 Hey Co-Friends, I'm Bianca Renee and you're watching Bianca Renee Today. And today I had to come back out of my maternity leave to show you the burgundy braids. I mean, what do we think? I put a poll on Instagram and you guys voted that I do this color next time. So this is my hairstyle challenge of this week because I've never done a colored braid before. So I'm glad I'm trying something new. It's definitely been really fun. It's been great for maternity leave because I haven't had to do my hair. But I wanted to come on here to show you how I wash my scalp basically while I have a protective style. So today I'm gonna show you how I went from this crusty, flaky looking scalp to this nice, clean, refreshed and cooled scalp using all products from Sally Beauty. As some of you may know, I am officially part of the Sally Crew. So today's video is sponsored by Sally Beauty and that's where I got all the products that I'm using today. So without further ado, let's get started. So let's go ahead and look at the before. I've had these braids for about a month. Haven't done much to them because I have been taking care of my newborn. So they've been very neglected to be honest. But I was gonna close up of this like buildup happening. Got some buildup on the ends, some flakes. It's, it's time to wash. Yeah. And now I'm gonna grab the Canvie scalp bliss soothing scalp purifying foam treatment. You guys see me use this before, but it does work great. And it's kind of like something that doesn't really require too much of a serious rinse out. But I'm just going to rub it onto my scalp. Any flaky or dry areas. You could use any type of clarifying shampoo you want. I just really like how this foam feels on my scalp. And it's literally made to get rid of hair flakes, excessive buildup and soup scalp irritation. So that's what we need. Buildup removal. It says you could leave it on for five to seven minutes. And then we're going to rinse it out. You also can grab a towel and kind of just rub any buildup off. Now to rinse this out, you can get in the shower and just rinse all of your hair. But this part of the hair does not really need to be rinsed and it's just gonna be really heavy and take forever to dry. So I'd recommend just putting your head in the sink and focusing just on your scalp. Or if you have a shower head that like detaches, just try to get the scalp and not all of your hair because this is mostly braid hair. So you don't have to really wash it. So I'm gonna go stick my head in the sink and I'll be right back. Okay, now that I've washed just my scalp, this part of my hair got wet, but all this is dry. You could obviously let it air dry if it's bugging you. If you're gonna rush, you could just hit it with a blow dryer real quick. What is this? This is the new Ion Lux Super Charge hairdryer. You know, I can't wait to dry this on my curls, but for now we could just use the actual blow dryer part and just hit the wet top of my head. Step isn't necessarily necessary in the daytime, but if you are washing your hair at night, I would recommend making sure your hair is dry before you go to sleep, because if you wrap it, it's gonna smell in the morning. So don't go to bed with the wet head. All right, my scalp is already feeling amazing, but now for the main product I've been excited to share with you is the new Matrix Total Results Instacure Tension Reliever. This is for scalp ease. It has a little nozzle so we can go right down the scalp and it has no sulfates, no parabens, no silicone and it's infused with biotin, avocado oil and liquid protein relieves the feeling of tension and protectives and tight hairstyles. Releven formula with refreshing cooling sensation, which is always amazing when you have braids, works on all hair types and textures to soothe and nourish dry roots. So since this is called a tension reliever, you know when you first get your braids done and it's super tight, this will help relieve that tension on your scalp. My hair is a little bit more lived in, but I could always use some scalp soothing and cooling. Sensation has just kicked in. Oh, that feels good. Little goes a long way, so you don't even have to do like a whole line down your scalp. You could just use a couple of drops like it says. It feels so much better. Oh yeah, my scalp feels amazing right now. I feel that cooling, tingling sensation. It makes me so mad every time I put off washing my scalp because we tend to be so lazy when we have a protective style, but take the time to wash your scalp because that is the most important part of our hair growth, hair retention and what's gonna matter once we take out our braids. So I definitely recommend this new Matrix tension reliever. Make sure you get it at Sally Beauty. So now let me show you the after. Nice and clean, no more flakes, no more buildup, no more dryness. It feels amazing. So now that my scalp is nice and clean, I do wanna try something that I just recently saw on YouTube to make my growth look a little less grown out. So all you gotta do is get a crochet tool or hook and then you're going to stick the hook inside of the new growth. Make sure that this is open. Then you grab the end of your hair, close the hook, pull it through and I just kind of made like a tighter knot situation. So I'm gonna do it again. This time I'm gonna go this way, attach the end of my braid, close it, pull it through. Wow, look at that. That is way tighter than before. This can definitely make you stretch your braids for like another two weeks at least. So let's keep doing this. And let me give credit where credit is due. I learned this from a YouTube video by, I am a Nyako. I'll make sure to link her video in my description box. Thank you for this tip because this is awesome. Eco styling gel to lay down these. And there you have it, completely refreshed, retwisted without having to rebraid my scalp feels amazingly clean and I am just good to go. I mean, look at the after. If you enjoyed this video, make sure to give me a thumbs up and subscribe. I post new videos usually every Sunday, but I'm still kind of maternity right now. I have another newborn that I'm definitely enjoying spending my time with. But I wanted to make sure to get this video out while I still had my braids. You can get all of these braid products. Everything that I use in this video is available at Stiley Beauty. They've got everything that you need for your curls or your braids. So I will make sure to link both of these products in the description box. You guys can get some for yourself. You also can follow me on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter at Ms. Bianca Renee. I'll see you guys next time. Thanks for watching Bianca Renee today.