Routine:

1. L'Oreal Eversleek
2. Tresemme Botanique Coconut and Aloe - squish to condish upside down
3. A tiny bit of As I Am leave in conditioner while wet
4. Herbal Essences totally twisting curl mousse while wet
5. Dippity Do gel while wet
6. Scrunch with a t shirt
7. Plop with a t shirt
8. On this picture I had also snuck in some Cantu curl cream activator but likely won't use it anymore

When I tried CGM last December, I was living in the city with normal water and my hair was about 6 inches shorter. I could get waves and even a couple of spirals with just a little curling cream. The conditioner is the same as I used before, same with the gel and mousse.

Now I'm on well water that is very hard. This evening I tried a clarifying shampoo (Neutrogena) and thought I'd do a bit of an apple cider vinegar on top of it (won't do that again, I just wasn't sure if they did the exact same thing). I also tried a rice water rinse. My hair is over moisturized and I do have a great protein deep condish but know that a lot of wavies are protein sensitive so wanted to try the rice water first.

My hair is worse now! I could barely get any wave to it after this last wash, even with product. I don't have a picture of this disaste as it's not dry yet but I'm pretty sure it will dry straight.

When I move in a couple of weeks it'll be my own house that does have a filter so I'm expecting the hard water issue to resolve.

But I don't know what else is wrong. My hair is really healthy. My hair is also really fine so I'm hesitant to get more layers although I'll gladly take recommendations!

Any tips would be great!