Stretching Relaxed Hair

Hey everyone so since Hurricane Sandy is taking over the city, figured I write a post about me stretching. I've been stretching my hair for awhile before starting my healthy hair journey but I feel now I'm properly stretching my hair the correct way. I say that because now I have a personal hair regimen before I just weaved up my hair and didn't really take the time to keep my own hair moisturized. Also now I'm washing and conditioning my own hair more often than before, using natural products. I enjoy stretching because I'm relaxing my hair less and giving my roots a chance to grow and become thicker. I have noticed my hair is a little more thicker than before and is growing more healthier. Of course I have fine hair but again its gaining body which I wanted. To avoid me doing the whole natural thing I just rather prove through stretching that I can grow healthy and long hair as well. Here's some Tips on Stretching Relaxed Hair...

Tip of The Week #6

Patience Not Frustration

The tip this week is on the word "Patience"; which means the quality of being patient, without complaint, loss of temper, even-tempered care and diligence. Even though that's a good quality to have in dealing with day to day life, its definitely a key-word required in caring and maintaining our hair.

Are All Alcohols Bad For Our Hair??

(I promised you guys this Post a few months back so I kept my word even though it took awhile... here it is!)

As a newbie in starting a Healthy Hair Journey (HHJ) we sometimes become paranoid on what products to use especially products that have alcohol in them. I know when I started I felt all products that had ANY type of alcohol in them were bad, but the question is...Are ALL alcohols bad for our hair?? Well let's first talk a little about the structure of alcohols, the molecular structure of alcohol has a non polar carbon chain and a polar hydroxyl group connected to one of the carbon atoms in the chain. The alcohol's results and it's properties differ depending on the number of carbon atoms it has, even the molecular structure can make a difference as well. In hair care products there are two major alcohols used: 

1) Short Chain Alcohols (Drying Alcohols) and 2) Fatty Acids (Emulsifying Alcohols) 

Finally...I Got Giovanni!!

I've been searching everywhere for these "Giovanni" products especially the "Smooth As Silk Conditioner" but couldn't find it. I even went to Walmart, and ya know Walmart has everything but they didn't even have it. So I decided, as my last resort, to buy it online and good thing I did because on Amazon.com they are having a big sale on all products so

check it out now before it ends!

Cornrolls-Braid Out

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I took out my cornrolls and got this look. For some reason I like it, the way my hair look like kinda crimped up which I thought was cool so I had to take a picture and show ya'll. Braid outs are the way to go if you don't feel like doing too much with your hair!