Homemade Whipped Shea Butter

As you learned from previous blogs I am natural. I have been natural about 5 years now. I was once a product junkie until I came to the realization that no product changes my curl pattern. So I began to focus on creating a healthy hair regimen.

The past week or so I have been researching homemade natural hair products. The things that intrigue me most about natural hair products is that they are raw which means there are no additives in them that can cause harm to the hair.

So last night I made my first batch of whipped shea butter. The ingredients I used are as follows:

Coconut oil
Castor Oil
Olive oil
Tea Tree oil
Raw shea butter

It turned out pretty good despite
not having a hand mixer. I highly suggest using a hand mixer to mix the ingredients together.

I am all into making my own products now. It is way cheaper and healthier for my hair. I used my shea butter last night on a braidout and loved my results.

I hope this encourages you to strive for healthier hair! 🙂

Product Review:Spectrum Coconut Oil

So I was in Walmart shopping and landed in heaven while on the baking aisle. As I scanned for some cooking oil, I ran across this coconut oil called Spectrum Organic Coconut Oil . I read reviews about it and decided to purchase it for my hair and give it a try. I used it as a moisturizer for the first time. I mixed it with warm water and applied it onto my hair as I did a Braidout.

I must say I love this product! It isn’t oily at all and it left my hair feeling really soft and manageable! It’s great for the scalp as well. My ends tend to dry out a lot and this definitely solved that problem.

It is very important to take care of your scalp. This is one of the keys to hair growth. You don’t want to clog your scalp up or else it will deter your hair growth. Coconut oil is perfect because its light on the hair and it penetrates the hair shaft. I highly suggest

You can also use this product as a conditioner. I will do this on wash days! I am highly satisfied and will definitely continue to use this product. Results below! 😉

My reason

So when I first started this whole social networking I was completely turned off! The people on the social networks turned me off! I mean people can be so evil and cold-hearted! A lot of people use social networks for all the wrong reasons! After a while I tuned those people out. I have a real purpose for using these social networks such as twitter and Instagram. Why am I big on social networks? Lately I’ve really gotten into them and that’s because I’m really into fashion and hair now. In the next year or two I want to open up my own boutique. I haven’t shared this with a lot of people, so you guys should feel special that you are the first ones to know this information 😉

Instagram gives me the opportunity to post pictures of my own personal style. You never know who may take a look one day! I follow a ton of celebrity stylists on twitter and I am always tweeting them. Praying one day that they will see how bad I want this and maybe they can give me some advice. They were once where I am. So I am sure they can relate.

In the next couple of weeks I plan on making my Instagram and twitter pages STRICTLY for networking. What I mean is it will be for business only. I will still express my random thoughts but I will definitely make it more on a business level. So thank you all for your continuous support and I hope you stay reading my blogs! 🙂

How about some hair talk???

Before I go into the topic of today’s blog I would just like to say that this upcoming presidential election is very important! Not just the presidential election but elections at the local and state level as well! Don’t be persuaded by ignorance! Current events are important and it’s important that you are aware of what’s going on in the country! These things like education and healthcare affect us all! I want a better America for everyone especially our children who are our future! Do not let anyone tell you voting isn’t important because it is! Lets vote and continue to pray for our president and our country!

OK NOW ON TO SOME HAIR TALK

Many people always ask me how does my hair grow so long so fast? Well the answer is very long to be honest! There are a few things that must be done in order for hair growth to occur. Now your hair grows at least an inch every month anyways, but you have to do things to keep your hair healthy and from breakage! So I am going to give you some tips that will indeed help your hair growth! Keep in mind that everyone’s hair is different. It will take some people longer than others to get the length they may want! So here we go:

• Deep condition at least once a week.

•Moisturize your hair EVERYDAY! – this is probably the most important! This includes weaves also. If you are wearing a weave you need to find a moisturizer and moisturize your roots. There are plenty of moisturizers out there. Embrace them!

• Keep your hair hydrated. Spray it with water at least once a day.

•STAY AWAY FROM HEAT! I can not stress enough how important this is. If you wash your hair on Monday, blow dry it and flat iron it, no reason you should pick up a flat iron again that week. After the first day of flat ironing you can pin curl it up or put your hair in Bantu knots to keep your curls from falling. You can also roll your hair. Do any of those things just don’t flat iron it everyday!

•Detangle your hair everyday.

• Eat well! People do not think about this when it comes to hair grow. But you are what you eat. Drink plenty of water and try to avoid eating a lot of fried foods.

• Clip your ends at least every six months.

• Sleep in a satin or silk scarf/head wrap. Or sleep on satin/silk pillow cases.

• Do not pull your hair tight. I do not recommend wearing elastic around your hair but we all have lazy days. If you choose to wear a rubber band or something only wrap it around your hair once or twice.

I’ve seen some miracles happen with some people but you must take care of your hair and be patient! Do these things and you are sure to see your hair grow much more!