6 Month Protective Hair Challenge (Jan 1- Jun 1 2015)

I love challenges. Even though I find it hard to follow through with them all the way (*raise your hand we are all guilty of this) but as the new year approaches I've made it a duty to stick to this one (I've lied about other things too).

Ok, no seriously. I think doing a 6 month protective hair challenge will help me reach my desired goals by my three year anniversary date. Plus, my hair is always in protective hair styles so I might as well utilize it to my benefit right? So if you're looking for something to do this new year join in on the fun and let's protect our hair together !

DIY: Avocado & Palm Oil Intense Moisture Repair Treatment Masque (Perfect for Dry & Itchy Scalp)

Hey guys ! I'm here with another great DIY hair treatment. This time I am combining two of my fave conditioning products to give you guys an intense moisture treatment masque that is perfect for this drying winter weather. I've always been a fan of avocado deep conditioning treatments and decided to revisit it since I would be prepping my hair for a protective style. I decided to add some Palm oil into the mix because of how moisturized it left my hair every time I used it. Hence, the perfect moisture powerhouse.

This treatment masque features just two (& 1 optional) products ! An Avocado and some Red Palm oil. You should be able to find both of these items in your neighborhood supermarket. For all my African & even Asian peeps, these items can be found right in your kitchen (trust me).

Before we go into the recipe, lets check out the benefits of both avocados and palm oil for hair.

Benefits of Herbal Tea Rinses for Hair

I started getting into tea rinses maybe a year after my 2nd big chop and for some reason I can't remember why I ever stopped doing them. My hair in my tea rinsing days was the softest it had ever been. So I'm bringing tea rinses back and I'm here to tell you why you should start using tea rinses too !!

THE BENEFITS 

Caffeine: Many teas (ie green & black tea) have caffeine in them which helps in stimulating hair growth. (However too much caffeine may stunt hair growth ie black teas). 

Moisture: Using tea rinses is a great way to add needed moisture to your hair. You can use it as a mid-week refresher to freshen hair or before or after you shampoo or co-wash.

Strengthening Properties: Depending on the herbal blend you chose, it can help strengthen hair, making hair less prone to breakage.

A Cheapie Herbal Tea Rinse: Featuring STASH Meyer Lemon

Maybe I should do a series of cheap diy natural products/treatments that you can use around the house. There's nothing like finding quality in a good product especially when it comes from your kitchen cabinet and has been staring at you all along. Sigh. I thank God for my mom and her worship of organic products especially herbal teas. We literally have all the teas you can think of and upon further research, most of these teas have great ingredients that we in the natural community love to love !

Today's cheapie herbal tea rinse goes to my favorite tea brand ever ! I love drinking tea and
STASH PREMIUM never disappoints me wit their fantastic herbal tea blends. This particular tea I am featuring is their Meyor Lemon Caffeine free Herbal Tea. The ingredients for this particular tea includes rosehips, lemongrass, orange peel, hibiscus, citric acid, meyor lemon oil and safflower.

Check out the FULL benefits for each of these items below:

1. Rosehips

• Makes hair stronger and healthier 
• These herbs add shine and body to color treated hair, permed hair, or hair that has been damaged by too much sun or cold weather. 
• It moisturizes hair naturally 
• High concentration of Vitamin A which nourishes scalp 

Winterizing your Hair: Part 2

Let's be honest. Our hair just doesn't act the same way all the time. Depending on the season, we more than likely have to switch up our hair routines to meet the demands of our during particular times. As we continue our winter series, here are some helpful steps and tips that will keep your hair moisturized and in great shape during the winter.

1. Deep Condition

When applying your products look for products that have water as their first ingredient and stock up on more heavier products such as water based moisturizers and creams. Be careful of ingredients with humectants in it such as glycerin and honey during this period because they may end up making your hair more dry than moisturized.

