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Revive dry, lack luster hair – By longhairsecrets

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The most effective treatments for hair care don’t have to cost
much or come prepackaged from your beauty supply store.

Extra Virgin Olive oil is one ingredient that penetrates and
fortifies the strand. It also locks in moisture when applied to
damp hair.

Honey is a very good humectant. Humectants help to keep moisture
in place. So in order to benefit from a humecant your hair must
already have some form of moisture, such as water.

If your hair is seriously dry, a combination of olive oil and
honey can dramatically revive your hair.

Warm half a cup of extra virgin olive oil, then add 1/4 of honey
to the warm olive oil. Let it sit for 10 minutes then apply to
your freshly washed damp hair.

Wrap the hair and leave the treatment in for 30minutes to one
hour. Then rinse out.

What you will notice is hair that feels more supple and a lot
less dry than before.

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Kinky hair tip of the day – Wash your scalp when wearing a protective style

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Hi everyone,

As you know, I got individuals and I have been just wearing them down so that I do not put any strain on my edges for the first couple of weeks. On the third week I went ahead and washed my scalp with shampoo and water in a spray bottle. By doing this weekly, this will keep my scalp clean and healthy so that I maximize my growth. At three weeks I already have 1/2″ so since I have cleaned my scalp, I should get more. Yaaaay

Keep your scalp clean and moisturized when in a protective style to maximize your growth.

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Bald spot update – November 2012

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Does anyone remember this?

(The date on the photo is incorrect this is from last year November 2011) I had bald patches in the crown of my head due to stress and scratching it. So I started using the Jamaican Black Castor oil on it.So in April, I had some good growth but it was still thin and not full.

And a year later, my bald area is full and thick. I have just kept massaging in JBCO when needed and leaving it alone!

So JBCO really worked for me and it is also what I seal my ends with because it is so heavy and my kinky Afro textured hair likes heavy.

Hope that you have had great results with is also.

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The weather is changing – Have you changed your routine?

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Hi everyone,

By now you can probably tell that the weather is changing to a more cooler temperature in certain parts and it is now time to change up our hair care routines to keep our kinky Afro textured hair happy, moisturized and retaining length.

So you may notice that your hair gets drier faster than during the summer or spring seasons.If this is the case, then you should:

* Moisturize more often and/ or seal your ends with a heavier oil or butter than you already use. By doing this, you can give your hair the consistent moisture and nutrients it will need to strive and continue to retain length.

* Keep your hair covered with satin/ silk lined hats, beanies and scarfs. This will protect against weather damage such as wind and coldness that can strip the hair of oils, which will cause dryness which leads to breakage.

* Make sure that you always, ALWAYS, sleep with your ends covered by a satin pillow case or a satin bonnet. This will allow your hair to absorb the moisture that you put in. Cotton will suck the moisture up, so that your hair will not.

* Make sure to line your hats, jackets and other things with satin or silk if your hair will be sliding across it. You want to reduce the amount of snagging of your ends so that you can retain length.

* This is a great season to sport a protective style and hide your ends. Protective styles like french braids, kinky twists, flat twists, two strand twists tucked and pinned, full head weave (watch the edges), wigs and lace fronts.

* Conditioner only washing (Co-washing) more often will also give your hair more moisture to stand the cooler temperatures.

* Deep conditioning more often during the colder seasons helps to give your hair more strength to fight the harsh weather.

* Pre-poo before every wash. This will also give your hair added moisture to combat dryness and weather.

* Layering your sealing oils and/ or butters is also a great way to protect your hair and seal in the moisture for days.

I hope that you can benefit from some of these tips and hope that your kinky Afro textured hair is happy and retaining length (Because it is growing Smile)

Please feel free to leave comments on tips and ways that  you are changing up your routine. Have a blessed day in Christ!

