Hello my lovely readers, I am back to share an AMAZING recipe that I recently tried on my hair and LOVED! So as you can probably tell from my previous posts, I suffer from a dry scalp and ends (*sad face*) lol! So I ran across a recipe by Texture Playground that I thought I'd try and alter a bit!
Ingredients:
1 ripe avocado (medium sized)
1 4 oz jar of banana baby food
1/3 cup of coconut milk (whole fat)
3 tbs EVOO (Extra Virgin Olive Oil)
1/3 cup of honey
2 tbs Aloe Vera Gel
Directions:
1. In a small food processor, pulse the avocado until smooth.
2. Add in the jar of baby food and blend until homogeneous and a pale green color.
3. Add in coconut milk, EVOO, honey and aloe vera gel one at a time, mix well after each addition.
4. After washing your hair, apply the conditioner in sections, thoroughly coating hair, especially the ends.
5. Stuff hair underneath a plastic cap, wrap head in a warm towel and RELAX!
6. After about an hour, rinse hair thoroughly and immediately apply a cheapie conditioner (I use VO5) to completely rid hair of avocado and banana.
7. ENJOY YOUR LUSCIOUS HAIR! :)
Friday, January 20, 2012
Thursday, December 8, 2011
DevaCurl Review!!!!!!!!
Hello people!!! It's closing in on Christmas and I just decided to do a quick review on DevaCurl products!
So my mother is a master cosmetologist and I am apprenticing under her in her BRAND NEW salon! This is a perk that allows me to shop in the professional products stores! I've tried just about every shampoo out there and my fav is def DevaCurl!
I recently (around a month ago) purchased DevaCurl No-Poo shampoo, DevaCurl One Condition and DevaCurl Arc AnGEL.
To start, I washed my hair with the No-Poo shampoo, I HATE shampoo that lathers, it strips my hair and makes it extremely hard and dry and I need moisture seeing as how I have eczema in my scalp. I first noticed the tingly sensation of the shampoo! It is a very mildly scented shampoo that leaves my hair AMAZINGLY SOFT! It's even mild enough to use everyday lol, in fact I do use it everyday during summer months!
After I rinsed out the shampoo (that I only had to use once! No repeating means more product lol), I applied the One Condtion. I LOVE the fact that the whole line has one major conditioner! So I applied the conditioner which felt really weird. I automatically hated it, but as soon as I rinsed it out I fell in love! It left my hair feeling like BUTTA lol
So usually after this I would apply a leave-in and Curls Whipped Cream (My ABSOLUTE FAV PRODUCT!) but I decided to try the Arc AnGEL, this I hated lol, my hair needs moisture and this made my hair extremely sticky and stiff so i rinsed it out and applied my Curls lol
All in all I LOVE DevaCurl and will continue to use it! I has knocked Miss Jessie's and Kinky Curly out of product cabinet lol
Leave comments if you decide to try DevaCurl! Enjoy :)
So my mother is a master cosmetologist and I am apprenticing under her in her BRAND NEW salon! This is a perk that allows me to shop in the professional products stores! I've tried just about every shampoo out there and my fav is def DevaCurl!
I recently (around a month ago) purchased DevaCurl No-Poo shampoo, DevaCurl One Condition and DevaCurl Arc AnGEL.
To start, I washed my hair with the No-Poo shampoo, I HATE shampoo that lathers, it strips my hair and makes it extremely hard and dry and I need moisture seeing as how I have eczema in my scalp. I first noticed the tingly sensation of the shampoo! It is a very mildly scented shampoo that leaves my hair AMAZINGLY SOFT! It's even mild enough to use everyday lol, in fact I do use it everyday during summer months!
