For once, I’ve been wonderfully consistent with my hair supplements. I was taking them almost every day like clockwork. And probably about a month ago, I started to notice that my scalp at the crown felt tender or sore. It wasn’t so much so that it was painful, but it was this thing happening in the background. I don’t even…
When last we spoke about my hair, I was left questioning what I want to do with my hair. My original goal was to have waist length hair. But on that quest to waist length, I encountered breakage and thinning ends. Now, I’m questioning whether waist length is in the cards for me. Of course, I’d love to have crazy…
With the blessing of pregnancy and a new baby, some women will experience postpartum shedding. And after living through two episodes of it, I realize there’s probably nothing that I can do to avoid postpartum shedding. It seems some women will experience it and others do not. But for those of us who do experience postpartum shedding, I want…
Texlaxing, Texlaxed Hair and Texturizing all seem like the best of both worlds in the battle of team natural versus team relaxed. You get (1) more texture = more volume than relaxed hair; (2) you get more strength = less breakage than relaxed hair; (3) you get more manageability than your natural hair with the looser texture; and (4) you…
After hiding from my hair for the past few months, it was finally time to give my hair a lot of attention. If you remember, I was dealing with so much post partum shedding that it made wash days depressing. I pretty much lost ALL my edges. In November, I installed box braids. But because of the absence of edges…
I ended my relaxer stretch at 22 weeks and you already know that I cut my hair. For this update, I really just want to share my plans for my hair as I continue with these long term stretches. It feels sort of like a new beginning for me and so I want to take my hair journey back to…
How I Cut My Hair: The time finally came to cut my hair! I was anxious about losing the length but I was also so happy to no longer have to deal with thinner ends. I recorded the whole hair cutting experience and I think that I did a pretty good job. The “How I Cut My Hair” video is…
If you aren’t at least using hair products that contain some natural oils, I think your hair is really missing out. Due to the way that chemical relaxers straighten our hair, it has a tendency to be dry and frizzy. Choosing the right hair products help to ensure our hair is acting its best. And natural oils target those specific issues. With…
Yes, you read that right. I’m in the midst of a set back. I’ve already taken steps to address it, which I’ll share. But first let me tell you what I think happened.
There are currently three neutralizing shampoos in my hair product stash and it’s time to figure out which one is best. The showdown is between Design Essentials Milk & Honey Neutralizing Shampoo, Elasta QP Stop Action Shampoo and Mizani pHormula-7 Neutralizing & Chelating Shampoo. I will say that none of them are horrible, but there is a very clear winner…