My Hair Journey - Her+Them

When we moved to Delray Beach from NY, I already had hair Extentions from a place in NYC called Olivia Christensen Salon. The girl who did my Extentions for the year I lived there was Christina and my colorist, also at the salon was Sandra. Its was an amazing place located on the upper Eastside in NYC and I loved my hair. If you live near NYC and want Extentions, make sure to look them up.
Since we moved down to Florida, I needed to find a new hairstylist and hair extension girl. After asking Instagram for some referrals, I decided on Boca dream hair. Anne is the owner and the girl who does my extensions. I had them for about 9 months before removing them, and absolutely LOVED THEM.

At the start of quarantine I was due to get them redone, but because everything was closing down, they too had to shut their doors. I decided to take out my extensions with the help of Danielle 💜 , and give my hair a break. Well, from going every 5 to 6 weeks to get my extensions moved up (maintenance), I had no idea of the actual condition of my hair. I think from having ombre for over a year, my hair had just taken a beating from the dye and the bleach. Danielle had to cut about 5″ off of my hair, and it could have been cut more. I know it’s shocking when you take out all your hair, but I literally felt like I had no hair. It needed a real break and this was the perfect time.

I started looking for some supplements and products to help my hair grow in thicker and stronger, and to help stop the excess shedding. I feel like I’m shedding so much right now. I recently dyed my hair back dark to give it a break from bleaching the ends and started a few different products.

I was really inspired by my girlfriend Lilly Ghalichi’s hair story using her own product Hairtamin, so I decided to give it a try. I have already used their gummies for the past few months, but I decided to switch to their Advanced Formula based on the results Lilly had. I’m approaching 8 weeks now on the advanced formula vitamins and excited to see how my progress goes over the next few weeks. What I liked about this vitamin is that it’s just 1 a day, the ingredients are clean, and it’s much more than just a biotin supplement. It contains vitamins, minerals and herbs that not only support healthy hair growth but also a healthy immune system for hair extension.

I decided to try their biotin shampoo + conditioner as well; Ill try anything that has amazing reviews at this point. Week 8 of this and so far I notice my hair is softer, sleeker directly after blow-drying and less fall out when I brush my hair.
The girls gave me a code to use to save you 20% off your purchase. Apply code JENSTANO at check out for hair extension.

Usually I try to only use products with clean ingredients, but since taking my Extentions out and having a little bit of a freakout over my hair, I searched reviews and asked friends what they have been using and recommended despite not being considered a “clean” product.
Below is a list of things I have ordered off amazon to help with my hair. Feel free to click the image to take you directly to the website.

My personal review:

Kerastase hair scrub:
At first I was nervous about using a scrub in my hair. Who ever thought to exfoliate your scalp? I actually just learned about this from a friend of mine Sophie of Conscious living by Sophie. She writes a lot of articles for Kourtney Kardashians company Poosh. So when I searched for hair scrubs I was really surprised to find so many. I purchased 2 but have only been using this one so far. I use it every other time I was my hair and I think it helps cleanse my scalp more but I worry if its making extra hair come out/ fall out.

Kerastase Fondant Extentioniste, Length Conditioner:
I like this conditioner since it is light and didn’t weight down my hair that much. However, I’m still having a good amount of shedding.

Kerastase Resistance Bain Therapiste Shampoo:
I tried this brand because of the reviews but mainly since was recommended to me from a number of friends. If I don’t use the scrub on my hair first, then the first lather doesn’t lather up very well. It takes a bit of shampoo to get a good lather the first time as the shampoo is thick. The second creates a lot of lather and feel really soft and clean after. Better hair extension experience.

Kerastase Serum Extentioniste, Scalp & Hair Serum:
Ive been using this every single time I wash my hair. I apply it to my scalp with the glass applicator making sections with the tip. I feel like I have cut my hair many times since I started all these supplements and products, so maybe it’s helping with growth, but I don’t feel like my hair is any thicker. I’ll continue to use this until it’s finished and look into some other serums.

Kérastase Resistance Serum Therapiste:
This product my friend swore by so I got it. I think it helps the over all appearance and texture of your hair. My hair is naturally straight some I still don’t know if this is doing much for me, but with everything Im doing, my hair condition has improved so much in less than 3 months so I’m going to continue using these until they finish dn then try another top rated product to see if there’s a difference. Trial and error.

PURA D’OR Original Gold Label Anti-Thinning Biotin Shampoo:
For years I have search the internet and amazon for different products. I love reading the reviews and think they help so much. This particular product is all natural, and had over 15,000 reviews and nearly 5 stars. I only bought the shampoo but when my other products finish, I’m going to get the matching conditioner for hair extension, and give this another go.

Wild Growth Hair Oil:
I bought this as a treatment for my hair. With over 8,000 reviews I wanted to give it a try. I’m not sure its particularly for my type of hair, as it makes my hair VERY greasy, but I use it mainly at night when I know I need to shampoo my hair the next day and I sleep with it in my hair. Make sure to put a towel down on your pillow as oil will stain.

HairAnew:
Again, another product with amazing reviews on amazon. I finished this product in full when we first got into quarantine and then switched the next month to Hairtamin. Im not giving hairtamin a try for the next 3 months.

Propidren by HairGenics – DHT Blocker & Hair Growth Supplement:
I bought this the same time I purchased the Hairanew and was taking them at the same time. Once I started hairtamin I stopped, but this too had amazing reviews and is how I discovered it on amazon to begin with.

Coconut Oil:
This is sup[er easy and have used in the past and loved how my hair felt. A simple over night oil treatment with regular coconut oil. I like to get extra virgin or raw. Apply all over hair and sleep with it. Wash the next day. Make sure to get it on my scalp as well for hair extension.