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Oil Rinsing

Your Hair is Extremely Dry?: An Oil Rinse May Be Your Answer!

An oil rinse has similar results to doing an a hot oil treatment.  To do a successful oil rinse, it is suggested that you do so in the shower.  However, it can be successfully done over a sink or a large bowl of water.  What is great about this technique is that it can be done throughout all seasons.

1. What is oil rinsing?

Oil rinsing is a technique that involves adding a liquefied oil or hair butter to your tresses. The oil or butter is then allowed to sit/absorb in your strands, with or without heat for anywhere from five to 20 minutes. After you have waited for the desired amount of time, the oil is then rinsed out of the hair. Some people will follow the rinsing of the oil with a co-wash product or conditioner. However, you can skip this step and simply blot your hair and proceed to style.

2. Is Pre-pooing and Oil Rinsing the Same Thing?

Pre-pooing is usually done before you either shampoo or co-wash your hair. If you have chosen to pre-poo, you should think about doing this procedure overnight to get the maximum benefit from the strand-penetrating oil of your choice.

However, for oil rinsing you do not need to saturate your hair overnight with an strand-penetrating oil like coconut, olive oil, or avocado oil. Oil rinsing can be done just before you co-wash since it is effective in aiding in detangling and adding slip when used.

What you will need:

1.       Any oil of your choice DOES NOT NEED to be a 
          penetrating oil ( coconut, olive, or avocado) 

Technique:

• Shampoo (or co-wash) Hair, as usual
• Gently Wring/Twist Out All Excess Water
• Apply Oil from Ends of your Hair to the Roots
• Now,  Follow-up With Your Favorite Conditioner, As Usual

All Done!  Your hair will feel extremely soft and look shiny and healthy!

Benefits of Oil Rinsing:

Oil rinsing is thought to help hair in several ways including:

• Will help soften your hair and relieve the crispy and dry feeling of your hair after a henna or protein treatment.
• Refreshes Your Hair by increasing moisture and softness. Therefore, there will be no need to shampoo or co-wash hair after an Oil Rinse.
• The additional oil will increase your slip factor and help to detangle hair and most importantly help to reduce frizz.
• For those with natural hair with a curl definition, oil rinsing will help with defining your curl.
• Increase shine to your hair.
• Penetrating Oils will increase your strands ability to absorb and retain water molecules!
• These oils will enter hair shaft and binds to the water molecules because of their polar structure.
• When rinsed well, hair will be left shiny without feeling greasy!

Oil rinsing will leave a coating of oil on your hair. Coconut Oil hardens/solidifies at low/cold temperatures and should not be used to oil rinse in cold weather. Oil rinsing in cold air or winter calls for a oil/butter that will still stay liquidfied at cooler temperatures. Olive oil, castor oil, grapeseed oil, almond oil and shea butter are good candidates for oil rinsing.

3. Cons of Oil Rinsing

1. Dandruff, scalp irritations, and eczema can be irritated by oil rinsing and should be avoided.
2. Those whose hair has a tendency to form build-up or have a looser curl pattern may find that this method causes hair to be limp.
3. If you ONLY co-wash , you may consider using a clarifying shampoo to make sure you prevent any oil build up.
4. OIL ATTRACTS lint and dirt! You should schedule a shampoo within a week of your oil rinsing.

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Natural Hair Summer Tips

Natural Hair Summer Tips

MOISTURIZE YOUR TRESSES TO WEATHER THE SUMMER RAYS

When it comes to hair, I really can’t emphasis the importance of moisturizing enough.  Your moisturizing routine or lack thereof can literally make or break your hair. Your hair needs moisture!!! And water equals moisture. In the past, we have been taught that water makes our hair dry and brittle. Now we know, that is so false. Your hair needs water.

As most naturals know, your tresses need moisture!  That’s true for ALL seasons and one of the best moisturizers is W-A-T-E-R!  Your hair will thank you for drenching it with H2O!

You should spritz and seal you hair faithfully every night, this will help you keep more of your strands on your head.

Carrying a spray bottle of your favorite spritzer concoction with you when you leave the house is a good idea!  This will enable you to moisturizer your tresses after you have come out of extreme weather and wind.

Of course there is a down size to the extra spritzing that naturals know all too well and that is the dreaded shrinkage that will and can occur when spritzing your curls after you have styled you hair.  A good idea is to wear a spritzable hair style that will allow you to add moisture throughout the day without sacrificing your hairstyle.

As A Side Note:  If you have hard water, you can easily clarify it by simply adding apple cider vinegar.  

