Braid Patterns.


As we all know I like to protective style with wigs, however I don't always show how I braid my hair up underneath my wigs so I have featured a few styles below.








When I'm feeling lazy I braid all back.



 Braid pattern for a side part.



Braid Pattern for a side part.




Hair Thoughts.


Looking at old pictures of my hair has got me asking if the hair on my head really healthy. When I started this blog I had a hair goal in mind and that was to reach bra strap length, this goal made me focus more on hair length and less on the health of my hair.

I used to relax my hair twice a year (every six months) during the relaxer stretch period I would get a sew in. I would keep my sew in for about 6-8 weeks maintaining my weaves by wash and condition them every 2 weeks. I did however maintain my leave out by also washing and conditioning it every 2 weeks. Now I relax it every 3-4 months and wash it weekly or every 2 weeks, now on paper it sounds like a good routine however washing my hair as often as I do means I'm manipulating my hair a lot. 

I know some people will turn their nose up at the thought of me washing my hair once a month however I honestly feel like my hair was able to flourish when I left it alone. 

                                                 (2011) after removing my sew in and braids

(2011) after relaxing and strengthening my hair.

 
                                                              (2011) my hair in a bun

As you can see from the pictures above my hair was at its most healthiest in 2011. It wasn't the longest however it did look and feel healthy and I really want that back. It may have been because my wash day routine was also very simple would shampoo my hair and then deep condition. Then I would blow dry my hair and get another sew in. I'm not sure how I will be achieving this however I will say that there will be a lot less wash day post *sad face* and more posts dedicated to relaxer stretching.



Product Review: Creme Of Nature Moisturising Milk Masque










Product Information:
It's time to reclaim healthy curls with our moisturizing milk masque, packed with repairing nutrients from argan oil and argan butter. This essential deep treatment is formulated for all curl types to strengthen, restore and hydrate distressed hair, preventing damage.

Ingredients:
Water (Water) (Eau), Glycerin, Dicetyldimonium Chloride, Cetearyl Alcohol, Parfum (Fragrance), Polyquaternium-37, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Cicaprylyl Carbonate, Mica, Cetrimonium Chloride, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Isopropyl Alcohol, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Argania Spinose Kernel Oil, Panthenol, Phenyl Trimethicone, Polysorbate 60, Dimethiconol, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Ceteareth-20, Tocopheryl Acetate, Sodium Acetate, Benzyl Benzoate, Diazolidinyl Urea, Methylisothiazolinone, Cl77891 (Titanium Dioxide), Cl19140 (Yellow 5), Cl 14700 (red 4), Cl 42090 (Blue 1) 

My opinion.
When I first saw this I was excited to try it , I wanted to try and see if I could get a new staple deep conditioner. When I opened the lid it smelled just like con intensive treatment, so I kind of assumed I would get the same results. However this product is in a jar and not a bottle for a reason and that's because it is a lot thicker than the intensive treatment.

Now I love me some thick conditioner because my hair is thick and needs all of the moisture it can get and most of the thicker conditions sink into my hair BUT conditioner was different a lot of the conditioner did sink into my hair however it also sat on top of my hair so that when it came to rinsing it out my hair was left feeling coated.  
It took 3 more trips to the shower before I  was over it and decided to go ahead and let me hair dry (ignoring the fact that my hair still felt a bit coated ). I was not sure if my hair was moisturised or not so as a deep conditioner I wasn't impressed. 

I have however been using it as a pre poo treatment and it works well because I always follow it up with either a co wash or shampoo, I won't be buying this again as I don't like the results as a deep condtioner and using it as a pre poo treatment does not make sense becaue of its price. 

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