DiscoveringNatural

Two days ago, CurlyNikki had a post on " Hair Pouf Variations ", I noticed that she did not have any pictures of transitioning ladies.  First of all, I was thinking that maybe I have to wait till I am fully natural before I can do a pouf style... but then again...maybe not. I decided to give it a try. Here is how I got this style. On an old flat twist style, I lightly spritz my new growth ONLY with water and oil. ( I did this because my new growth felt dry). I moisturized my hair with Cantu Shea Butter Leave In Gathering my hair from the back, as if I want to do a french twist, I secured my hair with a bobby pin I gathered my hair until I got to my crown area. Then the topmost area of my crown, I did a big two strand twist ( see the bottom right picture ) and looped the twist underneath the cascading front bangs hair.  This actually helped the pouf area to push forward and not lay flat. I decided not to accessorize it with anything, bu...

Okay, so you know that Argan Oil is good for your hair.  You decide to go to the Beauty Supply Store to buy something that has Argan Oil in it.  After going up and down the aisle, you see a product, brightly labelled as containing ... Argan Oil. Your heart skips a beat. You pick it up, look at the list of ingredients, because you know that is what you need to do , and see "Argan Oil" as one of the ingredients.  You put it in your shopping basket, and proceed to check out. Before you take another step to the check out lane.  Look at the list of ingredients again. If the Argan Oil is not listed as one of the first five ingredients on the list, then it probably just contains a few drops of this coveted oil.  Yes, it does contain Argan oil, but probably not in the quantity that you are expecting. Most of the time, the listing of this ingredient is for marketing purposes. So, next time you go hair product shopping, pay close attention to the first five ingred...

I was on YouTube, looking for a style for the week and came across this video. Funny enough, this is what I did to get my best twist out ever . The only difference is that I used a perm rod on each twist versus using a flexi rod. I have to try a flexi rod next time. Enjoy!

After viewing a YouTube video, where the vlogger reviewed Carol's Daughter Transitioning Kit, I started to wonder, are transitioning kits really necessary ? You might be wondering, what are Transitioning Kits ? A transitioning kit is a collection of products that are geared towards helping people trying to go from relaxed hair to natural hair. These kits usually contain two or more products and are all products under the same hair product company. The products in these kits usually contain a cleansing agent, anti-breakage product and a styling product.  Below are some Transitioning kits that are available to you:  Carol's Daughter Transitioning Kit 1-2-3 This kit contains the following: "Purifying Low-Poo Cleanser: Nourish & Wash away excess build up Renewing Scalp Spray: Exfoliate & Heal Scalp and Follicles Restoring Anti-Breakage Treatment: Hydrate & Restore Breakage Points" Shea Moisture Repair & Transition Kit This kit...

What is Taliah Waajid Curl Sealer? A light, alcohol-free, Conditioning hydrating gel. Stops frizz, adds moisture, defines, shapes and seals in any size or texture of curl. Dries soft and adds shine with no flaking.    Ingredients: Soft water, (Aqua) glyceine, polyquaternium 10 and peg 13, polyquaternium 37, dmdm hydanoin, yarrow extrat (achilea millefoliu), jua extract (zizyphus Joazerio bark), lemon extract (citrus medic limonum fruit), wild mint extract (mentha avensis leaf), Soap bark extract (quillaja sapponaria bark), polysorbate 20, fragance. My opinion:  This product has a nice smell to it. It is not overpowering but lightly scented. It looks like gel, but does not have that sticky gel like feel to it.  When applying this product to my transitioning hair, it had a nice moisturizing feel. Unlike Shea Moisture Curl Enhanced Smoothie that sometimes has a little dry feeling (without the addition of Glycerin ), this product was very moisturizing...

I saw these on the wall of my friend's office and thought I'ld share them with you all. Have a Happy Weekend!

Started with a day old braid out.  I used this to stretch my hair that I washed the night before. Section hair and put a bobby pin at the base of the hair Spritz hair lightly with water and jojoba mixture Apply my Modified Shea Moisture Curl Enhancing Smoothie mix. I love this stuff.. makes my hair super soft. Proceed with doing a two strand twists, keep both strands seperate even if one strand appears shorter than the other. Curl the end of the twist with a perm rod Let this set overnight Next morning, remove perm rod, and untwist starting from end to base. Remove bobby pin at the base of the hair Seperate each strand one more time. How do you achieve your best TnC?