Hey natural ladies! I'm reaching out to you all because I really need you all's help. I'm doing a fundraiser to try and pay off the rest of my tuition. To know more about it and to donate please visit: http://ahenryreality.chipin.
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Help a Young, Black Girl Pay for College with $1
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Thursday, January 13, 2011
Optimize length/thickness Retention Hair Regimen
Month 1
Week 1: Pre-poo hair,wash hair(once per week), Deep condition, rinse with cold water
Moisturize hair with shea butter mix or Pink Lotion, then place in about 8 cornrows
Week 2: Pre-poo hair,wash hair,deep condition
moisturize hair with shea butter mix or Pink Lotion, then place in about 8 cornrows.
Week 3:Pre-poo hair,wash hair, Hard protein treatment*, then deep condition
moisturize hair with shea butter mix or Pink Lotion, then place in about 8 cornrows.
Week 4: Pre-poo hair,wash hair,deep condition
moisturize hair with shea butter mix or Pink Lotion, then place in about 8 cornrows.
Month 2:
Week 1: Pre-poo hair,wash hair(once per week), Deep condition,Rinse with cold water.
Moisturize hair with shea butter mix or Pink Lotion, then place in about 8 cornrows
Week 2: Pre-poo hair,wash hair,deep condition, rinse with cold water
moisturize hair with shea butter mix or Pink Lotion, then place in about 8 cornrows.
Week 3:Pre-poo hair,wash hair, Hard protein treatment*, then deep condition,rinse with cold water
moisturize hair with shea butter mix or Pink Lotion, then place in about 8 cornrows.
Week 4: Pre-poo hair,wash hair,deep condition,rinse with cold water. Trim split ends.
moisturize hair with shea butter mix or Pink Lotion, then place in about 8 cornrows.
(Rollerset/Flatiron, every 8 weeks(2 months) if desired. Make sure to preceed with deep conditioner and follow up with hard protein treatment* and deep conditioner)
Month 3
Week 1: Pre-poo hair,wash hair(once per week), Deep condition, rinse with cold water
Moisturize hair with shea butter mix or Pink Lotion, then place in about 8 cornrows
Week 2: Pre-poo hair,wash hair,deep condition
moisturize hair with shea butter mix or Pink Lotion, then place in about 8 cornrows.
Week 3:Pre-poo hair,wash hair, Hard protein treatment*, then deep condition
moisturize hair with shea butter mix or Pink Lotion, then place in about 8 cornrows.
Week 4: Pre-poo hair,wash hair,deep condition
moisturize hair with shea butter mix or Pink Lotion, then place in about 8 cornrows.
Month 4Week 1: Pre-poo hair,wash hair(once per week), Deep condition, rinse with cold water
Moisturize hair with shea butter mix or Pink Lotion, then place in about 8 cornrows
Week 2: Pre-poo hair,wash hair,deep condition
moisturize hair with shea butter mix or Pink Lotion, then place in about 8 cornrows.
Week 3:Pre-poo hair,wash hair, Hard protein treatment*, then deep condition
moisturize hair with shea butter mix or Pink Lotion, then place in about 8 cornrows.
Week 4: (Texlax hair every 16 weeks. Follow up immediately with hard protein treatment and deep condition. Trim ends.Moisturize and rollerset. Do not braid or flatiron, instead wear hair in banana clips or buns. Basically,wear softcore protective styles.)
Start off Week 1 of Month 5 as if it wear Month 1, repeating the cycle.
Notes:
Refer to upcoming articles on how to texlax,pre-poo,deep condition, and give one's self hard protein treatments. I have already published and article on trimming ends.
I prefer to stretch for 16 weeks (4 months) if you can make it to 5 or 6 months, then by all means go for it.
Check out the women at http://wwwlonghairforum.com/
I also recommend these channels on youtube
www.youtube.com/user/alraines
www.youtube.com/user/zanandrobhair
www.youtube.com/user/thetruthishair
www.youtube.com/user/babygirltomlinson
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Wednesday, December 29, 2010
On the road again: from natural to texlaxed
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Labels: organic root stimulator, texlaxing, transitioning
Friday, November 26, 2010
The Natural Chick! Epidemic
I titled my blogpost with "The Natural Chick Epidemic", in honor of Alicia James. Ms.James is a natural-haired sista who also is a singer. So far the only music I've heard by her is "Crazy in Love". When I first heard the song, my mother was watching one of Ms.James's Youtube videos and I thought it was a clip of a Jazmine Sullivan song that she'd inserted into the intro. Then I later realized that it was HER OWN RECORDING! Not to say that I'm putting her in the same box with Jazmine Sullivan, instead I'm speaking in reference to the quality of the recording and her skills.
- Her personal website: http://msaliciajames.ning.com/
- Youtube: www.youtube.com/aliciajamesmusic
- Purchase her music: www.reverbnation.com/aliciajames
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Friday, July 2, 2010
The N-Word....
