Twist Out

Hello Guys

High humidity + sunshine = hair love.

It's spring again and my hair loves loves loves the humidity. It's my hair's favorite time of year. I get to let my hair down and breathe a lil....yayyyy!!! After prepooing with my coconut, baking soda & honey mixture, I co-washed with Suave Coconut condish, applied coconut & jojoba oil, veggie glycerin, Talia Waajid Enhancing Herbal Conditioner..sealed with Raw Shea Butter twisted..air dried and untwisted (about 10-12 total). Maintain by nightly pineappling..retwisting & moisturizing every 2-3 days.

BTW: My skin & scalp are really enjoying the baking soda, coconut oil & honey mixture. These 3 simple products are great alone and are staples in my home..along with ACV (but that's another post:) 

How To:

Make a paste 2:1 of baking soda & coconut oil depending on your skin's sensitivity. Add in about a teapoon of honey. Small batches work best as to maintain life shelf, although honey is a great natural anti-bacterial agent. I am still using this mixture to cleanse my hair, toothpaste and facial exfoliant. Next post, I will detail how this mix is helping to remove my acne blemishes and even preventing new breakouts. 

Natural Hair Party!

Calling all Kinky Glam!!  There was a meeting of the manes yesterday, and I must say it was a good time.  We were there to make and try flaxseed gel together, but we forgot the dang flaxseed!  Who does that?  I was really excited because I never tried it before and I feel like I'm missing something, but there is always next time.  We were sure to bring other products though, products or methods we may have wanted to try but didn't for whatever reason.  So we explored and this was an inexpensive way to do so. 

There were plenty of products to try.  I did a honey and jojoba oil prepoo and steamed for a few minutes. I also tried Mixed Chicks leave-in conditioner for the first time, and I was pleased with the definition but not too impressed with the smell.  I just love a good smelling hair product.  Products included Cantu, Shea Moisture, Curls Unleashed, Oyin, there were natural products like Shea, and coconut oil, honey and bananas.  There were some dislikes to the Shea moisture, but it works just fine when I use it.  Peep the satin steam cap in the back....that's the bomb!  I will be getting one of those.  There were raves about co-washing with the White Rain coconut conditioner.  We talked about retaining moisture and the damaging effects of shampoo, the build up and the penetration blockage it causes.  It may be sulfate free but I am sure there are other things in that shampoo stripping our hair of its natural oils.  We checked our strands for protein and elasticity, got to see the difference in thickness of strands amongst us.  There was a sugar scrub performed, and by the end she was about ready to fall asleep because a good scalp massage is no joke!  Below, are some twists, which are still in, let down pics coming soon!  She had complaints of build up and dryness after a straightening :-(, so what did we do?  A sugar scrub and cowash as well as locked the moisture in via twists using Shea butter and coconut oil. 

After the Mixed Chicks leave in I just let my hair air dry to see if I liked the results, and I did so I will definitely use that product again in my wash and go.  I twisted my hair when I got home though with coconut oil and Shea butter and let that marinate until this morning when I let my twists down.  I am now the queen of twist outs LOL.  The hair party was fun, it's a great idea if you have a few ladies that want to get together and try new things, brainstorm on new ideas, and its most beneficial when people can actually show you what they are talking about.  Til next time my kinky friends...

 

 

 

 

-MEI

 

Dust Much?

Anyone familiar with dusting?  Is it your chosen method of trimming.  I do, I dust my own hair so I don't leave someone's chair with a new haircut I didn't ask for.  Dusting, how I do it, consists of me twisting my hair and lightly trimming with hair scissors, (very important) just above the split ends.  The point of this is to stop the split ends before it gets worst while retaining as much length as possible which is the goal for me.  You should not be able to tell that you have dusted as there should only be tiny remnants of hair on the sink, or wherever you do it.   You could also use the seek and destroy method when it comes to split ends.  That's just what it sounds like, find them and rid those beautiful strands of splits.  Split ends can cause problems like tangling and frizz, which are biggies to us kinky folk so trimming is important.  Make sure you can see what it is you're cutting away at.  So being consistent is key.  Now I don't do it as nearly as often as I should but it gets done and this is my method of choice!

Mei

CURL BOX

HAS ANYONE HEARD ABOUT THE NEW RAVE?

ONYX CAME UP WITH A GREAT IDEA TO PROVIDE MONTHLY BOXES FILLED WITH GOODIES FOR OUR NATURAL LOVERS.

THIS BOX GIVES YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO TRY DIFFERENT BRANDS AND SEE WHAT WORKS FOR YOU!


EACH MONTH A GORGEOUS BOX OF 5 TO 7 FULL SIZE AND DELUXE SIZE PRODUCTS WILL ARRIVE AT YOUR DOOR STEP!