2. Protective Styles for the Winter

I cannot stress enough the importance of protective hair styling. All protective hairstyles are not equal so it's important for you to find styles that work for you and to take care of your hair while it is being protected. Styles such as braids, twists, buns, wigs, weaves, are such alternatives you can use. For my sistas who don't like the hair extensions, buns and twists/braids on your hair still have the same effect. So get to protecting those ends !

Deep Conditioning Treatment Bars

Hey loves ! It's another successful day in my kitchen and my deep treatment bars as pictured above can prove it. I whipped up some treatment bars for my hair to use for my upcoming hair treatments.  I made a olive oil and honey bar for hair since the winter is so drying as well as my beloved henna and hibiscus gloss bar that I will be using next week.

I'm finally going to go through and work on my hair care line now that I have time and can't wait to share with you guys the products I come up with.

What do you guys think of the idea of deep treatment bars ?

The Winter Hair Series: Building the Perfect Hair Regimen Part I

Even here in Dallas, we're exposed to cold weather which doesn't quite agree with out hair. Most likely if you live in an area with cold climates you will need to change your hair care regimen to keep your hair moisturized during these winter months. So if you don't already have one, now is the time to build the perfect winter hair care regimen so  you'll be able to achieve maximum for your health until the good weather kicks back in again.


BUILDING THE PERFECT HAIR REGIMEN STARTER PACK 

1. Pre-poo Oil- I recommend using heavier oils such as Castor or Olive Oil to pre-poo or do your hot oil or oil rinsing treatments as these oils are much thicker and will seal your hair better than lighter oils such as coconut oil which may leave hair feeling hard and not as moisturized.

2. The base of your starter pack should include a sulfate free shampoo that you should use on your hair no more than 2 times a month or when you take out your hair styles. You should stay away from harsh cleansers and should clarify your hair less during these cold months.

L.O.C Method vs. L.C.O Method : Which is Better ?

I came across the LOC & LCO method earlier this year and was quite interested to see how these two methods alongside other modifications have taken the natural hair community by storm. Honestly, I've always done the L.C.O method. Ok I lie. When I big chopped my second time I started using this method although I didn't learn it actually had a name lol . Ok so let's start with the basics. Using this method personally has done wonders from my head. Before I just use to apply oil then everything else and soon realized this was a big no-no. Now my strands feel moisturized most of the time and my hair is currently the same length it was before I cut it - in only 2 years !!

A GREEN SMOOTHIE FOR HEALTHY HAIR

Most of the times as advocates for natural hair, we often get lost in the products and pictures of awesome hair length that we tend to ignore the biggest factor of all when it comes to maintaining and growing healthy hair. Our diet. Before all of the natural products and oils, eating and drinking
your way to a healthy body is the most important thing to achieve your goal of healthy long hair. If we put junk in, it's only obvious that we'll get junk out in return. I love making smoothies and juices because it's a fun and easy way for me to get my nutrients and helps me catch up on veggie and fruits I normally won't find time to eat on a daily basis.

INGREDIENTS

• Spinach, Kale, Lettuce (a few leaves of each)
• 1/3 of a cucumber 
• 8 ounces of water 
• 1/3 pineapple 
• whole banana 
• 1 tsp of cinnamon 

Blend all these ingredients first starting with the greens then adding the fruits until you've reached a smoothie like consistency and all the ingredients are well blended. This makes about 2 full servings. 

Enjoy !!! 

Halo Twist Crown: A Protective Hair Style

This is a quick 5 minute hairstyle featuring the Halo Crown that I wanted to share with you guys ! I also posted a video because like most of you guys, I like to see visuals when I do my hairstyles. Hope you guys enjoy !

Garlic Oil for Shedding Hair

  Lately, My hair has been shedding something terrible. I mean like running my hand through my hair and nothing but strands and strands and strands. My hair normally sheds a lot but for the past couple of weeks it's just been ridiculous and has caused me a little concern. So I talked to a friend last week and she told me about this garlic shampoo? or deep conditioner? she has and told me garlic is supposed to help reduce shedding. After doing some research, I finally decided to give it a try and made my own garlic oil !

