Things I Learned About My Hair

Just wanted to share a few things I learned about my hair during my hair journey...

1. To those out there that use "Wigs" as a protective style make sure you put a shower cap under your wig cap. The reason is because even though wearing a wig can protect and give your hair a break, the wig cap itself can break your edges since its usually fits tight around the edges. Plus having the shower cap underneath will keep your hair moisturized. Only thing is to make sure the wig cap is placed on top of the shower cap,  and don't leave any part of the shower cap out. Which may show at the edges of your wig. Also you may hear the shower cap noise every time you touch your head so be conscious of that :)

How I Oil My Scalp

Hey everyone just want to briefly speak about "How I Oil My Scalp"...

To begin I like to part my hair into 4 sections and I hold each section with my "clips". I microwave my oil which is in an applicator for like 20 secs {I remove the top before I microwave}.Then shake up my "Oil Mixture" and just to remind you my mixture consists of JoJoba Oil, Jamaican Castro Oil, Peppermint Oil (I recently added) and 100% Virgin Olive Oil. Any type of natural oil or oil mixtures can be used. I apply my  "Oil Mixture" to my scalp in each section of my hair and I make sure I part far apart when I apply not close together {I'll say like about 2 or 3 inches apart}. I do this because from experience parting

Random Video #1

Me speaking a little about my hair and about some of the products I like to use, including a product that didn't work so well in my hair and also trying out a new product. Check out the video...Let me know your opinions at the end of the video, "Should I Texlax or stay with Relax?" Appreciate the feedback!

What Is Texlax?

I myself wondered this question so of course I had to ask people questions and do a little research on what the term "Texlax" mean. Texlax is underprocessing your hair with a chemical relaxer which leaves hair wavy instead of straight. So just like how when a person "relaxes" their hair they leave the chemical relaxer in for a longer period of time for the hair get straight but with a "textlax" the chemical relaxer is left on the hair for a short period time. This only softens the new growth of the hair making it easier to manage. Due to the fact that the chemical relaxer is not left in the hair for too long, it is said to be much more safer for the hair than relaxing. Using a texturizer can be used to achieve this as well instead of using a chemical relaxer. The results I heard about texlaxing the hair can enhance natural curl and wave pattern also create volume, body and texture in the hair. I've been thinking about texlaxing my hair...its relaxed right now, but I'll see stay tuned!

My 1 Year of Healthy Hair Journeying!!

 

Today last year I decided to start taking better care of my hair and "ALREADY" its been a year. What a great feeling seeing that I made it and the difference I see in my hair now from a year ago, in a positive way. A year here and many more years ahead!!  :) Thanks to my close friends and wonderful followers for ya'll support! Much <3

Tip of The Week #7

Protein treatments are recommended in the HHJ world, especially when we want to repair our damaged hair or strengthen our hair. Did you know that our hair is made up of 88% protein? This protein is known as Keratin. When hair is straightened chemically the bonds from the protein's makeup is broken which causing the hair to get weak. That's why for those who relax their hair it is

Relaxer Done

I just had my hair relaxed about 3 days ago after being 5 months post relaxed and I can honestly say I am loving the fact that my hair has gotten thicker. Even my hair stylist who has been doing my hair since I was in Junior High School noticed a difference too. She said that my hair is looking more healthier and is getting longer. So I'm definitely happy to see that my hair journey, which I've done for almost a year, is working out for me. I didn't even have to go natural to achieve my hair goals! For now I will continue on with my hair regimen, keeping my hair moisturized as much as I can and giving my hair some TLC. One thing which recommended especially before getting a relaxer is to Protein Treat your hair using like hair mayonnaise or any other protein treatment product for the hair. That's suppose to be done a week before but I didn't do that because I just recently found out a day before my scheduled hair appointment but next time. The relaxer I used is the "Organic Root Stimulating Olive Oil No Lye Relaxer" which I think worked well on my hair :) Check the video below for the before and after results from the relaxer!