Failed Hair Wrap Results

Monday, July 30, 2012

Well, I kept my word and I am posting about my hair wrap results. Well, my results were like so disappointing. As I began unwrapping my hair, I was combing the right side and its falling pretty and flat and as I was combing around to the left side it's not going down like at all. The more i combed the higher it was getting.  Can you say Chia Pet to the third power. I was so upset. Had to get to work so I had no choice but to apply a little heat protectant and flat iron. Even flat ironing didn't do much so  I pinned it down with bobby pins. I didn't use as much oil as I usually do. Well actually I didn't use any oil because I didn't want to weigh my hair down. I knew I should've moisturized and sealed but I definitely learned from my lesson. No only did my hair have way to much volume but I also had major fly aways which the heat protectant did help with that. I also believe my hair length had a lot to do with the way my wrap came out. I usually just comb my hair straight back and wrap it and I've had not problem with it laying flat. Volume is okay but I just didn't want it for this particular style. But if you want volume V05 volumizing shampoo and conditioner with body and bounce is the way to go. And my hair actually did bounce. But it was just bouncing all over the place and only on one side of my head...lol..And not using oil my hair was slightly drier than I like it and than I'm use to. But you live and you learn. I am going to try this style again when my hair has more length because I have wrapped my hair before and it came out fine. It wasn't to bouncy but it did lay really flat. I am also going to make sure that I MOISTURIZE AND SEAL like I know I should...lol Below is a pic of my hair after the touch up. It actually looks a little shiny in the photo but its dry to the touch. If you have any tips or tricks for me Please, Please Please comment. Thanks in advance!!

New Shampoo and Conditioner/Essential Oils For Hair Growth

Sunday July 29, 2012

Hey everybody hope youre enjoying your day. First I want to talk about two new products that I have incorporated into my regimen. I’ve been wanting to put a little bounce in my hair so I’ve been looking around for products that will do just that. So I finally found V05 volumizing shampoo and conditioner that maximizes body and bounce. So far it works great. It makes my hair really soft. I could really feel the softness while I rinsed. I did notice more bounce than usual after I flat ironed. But what I also noticed was that my hair has more volume. So along with these products and some of the other products I’m using I will be seeing more thickness which I don’t really want but I guess it will be okay. And since my hair is cut in layers its going to look thicker anyway. After I flat ironed I wrapped my hair which is said to leave your hair bouncy if you don’t put a lot of oils in it that will weigh it down which I didn’t do. I’m really excited to see the reveal in the morning. I’ll be sure and post tomorrow and let you all know how it came it.

The second thing I want to talk about is two types of essential oils that I’ve began using to get my hair to grow. Thanks to my lovely older sister for passing on her cosmetic making materials to me. I didn’t use the oils for cosmetic making but I did put them to very good use. The first oil that I use is Lavender oil. By the way today is my first time using these oils. I mix the lavender oil in my shampoo. This oil is very strong. Actually all of the essential oils I have are pure and very strong so a little goes a long way. But I only use about three drops and the smell is overwhelming but it smells really good. The second oil I’ve used is peppermint oil and this oil is the theeee bomb!! This stuff smells so good. I also add about three drops of this but only to my conditioner. Today is a wash day but I will also be adding it to my conditioner on co-wash day. The peppermint oil make the scalp cool and tingly. It just feels like its doing something. I love this stuff. And its even better that I didn’t have to pay for it…lol….but try these oils they’re really good. So between the two my growth should pick up a bit. I’ve heard a lot of good reviews about these two oils. Oh by the way. VERY IMPORTANT: I’m not sure about the lavender oil but I know the peppermint oil has to be diluted with something before using it if you want to apply it your hair. Dilute it with a little water. People use it alone but I wouldn’t recommend it. I wouldn’t recommend using any pure oils alone. Since I mixed mine in the shampoo and conditioner I didn’t dilute with anything. If you have any input or anything just leave me comment. Til next time, bye bye.

 

Want Stronger Nail? Try Lemon Juice

Tuesday July 24, 2012

Hi, just wanted to share this little tid bit with you that I just ran across while searching the web. I've always had dry brittle nails. Every time a got a little length they would break and split. I learned today that lemon juice helps strengthen nails. Its an inexpensive little trick. I love a challenge and it sounded good to me so I gave it a try. This is a three week process and my nails have to be left unpolished during this time. I got a mixture of  warm water and lemon juice. It didn't say how much so I just squirted some in, enough to get a good smell from it.  I let my nails soak for twenty minutes then I dried my hands but I didn't wash my hands until after ten minutes then I washed them in lukewarm water. I'm going to do this process everynight for three weeks. After three weeks my nails are suppose to be nice and strong and should be long because they won't be spliting and breaking. After the three weeks this process shouldn't need to be done again for six months. So I really hope this works. I'll be back in three weeks to show you the results.

Nail Length Before Lemon Juice

Protein Treatment

Tuesday July 24, 2012

Today I did my protein treatment. I used Organics Hair Mayonaise for my treatment. I love this product. It makes my hair so shiny and soft to the touch. I also learned recently that anytime you do a protein treatment you have to follow it up with a good deep conditioner and I took that advice. Below is the steps I took to do my treatment and my hair came out fab.

