New Product Infusium-23 Color defender SULFATE FREE!!!!!

Relaxer Day

Its always rewarding too see progress this is my journey at 6 months so far, too me your first yr of your journey is too find what works for you in terms of products and protective styles. For me sulfate shampoos are keepers my favourite is Creme of Nature Argan oil shampoo and the keracare shampoo. I havent found   my favourite conditioner yet but i need one with very very very little protein, but it cant be all moisturizing or it makes my hair feel too soft, but my favourite moisturizers are ORS carrot oil and S-curl no drip activator.

Nov 2011

May 28 2012

May 28 2012

Review

Ok i am going to review 2 products kera care shampoo and vitali olive oil relaxer. Now the Kera care does the job but i dont like the smell of it and the consistency of the shampoo, it does clean my hair and makes it feel soft and manageable but i prefer the CON argan oil shampoo. Now the Vitali relaxer system i HATE it made my hair come out i will never ever use it again, the nuetraliziing shampoo was too harsh, but one thing i used from it which i love is the vitali olive oil hair mayoniase my hair is normal protein sensitive but this soft made my hair feel great it gives great slip and made my hair feel soft instead of hard i give it 5 stars. O i also used some other stuff from these lines the keracare oil the vitali oil, the kear care mousse and the keracare humecto conditioner, i like the condtioner and the mousse but i am not sure if i would call them staples, the net line i plan too try is One N only Argan oil

Hair Growth so far

January

March

January

March

how i plan to rethicken my hair

So i plan to go on a 4 month stretch with the aid of weave, so after about 3 weeks of treating my newly relaxed hair i plan to get a sew in for 5 weeks then take it down treat my hair for two weeks the week in with the weave was takendown will be a detangling kind of treatment then the next week will be a clarifying kinda week so that is about 10 weeks so far then for another 5 weeks i will rock a sew in then within that week clarify and treat then do a relaxer on the week of the 16th.
so for these 3 weeks i will be washing my hair with keracare detangling shampoo and conditioning with the keracare humecto conditioner, oiling my scalp with castor oil 2 times a week and moisturizing my hair with ors carrot oil and using it on my scalp on wash days. Will also be taking hair vitamins, when i have in the sew-in i plan to use some of the elasta pq products and wash my hair every 2 weeks, when i do the weave take down i plan to wash my hair with keracare 1st lather shampoo and then the detanhling shampoo then i plan to put the CON argn oil conditioner in my hair which really helps to detangle my hair as well then i plan too use the the keracare conditioner, for the next week not sure what i'm gonna treat my hair with but then i'm gonna get my sew-in and when the 5 weeks pass clarify it again and treat in then rollerst it then when dry  leaving out some of the front and the back i will section the rst of the hair in twist and leaving it like that for a week will wearing a wig overr it then i will cream the hair

WHAT I'VE BEEN UP TOO

Flat Ironing hair

This is my first video on my blog, I dont know if you guys can hear me good, but i washed my hair some days back and it didnt come out straight even after a saran wrap and wraping it every night so i decided too flat iron it. I believe the results came out really good.

Protective style sew-in

So I got a sew-in using 12inches of premium too yaki, i dont really like the hair, but it is cheap. Anyways so i bought 1B which is my hair color, but the hair looked like a 1 in my hair, so I had to buy a hair rinse in black. What i did was apply the rinse sat under the drier for 25 mins washed it out then apply my Keracare humecto conditoner which i tried for the first time and the sat under the drier for 10mins then i washed it out and then applied my ABO herbal oil sat under the drier for 10mins agian then wash it out, apply my leave-ins to my hair and then roller set my hair and now as we speak i'm under the drier, I just want to say I love the out come especially due to the herbal oil and my hair blends so well to the weave now

rollerset my hair

front view

Review on Cantu shea butter conditioner and CON argan oil conditioner

Hey guys so I bought the cantu shea butter and the CON argan oil conditioner, I first used the cantu shea butter as a pre poo and it was really thick but i felt it was not penetrating my hair, I kept it for a good while and then washed it out the CON Argan oil shampoo which i love but still the Cantu Shea butter (CSB) conditioner added no softness or moisture to my hair.I then tried it again with heat and nothing so it gets a failing grade, but i guess i can use it on my weaves. I then tried a sample of the CON conditioner it went onso well and it was thick i felt my hair was loving it, i kept it in for a really good while and added heat to it by going under the drier when i washed out my hair it felt amazing but when i was finish my hair felt so damn dry, so i wont purchase this again either the purpose of conditioner is to add moisture to the hair so these two products get an EPIC FAIL!!!

