Clean Up Your Curl Routine! Family Edition!
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We can’t take all of the mess out of #momlife but we’ve got tons of family hair care tips.
As a curly mama of three young kiddos, I barely have time to get my hair washed on a regular basis, but I make it happen for the sake of my curls and my sanity lol. I certainly look forward to shutting and locking (a must-do for moms) that bathroom door and diving into a TréLuxe #washday routine. The scents, especially that light vanilla aroma of the Curl Renew & Restore Gentle Cleansing Rinse relax me, and I love the luxurious experience of caring for my curls, even if it involves ignoring the kids yelling “Mom!” once or twice. While this is a lil’ slice of #momlife curl care paradise, the reality of family hair care can get wild and messy.
With products, combs, spray bottles, hair accessories, satin pillowcases among the whole crew, the chances of chaos are high unless you have some good techniques and systems in place. Whether you have a big brood of kiddos or even if you’re flying solo, today you’ll find a heaping helping of hands-on tips and awesome, step-by-step videos to keep your home hair care world clean and oh-so-organized!
1. Create a Hair Care HQ
Have you ever run around the house looking for the comb to get your kid’s hair looking normal-ish in the morning madness before school drop off? I have! Who knows where the heck that comb was last seen? It clearly has grown legs and is hiding under a couch or something. Finally, I realized I needed a central location for all things hair care. Products and tools now have a designated bin in my linen closet and that has made the morning madness just a little bit calmer. Depending on your family’s needs you could use just one bin, or having a designated hair bin for each person could be helpful, too. The key here is making sure your new organizing system is labeled. Curlies, if it’s not labeled, it does not count! If you really want to get creative, you could use a hanging shoe holder with clear pockets for all of your family’s hair care products. Each family member gets a row and voila you are officially on top of your family hair game!
2. Keeping Combs Clean!
We have all types of plastic combs in the house! Wide tooth combs for detangling wet curls, lil’ baby combs for my toddler and combs with pointy ends to get my six-year-old daughter’s part just right on the off chance she relents and lets me give her a style. So how should we keep all of those combs clean and orderly? Grab some kind of tall cup or bin and label it “Dirty” or “Wash me!” to coral combs that need to be washed. When several stack up, it’s time to scrub a dub, dub!
How to Clean a Plastic Comb
Time: 15-25 minutes (based on 5 combs)
Items Needed : Curl Renew & Restore Gentle Cleansing Rinse, tweezers, nail or toothbrush, hand towel, cotton swabs, rubbing alcohol
How Often to Do it: Every 1-2 weeks or when it looks grimey.
Remove hair from the combs using tweezers or your fingers.
Pop them in a clean sink.
Fill the sink with warm water and a couple of squirts of the cleansing rinse.
Let them soak for 10 minutes.
Use a clean brush to remove any stuck on grime.
Rinse thoroughly.
Let them air dry.
Wipe with cotton swabs that are damp with rubbing alcohol.
Do not rinse, allow to air dry on a clean hand towel.
3. Don’t Forget to Wash Your Satin Pillowcase
Oh. My. Goodness. The Satin Pillowcase brought a much-needed touch of luxury to my often messy #momlife. We have a toddler who just recently applied my lipstick. All. Over. Her. Face.This pillowcase is a total win for moms, because it cuts down on frizz overnight and the pretty colors make it stand out in the neverending cycle we all know as laundry for the family. Now, the tricky part is to keep people from stealing it. All of my three kiddos love it and snuggle up with it as much as possible. When I do recover it from a kid’s bedroom. I just know that it’s time for a wash! Curlies, you’ve got 2 options for washing it.
1. Handwash it and let it air dry. That is what the official directions are for the pillow, but if you’re tight on time, and isn't that basically all moms?
2. You could go the machine wash route, and we’ll show you the best way to do it. Now, kick back with that lukewarm coffee that you just found for the third time and watch someone else to the washing for a change.
How to Hand-wash your 100% Satin Pillowcase
How Often to Do it: Every two weeks
Time: 10 minutes
Items Needed : satin pillowcase, washing machine, laundry detergent, sink or bucket with cool water
Unzip your pillowcase and turn it inside out.
