Research

I have learned that with every great project you must do research. My big project is to make my OWN shea butter mix for my hair. I am in love with this Lavender Vanilla Pomade by "Created by Nature". I need to either make my own version of this or some other recipe I can call my own. I have learned several things thus far tho:

• Shea Butter needs to be warmed in a double boiler. 
• You need a hand blender.
• You need to know what oils to mix.
• DO NOT use these oils undiluted or digest these oils.
• This process will take a strong 2 hours! 
• Use MAJORITY shea butter and carrier oils and drops of essential oils. 
• SHEA BUTTER IS FLAMMABLE!!! 

My $127 Whole Foods Haul

Thats right I did it! I finally brought all of the stuff I wanted to make my own whipped shea butter and hair oil. I am moving up the natural chain! yes this stuff was about $127 but it is worth it because these oils will last a very long time and will make me lots of products!!! 

Make Up!

I put on some make-up today. i used Maybelline New York 46 Bronze Glitz. It is great I love the gold and bronze on my skin tone. 

I love it. 

My Wrap!

I took a long scarf and put it on my head I crossed the two pieces in the back and I twisted them and wrapped them across my head. I then tucked the end under the side. I did the same for the other side. 

Thanks Mom!

                                            

          

I Put This Ish on Everythang!

There is this majestic oil that I brought from Malika Cooper of Baltimore's Dreadz n Headz. I do not know what is in this oil all I know is that it is great! I have stretched it when it has gotten low by adding Coconut Oil, Safflower Oil (my favorite), and coconut oil. I will be going to whole foods soon to make my own.

Melting Shea Butter

At the flea market I bought 2 huge bags of shea butter for $10. i always wanted to use it but I did not want to rub my hands together briskly to warm it up for use. SO one day while in a hot shower I said WA-LAH!!!

I put some  shea butter in a ziplock  bag (I made sure it was closed tight). I then put the bag on the floor in the shower.

I killed 2 birds with 1 stone! I washed and melted some shea butter that I could use from head to toe.

√ Problem Solved

The 1 Year Protective Hair Style Challenge

I am going to attempt the ultimate method of growing. I am going to keep my hair in protective styles for one year. Keeping your hair in protective styles helps it grow better. Hair will not be breaking off, shedding or getting damaged and I will not have things rubbing up against my lose ends. I realized my 4c hair is so fragile and gets damaged so easily. I have already noticed a significant change in my hair since it has been in protective hair styles thus far.

I will be achieving this majestic feat by getting braids, corn/cane rolls, triwts, tracks, anything protective.

July 24th, 2010- Braids

September 12th, 2010- Track

September 26th, 2010- Track
October 10, 2010- Cornrolls and Two Strand Twists 

The Best Thing Ever

So after I took out the tracks, I had to undo the cornrolls. When I took them out my hair felt like desert storm. It was dry, brittle, ashy, cracking, it sounded like sandpaper when I rubbed it. I had NO curl patter and my scalp was flaking (which NEVER HAPPENS) and my scalp was so tender. I don't know what I was thinking but I did something on impulse.

1. I rubbed this oil mixture I made in my dry crusty hair. 
2. After that I took some Shea Moisture Deep Treatment Masque and mixed it with Trader Joe's Nourish Spa conditioner. (I put glops and glops of that on my hair.)
3. I then put a shower cap on my head and tied it up with TWO scarves. I left this on for 24hours. 

When I took the cap off of my head after those 24 hours and rinsed my hair it was GREAT! My hair was moisturized and my curl pattern snapped back! It felt beautiful. I could have cried. I then washed my hair twice with the Trader Joe's Moisturizing Shampoo. I put oil on my hair while I was washing it. I conditioned and put more oil in my head. My hair felt amazing. But since I am on my 1 year straight of protective styles, I am getting the back cornrolled and the front 2 strand twisted. I can wear Koofies with little twists out or pull it all back. I love options. 

Reason Natural Hair is Great: #63: It can be experimented on with ease. 

Milky Way Yacky 1B Review

Cost: $25-$35 a Pack
Multipurpose: Yes
Texture: Great
Shead Scale: 7/10 (10 bad)
Tangle Scale: 6/10
Would I Buy it Again: YUP!

This hair is a very great brand of hair in several ways. It curls and straightens beautifully. It is also semi-easy to detangle.I knots up very bad. It also makes a horrible itch in your head. This itch was far worst then with the other hair I had. I did not enjoy that at all. I had to comb my hair way more then a few times an hour. It shead like a dog!!!! Its sheading was horrible. not as bad as some track I seen but it is gross!!! i have hair everywhere!!! Because this hair was 1B it was dark. If you got it wet in the slightest a black reside would be left on your clothing and/or face and/or hands, whatever it touched. It also caused my face to break out HORRIBLY. I had long hair before with bangs and swooshes... EVERYTHING but this stuff here did thee most to my face. The next day after i removed it and washed my face, my face did a 360! If you love track and it is your thing, then by all mean BUY IT. People who live, sweat and breath track would like this, but because this is my first time seriously dealing with track, I did not like it. I did hear that the Milky Way Permed hair is better. I would buy it again for it to be professionally done.

Weave Be Gone!

Milky Way $92
Combs $5
Learning How to Sew in Track/
The Time I Spent Wearing it and the Complients: Priceless

I took out my beatiful weave.

Weave & I So Fly

Coronation 2010

Assimilating Black Hair

Just a random thought...
       If white people had kinky, curly, coiled hair, and black people had long, straight, shiny hair, then would we get texturizers to make our hair curly like theirs. Would afro's be a great look in the the work place and straight hair un-assimilated... Hmmm... What do you think?

1 Day Later

I'm almost done but I so had to rock a hat today.

(next is the invisible part then closure)

I'm almost done but I so had to rock a hat today.

Attempting the Sew In

Yes thats right, you have to start somewhere so why not with $100 track. I am going to sew in my hair by myself. Below is pictures of the corn roll pattern I used to sew in the hair. It has a corn roll going around my head. It also has the zig zag pattern in the back as well as a circle for the closure at the top.

I am am also going to sew in my invisible part that is why in the picture of the front you see the curve with lines leading from it. I am gone to sew a piece of track on each line to make the invisible part. This was inspired by ThaShoStoppa05.

I am using Milky Way Yaky Weave 1b. 14 &12 inch.

Wish me luck!