DiscoveringNatural

Healthy hair starts from the inside. What you put in your body matters as much as what you put on your hair. If you have some guava, try this quick recipe. I also have a GREAT TIP on how to eliminate the guava seeds from the smoothie.  This smoothie is Kid friendly. Benefits of Guava

Lately, I have noticed that my ends were knotting up and with that indication, I knew that it was time for a trim . My last trim was January 3rd 2014.  In the past, I had trimmed my hair while damp or wet , but decided to try using curlformers to stretch my hair and then do the trim. Kind of like straightening my hair and then trimming... LOL! I had a few concerns (1) Wait time for my hair to fully dry in curlformers                                   (2) Having to comb my ends while dry I had stretched Big Sis's hair in curlformers before and wanted to incorporate the same method. The install process took about 40 minutes. Check out that shrinkage!! After a total dry time of 6 hours, I looked like a prutty pruncess ( according to Lil Sis) The Trimming process   Taking each in...

Next day puff Watch my night time routine to get my Afro puff  BIGGER   the next day!!

You don't always have to do what type of hairstyle, you can mix it up! In today's video, I showcase Big Sis's style for the week. This consists of roll and tuck and add some twists at the ends. Watch below or click this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yy8Ps9FkTEE

Read all about it on this link: http://blackgirllonghair.com/2014/04/10-kinky-naturals-you-should-check-out-on-youtube/

Your child's hair is texturized or relaxed and you are wondering how do you stop putting chemicals in your child's hair and make their hair completely natural. First thing, know that you are not alone. Let me share a little bit about myself and my older daughter, known as Big Sis on our YouTube channel, DiscoveringNatural . When Big Sis was 4 years old, I got to a point of frustration with her natural hair. At that time, I was blind to the beauty of natural hair. Maybe I was sleep deprived due to having a newborn, Lil Sis , or maybe it was the pain I felt when I saw her cry when I did her hair. I decided to listen to "friends" who advised me that the best thing to do was to texturize her hair. It will make her hair easier to manage. Everyone is doing it. They said. And, without doing my research, I listened and went ahead. Her hair was pretty... at first... Cornrow out (1 month texturized hair (4 years old Big Sis)) Then after the first year of ...

  This Easter, I decided to sew the girls' skirt and make matching headbands. Watch below to see how I did it:         FOR MORE DIY Hair Accessories videos , CLICK HERE    

I love doing DIY home treatments because it allows me to control ingredients that I put into my hair. When making these treatments, there are some essential tools that you need. Measuring tools Each recipe in my DIY home treatments has specific measurements. I never eye-ball my mixture because it can give different results. Due to this fact, I have an array of measuring tools ranging from teaspoons, tablespoons to cups to spoons. pH Strips One of the most important things you will need in your treatment is a testing strip, pH strips. These strips are used to test the pH level of your mixture. If your mixture is not in the correct range that you want, it can cause your hair cuticles to behave in different ways than you would like. Click here to learn more about pH Balance in Natural Hair Mixing Equipment Some mixtures call for more than spoons for mixing the treatment. For a more liquid consistency, I prefer to use my blender. This helps keeps the consistency th...

    In today's video, I show you how I retain moisture in my natural hair.      

Today's vlog is a mixture of different things, but sure to give you some great information on saving and also funny parenting scenario. ENJOY!! Watch below or click here: http://www.youtube.com/embed/aOeKDcG8Jwg CLICK To SAVE MONEY

I had the pleasure of reviewing Gaisie Body Essentials products for Hair and Body.  This company is one of the sponsors of the worldwide  INTERNATIONAL NATURAL HAIR MEETUP day on May 17th 2014. You can buy these products at http://www.gaisiebodyessentials.com     Watch below to see what I thought of their products. Watch to the END for a SPECIAL OFFER!!! Green Tea Facial Wash Water, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Glyceryl Stearate SE, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Camellia sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Extract, Glycerin, Simmondsia chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Sorbic Acid, Lactic Acid, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice.  Honeysuckle Hand Soap Water, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Glyceryl Stearate SE, Lonicera japonica (Honeysuckle) Flower Extract, Glycerin, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter), Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Sorbic Acid, Lavandula angustifolia...

Easter is just around the corner and as we are frantically putting together the final finishes to my "gift" to the girls, home-made skirts with matching headbands , I wrote two blog posts dedicated to Easter Hairstyles for Kids. DYI Easter skirt and headband. Tutorial coming soon to DiscoveringNatural on YouTube Click each of the links below to read and see all the different styles you can do for your kids. This styles will also work for adults The Mane Captain blog. 4C Hair Chick blog Which is your favorite?

Transitioning to Natural Hair is a process of letting your new growth grow with your relaxed ends. Let's start from the very beginning... When it comes to knowing how to start transitioning to natural hair, you have to have a starting point. The starting point is you having relaxed hair and wondering how to convert that relaxed hair back to its natural state.  Speaking from experience, when I ventured into the great unknown which was natural hair, I didn't know what laid ahead of me. I knew that I didn't want to cut off all my relaxed hair. You would think that it would be easy for me since I just got done transitioning my daughter for a year and my youngest daughter has always been natural. But there is a difference when it comes to caring for your own hair . Step 1: Have a Plan Having a plan as to how I wanted to be natural, was the first step I took. I knew that I was not going to do the Big Chop ; chopping off all my relaxed ends, which will onl...

Just in time for Easter : This video shows you how to make a sock bun and in addition, how to create this elegant two tier sock buns. This style is great for Proms, weddings, flower girls, and even Dance hairstyles. Watch this video below or click this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80pN65c-P5k

  I love MULTI-PURPOSE products. This product got my hair clean, moisturized, and soft. Shorten my wash day by 75%.   Watch to see what product I am talking about. ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCioqHWp4Hc ) Before washing   Have you tried this product before? Also do you use clay to wash your hair? Share your recipe.

It all started with the Carpet Man ! I was suppose to get my carpet cleaned, but got a call that the Carpet Cleaner will not be able to make it until later on during the day. Okay... I was not upset , because that morning during my quiet time with God, I had committed the day to His hands and I knew He was in control . Fast forward to 1 hour later; exactly around the time the carpet cleaner was suppose to show up, my doorbell rings. It was a friend asking for a favor. Although the favor involved driving a bit far from my house, I was not upset . He was in control . I granted the favor and as I was leaving the location, I saw a CVS Pharmacy store. Now, CVS is currently doing a BOGO Free on SheaMoisture. I had gone earlier during the week to my local CVS store and did not buy because the store only carried one of the products I really wanted; Curl and Style Milk.  I entered to the store and proceeded to the ExtraBuck coupon machine. The machine was broken. I was not ups...

We had a busiest weekend ever!! Join us on a 3-day vlog!! LOL! Watch below, or click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2B1CpEDOKY

I get asked a lot of times, what is my hair type...hair texture... hair density? Well, today I show you my NAKED hair..... You be the JUDGE...

If you are unable to watch the video about, click this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KA0NNdoWyg

One of the secret of having a great style is to make it one that you can style in different ways. When it comes to cornrows, it can be quite difficult. You have to style the hair in a way that you can modify the style without restyling the actual cornrows. Watch below how I do it with this style: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLbPHT6DSSw

First of all!! I wish you goodness in the month of April. Since we are a dual-language family, I decided to quiz the girls in their Yoruba speaking.  How did they do?  Watch this video below or click this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQHZex6QBgY