The Bun Series: The Not So Traditional Bun

I refuse to believe I'm the only human who has trouble achieving a flawless bun with their natural hair. I mean it's not like its short. My Hair is a little past medium length and can go into buns perfectly when its straightened. But in it's truly natural straight it's a whole other ballgame. So I came across this awesome way to achieve a bunned style without actually putting your hair in a traditional bun. This hairstyle is great for those who have a hair texture similar to mine or who have trouble putting their hair in a traditional bun.

Product Review: As I Am Double Butter Cream Rich Daily Moisturizer

The hair gods are alive & they just answered my prayers !! I've spent literally years looking for a product that would be able to give me definition (lawd just a little) for when it came to me achieving twist outs, braid out's and any other style that needed definition in order to pop. I found it in this one product- by MISTAKE !! I was in need of a hair moisturizer during bar study that would be pocket friendly and still have mostly natural ingredients for my hair. I was at the Walgreens by my school and stumbled upon the As I Am Double Butter Cream. I got the 8 oz for about $8 (prices seem to have went up or I just snagged a sale) and it was the best $8 I have ever spent. Here's the breakdown

Protective Hairstyling: Yay or Nay?

I've always been a firm believer that protective hairstyling is the way to go. Especially for us ladies who want to retain length without worrying about the fuss or upkeep that comes with natural hair. With that being said, there is a misconception when it comes to protective hairstyling. Protective hairstyles do not grow your hair. Your hair is always growing, it is just a way to help retain length as it grows, protecting the ends of your hair from breakage and other elements. But of course like all hairstyles, simply putting your hair in a protective hairstyle and leaving it for 6 weeks without any maintenance is a futile effort. Instead of retaining length, you actually do more harm than good because you are not actually taking care of your hair and giving it the TLC it deserves. So check out these tips/benefits on protective hairstyles to ensure as much retention as possible. Make sure you read the follow up post on how to care for natural hair in protective styles.

Im Alive: Greetings from North Jersey

Happy September ! I'm currently In North Jersey, sitting outside on the steps listening to Sza and blogging! Yes I know it's the middle of September but it's been months since I've been on here. My life has literally taken a left turn. Some good, some bad, but through it all I've managed to survive.

I recently graduated from law school this past May and started studying for the bar right after that. Let's just say after graduation, my life became non existent. From sun up to sun down I was either at home, in the library or at the Catholic center in my school studying.

Then the end of June came and unfortunately my Father passed away. Just when I thought life could not get worse it did. I felt like my life went downhill from there. Studying turned into me staring into space or just randomly crying out of the middle of nowhere.

Then July came and I took my bar exam from July 29-31. Although I felt like a burden was lifted off my shoulder after the exam I still had the issue of my dad's wake and funeral which meant me coming down here to Jersey as well as flying to Nigeria because that's where we buried him.

Now fast forward to September. I'm happy that at least that part of my life was done. I don't think I've ever been as stressed out as I was from June - September beginning. Along my journey I've lost some friends, gotten closer to some, started a new fitness and health journey and have just learned to appreciate life as it comes. My life is not perfect but it's all that I have and I am learning to embrace it.

So with that being said, I hope to make my blog bigger and better and keep it running with daily posts.

To all my readers, I just want to say a big Thank You ! And stay tuned !

Love Joy !

Rhassoul Clay: Bliss in a Bar

I haven't blogged in what feels like forever because I came down to what seems to be the flu :/. But I'm getting better know and these posts must continue.

Today I want to talk about my Rhassoul & Honey Deep Treatment Bars I made ! Like my homemade avocado deep conditioner is bomb, but this just took deep conditioners to a whole other level. After I washed my hair and did all the other fancy stuff, I prepared my rhassoul & deep treatment bars and applied it all over my head as I would a perm. I made this bar to tailor the benefits of my hair.

