How in the world did we ever evolve into “product junkies”? Think about it. Remember, there was a simpler time back-in-the-day where we probably never even paid attention to the companies making our products. Somehow we just knew (or our mama or grandma knew) what to put in our hair to get it looking decent. But now all of a sudden, with the explosion of natural hair care … [Read more...]
My first natural hair cocktail class
Ever wanted to DIY something? For the past several years it seems like everyone’s been getting into it. In just about every niche and category. The reasons why can vary but usually the root of that desire comes from the feeling of wanting something that’s simple to create and CHEAP to create. And just the feeling of creating something with your own hands can give a thrill … [Read more...]
When I realized my healthy lifestyle journey is bigger than me…
When I realized my healthy lifestyle journey is bigger than me… It changed my whole perspective on, not just life, but living. I decided to stop writing in my journal and publish this one. Because this is recent and this is what I’m going through right now. And maybe I can look back at this post one year, 2 years, 10 years from now and see how I’ve grown. We need growth. We … [Read more...]
A dream killer for your hair’s health could be rooted in the shower
You know, this is something I never thought about. Sometimes you could be doing EVERYTHING right and your hair still won’t show the results for your hard work. But why? You wash your hair when you should, spritz your hair when necessary, and may have finally found some hair products that made your hair jump for joy. But there’s still something a little off. Hair science is a … [Read more...]
How humectants promote healthy hair
If you don’t know what humectants are, I’m not sure if that’s a good or a bad thing. But whatever, it doesn’t matter! Today you’re going to know alllll about it! I’m here to show you just how beneficial these ingredients are to the HEALTH of your hair. So to keep it as SIMPLE as possible (because I don’t know about you, but I run away at the sound of science-y terms and names) … [Read more...]
5 ingredients that will make your curls ultra-pop
In a world full popping natural curls, you want your own right? Not the curls to pay for but the ones to WORK for! But for some reason, you get more frizzy and “bad” hair days than days with well-defined curls. You hate that. But you don’t know what to try. You’ve probably attempted your own research and made educated decisions based on what you found, but the results still … [Read more...]
The best ways to eliminate (and completely avoid) hair product buildup
Whew. Now this can get the best of us sometimes. Sometimes we get SO excited to try new products we just bought, or we get nervous about having dry hair for not using enough product, or we just don’t know what to do so we try EVERYTHING...and before we know it, we’ve went wayyy too far and now have too much product on our hair. And it’s noticeable. Don’t you hate to be in that … [Read more...]
3 amazing things to love about your high porosity hair
Sometimes it can seem impossible to get the healthy (and long) hair you’ve wanted with your high porosity hair. You nearly have daily struggles of keeping hair products in your hair strands and likely use more products than you can keep up with to combat the difficulties. And when you discover that your hair is still dry, it makes you feel like you’re wasting your money which, … [Read more...]
3 amazing things to love about your low porosity hair
Sometimes it can seem impossible to get the healthy (and long) hair you’ve wanted with your low porosity hair. You nearly have daily struggles of getting hair products into your hair strands and actually knowing that it’s in there rather than merely sitting on top of your hair. And when you discover that your hair is still dry, it makes you feel like you’re wasting your money … [Read more...]
4 reasons I no longer bring my detangling comb in the shower
How do you detangle your hair? Over the years in my natural hair journey, my detangling method has evolved. I used to bring EVERYTHING into the shower with me: Two different combs, conditioner, leave-in conditioner, deep conditioner, scissors, a chair (haha jk but I as long I stood in there, definitely felt like I needed a chair!). That was all because I thought I could only … [Read more...]