 

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Are you following a strict routine? Here is why you should – By Longer hair secrets

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It’s very easy to get caught up with your busy schedule and
completely neglect your hair.  I know fully well because this
happens to me from time to time.  Sometimes I plait it up and
never remember to treat it or even take those plaits down.
When I finally remember I am usually met with excess breakage,
tangled hair and a feeling of frustration.  Luckily because I
have spend so many years learning about hair care I can quickly
administer some treatment to my hair to get it back on track.
Sometimes though the damage is too great to recover and in that
case I lose lots of hair.  This is not a common occurrence
anymore especially since I have learned to schedule in time for
hair treatments.
I believe that it is essential that you mark your calendar or
even your own mental calendar for specific hair treatments.  That
way you routinely give your hair what it needs when it needs it
before it ever gets out of hand.
When you start learning about your hair the novelty of it will
keep you experimenting with one treatment after the next.
However soon you may lose that excitement and fall away from your
hair care treatments, all the while still having the desire to
grow longer hair.  It happens to all of use.
The best way to conquer that is to create a routine.  Decide what
treatments your hair needs.  Decide on how many times a month you
need to apply each treatment and keep on schedule so that life
does not pull you away from caring for your hair.

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5 common things that are destroying your hair – by Longer hair secrets

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Growing black hair is very, very easy once you have a full
understanding of the right formula and the right ingredients that
are essential to longer, stronger strands. But, along with this
knowledge you must also stop doing the things which are
counterproductive to longer hair.

I always compare growing longer hair to weight loss. I have a
good friend who very recently joined the gym. She goes everyday
works out very hard and as soon as she leaves the gym she goes
across the street and buys a creampuff. She then goes to dinner
and has about 3 or 4 beers. I need not tell you that she has not
lost one single pound.

Many of you are probably treating your hair growth to this same
sort of contradiction by the things you do daily which ravish
your hair. In many cases you probably don’t know any better
because the five things on the list are aren’t obviously destructive.

1.Dehydration – Not getting enough water can dramatically
affect the growth of your hair. Water is like a wonder drug. It
hydrates and heals your body. Water cleans your pores which
assist in the removal of dirt, which assist the hair follicles to
grow unobstructed. Drink more water and you will see how much
faster your hair grows.
2.Sweat – Do you work out a lot, sweat a lot but refuse to
wash or rinse your hair? Sweat has a lot of salt which dries out
your strands. You may not always want to fully wash your hair
but you can rinse it out daily. Sweat also clogs up your pores
making it harder for your hair to grow.
3.Shampoo – the wrong shampoo can really strip your hair of
essential oils and coating. When those oils are stripped, the
hair feels find and brittle and yes it does break off too easily.
To avoid this, use an all natural shampoo, make your own if you
can and don’t shampoo your hair too often. Believe it or not a
good rinse under warm water is often enough to get rid of dirt.
4.Too much Moisture – Yes, yes, yes, black hair needs moisture
but too much can be a problem. If you use a daily moisturizing
treatment try to add a treatment once a week which builds
strength to the hair. When you moisturize too much it can cause
the hair to feel mushy and soft and the hair will fall out too
easily.
5.Petroleum – This is such a common ingredient in most if
not all hair care products designed for black hair. Yet, is by
far the most inferior ingredient ever. It clogs up your pores,
suffocating your strands and stops the hair from growing. It’s
hard to wash off so you are forced to use the inferior shampoos
which strip moisture and good oils from your hair. It wraps
around your hair strands preventing real moisture from
penetrating. It’s the beginning of the end!
There you have it, 5 things that you can change right now if you
want to benefit from growing hair.

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4cnatualhair.com:

I agree with everything except for #4. As a kinky haired woman, I need more moisture than everyone else, so maybe this was not just for 4c kinky girls, but the info is still great. Hope that you get something from it.