Reality Check: Can't Wear Bundles In Heaven

So today as I was driving to school, I decided to listen to the radio for a change. You know just to see what was happening in good old H-Town. It was all good until all the ignorant people decided they wanted to come out of hiding and address females and their natural hair. What is good hair? Why do we as Blacks/African Americans continue to talk/look down on those who choose to embrace their "naturality" The Black lady that called in on the radio voiced her opinion that females who cut her their hair off and think it's going to grow back all luxurious and soft are stupid. That natural isn't for everyone & females need to give people notice before they do something drastic like that and plus there is no benefit because their hair does not even grow back. Is this true? I think I rock my natural hair quite well. Same way I can rock my extensions or my weaves or even my baldie. It's sad that society has brainwashed us to think that the hair that grows on our head is ugly and preference should be given to weaves for aesthetic purposes. I do not agree with that statement- But I do agree that natural hair should be presentable- just like any other hairstyle you do or the clothes you wear. But to act like natural hair in itself is not presentable when there are people running around the street knotty cheap weaves they've had in their hair for 6 months is games. I'm done tho. #selflove #embraceyourself #cantwearbundlesinheaven 

Hey Naturales! Giveaway !

OH HENNA !

For those that don't know- nothing gets my hair right like a great henna treatment ! It makes my hair stronger and thicker so the benefits outweigh any disadvantages that henna may have on the hair. -Well my hair at least. I did a previous post on my Henna & Amla treatment - so to read the pros/cons of henna make sure you revisit my post ! (http://mykinkyroots.blogspot.com/2013/12/henna-amla-treatment.html#more)

My Hair Regimen: All My Secrets and Tips

Just in case some of you guys are new to my blog. I use this as a forum to document my hair growth and my hair journey in general. I don't wear my hair out all the time but when I do I get asked a lot of questions because of my tremendous hair growth within a short time. July 30th will mark my second anniversary of my big chop & honestly I think my hair is doing pretty good. It's healthy, thick, strong and soft & most importantly it's growing. So here's my regimen on what I do to my hair now.

HAIR REGIMEN (FULL VERSION)

*After I take my hair out after a protective hair style- no matter how short- I always make sure I do an intense hair treatment. This is important because the stress of your hair from whatever protective hairstyle you've done needs to be showered with love ! There is not time to be lazy !

*Next pick a wash day. Mine just happens to be Sunday- so my hair is fresh for Monday : ).

Crochet Install: Part 2

I know , I know. I'm late with this post, but school has been kicking my ass. Like literally. Im in class right now. There's no end to this law school madness, but none the less I am here so let's talk ! NATURAL HAIR !!

If you read my first post on my crochet's then this hairstyle isn't new. After I installed my crochet hair using marley hair- I decided to set my hair with bantu knot like curls using perm rods ! The after math: Gorge ! My curls came out so flawless and perfect- and the fact that it looked like the hair was growing from my head made it that much better !

Yarn Locs: The Takeout

So on Thursday night, I finally took down my Yarn locs. Take down was fairly easy, a snip there, a little unraveling there, you know the usual. Well after everything was said and done can I just say that the hair gods must have favored me because my hair felt so soft and moisturized ! Like that never happens ! Usually after every time I take a protective hairstyle out, my hair is normally dry and in need of some serious moisture or maybe just a wash lol. But you get my point ! I honestly think it has to do with the fact that since I put the yarn locs in my hair, I've been moisturizing my hair every two days. Literally ! Every two days I would alternate between my commercial leave in conditioner, or water/aloe vera juice. Then I sealed in my hair with my cream and lastly my oil. I also made sure I oiled up my scalp almost everyday. This method seemed to work so I will be using this same method when taking care of my crochet braids (I just installed today- video/post coming soon) :)

Crochet Install: Part 1

I've been dying to get some crochet's in my head ! Like literally. Every day for the past two weeks I've been on instagram searching for every picture tagged with #crochetbraids- just for a little inspiration. I also did it because I wanted to try Kinky/Marley hair in place of my usual Freetress curl, & I had to watch numerous  youtube videos to make sure I was making the right decision. So after giving my hair the royal treatment yesterday. I braided up my hair and proceeded to install my Kinky hair.