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Monday, March 15, 2010
I do solemnly swear to preserve and protect my ends
I recently did a post on preserving/protecting your edges. Now I want to touch on preserving and protecting the ends. Some of you natural sistas refuse to cut your ends, because of extreme length retention efforts. But NOT cutting your ends is actually detrimental to having long, healthy, and beautiful hair. Those splits will travel up the shaft of the hair, weakening it and causing it to break/snap off/apart. (and make it look ugly.) Tip1: Get rid of those split/dead ends by cutting them every 3 months, between 1/8-1/2 inch. If you haven't cut your ends for a while you may have to cut more the first time; possibly even up to 2- inches. Either way, you have to get rid of those dead ends; now or later. After that first cut, the length you will need to cut on a tri-monthly basis will decrease. How-to accomplish 1:
(1)Wear your hair in stretching hairstyles for an entire week. This way it will be very elongated, not curled and coiled up on itself, making it easier to see and feel dead/split ends. Use cutting shears for this, NOT scissors! Also use a very fine tooth comb, dealing with sections of hair no thicker than ¼ inch.
(2).Put your hair in to small-medium size two-strand twist and cut the ends off the twist as needed. When you're done, your twist should have a blunt, soft, and chunky look.
"How will I know when it's time to cut my ends?" My personal experience has told me to cut my ends when my hair snags on combs, when it becomes difficult to comb with my conditioner-laden hair my conditioning comb while in the shower, when I find/feel knots on the ends of individual hair strands, or when my hair looks very frizzy even though I haven't changed my regimen and/or the weather hasn't changed. After that you just cut it every 3 months on that same day.
In between cuts you want to minimize the occurrence of split ends. You can do this by wearing protective styles, moisturizing your ends (actually grabbing sections of your hair and applying the moisturizer directly to your ends), and always comb your hair from the ends up. Deep condition your hair on a regular basis to strengthen the entire shaft. And always know and keep in mind that when caring for your hair, that your ends are the weakest part, because they are the oldest. Take this information and use it to your desire, but don't stress over your hair and drive yourself crazy by combing ever so gently. Baby steps are what it's all about.
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Thursday, February 18, 2010
Light skin, Dark skin....Let it Be
If you are on Twitter, then you most likely know that the comedian Kevin Hart has been making some jokes about dark-skinned women. When slapped with the backlash he said, "I'm a comedian...it's just a joke, jeeezzz....Don't be so sensitive....." But how could he be so INsensitive. He used to be my favorite comedian, smh.
Let others boast of maidens fair,
I love her form of matchless grace,
O'er marble Venus let them rage,
- Lewis Latimer
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Wednesday, January 27, 2010
I do Solemny swear to preserve and protect my edges
“Aw man! What's going on with ole gurl's edges?” Maybe even you've asked this about your own hair. There are two main causes of this problem: chemical abuse wrought by relaxers and texturizers and daily hair care/styling practices.
braids, and glueing in tracks are also big no-no's. You shouldn't need a bottle of Tylenol
after getting your hair done. Tell the stylist to go easy; If you're too intimidated to do
so,then it's time to find a new stylist.
like everything else it's only good in moderation. Excess amounts can harden the hair
causing it to snap off. Instead of that protein-enriched gel, try IC Fantasia or Eco styling
gel. They always relax my rebelous edges.
There are a few ways to reverse these effects and get your edges to be lush
(again) .Try massaging the scalp with rosemary-infused evoo*. It's not so hard to loosen
your hair accessories from around your hairline. More obviously you should be more gentle when brushing and
combing your edges into submission. It may take a while, but you will notice a difference. And remember, don't sacrifice the health of your hair for the sake of looking
good.
* If you can't find rosemary-infused oil or don't want to make it yourself, then add10
drops of rosemary essential oil and 4 drops peppermint essential oil to 4oz. Of evoo(extra
virgin olive oil) or any natural,organic oil of your choice.
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Monday, December 14, 2009
I'm not a chemist or a trichologist, but...
I can take a swing at how relaxers work. In my sophomore year, I'm taking Chemistry honors. Throughout this course I've learned a few things that have really got my gears turning.
1) There are bonds that are responsible for creating/holding together our curl pattern.
2)If you could break those bonds, then you could alter the curl pattern.
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Monday, November 30, 2009
I can't wait until April 2010
Some of y'all probably already know but there is going to be a part two to Why Did I Get Married by Tyler perry. It goes a lil' somethin' like this .... "Four couples reunite for their annual vacation in order to socialize and to spend time analyzing their marriages. Their intimate week in the Bahamas is disrupted by the arrival of an ex-husband determined to win back his recently remarried wife. "-courtesy of www.imdb.com
But the trailer [http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi1886061849/ ] ( which y'all should go check out...RIGHT NOW!!!!) has definitely got me wanting to go see it. Mr. Perry just doesn't stop!
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Labels: black movies jill scott, tyler perry, why did i get married too great movies 2010
Wait a minute...Let me explain....
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Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Good Hair: a Review
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Monday, November 9, 2009
Correction!!!!
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Labels: african american hair, oprah
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Ask Professah Monee: Transition Breakage
Recently, I had a fellow schoolmate/twitter-friend ask me a question about natural hair. She is in the process of transitioning to natural. The conversation went as follows....
- RaveeRae: "What I wanted to ask you about was hair breakage; my hair is starting to break at the place where my relaxed & natural hair meets, what do you suggest?" (photo courtesty of http://braids4grow.blogspot.com)
- Professah Monee: " That's natural when you're transitioning. Put your hair in styles where you do it once a week. Like flat twist,braids,french roll. Spray hair before you comb it."
I would have liked to tell her more, but these were text messages and you know how that goes. She later texted me that she was going to get her hair braided. I hope all goes well with her journey. If you all have any question for me, then click the "Email Me" link to the right. Chao bellas!
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Labels: Demarcation line, new growth, protection styles, transitioning