After I rinsed out the shampoo (that I only had to use once! No repeating means more product lol), I applied the One Condtion. I LOVE the fact that the whole line has one major conditioner! So I applied the conditioner which felt really weird. I automatically hated it, but as soon as I rinsed it out I fell in love! It left my hair feeling like BUTTA lol
So usually after this I would apply a leave-in and Curls Whipped Cream (My ABSOLUTE FAV PRODUCT!) but I decided to try the Arc AnGEL, this I hated lol, my hair needs moisture and this made my hair extremely sticky and stiff so i rinsed it out and applied my Curls lol
All in all I LOVE DevaCurl and will continue to use it! I has knocked Miss Jessie's and Kinky Curly out of product cabinet lol
Leave comments if you decide to try DevaCurl! Enjoy :)
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Banana Deep Conditioner Recipe
I'm an experimenter. I always try different things and mix up whatever ingredients I have to make what I need, so what did i do?! COME UP WITH A DC RECIPE :)
Ingredients:
1. 4 oz jar of banana baby food (I use organic baby food)
2. 1 tsp of jojoba oil
3. 1 tsp of EVOO (extra virgin olive oil)
4. 2 tsp of safflower oil
5. 1 tsp coconut oil
6. 2 tbsp honey (I also use organic honey)
Directions: (I use baby food simply because it's so pureed that no pieces of banana can be left in my hair, though you can use a whole, ripened banana. Also, any mixture of oils can be used but in the same ratios, these just work best on my hair.)
1. In a small bowl, add all ingredients and emulsify, or mix until the banana, honey and oils no longer separate.
2. On freshly washed, soaking wet hair, apply conditioner in sections. Make sure to completely saturate your hair (I comb the conditioner through but this is not necessary).
3. Place a plastic cap over your hair then wrap with a towel and RELAX! (You can sit under a dryer but I am no longer using heat on my hair so this is what I do).
4. I usually let this conditioner sit on my hair for 2 hours.
5. Rinse out conditioner with cold water and co-wash if you can't stand the smell. (I personally hate bananas and their smell lol)
6. Style as usual.
I do this conditioner every week and my hair feels fab! Hope you all love this recipe! Leave comment or suggestions :)
Ingredients:
1. 4 oz jar of banana baby food (I use organic baby food)
2. 1 tsp of jojoba oil
3. 1 tsp of EVOO (extra virgin olive oil)
4. 2 tsp of safflower oil
5. 1 tsp coconut oil
6. 2 tbsp honey (I also use organic honey)
Directions: (I use baby food simply because it's so pureed that no pieces of banana can be left in my hair, though you can use a whole, ripened banana. Also, any mixture of oils can be used but in the same ratios, these just work best on my hair.)
1. In a small bowl, add all ingredients and emulsify, or mix until the banana, honey and oils no longer separate.
2. On freshly washed, soaking wet hair, apply conditioner in sections. Make sure to completely saturate your hair (I comb the conditioner through but this is not necessary).
3. Place a plastic cap over your hair then wrap with a towel and RELAX! (You can sit under a dryer but I am no longer using heat on my hair so this is what I do).
4. I usually let this conditioner sit on my hair for 2 hours.
5. Rinse out conditioner with cold water and co-wash if you can't stand the smell. (I personally hate bananas and their smell lol)
6. Style as usual.
I do this conditioner every week and my hair feels fab! Hope you all love this recipe! Leave comment or suggestions :)
Sorry for the Wait (Haha)
I'M BACK!!! After a LONG break away, I'm ready to continue educating people on natural hair. I've been busy working at my regular job and working in my mother's hair salon :) so I'm getting back into the swing of things! Stay tuned for more :)
Monday, February 14, 2011
Flat Two Strand Twists
Hello again! I have a style that I absolutely adore and is easy and quick to complete and dry! So many people have heard of flat twists and I was highly skeptical because I figured it would take forever AND it wouldn't last, to my surprise, my flat twists last longer than my bantu knots or twist outs! Go figure!
1. To begin, I wash/ co-wash my hair and deep condition it.
2. I apply my leave-in conditioner and apply my product of choice for twisting. NOTE: Using a butter-based product will result in a twist out with a loose hold, I always use a gel like Eco Styler or KCCC.
3. I part my hair on either side or down the middle, depending on how I want my hair to lay when I take it out.
4. I part my hair with a rat tail comb, spritz with water and begin twisting. To twist, grasp two pieces of hair and begin to twist, picking up hair as you go, make sure the hair is tight and lays flat to the head.
5. When I get to the ends, I place an end paper on the end and wrap around a perm rod but this is optional.
6. To dry quicker, I sit under a a hard bonnet dryer, but for a more natural look let your hair air dry.
7. I usually let my hair stay in twists until I'm going somewhere.
8. To take out, apply a small amount of olive oil (or any oil of your choice) to your hands and take out the twist slowly, starting at the bottom, working your way up.