Oil Rinsing for Hair

Hey Loves !

Back here today with another beneficial hair method for my ladies. As women with natural hair, especially African American women, our hair is prone to dryness. But like other things that come out way, this can easily be fixed in a variety of ways. Today's method for helping retain moisture in our hair is by way of oil rinsing.

Oil rinsing is a method of applying oil(s) to your hair after shampooing but before you deep condition. This can be achieved either by letting it sit on your hair with or without hair for about 5-30 minutes or more. It is different from pre-pooing beccause pre-pooing is done before shampoo is applied to the hair.

Randoms

I felt like I haven't updated in forever ! But never mind ! I just wanted to let all my readers know that the Castor Oil X Cayenne Pepper oil hair growth challenge has kicked off and I am excited ! Surprisingly, after my first application of the infused oil onto my scalp- it wasn't so bad. The most I got was a tingly sensation. So if that's all I have to put with it then....I am definitely game!

78 days more and counting ! :)

Also I will be posting my updated regimen in the upcoming week. This week I plan to take out my yarn wraps and give my hair some much needed TLC (*sings). So after I am done with all that good stuff, I'll make sure to post an update on my regimen as well as how I care for my hair after a protective style !

Part 2: Tips on Making the Transition from Relaxed to Natural Hair

Okay as promised here is Part 2 of the transitioning from relaxed to natural hair series. These tips and suggestions are compiled through research on my own as well as helping my friends embark on their own natural hair journey ! Hope they help you.

Part 1: Making the Transition from Relaxed to Natural Hair

Lately I've been getting a lot of questions from my friends and friends of friends on how to take care of hair and going natural. Im so excited that more women are on the quest to achieving healthy hair- natural or not & also embracing their natural hair.

This post will address the transition from relaxed to natural hair. The first thing you need to keep in mind when embarking on this journey is that it is not going to be an easy one. You are not going to get results overnight. You need to be patient and kind to your hair, but also get to know your hair. Building a relationship with your hair during this process is one of the first steps during this transition process.

Make sure this is something you want to do. Like really want to do for real for reals. Many people go through this process because they think this is the easiest/fastest way to achieve long hair - only to go back to the creamy crack months in ! So make sure you are dedicated to the cause. Don't listen to the naysayers and try to connect with friends or family who have gone or are natural for support and guidance.

Castor Oil X Cayenne Pepper Hair Challenge

It's finally here ! I am excited to announce my first ever hair challenge that I will be conducting ! This challenge is different than other hair challenges because of its spicy twist ! I meant that literally. I at first wanted to go ahead and do a castor oil challenge to help with the growth and thickening of hair, but when I came across cayenne pepper as a growth stimulant for hair, and researched on youtube and the web about success stories using this spice I just had to do it. This will be a simple challenge without the extra hassle of having to check in every day or every week. If I get at least five people interested in doing the challenge with me I will give a prize at the end of the challenge to one lucky winner ! Because my hair will personally be in protective styles during this period I decided to do this challenge both ways. Route 1 & Route 2 ! Both involving different methods/steps.

Cayenne Pepper for Hair Growth

Last night, as I was stumbling on ideas on how to go about my castor oil challenge, I came across a blog that talked about cayenne pepper as a hair growth stimulant. I instantly became interested because as far as I knew, I only used cayenne pepper to flavor food. And also, wouldn't that burn? Anyways, I started doing some in depth research on the spice and was hooked. So hooked that I decided to add the spice to my castor oil and embark on a castor oil X cayenne pepper hair challenge !

