Relaxed hair

Hi! So I am one of the many women out there who couldn't handle their natural hair anymore and decided to relax it. I accepted the challenge of having to maintain it more than I did my natural hair. My hair has been relaxed for 4 years now. At first I struggled with the maintaining and I always used to have my hair in weaves. Then last year one of my friends set me a challenge to see how long my hair can grow in one year. So out came the weave in February 2013 and I got a re-touch.

Thats the current length and i am aiming to get it so BSL (bra strap level) not sure how long that will take but i have started the journey. I use Bare Naturels products to moisturise and seal my hair which i do every night. Castor oil i use on my scalp once every week and on my hairline and nape every night. i use the shea butter mixed with the oils to moisture and then i seal with jojoba or coconut oil which i ever i choose on that particular day. I love the oils because they keep my hair moisturised without weighing it down. i used to use hair grease but this was not for everyday use so my hair always used to be dry. My ends used to be so frizzy, it would look like i had never relaxed them. So i started wrapping and moisturising and sealing every night and now i have ends that listen. Now i can afford not to wrap it for a night or two and still have it in a comb and go condition (which never used to happen) .

i am stretching out my relaxers, so i have not re-touched since February. The re growth is getting a bit much, i am still learning with a lot of help from youtube how to handle it. I still moisturise and seal every night but because of the regrowth, i do more protective styling for bed . Right now my favourite is the two braids which I sometimes rock out to work, lol. They are not always neat, they don't have to be.

then when you take it out, it looks like this,

 i am still learning and hopefully soon i will reach my BSL goal. i will let you know how my next re-touch goes, not sure when i will do that yet...i am currently 9 weeks post relaxer.....

Hair Days Fun!!

So much for this mummy pursuing happiness! I seriously need to get serious. Been having cake and biscuits since my son cried for a HUGE Easter egg decorated cake which he only had a few crumbs of. I have since picked up nearly a kilo and need to get it off me!!!
Besides eating the delicious chocolate cake over Easter, I took the time to bond with my sister-in-law over our girls' hair. First up was a Caramel Treatment I got from this site http://www.blackhairinformation.com/hair-care-2/hair-treatments-and-recipes/the-caramel-treatment-a-natural-hair-softener/ followed by an Avonana (avocado and banana) Deep Conditioning Treatment courtesey of http://beauty.about.com/od/organicbeauty/r/Banana-And-Avocado-Deep-Conditioning-Treatment-For-Dry-Hair.htm. Now as much as we love to cut corners (by we I mean me), I recommend you not do that here. I skipped sieving the Avonana mix and it was so dramaful trying to get the banana out of Mikie's hair! We had tears! So after a bribe (sweets!), she calmed down and I managed to do up her hair in my favourite hairstyle. Wool standing buns! Lol... I know there is a more sophisticated name for these, but its just flown out my head and I will kick myself when I remember. Unfortunately she still had banana bits in there but we had passed her limits so...
Easter Monday and she had managed to unravel my tight knots! Serious, she can be trying. I know its her hair but does she have to mess my work of art? Anyways! I set down and got to work. I still had banana bits to comb out. Her hair was SUPER soft! I mean extremely! Besides the SUPER softness it was straight! Now try it out and see for yourself. Reminded me of when my mum used to stretch my hair with a hot comb heated over an open fire. Without the burnt hair smell of course. True story! So it turned out to be an easy day and we simply sprayed our ACV conditioner and got a fresh batch of a new product in the Bare Naturels Appointed Oils range. It was a smooth gorgeous smelling Mango Mousse! This is rich and creamy and a little applied to the damp hair was more than enough to soak it. Changed our do to 3-strand twists and its so soft and light her hair bounces as she moves about! Now the Mango Mousse, I kid you not, is divine. Tried it on my skin and it was GOOD! Other products have left my skin greasy but this was GOOD! Place your order and feel for yourself!
I never really enjoyed hair days but my advice to you, let Bare Naturels bring fun back!