Day 1 – Homemade Protein Treatment

A few weeks ago, I was skimming through Instyle Magazine’s Hair Edition  and stopped on the “Beauty MacGyver” article. In it, several celebrity hairstylist recommended products that you could find at home to fix bad hair days.  Well-known hairstylist Ted Gibson recommended clear gelatin as a protein treatment.  Gelatin contains high levels of protein that helps strengthen the hair.  I decided to test it out.


I pre-shampooed with a protein treatment. I dissolved Knox Gelatine ($2 at your local grocery store) in hot water.  Let it cool off and applied it to my hair and left it in for about 25 minutes. *Warning* This can get very messy






- Next, I rinsed the gelatin out and shampooed with my Shea Moisture Organic Raw Shea Butter shampoo 
- I deep conditioned with Shea Moisture’s Organic Raw Shea Butter’s Moisture Retention Deep Treatment Masque.  I kept the conditioner in over night.
- I then applied Nexxus Humectress Luxe Ultimate Moisturizing Leave-In Spray
- Blew my hair dry; applied Kemi oil
- Flat ironed and applied a small amount of coconut oil to each section.
- Trimmed
- Finally pin-curled and covered with a silk scarf.

I’m happy with the results. It’s very soft, full of body and hydrated.  When I trimmed my hair, I noticed that my right side (the side I wrap first) was more damaged than the left side, so I will be sticking with pin-curling it at night, instead of wrapping it and I will also try to cut back on heat.  


I’ll stick with getting it washed every week, and a deep condition every two weeks and I’ll add the protein treatments once a month.