's from Yanni Best.
9:21You don't have to get one from Yanni
9:22Best. I don't think that that one is
9:23right there that's hanging up. But,
9:25whenever I sleep with it in a bonnet, I
9:26don't use a hair tie or a scrunchie or
9:28anything at all. I just wrap my hair up
9:30and wear it loose underneath this. I
9:32know that everyone wears them and loves
9:33them for different reasons, but for me
9:35in particular, it's a lifesaver when it
9:36comes to my length. Obviously, my hair
9:38is not particularly thick or textured
9:40where I have a whole lot of problems
9:41with frizz, although it really does help
9:43with frizz as well when you're doing
9:44heatless curls, things like that. But,
9:46because of how long my hair is, even
9:48when I braid my hair back in a loose
9:50braid, which is my other favorite way to
9:51sleep, sometimes I still wake up with it
9:53wrapped all around me, and there have
9:55been multiple occasions where my cat has
9:57climbed up my braid because it's been
10:00hanging on the side of the bed. That
10:02might be just a me problem, that might
10:03be an original experience, but it I woke
10:06up to the sounds of him scratching and
10:09breaking my hair because he was just
10:10playing with my braid like a rope.
10:12That's where this bad boy comes in
10:14handy. I also get a lot of questions on
10:16TikTok about how I put my hair up inside
10:18of the bonnet. So, before I oil the
10:20ends, I'm going to show you guys how I
10:21bonnet it.
10:23Yeah. In order to reap all of the
10:25benefits of said bonnet, I don't like to
10:27use a hair tie. That way, my hair can
10:29just be completely loose underneath. I
10:31loosely gather all of my hair on top of
10:33my head as if I'm going to put it in a
10:35bun because I kind of am. Obviously, I
10:38usually have a brush better. I'm just
10:39doing this for the video purposes. I
10:41kind of gather it like that. Cute.
10:44I just
10:46put the bonnet on.
10:48Like that.
10:49I need to adjust it, of course, a little
10:50bit.
10:54Now, I'll show you guys how I tie it up.
10:59I do a double knot to make sure it stays
11:00on. [music]
11:03I also want to avoid having the edges of
11:05your bonnet resting on the actual edges
11:07of your hairline. That way, it's not
11:09rubbing against it and causing friction
11:11or hair loss cuz that's the opposite of
11:13what we want. And there we go. This is
11:16so comfortable, and also something that
11:18I like to do is I pull it over my eyes
11:21and the tops of my ears whenever I'm
11:22going to sleep, and it's
11:24like just for sensory purposes, hair
11:26care aside, it's really nice.
11:28>> [music]
11:30>> If you are someone who is the opposite
11:32and a bonnet sounds like an absolute
11:33sensory nightmare, all hope is not lost.
11:36You can get a satin pillowcase. This one
11:38is obviously really old. My husband is
11:41the type of person that just cannot put
11:42a bonnet on his head. I've tried to
11:43recommend it to him because he does have
11:45really long hair, but we use these, so
11:47it's all okay. And he also has curly
11:49hair, so he said that these help with
11:51frizz as well. Now, let's get into how I
11:53oil it. When I'm going to oil my hair, I
11:55usually put it in a loose braid first,
11:57either to sleep in or just to wear on
11:59the house. I'll show you what I mean. If
12:00you've started braiding your hair before
12:01you go to bed in order to avoid breakage
12:03and you're wondering why it's not
12:04working, it might be because either the
12:06braid is too tight or you're wearing
12:09multiple braids instead of just one
12:10loose one. When I do sleep in a braid,
12:12which is pretty often, I'm not going to
12:14lie, I try to keep it very loose, as you
12:16can see, and I continuously brush the
12:18ends out as I'm braiding it. When your
12:20hair is all grouped together like this,
12:22it's stronger. To keep the braid very
12:24loose, I actually am going to skip down
12:26a little bit past where I ended it and
12:28tie it with a scrunchie. These are also
12:30from Yanni Best, which is the same place
12:32that I got this bonnet and they're
12:34satin.
12:35I have my hair oils and I'm going to use
12:38both, starting with the rosemary oil
12:40from As I Am. These both come with a
12:42dropper. It does not take much.
12:44I'm just going to drop a few drops on
12:46the ends of my hair.