Check out the great qualities of cayenne pepper for your hair ! Don't knock it till you try it ! You only live once right?

Cayenne Pepper for Hair

1. The Capsaicin in the cayenne pepper creates a tingling sensation to the scalp and in the hair follicle. 
2. When applied to the scalp it increases blood circulation to the scalp promoting hair growth. 
3. Increases hair shine. 
4. Cayenne Pepper contains vitamins like Vitamin A, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin C, and also beta-carotene, manganese and potassium which are good for health. 

Note: Cayenne pepper can be used in small amounts on the scalp as an oil to massage the scalp or can be used as a pre-poo or added to a deep conditioner. How will you be cayenning? :)

Product Review: Castor Oil for Hair

Hello Loves,

I'm excited to come to you guys with a new hair challenge I will be embarking on to promote hair growth ! So before I go into the actual challenge let's go over the benefits of castor oil for hair ! Ive used Tropic Isle Jamaican Castor Oil for almost a year now and I love it. I used it to fill in the sides of my hair from my horrible cut from when I big chopped the second time.

Today's product review is on the Jamaican Black Castor Oil with Rosemary ! I love it ! Better than the original one I've been using for the past year. Rosemary has a lot of benefits for hair  and when applied to the scalp leaves the scalp feeling tingly. All in all I'm excited to continue using the Jamaican Castor oil with Rosemary oil !

*Update* On Yarn Locs vs. Marley Locs

Morning Loves,

I did a post a couple of weeks back on the difference between using Marley Hair or Yarn to achieve the faux loc look ! Here's the actual youtube video !

Protective Hairstyle: Yarn Faux Locs

Hey Loves,

I am back with another protective hair style ! Remember a while back I talked about how I would be installing faux locs soon as a protective hairstyle? Well I did and as usual I am loving them. This hairstyle normally takes me about a 12 hours to a day to complete depending on the mood I am in. This particular time I spent almost a day doing them (started at 3pm) because of course I had to break to eat, dance and watch movies ! Typical hair day for me ! Anyways I'm loving my hair and thought I would do a quick update on my new protective hairstyle ! I'll be making a couple of youtube videos featuring how I style my faux locs as well as maintenance ! I'll also be sure to put them on the blog as well !!

Being Straight !

So two weeks I ago I straightened my hair. Not so much because I wanted straight hair (I hate my hair straight) but to make it easier to trim/cut my hair. Well I decided to visit a Dominican hair salon because that's where one of my classmates had gotten her hair straightened and her hair came out gorgeous ! Anyways let's just say never ever will I ever ! Ever ! Sit down in any Dominican hair salon again ! Low key might not even sit down at any hair salon ! My problem started when the hair stylist had me under the dryer for what seemed like 3 hours. Then commenced the blow drying and then flat iron. It wasn't so much being under the hair dryer that got me, but the fact that SHE went over each piece of hair about 6 times to get it straight ! -_- ! I felt like yelling out to her that it wasn't going to get any straighter but decided to keep shut. At that point of time, I had already told myself that my hair was damaged and I would have to think of new ways to repair my heat damaged ends ! Long story short- my hair was the straightest it had ever been since I went natural-- and also stayed straight for about a week before I decided to wash it all off- except for the edges on the right side that seemed to be frizzed up. Anyways I prayed to the hair gods to grant me back retention, no heat damaged strands or limp hair and they answered ! Once I finished giving my hair the "oh so special" treatment- it went back to being thick and coarse and I swore off flat ironing my hair forever. Well I think.

Protective Hair Style: The Curly Wig

The winter months are all about protecting your hair as much as you can from the harsh elements of this cruel cruel weather. I'm in Houston so not that cruel, but you get my point. I usually do protective hair styles all year long giving myself breaks in between each style ranging from 1 day to 3 weeks max.  I'm a law school student so I don't have time to continuously do twist outs and Bantu-knots every three days- ain't nobody got time !!!

