Why I like Hot Oil Treatments? There are many benefits of doing a hot oil treatment on your hair prior to washing it. Especially when you are careful to choose the oil you want to use for the process. But the main reason that I like hot oil treatments is because they promote a properly moisturized scalp and hair.
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Deep Conditioning Treatment Done At Home.
This blog post was requested by one of my friends (Hey, Ashleigh!). She went to the salon for some bangs and was told by her hair stylist that she needed to set up another appointment for a deep conditioning treatment. Her treatment was only going to run her about $15, but that meant she’d have to pay for the wash, blow dry and…
Old vs. New: Mizani Phormula-7 Neutralizing and Chelating Shampoo
Of course as my luck would have it, as soon as I declare a product that has been sitting in my stash for months a staple… they switch things up on me. I suppose I should be grateful that it’s just the ingredients that have changed and it has not been discontinued, but it still annoys me. I’ve tried the…
How To: Set Your Rollers
When I made my healthy hair journey video, I thought I was in over my head. But when I decided to record and edit an actual video to complement my How to: Rollerset blog post, I was really a fish out of water. Not so much on the recording of the video but the uploading/editing process is incredibly time consuming and…
The Search & Destroy Method
I recently encountered a split end while looking at my ends and like a bag of chips, I couldn’t stop at just one. I immediately brought out the shears and went on a search & destroy mission, seeking out every split end I could find. Luckily I didn’t have too many split ends to remove, no doubt because I haven’t…
Quick Tips: New Growth
Relaxer Day (pre-relaxer, of course): 13 weeks post Stretching relaxers may be easy for some, but just off of my most recent stretch (almost making it to 13 weeks), the struggles of dealing with my new growth are fresh on my mind. Most people don’t let more than 6 or 8 weeks pass without getting a touch up for good…
How To: Self Trim (slight U shape) Part 2
I washed, deep conditioned, blow dried, flat ironed and trimmed my hair on the last day of 2011. Products used: GVP PM Tea Tree Shampoo Nexxus Humectress Roux 619 Extra Strength (pH Leave-in) GVP PM The Conditioner (Moisturizing Leave-in) Chi Silk Infusion (Heat Protectant and Serum) Proclaim Spray On Glosser I blow dried my hair in four sections on the…
How to: Trim Your Own Hair (deep U shape)
Last December, I decided to trim my hair up and start out 2011 with fresh ends. Check out these raggedy ends: I used the “Feye’s Self Trim Method*.” Below are the steps to create a U-shape. How to Trim Your Own Hair in a Deep U-Shape.
How to: Rollersetting with Magnetic Rollers
I’m trying to convince myself to rollerset my hair more often. I know it’s a really good way to style my hair with limited heat, but it’s so time consuming. Washing and Rolling my hair is not the problem, it’s the time spent sitting under the dryer, ugh – such a pain. This time I tried sitting under the dryer…
It’s all in the ingredients: Nexxus Humectress
Nexxus Humectress Moisturizing Conditioner: This is my go-to deep conditioner. This was the conditioner that saved my hair from extreme dryness when so many others could not. Ingredients: Water (Aqua, Eau), Cetyl Alcohol, Stearyl Alcohol, Cyclopentasiloxane, Dimethicone, Bis(C13-15 Alkoxy) PG-Amodimethicone, Stearalkonium Chloride, Fragrance (Parfum), Aminopropyl Dimethicone, Cetrimonium Chloride, Isostearamidopropyl Dimethylamine, DMDM Hydantoin, Dimethiconol, C14-15 Alcohols, Limonene, Disodium EDTA, Citric Acid,…