DiscoveringNatural

Hairstyles of the 1940s are quite chic and most can be easily created. I wanted to protect my ends and at the same time have a quick neat look. I decided to go for the pinup tucked in pony tail look. Pre-wash Routine: Section hair into four parts Apply a generous mixture of any conditioner mixed with Extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) Cover with plastic cap I left this on my head for 6 hours. This can be left for as little as 1 hour or as much as overnight   Wash Routine: Shampoo hair in four sections, and detangle . I used Garnier Fructis Fortifying Shampoo (Triple Nutrition) because I wanted to do my monthly clarify procedure. Deep Condition hair. I used a mixture of BB hair oil + Silk Elements + ORS Hair Mayonnaise Cover hair with plastic cap Sit under dryer for 30 mins or cover plastic capped head with towel for 1 hour Syling Routine: Dry hair with T-shirt to minimize frizz. Apply oils. I used BB Growth oil + coconut + vitamin E + gr...

While on CurlyNikki this morning, I read a very inspiration message that I wanted to share with y'all.  This post was written by Noni of ThreeNaturals . Click on the image below to read the article.

Styling my hair in cornrows help me protect my ends and also keeps me from having to do my hair everyday.  I usually keep my hair cornrowed for about two weeks. Here are my routines for morning and night. MORNING Routine Twice a week, apply a little shea butter to the scalp. Apply Dr Miracle's temple and nape gro balm daily Apply Wild Growth Oil mixed with Jojoba oil and Orange oil onto scalp, massage scalp gently. Do this twice a week. Put a dab of coconut oil on palm, rub all over hair Tie scarf over head for about 30 mins. NIGHT Routine Twice a week, bag hair using water and a mixture of Jojoba, coconut, and vitamin E oils. Apply Dr Miracle's temple and nape gro balm daily Tie scarf over head all night. 

This morning, while tending to my edges... I do that way too much!... I noticed something interesting.  I saw baby hair on my edges. Now, I know baby hairs usually lies flat, but this one had a funky curl to it. I was like... what in the World?!?.  As you all know, I am currently in my 3rd month of transistioning from relaxed to natural. I can't remember how my natural hair was, so discovering these little curlies makes me sooooo excited! Hmm.. I wonder if my natural hair will look like this.  Hopeful thinking! Another discovery about taming hair edges.  While watching an old episode of The Weekend Show with KimmayTube on YouTube, I learnt different ways to prevent thining edges and also to smoothen rough edges. One that I do daily for myself and my girls is to use a soft brush to brush their edges (nape and temple). KimmayTube suggested wetting the hair with water and tying a silk scarf around the edges for 10 minutes or more. I have been doing this in the ...

First of all, what is Banding ?      Banding is the process of stretching washed hair without the use of heat. I wanted to try this system for my younger daughter because although she has mid-waist length stretched hair, she has lots of shrinkage giving her about shoulder length hair, when twisted. Trying branding would help her acheive the length that she has when her hair is damp and finger stretched. Now to test this theory.... Scunci Effortless beauty cloth head ties was used for the banding process.  I got this from Dollar General for $1 for a pack of 8 head ties.  I ended up buying 3 packs (24 head ties). I did the monthly clarification with Garnier Fructis Triple Nutrition Fortifying Shampoo . I did a deep condition with 4 tbsps of Silk Elements Luxury Conditioner  and 1.5 tbsp of Grapeseed oil. After DC, I detangled her hair and checked for any split ends.  Luckily, she didn't have any.. YEAH!. After det...

Yeah! TGIF!  It's Friday!  Bring on the weekend!! I love making hair accessories , such as headbands, hair clips, flower clips.  I think the glue gun is the best invention EVER!.. okay, not really. LOL. My kids have a lot of beads that they use to make bracelets and necklaces.  They are such girly girls and love to accessorize as much as their mom does. So, we decided to make some headbands with some of the beads they had.  It so easy that even a 3 year old can do it.  I PROMISE!  Just 3 easy step! What you need: - Glue gun - Beads or Rhinestones. - Plain looking headbands. Direction: 1. Plug in the glue gun 2. Apply some glue to the headband. I prefer fabric-covered headbands, but plastic ones can be used. 3. Place your beads or rhinestones in any pattern you want on top of the glue That's it....and VIOLA! You have a pretty headband that you can wear.  You can go as playful or as classy as you want. This was such an e...

I decided to style my daughter's hair differently for the weekend. After having threaded hair for two weeks, I wanted to give her hair edges a break. I got this idea from  PrettyDimples01 on YouTube. I just love YouTube.. I get so many ideas from there. Shampoo process I wanted to clarify her hair to remove any product buildup. I clarify my hair and that of my girls once a month. To clarify her hair, I used Garnier Fructis Triple Nutrition Fortifying Shampoo . This product does contain Sodium Laureth Sulfate. I do not normally use sulfate shampoo regularly because this tends to dry out the hair. By for clarify the hair, it is essential.  Washing her hair, in four sections, helped to reduce tangles. I applied the product to each of the sections and this shampoo also detangled any tangles (she didn't have any *YEAH*).  Deep conditioning process I created a mixture of 3 tbsps of Silk Elements Luxury Conditioner  and 1 tbsp of Grapeseed oil. Reason for using th...