Back to Basics hair challenge

I'm taking part in a hair challenge this summer! It's mainly to (like the title says) get back to basics in our hair care regimens, because sometimes we do get carried away in how we want to take care of our hair. I'm not going to lie, there's so many things we can do! I'll have to go back and get the rules for the challenge, but here are the products I will be using :

Deep conditioner- Shea moistures deep treatment masque

Conditioner: HE hello hydration and v05 island coconut moisturizing conditioner 

Leave-in: garnier fructis sleek and shine

Stylers: Shea butter mix (w coconut and evoo added) for twists/ twist outs on blown out hair; taliah waajid curly curl cream and Eco styler gel for puffs and other "curly" styles 

Oil: Africa's best ultimate herbal oil

Heat protectant: Pearatin fortifying repairative serum

I plan on wearing twists for a week and then twist outs the following week, with washing my hair every two weeks. 

Here are the rules! 

So, here are the rules:

• Only the bare basics should be used with the exception of 2-3 nonessential products. 

• Styling should be limited to 2-3 times a week. 

• List all products you will be using throughout the challenge. These products should be listed as either essential or nonessential. 

• Check in weekly with your progress. 

• While pictures aren't necessarily required throughout the challenge a before and after picture would be nice. 

Bare Basic Essentials include:Oils (such as olive, coconut, hemp, grapeseed, etc), butters (such as Shea, cocoa, horsetail, etc), H2O of course, RO condish (which double as LI's), clays - for those of us who use them, whatever products you use to make your clays and shampoo - for those who use them. 

Nonessentials include:Twisting creams/butters, gels, spritz/mists, serums, puddings, curling creams, pomades, etc. 

Note:Even though oils are considered essentials, please pick your 3 favorites and use those for the duration of the challenge. Or if you're partial to butters, select your top 2 and use those.

Also, if you are taking HSN (hair, skin & nails) vites or Hairfinity, etc. those do not count as essentials or non-essentials; they are merely a personal decision.

This challenge will run from 1 June-1 September.

This challenge came from the curlynikki forums :)