Wash inside out.
Drain and ring out excess water and soap.
Repeat rinse and ring out excess water.
Hang to dry.
How to Machine Wash the 100% Satin Pillowcase
How Often to Do it: Every two weeks
Time: 40 minutes (or as long as your washing / drying cycles take)
Items Needed : satin pillowcase, washing machine, laundry detergent
Turn your pillowcase inside out.
Toss in the washing machine alone or with like colors.
Add detergent.
Adjust the machine to cool water and a delicate setting.
After the cycle is complete, take the pillowcase out and place it in the dryer.
Use low heat and a delicate setting.
4. The Continuous Mist Spray Bottle is a Must-have for Moms
This spray bottle is such a timesaver for busy moms like me. I love that I don’t have to keep pumping the handle! When my 6-year-old gets tangles, this spray bottle along with the Untie the Knot Nourishing Leave-In Conditioner is ah-mazing. We have gone from tangle-induced tears to beautiful totally detangled hair very quickly with this dynamic duo.
I also love the spray bottle to give myself a quick refresh. Some water and quick glazing with the ReFlex Curl Styling Serum gives my curls new life! And pssst ... I have even brought the spray bottle along to steamy summer soccer games. A couple of squirts on the head or face keeps my crew from overheating, #soccermom. So how the heck do you clean this spray bottle?
Well, we’ve got detailed directions plus step-by-step video to walk you through it. And don’t worry it’s super simple!
How to Clean the Continuous Mist Spray Bottle
How Often to Do it: Monthly or if your spray bottle becomes cloudy or foggy
Time: 5 minutes
Items Needed : spray bottle, vinegar, measuring cup, water
Measure ¼ cup of vinegar and pour it into your spray bottle.
Measure ¾ cup of water and pour it into your spray bottle.
Shake, and then spray 10-15 times.
Pour remainder out and rinse with warm water.
5. It’s Quick to Clean the Collapsible Diffuser!
Does diffusing give you that extra oomph to hit that play date or school meeting with total curly confidence? Then you’ll love the Collapsible Diffuser. It’s a space saver in bathrooms crowded with the whole crew’s stuff and it can lead to super gorgeous curly, coily or wavy results.
Well, if you're lovin’ diffusing, remember to give your diffuser some TLC by giving it a good scrubbing whenever it looks grimy. This quick video will walk you through a very easy process to keep your diffuser squeaky clean!
How to Clean the Collapsible Hair Diffuser
How Often to Do it: Monthly or if you see build-up on the diffuser
Time: 8 minutes
Items Needed : Collapsible hair diffuser, water, liquid soap, scrub brush
Remove the black grate from the pink body of the diffuser.
Fill the sink with warm, soapy water.
Swish the grate around to get it clean.
If it seems extra grimey, use a scrub brush to help clean.
Once the grate is clean, set it to the side.
Clean the body of the diffuser too.
Drain and rinse off.
Air dry parts completely before putting them back together.
All right curlies, we hope you’ll walk away today with some new-to-you info on how to clean up your curl routine and bring a lil’ more calm to your life even if there is slime stuck to the ceiling and you accidentally drove past your street again because there are just too many things running through your sleepy #mombrain.
When it comes to curly cleaning tips with kiddos in the mix, there’s a lot of ground to cover! What other cleaning or organizing curl care tips would you love to see? Chime in on the comments!
Josannah Terry
Josannah Terry has been on #TeamTréLuxe since 2020 and is currently the Marketing Editor. She went through so many curly struggles from frizz to fried strands before she started using TréLuxe products, but now she can confidently care for her curls and pass on good hair care habits to her kiddos. Originally from Chicago, Josannah now lives in Northern Wisconsin with her husband and three children. She loves hiking, gardening, cooking and hiding out at cute coffee shops.
Create a Hair HQ
How to Clean a Plastic Comb
Don’t Forget to Wash Your Satin Pillowcase
How to Clean the Continuous Mist Spray Bottle
How to Clean the Collapsible Hair Diffuser
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