It's been a while...but I'm still natural and lovin' it.

I love natural hair...it is so versatile as evidenced below.

 Twist Out

Shingled

Roller Set (my very first one!)

I washed my hair and detangled my hair in the shower. I used As I Am Cleansing Pudding (cleansed my scalp well and pulled the cleanser through my hair pulling my hair in a downward motion), rinsed well with water, spritzed generously with Aloe vera juice (squeezed out excess), then added As I Am leave in conditioner then Cantu leave-in conditioner, then my oil mixture and combed through with a wide-toothed shower comb, then I braided that section up in a three strand braid/twist. I had four sections on my head in all. Most of the day I went about with a section of T-shirt wrapped around my head. When I began to roller set the back was mostly dry and the front was a bit damp. Roller set with regular magnetic rollers. I used As I Am Twisting Cream first then Beautiful Textures Curling Jelly and I combed it through. As I rolled each section I held the hair tautly to achieve a smooth set. I mostly air dried my hair with about 15 minutes under a hooded dryer at the end and I slept in my rollers. 

 Below are some products that I generally use:

Usually I put this on my hair after my leave-in. I leave this on for a few minutes then I rinse it out, add aloe vera juice, more conditioner and then my oil mixture. My hair feels really smooth when I use this.

Most of the time I cowash. I like this because the price is right (about $7 at Sally's), it's a large container, it smells wonderful and gets my hair clean.

Every now and then I use this clarifying shampoo, if I feel as though my hair may be getting cruddy, or if my curl isn't as defined as I would like or just maintenance.

This stuff is great. I like to use this when I shingle my hair. I put the Cantu leave-in conditioning repair cream (it moisturizes and aids in drying time), then the coconut curling cream (to assist with making the hair curl) then the cantu custard (below) and just a tad bit of the beautiful textures curling jelly (for hold).

Great slick and good for definition helps to stretch out hair and add definition, bounce and shine

Love this stuff, definitely a staple, great price and good sized container.

I use this but not a whole lot...still on my first container. I use it mostly for my edges. Guess its cause I'm natural, fluffy edges just kind of come with the territory.

I used the last of this a while ago and have not bought any since. I like the cantu better for my hair.

Sorry the pic is sideways. Love the cleansing pudding. It works really well, it lathers and you don't have to use a lot.

I love their color. It really does a great job in terms of a true semi-permanent. This is as close to permanent as I'll get. If you look at my pictures you can tell how my hair has grown since the last time I used this. The color is really lasting.

This stuff smells good, has good slick, but it does nothing for my hair in terms of hold/definition. It's not heavy/strong enough.

This stuff smells good, has good slick, but it does nothing for my hair in terms of hold/definition. It's not heavy/strong enough.

I love this foam. It does a great job adding slick and allows me to comb through my hair..I can't use it alone though because it isn't strong enough to hold my hair. Ok for beginning definition, but again I wouldn't/can't use it alone.

Smells great, does a great job. I use it every time I clean my hair.

My oil mixture: aloe vera juice, olive oil, safflower oil, jojoba oil, sweet almond oil, sunflower oil, castor oil, cod liver oil, and grape seed oil. (added in order or cost) I use this everyday and especially in the shower after I condition my hair to seal it. I rinse the excess oil from my hair.

First Twist Out on Transitioning Hair

Hi guys, well its Sunday, July 24, 2011 and we just got back from church. I tried a twist out last night on my transitioning hair. As I said before my last perm was only last month June 18, 2011 so I'm only a month into my transition. I used the following materials:

These are the rollers that I used.

I added a dime sized amount to each section of hair.

The rollers were about $2-$3 a pack and I got those from Wal-Mart. The conditioner was under $5 and I purchased it from my local beauty supply store.


I used my fingers to part and pull out a section of hair. I applied some of the All Ways oil moisturizer and then I twisted the section of hair. After the section of hair was twisted I rolled it on a satin roller. Once all of my hair was moisturized, twisted, and rolled I applied a little olive oil to my scalp with my fingers. Before going to bed I covered my head/rollers with a satin scarf. I slept in the rollers and the next morning I took out the rollers. Once all of the rollers were out I applied more olive oil to my hands and gently pulled the twists apart and put on a head band. The end result was a wavy style. I believe that once I am all natural that I will get more curl. Overall I was pleased with my end result. I did not like sleeping in the rollers. Surely this is stress on my hair. The All Ways hair product is decent enough, but once it is gone I will most likely not buy anymore because of the ingredients:

Ingredients

Herbal Extract (Indian Hemp, Rosemary, Nettle, Sage, Birch, Burdock, Hops, Chaparral, Sunflower Petal), Isopropyl Myristrate, Glycerine, Stearyl Alcohol and Ceteareth 20, Polysorbate 20, Cetyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Monostearate SE, Glycol Stearate, Acetamide MEA, Cocoa Butter, Myristyl Myristrate, Aloe Vera, Oil Blend (Jojoba Oil, Tocopheryl Acetate, Avocado Oil, Wheat Germ Oil, Sesame Oil, Olive Oil), Disodium Edetate, propylene Glycol, Lecithin, DMDM Hydantoin, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Diazolidinyl Urea.

This is how my hair looked at the end of the day.

I will do this style once more and take a picture of the finished styled immediately after.