I did it! The Big Chop!

I was so itching to cut my hair today, so much that after work I went to Sally's Beauty Supply to purchased a pair of hair shear scissor. I got home and started to trim and I went for it: I cut off the relaxed ends! boy do I feel awesome! I transitioned for 6 months.

My Hair After Using Giovanni Organic Hair Care Line

Just wanted to post a pic of my hair after usingthe Giovanni hair product line. I am almost 6months into my transition to natural hair.

I'm Back w/ Updates!

Hey ladies! Sorry I've been M.I.A, had some issues w/ my computer and camera. But everything is back to normal. I have updates for my hair: next month will mark my one year of continuously taking great care of my hair. I am very amazed and pleased with the result! I've also decided to transition to natural! My last touch up was in August 2008.

The pic at the bottom was sometimes in March 2008 and the one on top was Jan 2009, the the pic stops is where my longest strands stop. Sorry, I wore a dark color shirt; also I was blowdrying my hair when I took the pic.

Now I need to step up my make-up to go w/ my hair!

My Hair: 12 Week Post

I am 12 week post and do not feel like texlaxing my hair yet. I want to wait until mid December and see how I feel again about my new growth which I love the texture of to the point that I think of transitioning to natural. However it will all depend on my long stretch. My ends are not looking good and I plan on getting a trim or mini chop in Dec or Jan.

**Pics were taken a few days apart**

My New Protein Treatment for my Hair

I came across this recipe on the Fokti of a natural head and I decided to try it. The result was great: less breakage and stronger hair. I continue to use this treatment which consists of:

• coconut milk
• EVOO
• egg(s)
• honey
  

I've Been Experimenting with my Hair & Eureka!

Two weeks ago, my hair felt extra dry and was frizzy no matter what I did to rectify the situation. Then I decided to deep condition on dry hair overnight with Aussie Moist mix with castor oil, it helped. I decided to do it again but for a few hours, I noticed a change in my hair: it was able to retain moisture. I did it again but I rinsed the conditioner out with cold Aloe Vera juice. I tell you my hair was loving this extra treatment, it felt great! I tried something else too: I used some Aussie Moist conditioner with rosewater/water and castor oil that I put in a spray bottle and used it as a leave-in conditioner/moisturizer. This concoction is like a magic potion to my hair, it moisturizes my hair so well.

Thus, I decided that from September till December I will:

• deep condition on dry hair 2 to 3 times per week (overnight, for a few hours with or without heat) using Aussie Moist conditioner


• rinse out the conditioner with cold Aloe Vera juice


• use my magic concoction as a moisturizer/leave-in conditioner


• leave my hair alone

I noticed that my hair was loonger, I was able to retain length, I will post pics of my hair (comparison shots) soon.

Hair Product Haul: Conditioners!

I love deep conditioning and co-washing my hair! I am also a product junkie! LOL! I could not resist the temptation to buy more conditioners. I am on a quest to find a great conditioner that I can use to deep condition, so far my fav is NTM Daily Deep Conditioner. My fav conditioners to co-wash are:

• Herbal Essences Long Term Relationship


• Herbal Essences Hello Hydration


• Aussie Moist


• VO5 Strawberries & Cream

Today I got more HE Hello Hydration and Aussie Moist. I got the TRESemme Thermal Recovery Replenishing Conditioner @ Target on sale for $2.99 and decided to try the L'Oreal Vive Pro hydra gloss moisturizing conditioner. I still want to try more conditioners, so I will use the ones mentioned above to make room for the new ones I will get. Loves it!

Hair Challenge from Healthy Textures: My Hair

So there is a new challenge over at healthytextures.com: Deep Conditioning/No Trimming challenge. Participants must commit to deep conditioning and not trimming their hair for 12 weeks (September 1st to December 1st) An overview of the challenge can be read @

http://healthytextures.typepad.com/my_journey_to_healthy_hai/2008/08/deep-conditonin.html

Here is my starter picture. I love deep conditioning and I am so delighted that there is such a challenge going on! I will make sure to post the after picture revealing the outcome of the challenge.

On my Journey to Healthy Hair

It is almost 6 months... 6months ago I decided to take better care fo my hair. I must say that I love my hair, I got to learn about it: its likes and dislikes (in terms of products) and I am still learning. This pic was taken July 7 after a co-wash, I air dried my hair after applying Neutrogena Triple Moisture (NTM) Silk leave-in followed by Proclaim Glossing Finish serum. I loved how my hair felt that day. My hair is relaxed and texlaxed, I am no longer relaxing but instead texlaxing, which leaves me with loose curls and thickness.