DiscoveringNatural

What do you do if a product you bought fails to work? Hair products can be expensive. Knowing the options for what you do if the product fails can save you lots of money and shelf space. There are different options that you have if you bought products that does not work for you. Return to store There are some stores, such as Sally Beauty Store, that will allow you to return products for full price back. Even if you have used part of the product, you can still return it. If you are buying a hair product or tool that is very expensive, find out the store or online return policy. Make sure to check if there is reshelving fee. Resell online You can try to resell your product to other people online. A good site to use is Lola's Green Hair . Swap Products A lot of swapping is going on in several hair forums and even on facebook. You can swap your used products for another product that someone else does not want. Check out this swap board on CurlyNikki . You can ...

I love this product!! When a product can do more than one thing and it does what it says it will do... well... that's the kind of product for me. If you are experiencing shedding or breakage, give this product a try. Let me know if it is a love or hate for you. Enjoy!

I was responding to a comment from one of my post when I suddenly got an Ah-ha moment. So, I felt the need to confess to you all about why I feel I am not ready to Big Chop. Yes, I am. I think the struggle I have currently is that I have never worked with my hair being less than shoulder-length. I have a section of my hair (at the back that is all natural). I call it my "test area".  Last wash day, that area was collar-bone length, STRETCHED. When not stretched, it is ear level. I am hoping that when I BC, my hair will be at least shoulder length when not stretched. Ohh... I just need to embrace shrinkage, right? What is stopping you from doing a Big Chop?

As I get closer to my 1 year mark of transitioning, I start to think about Big Chopping.  Really, for the first time...I am thinking of doing it! LOL!  Over these months, my hair has grown about 5-6 inches stretched! I still have some relaxed ends. The longest is around 4 inches. I went back to an old post I did when I first started blogging . I found this picture of when my mom did a big chop on my hair. As you can tell, I was not so happy about it. Me and my little TWA! I am truly enjoying my transitioning and learning so much about the natural hair and how to care and maintain it. Let the journey continue... If you transitioned and have done your BC, how long did you go for?

On this natural hair journey, I am always thrilled at "first finds". I was happy when I saw my first curl! However, today, I discovered a single-strand knot (SSK) or fairy knot on one of the hairs on my edge... NOT THRILLED! Since my edges are all natural and growing out, I was not really shocked. Not yet sure what to do about these SSK, so I decided to do some research. It seems that SSK goes hand in hand with natural hair. Since SSK cannot be avoided, here are some ways to minimize them. Keep your hands out of your hair (Hand-In-Hand Syndrome) Keep your hair in protective styles Moisturize your hair often Detangle your hair thoroughly Protect your hair when you sleep Always deep condition your hair Keep your hair stretched as much as possible Do you get SSKs? How do you avoid them?

As a child, I often got my hair threaded, I loved it because the takedown was easy and it resulted in softer hair. Now that my new growth is nearly half of the length of my hair, shrinkage has taken over. To reduce the shrinkage when I style my hair, I have decided to african thread my hair. This is the first time I have threaded my own hair. I often thread the girls' hair and they love it! Looking upclose at the end results, it almost looks as if I two strand twisted my hair. In the video tutorial, I used african thread. It can be bought at any African Ethnic store or you can use nylon thread, or even wool and yarn thread. My hair has been washed and deep conditioned prior to threading. For each section, I moisturized my hair with Shea Moisture Curl Enhancing Smoothie. After threading, I applied Nubian Heritage Indian Hemp and Tamanu Grow & Strengthen Treatment Masque. This product has been helping with growing my edges. Enjoy the video!

There are so many detanglers that are available to transitioners and naturals. I have used some that cost over $15 and gotten great results from them. I have also used some detanglers that have cost over $20 and not received stellar performance. For some time now, I have been using a mixture of V05 Conditioner and Extra Virgin Olive Oil. The cost of the V05 was 87 cents and the EVOO, I used only 4 tablespoons of this oil, so the price for that amount is probably less than 10 cents. How did I use this as a detangler? I made a mixture of 1/4 cup of VO5 Moisture Milks Moisturizing Conditioner and 4 tablespoons of Extra Virgin Olive Oil. After sectioning my hair into four parts, I dampen my hair with water. I made sure to run my fingers through my hair to allow the water to fully penetrate my entire hair. I generously applied this mixture to my hair, and as I did this, I started detangling my hair  with my fingers . My fingers glided through my hair so easily....