A Twist Out on Natural Hair with Heat Damage

1. Wash /Condition- use a pudding or moisturizer to twist. My curls at the end come from small curl rods. I let mine air dry but I'm sure you can sit under a dryer ( not sure of exact results)

 2. Untwist... I make each twist four pull-aparts. (separate the twist 2 parts then separate each one to make 4)

3. Pick the insides for desire volume or separate more to your liking

4.  End result- add "baby hair", slick sides, add head band, front pin up...***you can pick it out more to be bigger***

Benefits of Pre-Pooing and Castor Oil

My last perm was in January 2011, I Big Chopped in April 2011.  After being natural for close to a year, I decided that I wanted to see how long my hair could grow.  So I decided to start a journey in unknown territory. With that being said I began to research what could possibly aid me in retaining my hair growth. Hundreds of blogs and many youTube videos later I decided to begin a Castor Oil Challenge and a Pre-Poo Regimen. 

I incorporated Castor Oil in my natural hair regimen in hopes that it would strengthen my hair, as well as make it grow faster. I began by using Castor Oil as you would a hot oil treatment, then I used it as a pre-poo. For those of you who think I made a typo, pre-poo is applying conditioner, oil or both to dry hair and scalp then bagging your hair prior to washing.  

  Pre-Poo with Coconut Oil & Honey

Pre-pooing my hair gave it a remarkable shine and durably and it also helped to make my scalp  and hair healthy and moisturized... Which in return aided in my hair growth. My new pre-poo mixture of choice is coconut oil and honey mixed. My hair absolutely loves this stuff!

Are you having problems with your hair retaining moisture? Do your ends feel dry and brittle? If so maybe you should try adding pre-poo to your regimen!

21 months10-12 inches

   

  

January 26, 2012         January 11, 2013

Must Haves As a Natural

A list of things that all Naturals should have to help maintain beautiful healthy hair:

1.  Spray Bottle (Water, Oil Mixtures, etc)

2.  Dennman Brush, Tangle Teaser and or Wide Tooth Comb (Detangling)

3.  Assortment of Oils (Moisturizing & Strengthening Hair & Scalp)

4.  Applicator Bottle (Apply Oils and Cleansers to Scalp)

5.  Patience (Maintaining Healthy Hair and Growing Hair takes time)

6.  Love (Accepting your hair is important)

7.  Understanding (Listen to your hair, it will let you know what it needs)

Did I miss anything? What are some of your must haves?