GOOD HAIR DAY!

Hello,Beautiful People, Today was a great day for me and my hair and although the weather was extremely harsh with the cold wind and rain, my hair some how kept itself together,all thanks to my number 1 conditioner i absolutely love and that is........... Aubrey Organics Honeysuckle Rose Moisturizing Conditioner



This all natural conditioner is great for very dry and brittle hair and AWESOME for detangling, i would recommend this product to anyone who suffers from dry and crunchy hair,Satisfaction Gauranteed!,this stuff is the truth.

On a typical day i would normally spritz my hair with water 3x throughout the day, but after using this conditioner yesterday,i noticed today there was no need for my spray bottle,so this conditioner is definitely a keeper for my regimen this spring season.I got this for $11 dollars and it was worth every penny. So if your looking for a great moisturizing conditioner try Aubrey organics Honeysuckle rose Moisturizing Conditioner,you'll thank me later...........until then, RETAIN IT,MAINTAIN IT AND WATCH IT GROW.............PEACE

LETS TALK BUTTERS.



SO i purchased some natural butters online a couple of weeks ago and i just recieved them today, iam thrilled about these natural butters and their many benefits for the hair and skin.

The first butter i want to talk about is the popular SHEA BUTTER(unrefined). "Miss shea shea" as i like to call her ;), has great healing properties for the skin like:

• Skin allergies
• Eczema( i suffered with this problem for years)
• Dermatitis
• Dry skin
• Stretch marks 
• Even skintone 
• Blemishes and wrinkle.............

 and the list goes on and on, She also does wonders for our natural hair and scalp.Our hair is prone to getting extremely dry so "Miss shea shea" is great for conditioning the hair... as for as moisturizing is concerned.here is a list of other things Miss Shea Shea can do for our hair:

• Eliminate scalp irritation from dryness.
• Restore luster to Hair.
• Rich in vitamin A and E, she soothes dryness,repairs breakage and mends split ends.
• Protects hair from weather damage caused by wind,humidity,and extreme dryness,and repairs such damage. 
• shields against harmful ultraviolent radiation,protects hair from the sun.
• for chemically treated hair she can also restore moisture and vitality.

when i shop for this Butter i go for 100% unrefined shea butter,and one of the things i love to do is warm up a small amount and massage it into my scalp(very relaxing i might add) once iam done i leave it in for as long as i want,and mmm....mmm..mmm what a treat for my scalp, my hair loves this stuff. So,thank you Miss sheashea for your many natural properties.

To be continue on our LETS TALK BUTTER, CoCoa butter is next on the list are as i like to call her CoCoa love :). Til then LOVE,PEACE AND HAIR GREASE BUTTER!...wink*



BUT BEFORE I Begin.........

I wanted to leave you with some pictures of what i did with my hair while i was transitioning from relaxed to ALL NATURAAAL. Warning! these were some rough pics,but their there to give you an idea of where i started.

 



I was wiggin it for the longest,while keeping my hair safely braided underneath.

 



I also did alot of hair extensions but,paid for it at the end.....That's another topic,ill tell you about that soon but,for the curious here's a hint,focus your eyes on my hairline :(,Yeah... like i said soon.



AAAH YES!, how can i forget my Emotional Big Chop,and for those of you who are not familiar with the term Big Chop(B.C),it is the process of cutting the relaxed or permed ends of ones hair when transitioning from chemically processed to natural hair.



YES, you said it...... GROWTH,this is a picture of me in the present 2011 and a year has already gone by since my B.C. My hair has grown tremendously and although it was a rough year, i made it through, and now i can honestly say that i am extremely proud of my kinky roots lol.  

Sooooo,there you have it, that was just the beginning of this growing process and there is more to come...but, until then here is some sound advice for my beautiful women who are transitioning or just did their Emotional B.C, Are you confused or inpatient as to what to do with those kinky roots of yours?, RELAX and remember Gowing your natural hair,healthy long and strong is a process not an event,so kick back and Enjoy the journey.

With knowledge comes power and Understanding

So retain it,maintain it, and watch it grow.

To be continue................ ;)

NAPPY GROWING SEASON IS APPROACHING............ARE YOU READY?

So, its officially spring and i still see snow, WHATS GOING OOOOON!, its like winter refuses to leave(SIGH), but, Regardless of the unpredictable weather iam still anticipating the spring season and so is my kinky tresses. this winter was really super,duper rough for my hair,dryness to the tenth power,but considering the fact that it was my first winter as a natural i was clueless as to what to do with moisturizing my hair, but with plenty of research i have come to understand how my hair works during the cold seasons, so come next winter i will be prepared for ole frosty. In the meantime, i am totally siked on starting my health haircare journey,YES IAM FOCUSED MAN!and its go hard or go home for me, i am ready,and open to anything that will help my natural hair reach a full 6 inch this year 2011.SOOOO, let the journey begin!.........Happy Growing. ;) 

Kinky,and Coily and Nappy,OH MY!

“Why, Why, Why,” were the thoughts that evaded my mind when I finally did my own big chop and witnessed the matted bush that rested on top of my head. I never expected my hair to look like that; so wiry and spiraled tight. I couldn’t tell if I had curls or not. “What did I get myself into,” I pondered as I lurked at my hair with frustration. In the past when I wore my hair relaxed, I was always curious about how I would look as a natural girl. Therefore, after countless encounters with beautiful, black woman that sported natural hair, I was finally ready and anxious to find out.
After transitioning for a year and a half with braids, weaves and wigs, I was finally ready to see my natural hair; the real me, I thought, as I was flooded with excitement. There was no turning back now. No second-guessing with that first cut which brings us to that very moment with me standing in front of my bathroom mirror ashamed at the sight of my hair, and out of sheer ignorance I thought, “why does it look so dry and nappy?” What do I do now, I wondered.
Prior to going natural I never really educated myself about black hair so I was oblivious as to what type of texture I had and the proper tools needed to maintain it. That hindrance alone sparked up a desire in me to learn more about this hair of mine. Why was I so self-conscious about my hair in its natural appearance, were one of the many questions that surfaced, yet only a question that I could answer. Ultimately, it was more than just my hair. The underlying realization was that I felt ashamed of my image. I left the house with a wig covering my head that day but I was disappointed not with my hair but at myself. I came to terms with the fact that in the past my confidence did not dwell within but it was the weaves, wigs, and overly processed hair that masked all the true insecurities I internalized about myself. I transformed from feeling like a diva to feeling like Celie from the movie, The Color Purple, and that was a problem.
As a result, in my quest to loving the natural me, I had to search for inspiration from within. India Irie expressed it best through her song ,“I Am Not My Hair” with the message that helped me realize my nappy hair is just proof of my ethnicity, what it represents, and what it means to be BLACK. Everything else is a direct manifestation of what lies beneath. Frantically, I began pulling inspiration anywhere and everywhere, whether it was through songs, pictures, books, poetry, the internet anything imaginable that would keep me from running to the nearest beauty supply store and purchasing a relaxer!
Now here we are in 2011 marking February a whole year since my emotional big chop. Through this initial process humbly, I learned a lot about myself and my corkscrewed strands of beauty, and with that knowledge accompanied an awareness on black hair and the negative way its portrayed in our black culture.