Hair Basics:Deep Conditioning

Whether your hair is natural or relaxed you've probably at some point been told to deep condition your hair.If you've left your hair care to a hair care professional or hair dresser then they've probably had you do a deep condish.I know I used to get them all the time,but I didn't know why I needed it.Since becoming natural and taking care of my own hair,I've realised that it is one of the single most important things helping me.Here's why:

Is Castor Oil really all that we say it is?

So we've probably all heard about the wonders of castor oil for hair growth and thickening.I use castor oil myself because of this thing that I read about it.Some of us have taken part in castor oil challenges so we can use it to grow our hair or edges,but is it really true?Does it really work the way we think it does?Here's an article I found which answers this question.Just click on this link and go read it.
After that,let us know if you agree or disagree.Maybe you have some personal experience with castor oil you want to share.We'd love to know!
And while we are on the topic,does it matter what type of castor oil you use?Here's another article comparing Black castor oil to regular castor oil.Just in case you always wondered,this is a very useful article.I hope these articles help answer some questions!
Til later,stay blessed.

Protecting your hair while swimming and exercising

This is one of the things that I personally struggled to find a solution to because when I became natural I was worried I couldn't go swimming again.I love swimming and the thought of not swimming was not appealing so I looked for a solution.Here's how I protect my hair when I'm going swimming, and these tips should help both natural and relaxed hair.

1.Part the hair into four sections.If your hair is in a protective style such as braids or twists please do the same.If its corn rows or flat twists then you can skip this step.
2.Get your bottle of conditioner and apply to each section thoroughly.You can use a cheap conditioner(I use V05),and please make sure that each hair strand is completely covered with conditioner.
3.Apply any oil of your choice on top of your conditioner to your sections of hair.Extra virgin olive oil is what I usually use.
4.You can twist each section of hair up if you can.If you can't then you can cover with a swim cap and you're good to go.I have also swam without a swim cap several times,and I do apply conditioner and oil to my hair before I swim so my hair is usually fine.However a swim cap is recommended.
5.After swimming,wash your hair thoroughly with clean water and use a good shampoo to wash your hair.After that you can apply conditioner or deep condition and you are good to go!

When I'm exercising a lot(like right now I exercise everyday) I wash my hair at least twice a week,once a week with conditioner and the next time with a clarifying mudwash. This helps to prevent sweat and salt buildup on my scalp.After washing I usually deep condition and then style my hair.
So that's it!Depending on how active you are,I hope this post is helpful to you!

Feature Wednesday:African Hair Blog

Today is Wednesday and I'm going to try and share a good blog with you every Wednesday.All the blogs will be owned by Africans and will either relate directly to hair and beauty or to health since that influences our hair as well.

Today's blog is dedicated to providing information to African women who want healthy relaxed hair as well.Some of the posts are helpful for natural haired ladies too.Apart from this it also includes some useful information on caring for your hair while its in protective styling such as braids.Please head on over to African Hair blog for more articles and reviews especially if you have relaxed or

Tendayi of African Hair Blog

chemically treated hair.Owned by Tendayi who lives in South Africa,this blog has been around for about 2 to 3 years and serves all African women.She also reviews a number of products which are suitable for natural hair and did a recent post on products purely for natural hair so definitely check her blog since there will be lots of useful info.
I haven't shared any updates on my hair in a while and that's because I have been so busy that my protective style is now in its fourth week and needs freshening up. I've washed it  and moisturise it regularly but I need to refresh some twists so it looks good.I will share more on how I wash the Marley twists and refresh the style as well.I am also going to make the twists into faux dread extensions and hopefully they will look good.Till next time,stay blessed and fabulous!

Having realistic expectations for your hair(4C to 5Z)..

Haha!4C-5Z is kinda made up,but I laughed for like the first few minutes of the first video because she's really interesting and funny,and also because when she talked about the Wash n Go I remembered my own experience(and +AfroDiva Nally agreed with me on that..lol).Some things just don't work out well with some hair types and porosity.If you don't believe me look at my first ever wash and go pictures below.I didn't agree 100% with everything she said but she made a lot of sense.There is no way I can just spritz my dry knotted up hair with water,fluff it up and just go out.I'd look CRAZY..lol!Its just the way it is and I wouldn't try to change it for anything!The second video is a response to the first one..and its also quite good!What do you think?Are they being dramatic or do you have the same issues?Comment,like,share,subscribe!Enjoy the video below..;).Till next time,stay fabulous and blessed!

Maintaining natural hair in Protective styling:Marley twists

Protective styles are good for retaining length because you reduce wear and tear on your hair,but it will do no good if hair isn't moisturised in the protective style.It is therefore really important for you to take care of your own hair while it's in protective styling,especially if you want to have healthy thick long hair.
It can be hard but totally worth it.For my marley twists,I basically mix distilled water with about 15% Extra virgin olive oil and 35% Aloe vera juice and spritz my twists to the point where my natural hair is.After that I usually take a little shea butter mixed with oils and leave in conditioner and apply to each twist.I only do that about 3 times a weak and after that just massage some castor oil into my edges and scalp.Fairly simple but works really well! What do you do when your hair is in protective styling?

Hair typing 2:Ph Balance,porosity

Today I'm sharing some videos I found on youtube that talk about hair typing,porosity and pH.If these things have been confusing you since you became natural,please watch the videos!Also,if you missed the first post on hair typing,please read it here

I hope these help you out.More questions,comments,recommendation?Please comment and don't forget to subscribe!