Cultured in Media

Sigh! How many times do you see me say "Day 1?" Okay, yea, a lot right? Well this time I am sticking to it. I promise. I want for next summer to be the summer I let all my hair down to my waist and swing it back and forth. Tonight I am doing an oil rinse combined with two eggs for protein. Right now my hair is lacking shine as you can see below, and also these strands are so dry that it seems as if every drop of oil I put on my scalp is sucked up upon impact. So what I did is whipped up two eggs, put more than enough coconut oil into the whipped egg.  I parted my hair into two sections. And started applying from the back first, since that is the area that mostly rubs against my clothing. Make sure you are wearing a shirt that you do not wear outside as the oil may drip or slide down the neck, face area. After applying to the whole head, I waited for approximately 45 minutes with bantu buns.  I washed out in the shower, shampooed, then used regul...

You know the benefits (some) get from pre-pooing. I know I had great strength against breakage when I used to pre-poo when I began my hair journey. I slacked off but now trying to regain what worked again. Somehow I misplaced the 100% Coconut Oil I just bought. So I had to remix the pre-poo oils. I decided to use Shea Butter and Olive Oil. No matter what your ingredients are, just be sure to check your allergies. Always test a small area prior to doing your whole head. That's with any product you plan to use. This is my routine for pre-pooing hair: DO NOT COMB HAIR PUT HAIR INTO FOUR SECTIONS START WITH THE BACK SECTION SINCE THAT IS THE SECTION THAT WILL MOST LIKELY RUB AGAINST MATERIAL.  APPLY MIX TO ONE SECTION - MAKE SURE IT IS WELL THROUGH THE STRANDS - PIN THAT SECTION UP AFTER APPLICATION REPEAT FOR THE REMAINING THREE SECTIONS PLACE A SHOWER CAP OR PLASTIC BAG OVER HAIR DECIDE IF YOU ARE GOING TO GO UNDER THE DRYER FOR 20 MINUTES  OR WEAR THE SHOWER CAP ...

I love for my hair to have some type of shine to it. What better way to make it shine and to make it extra soft? Oil rinse.  Okay, oil rinsing is when you use essential oils to rinse hair. I usually do it before conditioning hair. I  know some people do not shampoo their hair afterwards but I use a no sulfate shampoo so hair will not have that "oily" affect as I had experienced before. Olive oil nourishes, conditions, and improves the strength and elasticity of your hair. I normally begin on dry hair. Mix oils if you like. I used olive oil and cedar-wood oil. Section off hair and begin to apply enough oil from root to tip Baggy hair and leave it covered for at least 25 minutes Rinse hair out These next few steps are optional but is my normal routine. After oil rinsing, follow up with a no sulfate shampoo After shampooing, use a moisture rich conditioner Set hair as usual. I shampoo after the oil rinse simply to make sure hair is not too ...