12:52Spread it out kind of evenly. Oh my
12:53gosh, rosemary oil smells so good.
12:56Smells amazing. It smells so clean.
12:59Now, I'm going to take the rosemary and
13:00castor oil.
13:01If I can get it open.
13:04Just going to take a few drops to the
13:05end of my braid.
13:09Trying to really focus on the ends.
13:12And then I take what's left on my hands
13:15and kind of just distribute it over the
13:17braid. I might even add a little bit
13:18more to my hands.
13:21Two.
13:22Because my hair is so fine, I don't
13:25really put oil on the top of my scalp
13:27often. Even if it's going to be a
13:28situation where I'm immediately going to
13:30wash it out because things just tend to
13:32sit so heavy on my scalp. It would
13:35probably take like three washes to
13:37remove it, which is fine, but that's why
13:39I don't do that very often. I usually
13:40just focus it on the ends.
13:42That's it.
13:49>> [singing]
13:55[music]
13:55>> Today is the day. It's hair wash day. If
13:57you can't tell, I really need it. My
13:59hair is very greasy. I don't know if you
14:01guys can hear it on camera, but it's
14:02actually storming outside, but I had
14:03already started filming the video and
14:05I'm not planning on going anywhere. So,
14:06we're going to wash it. I'm going to
14:07show you what products I use, which
14:09should be really simple because it's
14:10only two, shampoo and conditioner. Most
14:12importantly, I'm going to show you how I
14:14wash my hair. Obviously, before I like
14:16to detangle it very thoroughly. Now,
14:18let's get started.
14:20>> [music]
14:25>> Could you do me a favor and tell me if
14:26I'm in frame [music] correctly? Good.
14:28So, like when I wash it.
14:33>> [music]
14:33>> Thank you, baby. Time to get into the
14:34washing process. Like I said at the
14:36beginning of the video, I prefer to use
14:38cold if not lukewarm water usually
14:40whenever I'm washing it, but I could not
14:42do that while filming because I was
14:43freezing trying to film this with the
14:45curtain open. I start by thoroughly
14:48rinsing my hair with just water and
14:49massaging my scalp with the silicone
14:51scalp massager. I got mine from Walmart
14:53and also just my fingers. Pretend like
14:55you don't even have the option to use
14:57shampoo or conditioner afterwards.
14:58That's how thoroughly you should be
15:00rinsing your hair before you even add
15:01the soap. I only apply my shampoo from
15:03the top of my scalp down to the base of
15:05my neck and then I apply my conditioner
15:07from my ends all the way up to the base
15:09of my neck. Make sure you squeeze out as
15:10much water as you can before applying
15:12the conditioner so it gets more directly
15:14on your hair. I'm using the As I Am rice
15:16water shampoo and conditioner combo. A
15:18little longer than a few minutes later,
15:20I like to let the conditioner set on my
15:22head while I wash the rest of my body,
15:24so that's why I normally wrap it up and
15:25then rinse it out thoroughly. After my
15:27shower, I don't typically put any
15:29products at all. The only products I
15:30apply is throughout the week in between
15:32washes, and I also let it air dry
15:34because I don't put any heat on it. I
15:35also wanted to tell you guys a product
15:37that I forgot to mention in the freaking
15:39video that I use sometimes is this
15:41Jamaican black castor oil spray from As
15:43I Am. I just spray it on the ends of my
15:45hair when it feels dry and it makes it
15:46so shiny. It's also a good detangler for
15:49if your hair is particularly tangled. I
15:51don't think that's what they sell it as,
15:52but I use it as that sometimes. And
15:53that's pretty much it besides this one
15:55last tip that I'm going to end the video
15:57on, which I think is more important than
15:59everything else I've mentioned. You have
16:01to eat and nourish your body if you want
16:03to grow hair anywhere other than on your
16:05arms. I know that sounds harsh, but it's
16:07true. Here's what I prepped for lunch
16:08this week. I've got some orzo pasta,
16:10some shrimp, Cajun sausage, corn, and a
16:13remoulade dressing with lemon.
16:16This is your sign to sit down and eat a
16:18meal because you deserve it. It's good
16:19for your mind, good for your body, good
16:21for your hair, okay? I love you.

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