A kinky wash day!

I washed my kinky twists at exactly two weeks post installation. Braids wash days have got to be the simplest wash days ever this one was no exception except I had forgotten how much shampoo kinky extensions and braids in general use; this is my third time installing afro kinky hair. I diluted a bit of TRESemme naturals with water in a spray bottle. Wet my hair sprayed the shampoo mixture all over my hair realized it was not enough ended up using my liquefied African Black Soap that was in the shower stall as well and because that soap is primarily for my face I didn’t want to use too much of it and ended up grabbing the next shampoo that my hands could reach from the cabinet which turned out to be Black silk and ended up finishing the wash process with that. Hair shampooed twice and rinsed I wrung the excess water out and then towel dried turban style until damp and then let it air dry. I sprayed my homemade braid spray to my hair (length of real hair)  and scalp which at the moment is a mixture of moisturizer, Aloe Vera Juice, coconut, olive, castor oils and glycerine and let it air dry some more. I washed my hair at around 1pm in the afternoon and it was completely indoor air dried by evening. I oiled my scalp the next morning with my castor oil and that was it for this wash day.

Braids Prep!

I took down my sew in at exactly four weeks post installation and oh it felt so good to be able to have stress free access to my scalp again! I think going forward sew ins will only be for occasions when I want a bit more volume I can’t deal with my scalp not being able to breathe well and not being able to feel it. Anyway I took it down myself against my better judgment from previous experience and ended up snipping off a bit of my hair with the thread! It wasn’t much, a very very tiny piece nothing to worry about and it will catch up with the rest of the hair in no time. Take down over I proceeded to henna my hair I always henna my hair for strength before a long term protective style installation. I left the henna in for about 3 hours I think this is the longest I have had henna in; thank God for the numerous house chores I had to do that kept me busy and away from the shower.

House chores done I rinsed the henna off and then shampooed with ORS Creamy Aloe Shampoo it had been a minute since I used this shampoo and it felt so good using it again. Shampoo done I conditioned in shower with Natural Classic Henna Wax Treatment I left that on for about 15 minutes as I scrubbed the shower and wall tiles there was henna residue all over and as usual looked like someone had a mud bath in there. Bathroom clean hair back to its softness (henna leaves my hair dry and coarse so I condition again to bring back the softness even though henna is a natural conditioner) I rinsed off the conditioner blotted dry with a towel then moisturized and blow dried on low heat to stretch it. My hair had a two day break in between removing the sew in and getting these mini chunky kinky twists which I am so in love with installed I had the stylist spray oil my scalp after installation. I love this size it’s very easy on my hairline. I just can’t be bothered to deal with my hair right now so it only made sense to get something else installed soon after. And at least with these twist I can reach my scalp with no fuss at all and it can breathe easy as well, I hope to carry them for 4-6 weeks give or take so we will see how it goes.

BYE BYE SEW IN

 HELLO KINKY TWISTS!!!

Happy Fitness Year!

Howdy ladies! Hope your holidays were all that you wanted them to be! I am happy to report that I did not over indulge during the holiday season okay I indulged a little bit but not too much only because these “bad foods” were always present and staring me in the face everywhere I went lol! Anyway I ate everything in moderation drank a little bit more soda than I wanted to but it’s okay because I hardly drink soda I can go months without drinking soda but once in a while I get serious cravings that have to be quenched and this was one of those times. I am currently back on the homemade smoothie train consistently so that’s good too. 

I kept up with my fitness routine and even managed to go swimming just before Christmas how about that! On occasions that I did not do my Leslie Sansone walk at home-a-thons I went outdoor walking and it was so refreshing to be walking outdoors for a change. I started the new year with a workout so hopefully it stays that way for the rest of the year; you know how they say the way you start the year is how it’s gonna be…yeah let’s hope I keep it up. Well that’s my brief fitness update for now. Cheers to the new fitness year!

 

Hair News Round up!

Happy New Year folks I can’t believe we are already 9 days into the New Year can time just slow down a little bit please! Here is your new year’s dose of hair news making rounds on the internet. Enjoy!

First up from wbls.com;

What would you do if your child came home with a hair style different from the one you sent them to school with?
Well a teacher recently took her student's hair into her own hands, and posted a picture of the child before and after she styled her hair in the classroom. In the caption she explained that the little girl's hair looked like "it hadn’t been touched the entire holiday break". The photo is getting a mixed response.  Click here to read more

Next from Aljazeera;

And finally from Dallasnews.com;

AUSTIN — Texas laws that regulate businesses that teach African hair braiding are unconstitutional and do not advance public health and safety or any other legitimate government interest, a federal judge ruled.

Isis Brantley, a Dallas woman who runs a hair braiding business inside a Dallas community center, sued the state in 2013, saying laws related to her school were unreasonable and unconstitutional.Click here to read more...