Cultured in Media

The longest that I have left my hair alone was when I had box braids in. I actually left them in for a total of three weeks. For some reason, I have an issue with leaving my hair alone, so for me to leave it alone, I decided to braid my hair up for a while. My goal is to leave this in for at least a month and a half. For the next month, I am going to do my best to stay on schedule.  Sundays/Tuesdays/Thursdays: Oil Scalp with homemade oil Mondays/Wednesdays/Fridays: Massage scalp for at least five minutes, wrap hair up, moisturize braids Saturdays: Wash hair As for a daily routine, I will remain taking Biotin vitamins and see where that gets me. Thus far it has been great. My hair is growing in thick, and quick. I will update you on the growth later this week. A pic that I had taken before I put the braids in. In case you are curious, her are some pics of the braids I did. It only took me four hours with breaks in between. (Don't mind the last few pics, I wa...

I love doing quick, little-cute like styles in my hair. I love the versatility that it carries. So I tried something new this past week and absolutely love it. First I had to Deep Condition my hair because it was way over due. I also knew that I was going to the beach with my other half so I had to get moisture into my hair before hand. I usually deep condition with Dr. Miracle's packet or that ORS replenishing packet. I deep condition under a cap with at least 45 minutes depending on what I feel like doing to my hair. The Dr. Miracle packet has a tingling effect once left on and continues even after you wash it out. It makes the hair so soft that you can just run your fingers through without any tangles or curles getting stuck. After washing out the deep conditioner, blot your hair dry. I put together a photo show my usual process for this type of style I am doing. Blot hair until water is not dripping. Apply leave in conditioner and some oil onto hair, rub it through,...