9. You have achieved your flat twist out! To stretch your hair, you can take a blow dryer, set on low heat, and place at the scalp and slightly pull your hair.
10. ENJOY!
For maintenance, I sleep on a satin pillowcase and spritz with olive oil or a leave-in conditioner.
1. To begin, I wash/ co-wash my hair and deep condition it.
2. I apply my leave-in conditioner and apply my product of choice for twisting. NOTE: Using a butter-based product will result in a twist out with a loose hold, I always use a gel like Eco Styler or KCCC.
3. I part my hair on either side or down the middle, depending on how I want my hair to lay when I take it out.
4. I part my hair with a rat tail comb, spritz with water and begin twisting. To twist, grasp two pieces of hair and begin to twist, picking up hair as you go, make sure the hair is tight and lays flat to the head.
5. When I get to the ends, I place an end paper on the end and wrap around a perm rod but this is optional.
6. To dry quicker, I sit under a a hard bonnet dryer, but for a more natural look let your hair air dry.
7. I usually let my hair stay in twists until I'm going somewhere.
8. To take out, apply a small amount of olive oil (or any oil of your choice) to your hands and take out the twist slowly, starting at the bottom, working your way up.
9. You have achieved your flat twist out! To stretch your hair, you can take a blow dryer, set on low heat, and place at the scalp and slightly pull your hair.
10. ENJOY!
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Shea Moisture
So there's this new line I've been hearing about called Shea Moisture, so I've decided to try it! After doing some research, I found out that Shea Moisture products are available at target.com and select Target stores, luckily my nearest Target store supplies the WHOLE line! In my Target, the isle where Shea Moisture and all other natural, 'ethnic' hair products are kept is steadily growing. So after looking at all of their products, I chose the Organic African Black Soap Deep Cleansing Shampoo (because I have an extremely dry scalp due to eczema) and the Organic Raw Shea Butter Deep Treatment Masque. After just the first use, my scalp felt SO much healthier and didn't itch the whole week! The masque worked wonderfully because of the shea butter, it kept my hair so soft and moveable, even after I applied gel. I highly recommend these products because of how well they work and the fact that every product on the line is just $9.99!!! Cheap AND efficient, could it get any better?!
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Refreshening my curls!
So after all of that hard work, twisting or styling my hair, it only looks bomb for ONE day! Actually it lasts longer but I'm a VERY hard sleeper so it's usually smushed on one side lol so I've come up with alternate ways to keep my hair looking fresh!
1. I traded my satin bonnet for a satin pillowcase....definitely works better because it allows the hair to move around freely rather than being constricted in the bonnet.
2. In the mornings I fluff my hair with my fingers and spray in my leave-in conditioner [a mix of 2-3 tbls of my shea butter deep conditioner and DISTILLED water, stored in an 8oz spray bottle]
3. I re-twist my hair every other or every 3 days, I saturate my hair with my leave-in conditioner and twist the same way.
Hope these tips worked!
1. I traded my satin bonnet for a satin pillowcase....definitely works better because it allows the hair to move around freely rather than being constricted in the bonnet.
2. In the mornings I fluff my hair with my fingers and spray in my leave-in conditioner [a mix of 2-3 tbls of my shea butter deep conditioner and DISTILLED water, stored in an 8oz spray bottle]
3. I re-twist my hair every other or every 3 days, I saturate my hair with my leave-in conditioner and twist the same way.
Hope these tips worked!
Monday, February 7, 2011
Homemade Shea Butter Deep Conditioner
After a long and tiring search for a deep conditioner that actually worked and provided my hair with moisture (other than WEN Remoist), I decided to make my own!
Ingredients:
2 tbls raw, unrefined shea butter (google it, surprisingly cheap)
3 tsp Olive Oil
2 tsp Tea Tree Oil
1/2 cup conditioner (I use Cantu Rinse Out Conditioner but you can use your favorite brand!)
1. Pour the conditioner in a bowl and mix in olive oil and tea tree oil.
2. In a separate bowl, melt shea butter completely in microwave (my house is always cold so the shea butter is always hard)
3. Add shea butter to conditioner and mix well, let it cool down.
4. After washing or co-washing your hair, apply mixture soaking wet to hair in sections (I part my hair into quarters and apply) DO NOT COMB!