So I decided to go ahead with a temporary protective hair style where I could take care of my hair every day as well as leave it protected. (I'll do a post later on my take on temporary vs. permanent protective hair styles soon). But moving along, I decide to stop at my local beauty supply store in my hood and pick up some curly hair to make a wig. For some reason- I prefer using curly hair to make wigs then straight hair but I'm opposite when doing sew in's, I know I know so weird.

Well I picked up my hair and was impressed with the curl pattern as well as  the quality of the hair for it not to be superior human hair quality. Below are all the items I used to achieve this look. I hope you guys enjoy !

Deep Conditioner Treatment With Red Palm Oil

My wash days have been all out of wack since I got to Dallas. Soon I'll be back to Houston and back to normality. But Anyway's that's not why I'm here. I declared yesterday wash day because for the last week my hair has been extra dry and adding on top of that I've been sleeping naked aka no bonnet wearing bandit ! Sigh.

Anyways, I knew I needed something that was rich in moisture and would combat my extra dry hair. I found the solution right in my mom's pantry. Red Palm Oil. No, I just did not wake up and decide to put palm oil in my hair. I had researched oils that combat really dry hair and ran across Palm Oil and decided to do some extensive research on it. I was sold.

I added about 1/4 cup of palm oil to my Shea Moisture Raw Shea Butter Deep Masque Treatment and left it in over night. Bad idea. I turned my pillows orange, but then again if I had not been lazy and washed it out while I was supposed to or better yet added more shower caps then I would've been fine.  But oh how my hair was oh so soft when I stepped in the shower this morning. I felt like maybe, just maybe I had found the solution to my hair being so dry and not retaining as much moisture as it should. As I write this now, My hair is currently drying in plaits using the LOC method. I keep touching my hair to see whether it's going to dry up as it normally does but it seems to be holding up the moisture perfectly. Granted my hair isn't completely 100% dry yet so I don't want to scream Palm Oil as a holy grail product just yet.

I'll keep yall updated once my hair is dry or not on whether this oil right here is a keeper  !

Product Review: Red Palm Oil as Moisturizer

Yes. You read right. For all African readers you all must be like whattttttt? Growing up in a Nigerian household Red Palm Oil was a staple as well as a base dish in many of the things my family cooked. But when I did some research on the actual benefits of Palm Oil for hair I was quite surprised!

Palm Oil is actually great for moisturizing hair. Especially African- American hair which has a tendency to be drier than most (*raises hand and nods head). Besides moisturizing hair, Palm Oil has other great benefits that our can benefit from. It's great to add to a pre-poo, a deep conditioner, leave-in and even to your DIY Whipped Butter mix !

What is Palm Oil?

• Palm oil is the oil derived from certain palm fruits especially from the palm fruits of West Africa. It is a popular vegetable oil especially used in cooking, baking, cosmetics and cleaning products. 

Faux locs: Kinky/Marley Hair vs. Yarn

*update

Hey dolls. I thought I'd make a post on Faux locs as a protective hair style as well as the difference between using kinky/marley hair or yarn locs to achieve them. I tend to switch up my hairstyles frequently, it's a bad habit of mine but all is fair when you know how to do your own hair :) ! I'm also that weird person who thinks of hairstyles months before they actually put it in, like I plan what hairstyle I'm going to do this month and that month. I'm not sure if that's weird or not, but I like to plan my hairstyles according to when I know I have big events coming up, a busy schedule, etc. So, since November I just knew Faux locs were going to be my next protective hair style. I normally do this style once a year with yarn but this time I started contemplating doing them with Marley hair. They seem to look a little more realistic then using yarn to wrap the hair. But then 4 days ago when I completed a Faux loc set on my mother using Marley hair, my mind changed. Again. Safe to say I'll be using my trusted yarn to complete this hair style once again and here's why. I also give the pro's and con's of using kinky/marley hair or yarn to complete this look. One day I'll do a Faux loc set using Kinky hair but not this time around.