Scarf it, or hat it!  Two great ways to protect not only your hair but your skin from the harsh rays of summer sun.  Use a protective style that will minimize you having to manipulate your hair.  You can than bandanna or use a nice hair tie or sheer scarf that will allow the welcomed cool breeze waft through to cool off your scalp.  Purchase a cute sinimay hat that is lightweight and allows your scalp to breathe.

Happy Curls to You!

3C Natural Hair Night Time Routine

Hello all of you beautiful curly-headed beauties.  My routine is constantly changing!  I am still looking for "just the right" nighttime routine.  While viewing different techniques by popular YouTubers I came across the video below.

I liked it, and am going to try it...take a look and see if it interests you!

Thanks for stopping by.  As always, feel free to leave a comment down below.

Happy Curls to you!

3C Frizz Free Wash And Go Method

Combatting frizz for 3c coily hair types seem to permeate across the lines of styling, products, and hair routines.  This is an issue that most 3c’s will either be talking about, asking about, or simply have frustrated them.

I will share that the best weapon you have in your arsenal will be how you style your hair and apply your product.  For 3c coily types I suggest the following:

Method:  LOC – (L) Liquid (O) Oil (C) Cream

After co-washing or shampooing your hair we will be using the LOC method.  This method is best done in the shower!

Items you will need:  Leave-In, Oil, and a Cream-based Moisturizer

Section off your hair using duck clips, bobby pins, or some type of clip.

• Make sure hair is thoroughly, super wet
• To that section add the Leave-In of your choice
• Follow this with an application of your favorite oil(s)

Now, here you can do one of two things, according to your own preference.

1. Apply A Cream-based Moisturizer or
2. Apply A Moisturizing Gel

Side Bar:

  I have fine 3c hair and layering too much product (depending on what they are) can cause hair to become limp or weighed down.  However, for most 3c/4a types gels do an awesome job in defining your coils. 

I’m one that does not like to apply gel to my hair and I will opt to just add the Cream-based moisturizer instead of the gel.  There are also times that I will apply gel by taking a scoop and placing in my hands and smoothing over each section for additional hold.

The primary objective of this method is this:  When you hair is soaking wet, your coils and curls will be the most defined and frizz-free that they will be.  It is taking the opportunity to  “freeze” the curls with gel to get a defined and frizz-free wash and go.

Think of it as this, when your section is not thoroughly wet , it will already start to frizz up.  So when you apply your gel to the hair you are actually “defining” frizzy hair!

Give this method a try and let me know how it worked for you!

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Curls to You!

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Natural Hair Combs for Your Natural

I'm always looking for ways to accent my natural hair and while looking on the internet I came across a company that makes natural hair combs.
The company is named Artist Tree and their website is:  http://www.artistreewoodart.com/wood-gifts.html.  

They create gifts out of wood, from shoehorns to wooden vases.  On this occasion my interest was concentrated on the hair comb selections.  Here are a few:

The artist writes about his combs:

Most wooden combs on the market today are cranked out in overseas factories. They are manufactured in huge lots using porous nondescript woods. by contrast, I sculpt each of my combs, painstakingly, one at a time, in my island workshop using only the finest hardwoods. Once a comb has been cut and shaped to my satisfaction, I sand it until each tooth is utterly smooth. My handcrafted hardwood combs will never snag your hair as factory made ones can, and, unlike plastic combs, they will never cause your hair to crackle with static electricity.

I could not resist adding these beautiful hand-carved picks to the collection.

The gleam and subtle grains of the products give each item it's own unique beauty.

I carved this special cocobolo afro pick with the iconic fist handle for Jada in Raleigh. It is 7.5 inches tall by 3 inches wide. Its longest tine measures 4.5 inches. Order now and I will carve one for you.  Price:  $249

These products are available in six different wood choices.

This 5.5 wood hair Fork start at $29.95 and are available in an assortment of colors!

Hair Sticks

My hair sticks are handcrafted from the most beautiful and durable hardwoods from around the world. I make many of my hair sticks from small branches found in the woods and orchards of the Pacific Northwest island where I make my home. The rest are carved primarily from plantation grown tropical hardwoods. You will find that my serpentine hair sticks' curves guarantee a better hold than the straight, lathe-turned sticks you usually find in stores.

A four inch stick starts at $15.95 an eight inch stick is $24.95

They also offer gift certificates.  So, when you are looking for a special gift for that natural hair woman in your life, this may be a unique and thoughtful gift!

Happy Curls to You!

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