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Basic steps to help you chose the right products for your hair- By Chicoro

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Tell Me What to Use so I Can Grow Hair Like Rapunzel, Tomorrow (1 of 5)

Does this sound like a ridiculous request? Well, that depends. I get this question in many forms almost every day. Tell me what to use to stop my breakage. Tell me what to use to get my hair to grow. Tell me what to do to minimize dryness.  Everybody wants an answer tailored to their exact situation. That’s understandable. What is not stated is that many of these same folks want the name of the product and a guarantee that it will work for them and by tomorrow! The “will work for them” translates to having the expectation that it will transform damaged hair to Barbie doll pony tails over night.” Now none of that is understandable.

There is nothing wrong with wanting and asking for product recommendations. Just be clear about what you are asking and what you are wanting. Anyone who tells  you that a  product is perfect for you without knowing the basic science of hair, your hair challenges and goals or what you currently do for your hair is focused on a product, not YOU nor your hair.

If you want someone to tell you what to use with no background about your hair, be prepared for general information that could probably apply to most hair and to almost anyone. That may or may not resolve your hair issue.

If you really want to know what products to use, then you have to do some work.  You don’t have to buy every product on the market either. So what do you need to do?

Four Steps to Keep in Mind:

  1. Have a basic understanding about hair. Hair has a slight negative charge. Shampoo is made to rinse from your hair. Conditioner is made to stick to your hair.

2.  Know what you have done to your hair to have it look like it does today. Know your routine and your products. Know your problems and your goals. Know your hair.

3. Learn how to dissect and understand any store bought product. Most shampoos and conditioners work as stated in #1. Even mud shampoo and bentonite clay in water have charges that work with hair. Most shampoos and conditioners have three parts: a solvent, surfactants and additives.

4. Put it all together to figure out which products work best for you.

The next four articles will address these four steps in more detail. I hope you are ready!

Chicoro

BeautifybitbybitGi.com

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Raw Cocoa butter for hair

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There are two types of cocoa butter, ordinary cocoa butter and black cocoa butter. Cocoa butter is often used in lieu of Shea butter and is added into many hair care products such as hair conditioners and creams to give your hair extra conditioning and shine.

Cocoa butter is a pure edible fat that has no solvents or additives. Pure Cocoa butter resembles margarine and has a sightly yellow pigment. Black Cocoa butte has a light coffee color but has the same texture as regular cocoa butter.

According to author Stephanie Bird in her book “A healing grove: African tree remedies and rituals for the body and spirit” 2009, she states “Cocoa butter makes a beneficiary hot oil treatment for most types of hair. Cocoa butter can also be used as a pomade for styling difficult or frizzy hair”.

Different uses for Cocoa butter on hair:

As a hot oil treatment -

Put some raw Cocoa butter in a the microwave until it melts and becomes a liquid and apply it to your hair for NO LONGER THAN 20 MINUTES. Then shampoo.

As a pomade -

Rub a small amount of the butter between your hands and smooth over hair.

As a protective barrier before swimming -

Cocoa butter can prevent damage from chlorine in pools, notes the website B4Tea.com

Chlorine damages the hair shaft, which makes it more vulnerable to pool chemicals resulting in dull, dry, weak and brittle hair. Apply a little cocoa butter to the scalp and smooth over hair before swimming to give a protective barrier against the pool chemicals.

Warning:

Cocoa butter solidifies when it reaches room temperature when used as a hot oil treatment, so DO NOT leave in for longer than 20 minutes.

 

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Hair porosity and how to test your hair

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Hi everyone,

I have been getting requests about what hair porosity is and how to test your hair. So I found an article by CurlyNikki on the Essence Magazine website, that explains hair porosity and how to test your hair to see if it is porous.

http://www.essence.com/2012/07/19/reader-q-and-a-curlynikki-explains-hair-porosity/

I hope that this truly helps some of you ladies out.

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Kinky feature of the week – Nicole

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  1. Name and where you live?    

Nicole Wilson, Dayton OH area

2. How long have you been natural?    

7 months natural on August 25, 2012

3. Why did you decide to go natural? 

I decided to go natural when I realized that my hair was breaking off steadily over the years and would never get below chin length.  It was thin and brittle and lifeless.

