It’s been about a week since cutting off my relaxed hair. And for every room I walked into (or person I encountered) I was met with various reactions — some interactions were more awkward than others. But despite being nervous about each impending interaction, I think I faired pretty well. The hardest part for me was talking about my hair.…
Tag: deep conditioners
8 Design Essentials Product Reviews: Yay or Nay?
Last year, I randomly decided I wanted to try a hair regimen that contained all one brand. And even though I had never tried Design Essentials before, the fact that a few of their products were specifically geared to relaxed hair made me choose this line. (And for the record, this post is not sponsored and I bought all of…
Back to Air Drying
One week after relaxing, blow drying and flat ironing my hair, I’m back to my air dry routine. Even though there’s a big part of me that wants to go back to straight hair, I know it’s best to continue with my current (low heat – low manipulation) hair regimen if I want to claim waist length this year. I planned to…
Qualities to look for in a Deep Conditioner.
Even though I know that every head of hair is different from the next, it always surprises me how varied we all can be to what we ultimately think of a product. One person’s ‘holy grail’ is another person’s ‘it’s iight,’ and another person’s ‘worst product ever.’ All of this wonderment got me thinking, How do YOU know whether you’ve…
No-Lye Relaxers & Dealing with Dryness
For a very long time, if someone asked me whether I used lye or no-lye relaxer, I wouldn’t have been able to answer. I knew that I used affirm, but that was all I knew. As I started to learn more about my hair and decided to start relaxing my hair myself. It became necessary for me to weigh the…