CURL PATTERN

HOLA MY NATURLISTAS ,

Just wanted to check in and do a progress report for my 30 DAY NO HEAT CHALLENGE

I always wondered how the back of my MANE look after a long day of ripping and running the streets. I was pleasenly suprised to see so much definition after a long day. This picture gives me the motivation to keep going with 30 day no heat challenge. I cant wait to CHECK IN AT THE 15 DAY MARK!

Wash & Go Time Y'all!

With all the heat and commotion the Summer brings wash and go's are definitely in season!  So this morning I simply conditioned and rinsed my hair and added a leave in.  I didn't towel dry or t shirt dry my hair I let it air dry.  This leave in by curls unleashed smells great it calmed some frizz and it's made especially for curly girls like us.  I did use some shea whip around my edges and what not, you know we have to baby them! This is my hair dry the heat helped it dry a lot quicker.  Check out that shrinkage ;-)

Mei

11 Months Natural and COUNTING!!!!!!!

I am super excited to see my 11-month transition!!!   I'm feeling like my natural transition has been worth, I have become a "Natural Believer!"   I honestly felt that my hair was just way to thick for me to be able to go natural and.......vua-la.......

15 MIN WASH N GO

GOOD MORNING MY NATURAL HAIR JUNKIES AND HAIR GURUS

I'M A NEWBIE TO THIS NATURAL HAIR LIFESTYLE BUT I'M DETERMINED TO BRING BACK MY CURLS!

MY PREVIOUS BLOG I STATED I WAS DOING A 30 DAY NO HEAT CHALLENGE- I KNOW I KNOW VERY SCARY BUT I'M UP FOR THE CHALLENGE .

DAY 1 - 15 MIN WASH N GO

SIMPLE AND EASY ESPECIALLY FOR A MOMMY ON THE GO LIKE MYSELF!!

I WASH MY HAIR USING HAIR CHEMIST COCONUT OIL SHAMPOO AND CONDITIONER(5.99 EACH FROM OLD FAITHFUL TJ MAXX )

STEP 1- I USED COLD WATER TO RINSE THRU MY HAIR WHILE ADDING THE SHAMPOO

STEP 2- MASSAGE MY SCALP MAKING SURE I REMOVE ALL THE BUILDUP OUT MY HAIR

STEP 3- RINSE SHAMPOO OUT AND APPLIED CONDITIONER

STEP 4- COMB THRU HAIR WITH A WIDE TOOTH COMB

STEP 5- RINSE CONDITIONER OUT

STEP 6- TOWEL DRIED MY HAIR LIGHTLY

STEP 7- SLAPPED A NO SLIP HEAD BAND ON AND WENT ON MY MERRY WAY =)

NO HEAT CHALLENGE

Hey guys!!!!

I'm excited to informed everyone that I will be embarking on a 30 DAY  NO HEAT CHALLENGE!!! The reason I decided to embark on this journey because of the noticeable damage to my edges and curl pattern. My edges became came rough and fried while my curl pattern was all over the place. I noticed after washing my hair I would have tight curls throughout the back and loose or even straight pieces in the front of my hair. Therefore I willing to commit to this challenge to restore my edges and curl pattern.

Wish me Luck guys !!!

What's your hairs Condition?!

I've started using this product in conjuction to my water only washes I leave this in my hair while I wash up and then rinse.  I still use leave ins, but extra conditioner never hurt nobody! (Unless there are too many unhealthy ingredients )

I love the smell it is divine! I've noticed a difference in moisture and frizz after use... i must say I have loved any product I've tried from 3 sisters of nature, this is the sweet honey rose treatment and I highly recommend... what's your fav condish?

Mei

Protein Anyone?

So after enduring cold months of dry, brittle hair,  I did a strand test and found that my hair needed more protein.

         *Strand test: pull a hair strend with your hands to see how              much elasticity it has. If it breaks easily/resistant to spring.            back, then chances are your hair needs more protein.

Usually, I would mix up some Greek yogurt, egg, honey, coconut milk & avocado oil but I ventured out and tried an OTC product...ORS (formerly Organic Roots Stimulator) Hair Mayonnaise. I chose this because its a deep conditioner & protein treatment combined.

While it is enriched with olive oil, egg protein, herbs & wheat germ oil; it is NOT an all natural product...by far. It contains alcohol, cones & bunch of other chemicals...like a bunch:( but the results were absolutely amazing!! My hair is much more manageable, shiny, super soft and my curls popped & sprang back to life.

The process was simple(the usual):
          Washed
          Detangled & Sectioned hair
          Applied product
          Covered w/cap (directions say 15mins) but I did overnight
          Detangled (again...smh@my kinks)
          Rinsed
          Styled: not so mini mini-twists

Unfortunately I ran outta time for pics. As my hair grows... bra strap length...wash times are about 5 hrs now....patience is a virtue I suppose.

Overall: loved the results...not the ingredients. Not 100% sure if will use again. I will continue to research more natural options to repeat in another month or two.

Hope this is helpful.
~Loving