Quick tip on knowing how your hair is breaking and not shedding: Shed hair will typically have a white bulb attached to it. It is also typically longer than hair that has broken off. The list below can go on and on, but I have decided to touch on just a few points for now.…
Source I get a few questions around what products to use to achieve long lustrous hair and beautiful skin. I have been careful about promoting products on my blog because I believe that no one product works for everyone and all should go out there and find out what works for them. I am also…
All the pieces are coming together nicely. Screwyhair and I have been working hard behind the scenes (actually she has been working harder than me, lol!). I am pleased to say that we have received a lot of positive feedback regarding the event. It would appear that this is long awaited. I am super excited…
I currently have two posts on Shea butter (ori in Yoruba, okwume in Igbo) so I guess the fact that I like my shea butter is not a big secret. However, because I do not find Shea butter easy to spread, I whip it up with some other oils and throw in some Essential oils. I share…
After wearing my hair out for the last 2 months (that statement reads true both ways because I manipulated that hair until it was tired), I have put it in a protective style. I wore it out because I wanted to get to know my hair a little bit more and also to see if I…
“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow…
I look at the categories that I set up for this blog and I see that I have been dwelling on a few while ignoring others. That means that I am narrowing the scope of the blog down to a few topics although that was not my original intention. So, today I am speaking on…
 This is in the works for December – A Meet up in Lagos where we can: Come together to support each other on our hair journey. Learn from each other on how to care for our hair better and style it better (Lord knows I need help with the latter). Possibly have an opportunity to buy some…
I will begin with the oils. These are my emollients. I particularly like Jojoba oil (can you tell from the number of bottles I have?). I haven’t been able to use the sesame seed oil in any of my formulations as I have a hard time being able to deal with the smell. Then I…
I was asked to share a picture of my hair after putting up this post about how my hair had gotten really dry. After a few day of: Shampooing – with a Bentonite clay based shampoo (Terressentials Mud Wash). I used the Lavender Garden which is good for dry hair. Deep Conditioning – I make my own…
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