8.29.2011
DIY Homemade Recipes for your Hair
As you can probably tell I love watching Naptural88's YouTube channel! She has very interesting and informative videos...definitely check it out sometime! Her hair is amazing too! Here are some Do It Yourself homemade hair products for you ladies that want to be frugal and use great products that you have laying around the house to restore the health and shine of your hair! I'm going to make some of these products myself and review them some time in the future! Have you tried any of these? Let me know what you think!
Creamy and Fluffy Shea Butter
Flaxseed Hair Gel
Homemade Deep Conditioner
Naptural88: Do It Yourself Hot Oil Treatment
Here is a YouTube video on a great hot oil treatment for your hair! Naptural88 is 100% natural but you dont have to be completely natural or even transitioning to use this treatment! Try it out and see if it is something that you're interested in incorporating into your regimen!
8.27.2011
Flexi Rod Set
Hey ladies!
Also on my co-wash day this week I tried something else new.....THE FLEXI ROD SET! It was quite easy to do. Youtubers demonstrate how to do these pretty well! It's just like putting regular rollers in your hair--simple and easy!
Here were my results:
I used the kinky curly products that I reviewed in the previous post! They made my curls really defined and im sure I can get 3 day hair from this! I loved results !
Also on my co-wash day this week I tried something else new.....THE FLEXI ROD SET! It was quite easy to do. Youtubers demonstrate how to do these pretty well! It's just like putting regular rollers in your hair--simple and easy!
Here were my results:
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Product Review: Two Kinky Curly Products
Hey ladies!
So this week on my co-wash day (which was thursday instead of wednesday) I decided to try something new. I've been hearing great things about the kinky curly line so I decided to try a couple of products. The two products that I tried was the Kinky Curly Knot Today Leave in/Detangler and the Kinky Curly Curling Mustard.
I must say I like these products! I washed my hair with my Herbal Essences Long Term Relationship Conditioner with my added oils. I made sure that all of the conditioner was rinsed out of my hair and than i used the Knot Today. This product really helps to detangle the hair. I have issues with detangling since I have two textures of hair now (my permed ends and my natural roots). So this product is definitely what I will be using to detangle my hair. After I used the Knot Today I sectioned my hair into small sections (i did a flexi rod set) and applied the curling custard to each section. The curling custard is the consistency of a very lightweight gel so you do not need to use alot of it. With both of these products, a little bit goes a long way....trust me!
I was very pleased with the results these two products gave me! I recommend both of these. The only con I have for this product line in general is that they do not really work well with other products. It is recommended by the company to use the entire product line instead of mixing and matching different products. Mixing and matching different products with these products will leave you with little white flakes in your hair. I personally did not have the entire product line and probably will only stick with these two products. For one reason, I am considering eliminating shampoos from my weekly reggies and shampooing once a month and the other reason is because i'm hooked on the conditioners that I currently use and dont see the need to get another one. But taking the step to make sure that all of the product that you used (such as my herbal essences LTR) is completely out shoud eliminate that issue as long as you do not put anymore products over it such a moisturizer.
So this week on my co-wash day (which was thursday instead of wednesday) I decided to try something new. I've been hearing great things about the kinky curly line so I decided to try a couple of products. The two products that I tried was the Kinky Curly Knot Today Leave in/Detangler and the Kinky Curly Curling Mustard.
I must say I like these products! I washed my hair with my Herbal Essences Long Term Relationship Conditioner with my added oils. I made sure that all of the conditioner was rinsed out of my hair and than i used the Knot Today. This product really helps to detangle the hair. I have issues with detangling since I have two textures of hair now (my permed ends and my natural roots). So this product is definitely what I will be using to detangle my hair. After I used the Knot Today I sectioned my hair into small sections (i did a flexi rod set) and applied the curling custard to each section. The curling custard is the consistency of a very lightweight gel so you do not need to use alot of it. With both of these products, a little bit goes a long way....trust me! I was very pleased with the results these two products gave me! I recommend both of these. The only con I have for this product line in general is that they do not really work well with other products. It is recommended by the company to use the entire product line instead of mixing and matching different products. Mixing and matching different products with these products will leave you with little white flakes in your hair. I personally did not have the entire product line and probably will only stick with these two products. For one reason, I am considering eliminating shampoos from my weekly reggies and shampooing once a month and the other reason is because i'm hooked on the conditioners that I currently use and dont see the need to get another one. But taking the step to make sure that all of the product that you used (such as my herbal essences LTR) is completely out shoud eliminate that issue as long as you do not put anymore products over it such a moisturizer.
8.22.2011
8.21.2011
Egg Protein Treatment
So I've been having some ridiculous hair shedding this past week. Originally, my plans were to do an Aphogee Protein Treatment like I normally do, but found out that I was completely out. I've been doing Aphogee treatments for years and I love them. You can tell that after you do the treatment your hair is alot stronger. Hair breaking/shedding is reduced pretty much instantly (at least in my experiences). The treatment is suppose to add protein back into the hair that is lost, especially for chemically processed hair. Relaxers/perms break the protein bonds down to release the kinks and curls in the hair. The Aphogee treatment is the remedy to making sure that your hair is pH balanced and has the right amount of protein. I have not used this product since I started my journey but my only con about this product was that it made my hair feel extra stiff. When I used it I had a relaxer/perm and I preferred that my hair was flowy and weightless rather than stiff and weighted down (which is how it would make my hair feel). But my hair dresser at the time told me the trick to applying and rinsing out this product. When putting on the aphogee just apply it....you do not have to comb the hair to distribute the product. Make sure you apply enough product so that it naturally runs down the hair. When you rinse out the product just let the water run down the hair, do not touch it. This works best when you are in the shower so you can tilt your head back and allow the water to run down. Basically, the less manipulation of the hair while this product is in your hair will give you the best results. Other than that follow the directions on the bottle to the T!!
Anywho, I said all that to say that instead of the Aphogee treatment I improvised and use an egg treatment. An egg treatment is pretty simple to make....get a conditioner ( i used my la bomba conditioner) and add one egg. Heres the thing with putting eggs in your hair (i knew this before i did this treatment but im quite hard-headed and did not take heed to the blogs and vlogs that I came across with this warning...so listen up! lol) I recommend that you take the yolk out of the egg. Some people leave the yolk in..,,when you leave the yolk in DO NOT get under the dry, go in the heat or put a shower cap on your head --->THIS WILL COOK THE EGG IN YOUR HAIR!! (not good at all lol). Picking little egg pieces out of your hair is not very fun lol...trust me! So the easiest thing to do to avoid this issue altogether is by removing the egg. Aside from finding that out tonight....the egg treatment worked pretty well!
Since this was my first time doing this type of treatment...I still prefer the Aphogee treatment. But the results were pretty much similar. I will have to do this treatment a few more times and perfect the recipe before I can make a full out review. But a comparable review of these two products will come very soon! Try both products and let me know what you think!
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8.18.2011
Full Shea Moisture Curl Enchancing Smoothie Results
Hey ladies!
Just wanted to quickly post a pic of my results using the curl enchancing smoothie product! The definition and shine of my curls lasted the entire day! You can definitely tell that this product soaks up and locks in moisture...the moisture just doesn't coat hair strands like some products do (like my current moisturizers from motions and ORS).
If you use this product too...let me know how you feel about it! I would love to know :)
Just wanted to quickly post a pic of my results using the curl enchancing smoothie product! The definition and shine of my curls lasted the entire day! You can definitely tell that this product soaks up and locks in moisture...the moisture just doesn't coat hair strands like some products do (like my current moisturizers from motions and ORS).
8.17.2011
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