4. Did you do the big chop? If so, how long did you transition and how did you feel after doing it?

I big chopped.  I literally decided one afternoon to pull out the clippers from underneath the bathroom sink and buzz off anything that was not natural.  At that point, I had not had a relaxer for about 3 months so I had about an inch of natural hair.

5. What are 5 things that you have learned about your hair?

  • My hair is beautiful in its natural, God-given glory.
  • I cannot compare how my natural hair should look based on how others look.  My hair has its own unique texture, and the styles I choose to rock will be uniquely my own.
  • My hair needs moisture to thrive, oil to seal and give it shine, and gentle hands to manage the hair
  • I can still rock a multitude of styles even though my hair is short
  • I can grow it! It is a myth that Afro-textured hair cannot grow beyond a certain point!

6. What is your wash regimen and must have products? 

I co-wash two times a week.  My hair thrives on this routine because it helps me retain moisture plus with my workout schedule (I workout about 3 times per week and teach two Zumba ® Fitness classes) and shampoo/clarify with baking soda and apple cider vinegar once every two weeks to eliminate product build-up.  After co-washing (or shampooing), I follow-up with deep conditioning my hair and covering with a plastic cap for an hour.  Rinse, apply leave-in, then seal with an oil or butter.

My must-have products for different styles are as follows:

Cleansing

  • Shea Moisture Organic Raw Shea Butter Moisture Retention Shampoo
  • Herbal Essences Hello Hydration (co-wash)
  • Apple Cider Vinegar Rinse (once per month)

Conditioning

  • Yes to Carrots Conditioner (I always add a teaspoon of coconut oil and sometimes a ½ cup of warm raw honey to make it more beneficial and my hair loves it)

Moisturizing

  • Kinky Curly Knot Today (leave-in…my hair LOVES this)
  • Organic Root Stimulator Curls Unleashed  Leave-In Conditioner

Stylers

  • Kinky Curly Curling Custard (for wash and go)
  • Shea butter/coconut oil homemade whip for twists

7. Do you straighten your hair? If so how often and what products do you use as a heat protector?

I do not apply heat to my hair at this time

8. How do you keep your hair moisturized ?

I spray liberally with water and a leave-in conditioner.  I seal with coconut oil.  Keeping my hair in protective styles such as twists also helps me to retain more moisture.  I apply as needed (once a day usually).

9. What is your favorite natural oil to use for sealing your ends?

I am a huge fan of coconut oil…my hair loves it!  I also like to use a coconut oil/ Shea butter whip for extra seal and moisture retention.

 10. Do you protect your hair at night? If so with what?

I faithfully sleep in a satin bonnet on a satin pillowcase every night.

11. What natural hair styles do you like to rock most?

A wash and go or a baby puff were my go to styles for the first few months after my BC.  Now that my hair is a little longer and I have more confidence, I am rocking two-strand twists, flat twists, fro-hawks, etc…

12. What natural hair tips would you like to share with other naturals?

Keep it simple.  At first, I was a slave to the latest and greatest product or hair regimen that anyone claimed was the Holy Grail.  You have to learn what products work for your hair, and they are not always the commercial ones (although there are some great ones out there).  My homemade mixes of butters and oils work great!  Adding oils to my regular conditioner gives me great conditioning without a lot of extra expense and time.  My hair regimen is short and easy each night and day so that I will stick with it.  Keeping it simple allows you to find what combinations or products work for your hair and will allow you to maintain a regimen that will improve and maintain the health of your hair.

Man, Nicole really had her regimen down and have learned all of the do’s and don’t about kinky Afro textured hair. She will be blessing us with some more of her styles and how she accomplishes them also.

Thank you Nicole foreseeing your kinky hair as being healthy, by taking care of it today!

P.S. I love your smile girl.

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