*****This was also a Co-wash day which I did prior. I have posted that procedure in an earlier post.

Step 1: Part hair into four sections.

Step 2: Apply treatment to each section and comb through with wide tooth comb.

Step 3: Make sure the treatment covers every hair strand.

Step 4: Don't place a shower cap on because the heat my cause the egg in the treatment to cook

Step 4: Leave treatment in for 30 minutes

Step 5: Rinse with luke warm water.

Step 6:  Apply a good deep conditioner. I used Africa's Best Deep Conditioner

Step 7: Leave deep conditioner in for 30 minutes then rinse.

***It's very important to do a deep condition after application because this will prevent the treatment from causing hair breakage.

Castor Oil

Monday July 23, 2012

Hello, today I want to talk a little bit about a product that I bought a couple days ago. The product is called castor oil. I knew that castor was good for cold and stuff but I never knew that it would have a growth effect on hair.So about 2 or 3 days ago I began using it to grow back my edges on the sides of my head. My nape is in good shape, thankfully. Most of the damage around my edges came from when I was younger and I guess I would call it a little nervous condition or something but I would just sit and pull pieces of my hair out...lol...thank goodness I out grew that little problem. But then I started wearing braids and that caused me to have the balled spots that you see in the photo below. I've been applying castor oil once a day but I'm going to begin applying it twice a day. I use castor oil in my hot oil treatments also. Although I didn't see an obvious change in my hair texture or anything it should eventually help lengthen my hair. And since I only do hot oil treatments once a month I still may not notice much change but I'll just have to be patient and see what happens. I'm going to come back later with the results if any of my castor oil applications around August 30th which will be around the time of of my next relaxer, if I feel my hair is in need of one. Talk to you soon.

Left Side

 Right Side

Hot Oil Treatment Day

Thursday July 19, 2012

Today I did my first hot oil treatment and after that I washed and conditioned. Honestly, I can't see or feel a difference in my hair. I'm sure that it will probably take more than one application before I see a real difference so I'm going to try it a couple more times and see if I get better results. Below I've posted the procedure that I used for my treatment. If you see anything that you believe could be changed or improved or something that I did just totally wrong or backwards please feel free to comment.

Hot Oil Treatment-----> First, I mixed half castor oil (for hair growth) and half tea tree oil (for hair
breakage) I used a spray bottle....I sat the oil in a hot pot of water to warm it, then applied the oil mixture to my scalp and massaged it in then applied it to my hair from root to end.....Then I wet a wash cloth and put it in the microwave a couple seconds to heat it then placed it on my head before placing on my shower cap. I left the treatment in my hair for 30 minutes because thats all that my time would allow. You can leave it in overnight for better results which is what I may have to start doing. When the thirty minutes were up I washed it out with lukewarm water then shampooed.

Help!! I Hate My Oily Skin!!! (My Skin Care Regimen)

Wednesday July 18, 2012

Hi everybody. Today I want to mention a little about oily skin because I''m not only working on making my hair healthy, i'm also working on making  my skin smoother and more healthy looking. I've always had a problem with oily skin. Especially when I use to use grease on my hair. At times I looked like I just rubbed vegetable oil all over my face. It wasn't only aggravating it was embarrasing too. I hated it!!! After I stopped using grease in my hair it calmed down a little but still not enough for me. So I check around and did a little research and found an oil-free facial cleanser called Clean and Clear Morning Burst. I've only used it one time but it made my skin feel so soft and the appearance of it was just so clean looking. I love it. I haven't used it long enough to see if it will actually clear some of the bumps off my face, which a lot people say, what are you talking about what bumps? I know I don't have many but the least little things just bothers me for some reason now. But anyway I've read a lot of good reviews about this product and thought I would share it with you. And by the ways it smells good too. It has a citrus sent thats used to wake you up. Try it, you'll see what I mean. But this is definitely going to be part of my regimen for awhile anyway.
Another thing I found was that when you have oily skin you don't need to use any moisturizers on your face because the oil in your skin is all the moisturizer that you need, and then some if you have skin like mine. Anyway, I've posted below, my skin care regimen and the products I use.

Night Regimen: First I clean my entire face twice with witch hazel. This gets out a lot of dirt and oil before I wash my face. (I use cotton balls)....Then I use Blackhead Clearing Scrub....(I have the off-brand but to be honest its works just as well as the Clean and Clear brand.. This is a really good product also) I put about a nickle size in my hand then add water and rub it on my entire face making sure I steer clear of my eye area. It doesn't make much of a lather. I rub it in for about 30 seconds. You will feel it tingling. That's how I know when time is about up. Then I wash it off and blot my face with a towel.

Morning Regimen: First I clean my entire face with witch hazel. This gets outsome of the the dirt that has accumulated over night.....Then I pump a nickle size amount of Clean and Clear morning burst into my hand along with water and rub it over my face until it lathers making sure to steer clear of my eye area. I rub it in for about 20-25 seconds. This also tingles but its a good tingle. This is good stuff.....Then I wash it off and pat it dry.

******Remember: If you have oily skin Do Not apply any lotions or moisturizers to your face.