Split Ends!!???!!

So a little after I took out my braids I had some growth and I loved it. Then I tried to comb my hair ... and I really didn't know what to do with it. So as usual I said well let me seek out some split ends which seems to be code for hack off over 2 inches of hair because I'm not ready for this hair length.

Has this type of thing happened to me before? You bet yah.... Back in February I went with a golf ball amount of hair. However this month I decided to up my game and it was tennis ball sized :D.

 So why am I posting this. Well so that I never forget that I tend to have weird moments and that yes my hair will grow back. Because in all honesty was it all split ends...No!! However I did it regardless because the thought of combing all of that deterred me and it was either do that or color it. I'm the type of person that I tend to express myself with my hair from my styles to my hair color to my accessories it normally reflects what  I am going through or how I feel at the moment.

/bye

Yarn Braid Removal- HairTreatment

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Sooooo. If you were following under my hairstyles tab you would know that I once again put in yarn braids. Knowing me I probably will not put them in for another 2 months or so because with the hot sun out my scalp was itching like crazy /no.

I scratched ssssoooo bloody much that I think I scratched my scalp raw.

So at about 5 in the morning I put on my bentonite clay, rinsed that out, followed up with my shea butter treatment from Shea Moisture and got under my huetiful steamer (which I have not used in 3 mths).

Decided to do a facial at the same time...LOL

Wow... I actually have hang time it grew

Look at them coils and kinks

For my clay mix I used apple cider vinegar, olive oil, water and bentonite clay of course, Since I had to get ready for work I did not have time to wait for it to dry before rinsing it out. Did my usual conditioning routine and tried kinky curly knot today. Then I tried the kinky curly curling custard for the first time it was slightly sticky but not as sticky and gooey as curl magic from Uncle Funky's Daughter (but I think that their stickiness is due to the marshmallow) and it dried way quicker and did not have as much residue. I will try writing a review on it late next month after I have used it and gotten to see how it really works with my hair.

Kinky Curly- Curling Custard

KCCC- The product on wet hair

My hair after the product dried

Please ignore my awful flat twist

Never realized that my hair had patches of brown

I liked the results but my coils are very firm and there was still some residue from where the product was not fully absorbed. However I was a bit surprised that my hair actually did come out so good because everyone cautioned me that it would not work for my hair type since I have hair in the 4 range /wahaha (insert evil laugh here).

Hope it turns out just as good tomorrow. Gonna have to do something about that awful flat twist that I attempted to do in the front of my hair.

/bye

Yarn Braids Style

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Some Hair Essentials

I know that I have been missing for a while and I am going to try to do better but I have been working on getting some other projects off the ground (more on that later).

Let's talk hair... Well, more like natural hair to be exact. Starting out I wish that someone had told me about some of these items and how effective using them can be

Spray bottle with water
This will never get old. Natural hair needs and craves moisture especially when you live in hot and humid temperatures that can be found here in the Virgin Islands. Hair looking and feeling a little dry? Spray that water gurl!!! While you are at it how about drinking 1 or 2 glasses of crisp, clean aqua.

Also you can place some of your favorite essential oils in with your water. This leads me to the second point...

Hair Oils
Do not underestimate the moisturizing power of hair oils. Now I am not saying take a bottle of EVOO and just pour it all over your head (but it would make a good hot oil treatment) but you can mix it in with your water to provide your hair with moisture and a slight sheen. When using oils in your hair I would recommend that you use more water than oils because you only need one or two drops of oil in your spray bottle  and because no one and I mean NO ONE wants their hair to be leaving oil slicks on furniture pieces.

Twist out- Done using my water and oil mix

Shampoo
While I am not totally against shampoos I do believe that if you are going to use it then that bad boy needs to be sulfate free. Our natural hair does not need to be stripped of its hard won moisture so if after you've washed your and hair it damn near "squeaks" to say it's clean STOP.

Unless you have been using a ton of products and your hair feels laden down DO NOT over clean your strands. On a regular the clean feeling comes from having a clean scalp. So make sure your scalp is clean and let your product of choice and the water pressure help to cleanse away the sweat and build up that may be present.

Silk or Satin Scarf or Pillowcase
Now I must say I am very familiar with this because it was also an essential when my hair was chemically straightened. Our hair can snag and get caught in fabrics when we sleep. Also regular pillow cases soak up all our hair's oil and product that we took so bloody long to put on.

Hair Flowers
Trust me when you have a TWA and that bad boy looking "blah..." Hair flowers help to brighten up your face while draw attention to your hair and its texture. Also when you are misting your hair with your spray bottle a little water will help that flower look more realistic ;-)

I will try and split the Hair Essentials list into 2 or 3 parts. I hope that this little mini series helps others that are a bit overwhelmed and may need help finding a starting point for their hair essentials.

Hopefully while reading you understand my sense of humor. Let me know if there is anything you would like me to talk about.

New Weelky hairstyle

Hey all there is a new weekly hairstyle on the hairstyle page.

Want to learn how this was achieved?

Check it out here.

Freshly washed Hair

So here is my hair looking all nice and freshly washed last week.

So the Bentonite clay really did help to make my curls pop :D. Believe it or not this look was achieved by doing an hot oil treatment (Vatika oil) and a plastic bag on chunky twists. Then in the shower I rinsed out and used WEN on my hair with the twists still in and rinsed out when I was finished with my shower and this was the result and no snags or detangling needed.

Bentonite Clay

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I know that I have been missing on the scene lately but I will get back to that in another post. Trust me though I have missed my personal blog. I have been gone for so long that I even forgot what I had been doing with my hair lately /no.

So today is about my Bentonite clay hair detox. Yep I said it hair detox. For anyone that does not know I don't care for shampoos and they have never cared for me /nobigdeal... so I see this as a mutual relationship. So on to the process and mix. Well, I didn't use spoons to measure so... long story short I just grabbed crap and made it work.

Step 1: Did an apple cider vinegar rinse with olive oil. Put a plastic bag on my head and went back to sleep.

Step 2: Rinse out and clear out with fingers.

Step 3: Mix Bentonite clay with 2 tsp. of honey, 2 tsp. of an oil of your choice (used vatika) and add water as necessary. Please do not mix in a metal bowl or use a metal spoon.

Step 4: Apply to hair. Personally I tend to work it through slightly with my fingers and leave in for about 30 - 40 min or when it starts to get a bit dried (but not too dry /please).

Look at that bad boy popping in the back

I'm hoping that as my hair grows the front will "learn" to do something besides stick up.

Step 5: Rinse out with warm water until water runs clear and then condition to get out all of the clay bits. To condition I used Alikay Naturals Honey and Sage Deep Conditioner & Caribbean Coconut Milk Conditioner. Yep I figure if they work well separately... why not combine them???

Step 6: Rinse out and look at those curls pop./wahaha

Curls baby curls

Did I mention that I wash my hair in the shower... Now you know

Coming along nicely

I will see if I can find a picture of my hair during my last wash for a comparison. Until next time. /bye