Let's start by clarifying what I mean by 'wash day.' Wash day is the day I do a full shampoo and condition. I try to limit this to once a week, but with it being summer and ungodly hot and humid where I live, that often turns into twice a week.

Okay, so I have a few options for shampoo:

-Scalp Purifying Scrub

-Purifying Vinegar Shampoo

-Renew Shampoo

I use the scalp scrub about once every three weeks or so, followed by the vinegar shampoo. This is like a clarifying treatment and leaves my hair squeaky clean. All other times, I use the Renew shampoo for both my first and second wash. I really like how this shampoo lathers and leaves my hair not feeling stripped of all moisture.

My conditioner of choice at the moment is the Intense Repair because I experienced some pretty significant thinning and hair loss post-Covid, and this conditioner promotes hair growth. Since going back to using it, I've seen a huge improvement on the thickness of my hair. This one is supposed to sit for five minutes. Honestly, I don't ever really time it. I just do it at the beginning of my shower and rinse at the end.

Before I even get out of the shower, I apply the Restore Leave-In Conditioner. I squeeze most of the excess water out of my hair, flip and then scrunch in from the ends. I wrap my hair up in either my perfect hair care towel or a microfiber towel, depending on where I'm at in my laundry cycle.

I leave my hair wrapped up for at least 10 minutes, sometimes longer. Usually while I get dressed and put on my makeup. Then I style for day one. Sometimes I finger comb the tangles out, sometimes I use my Denman brush. They both have about the same result. I mix together a good dollop of the Curl Cream, a small amount of the Flexible Hold Gel, and two drops of the Rejuvinque light oil. I rub that all together in my palms, flip, and scrunch in starting at the ends. I do not take it all the way to my scalp. Depending on how much time I've got, I either air dry completely or let the products absorb for maybe 10 minutes before diffusing it dry.

It doesn't matter what I do with my waves/curls overnight, they always need refreshing the next day. Monat's Wave Spray is amazing as a refresher. First, I use my pick to get out the worst tangles. Then I separate my hair into top and bottom layers and spritz with the Wave Spray until my hair is damp, scrunch from the bottom and air dry. Pro tip: don't spray it on your roots.

This is the easiest day. The best part about the Wave Spray, in my opinion, is how easy it is to reactivate the next day. All you need is a spray bottle of water. I get my hair good and damp, not dripping, then gently detangle any trouble spots, and scrunch. I always air dry with this, otherwise I end up with a ton of frizz.

In the summer, I cannot go more than three days without at least rinsing my hair. I usually do a co-wash with a hair mask around this point in my wash cycle, but lately that's just not cutting it. Enter Monat's Purifying Vinegar Rinse. I absolutely love this stuff. It helps remove all the grossness from my scalp without being a full shampoo. I follow it up with a hair mask (I'm alternating between the Advanced Hydrating and the Damage Repair ones) or conditioner. Then I restyle using my Day 1 products, followed by day 2 refresh and day 3 reactivate, before starting all over again with a full wash.

Easy peasy!