How to correctly comb Natural Hair AND Relaxed Hair

1. As the hair grows longer, stay AWAY from fine toothed combs and hard bristled brushes! Both items are very rough for the hair, cause breakage and unnecessary shedding. Use wide toothed combs and paddle type brushes. I hear denman brushes are great for detangling. 

2. AVOID the rough handling. Instead treat it like fine silk because no matter how strong our hair may seem, it is the actually weakest of hair types.  Comb or brush in sections rather than all in one shot. 

3. Moisturize moisturize moisturize! Find a good leave in that will keep the hair well moisturized. There are many moisturizers out there whether store bought, or natural alternatives. Its best to comb the hair when moisturized rather than combing it completely dry to further avoid breakage. 

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These videos are from  www.growafrohairlong.com Robin (founder of crown and glory technique) has great information on her site and offers great products and new ways to take care of afro hair. She offers a great method, whether transitioning, stretching, or natural to grow and care for black hair. She is also another reason why I initially started my hair journey.

Loving DH's Locs...

So I did DH's hair on Sunday and I was extremely pleased with myself... He had an interview to go on and I was trying to make sure he was pristine and sparkling.  He went to get a shapeup and I retwisted his hair. I started and have been maintaining his locs for a little over 5 months now and I am more pleased with these results more than ever. These are the first dreads I have EVER done (I started them with comb coils) so there was alot of experimenting. I got it down pat now! Beeswax is the ! I learned that the ALMOST hard way. I had to clarify multiple times to get the buildup out! It was lint city for a second. But we got through it. After much trial and error, I found what I will be using for his hair to loc. I was recommended ORS Lock and Twist gel, and I used it to twist the time before this, and I didnt like the hold too much. I didnt want to throw it away or give it up because I enjoyed the moisture and yes NO FLAKES. But anywho, this time around I washed his hair with Jamaican and Lime clarifying Shampoo (smells soooo good), conditioned with a dominican avocado conditioner (the brand has a pearl on it). His hair felt great, but, next time I will dilute the conditioner with water to avoid buildup.  Anywho, I used to ORS Lock and Twist gel at the roots and a little bit of the gel plus a TINY bit of honey on each loc. YES HONEY! It made his dreads look soooo good and neat and a little goes a LOOOONG way. After I finished I sat him underneath the dryer, and when he was done, I was extremely pleased. I then flat twisted each dread and VOILA! The results are below. I am a member/lurker at Nappturality.com and I thank the ladies over there I did aloooot of research before and after doing his locs. They are coming along beautifully. I couldn't stop starting at the man and he absolutely loved them.  

My son wanted a piece of this blog action and after a long debate.... I let him.

Protective Hairstyle of the Week

Aww look at that beaut. This industrial sized hairstyle comes well equipped with ivory colored seat belts, to hold and maintain the hair when things may get a little rough. Why is this a protective style you may ask? LOL thats easy silly.... notice the hair swept up OFF the shoulders.... I dont think I see a single strand touching those blades... smart woman. Notice the massive football shaped size, and my does it look well cushioned! Not only is it stabilizing her balance, but its also a great protector for the head JUST IN CASE she may slip and fall. This protective style looks well moisturized and well balanced (PH if you will), I give it a difficulty level of 9.5762 and wowee... what a beautiful head full of hair. You go girl!

Braid Pics

Here are some pictures of my senegalese twists as promised... They are small! But I like them. I'll be keeping these in for a month to a month and a half. I wont be getting my braids this small ever again... I just hope my edges can maintain! Finally got my digital camera working with some rechargeable batteries, what a great investment. So now I'll be a snapping fool. *Oh a tree, *snap*. But Im as happy as can be. What a beautiful day in NYC! O yea and Hillary won WV... whoopee. Means nothing because, Obama basically has the seat. Play your cards right Obama. He is not even phased LOL. Now onto the big dogs.

Business Venture

I am working on a business venture. Its an idea I came up with and I won't speak on it just yet, just doing some consulting and research and brainstorming right now... It sounds great, I just have to do more with it... I will introduce the idea later when I actually start. But thats what I am working on for the summer. I am excited because it combines everything I love into one thing, so this, I should enjoy. Remember like I said, it AINT JUST ABOUT HAIR FOLKS! I think the creation of this blog, my idea, and just needing to grow in general go hand in hand and this couldn't be more perfect. Right now I am working on a business plan and designing logos. So this is about growth right? whether its hair growth, mental, spriritual, emotional growth, that is the purpose of this blog. I vow to keep up with this blog as often as possible, and I will have this blog for years to come. This is my committment. We are on a journey remember?

Traction Alopecia

I broke My nail attaching an Obama Keychain to my keys. ALL FOR YOU OBAMA! Its all good :) So I got this Senegalese twist in my hair. I LOVE them but... I got them too small! They are cute as heck but I suffer from traction alopecia. I have had this since 2001 because I put these tiny micro braids in my hair and I use to constantly pull them up into high ponytails. I also left them in ALL summer. So, I was asking for it. Since then I have had problems growing in the area around my temples. I got these twists and the african lady that braided my hair was trying to catch EVERY TINY PIECE OF HAIR I HAD on my temples. I didnt even bother to correct it either. Bad me. I was watching these african dvd's she was playing and they were sooo good! I just wish there wasn't so many parts to them (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3) That gets annoying after awhile. But anyway, my braids look great, but, I need a miracle to happen to keep my edges! So I whipped out my bottle of Boundless Tresses and hopefully, it will do the trick along with taking it easy with the hairstyles. I'm not gonna keep them in too long. Its nice not having to deal with my hair. I'll take pics I just need batteries for my camera. I found my brothers old camera and its a little outdated but, I can take some high quality pics. Yes! Bye Bye camera phone. But anywho, I'll be using BT while I have these braids.

I did my aunt's hair the day before mothers day in comb coils and they came out soooo nice. I should have taken pictures. She has a beautiful hair texture. I would think its 4a? It felt so healthy. My mom has a nice texture to her hair also I think shes a 4a with a little 3c in the front. It just makes me excited to see what my hair texture is like. Im guessing 4a also. We will see. I was admiring this lady's hair on the train, it looked like she recently BCed and she looked like a 4b. I couldn't stop staring she looked so nice. I am constantly staring at peoples natural hair LOL moreso the type 3's and 4's. Its just so pretty! Ok let me stop rambling. I am just toooo anxious! July 10 will make 6 months since my last perm. My biggest goal before I BC, is to grow in some of my edges.

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Happy Mothers Day!!

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