5. Sit under a hard bonnet dryer for 45 mins to an hour!
6. Allow hair to cool off.
7. Comb with a wide tooth comb.
8. Rinse out, leaving about 5% of the conditioner in.
9. Style as usual
10. Enjoy your moisturized hair!
Ingredients:
2 tbls raw, unrefined shea butter (google it, surprisingly cheap)
3 tsp Olive Oil
2 tsp Tea Tree Oil
1/2 cup conditioner (I use Cantu Rinse Out Conditioner but you can use your favorite brand!)
1. Pour the conditioner in a bowl and mix in olive oil and tea tree oil.
2. In a separate bowl, melt shea butter completely in microwave (my house is always cold so the shea butter is always hard)
3. Add shea butter to conditioner and mix well, let it cool down.
4. After washing or co-washing your hair, apply mixture soaking wet to hair in sections (I part my hair into quarters and apply) DO NOT COMB!
5. Sit under a hard bonnet dryer for 45 mins to an hour!
6. Allow hair to cool off.
7. Comb with a wide tooth comb.
8. Rinse out, leaving about 5% of the conditioner in.
9. Style as usual
10. Enjoy your moisturized hair!
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| Ingredients....see! There's the shea butter lol |
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| End result. ENJOY!!! |
Staple Products
1. Wen Hair Care (available at wenhaircare.com)
2. Cantu Rinse Out Conditioner- which I use to co-wash
3. Mixed Chicks Leave-in Conditioner (available at mixedchicks.net or some beauty supply stores)
4. Cantu Leave-in Condtioner
5. Oyin Juice and Berries (available at oyinhandmade.com)
6. Homemade Shea Butter Deep Conditioner (Recipe on next post)
7. Kinky Curly Curling Custard (available at kinkycurly.com)
8. Olive Oil Eco Styler Gel
9. Curlicious Curls Cleansing Cream (available at curls.biz)
10. Curls Whipped Cream (available at curls.biz)
2. Cantu Rinse Out Conditioner- which I use to co-wash
3. Mixed Chicks Leave-in Conditioner (available at mixedchicks.net or some beauty supply stores)
4. Cantu Leave-in Condtioner
5. Oyin Juice and Berries (available at oyinhandmade.com)
6. Homemade Shea Butter Deep Conditioner (Recipe on next post)
7. Kinky Curly Curling Custard (available at kinkycurly.com)
8. Olive Oil Eco Styler Gel
9. Curlicious Curls Cleansing Cream (available at curls.biz)
10. Curls Whipped Cream (available at curls.biz)
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| This is my typical regimen when I to protective hairstyles (bantu knots, twist outs)...I alternate between Curls Whipped Cream and Eco Styler Gel. |
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| When I flat iron my hair, I use this as a heat protectant. |
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| Product Junkie lol |
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| Definitely slimed down my collection |
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Kinky Curly Curling Custard vs. Eco Styler Gel
I've recently ran into a young lady that recommended using Eco Styler Gel for my twist outs and bantu knots, she stated that I would have better hold. Of course, I ran out that day to my local beauty supply store [which is beginning to stock more and more natural products!!!] to buy some! The very first thing I noticed was the price, $1.99 for a 16 oz jar!!! MAJOR difference seeing how KCCC is $17 plus shipping and handling for an 8 oz jar. *though price shouldn't be the main factor on maintaining healthy hair, it does make a difference* After returning home, I quickly co-washed my hair [I'm always eager when I get new products lol], applied my leave-in conditioner [a mixture of raw shea butter, olive oil, tea tree oil, conditioner and distilled water], distributed the Eco Styler throughout my hair, (I also use the same method with KCCC) and styled my hair in bantu knots (which I let air dry). I noticed my hair was WAY more voluminous and manageable! KCCC always leaves me with a crunchy feeling and Eco Styler left my hair so soft! I must say I love both products but I'd much rather use Eco Styler because of the price and the fact that it's a great 'wash and go' product!
Any other ways you use Eco Styler Gel or KCCC?!
Any other ways you use Eco Styler Gel or KCCC?!
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