WEAVE IN THE MIDDLE REGIMEN

Hey guys so I think i worked out all the kinks in my Weave care regimen, so I plan to take each section of weave and flat twist it and use a color rubber ban to secure it, create a bandu knot kind of style with the hair that is hanging out at the end after the flat twist is complete. This will allow me to apply the product more easily when i begin to wash out my hair.  I then will use warm water to wet my hair and open my hair cuticle, I will lather my hair twice with the Keracare weave and extensions shampoo and then proceed to conditioning my hair, I will use the the conditioner from the same line and apply it to my hairand pull out the twist and apply Herbal essense to my weave this is specifically done because it smeels really nice and makes the hair really soft I then will wash out my hair and proceed to apply myy leave-ins i will use the leave-in from the kercare line and use spiral rod curlers on my weave so my hair underneathcan be exposedand then roller set my leave out and sit under the drier till my hair is complete dry i then will apply my ABO hair and scalp cream therapy to my hair and scalp and then saran wrap my leave out. After sitting under the drier for 10 to 15 minutes i will pull out the spiral rods and the saran wrap an style my hair to my desire. I will moisturize my hair daily with s-curl no drip on my leave out and which every creme moisturizer i decide that day on my leave outs and seal my leave out with my ABO herbal oil. Durring mid week i will oil my scalp with EVCO and thats pretty much it. So the steps are:

WASH DAY REGIMEN

1. Flat twist weave across weft for easy applicationof product
2. Wet hair with warm water to open hair cuticles
3. Lather hair twice with Keracare gentle cleansing shampoo
4. Condition own hair with Keracare Hair & Scalp Nutritive Conditioner
5. Pull out flat twisted weavee
6. Appy Herbal Escense to weave
7. Leave conditioner in for awhile
8. Wash out conditioner with cold water
9. Spiral rod weave across weft for easy access of braided hair
10. Apply Keracare leave-in conditioning mist to hair
11. Rollerset leave out
12. Sit under drier till hair is completely dried
13. Apply ABO scalp and hair therapy to hair and scalp
14. Saran wrap leave out
15. Stay under drier for 10-15 mins
16.  Pull out spiral rods and wrap
17. Style hair as usaul
18. Apply sheen spray

DAILY BASIS REGIMEN

1. Moisturizer hair daily with s curl no drip
2. Seal leave out hair with ABO herbal oil
3. Oil scalp mid weak with EVCO (castor oil)

Shopping plan

I plan to do my sew in thursday next week, so i am going to wash my hair one more time so i plan to buy the keracare humecto conditioner and then shop around for keracare weave and extension hair cae line. When my CON Argan oil shampoo and Keracare conditioner has finished i will buy either the one and only line or the elasta qp line, either way i will try them both and review them for you guys. Also while i have in my weave i will try to do reviews on sample products for you guys.
As for the silk elements lines i will have to do way more research on that.
So today I found the keracare line in the store and the shampoo seemed okay but the conditioner not, it felt watery like not a creme mixed with water just like some form of diluted liquid it did smell like mint so it would provide a tingling feeling to the scalp but will it moisturize the hair is the question. Well i still do plan on buying the products and trying it out on my hair before I put in a weave, but I think I will be using my Keracare humecto conditioner as well with the condtioner because I dont really see it being moisturizering at all to my hair

This is what keracare claims the conditioner will do:
Hair & Scalp Nutritive Conditioner contains the natural herb calendula and an exclusive quaternium conditioning blend to keep the natural hair hydrated and in excellent health. The commercial hair is appropriately conditioned for exceptional shine and manageability, but not weighed down or coated with heavy conditioners. It also helps control the scalp challenges of weave and braid wearers. Tea tree oil, peppermint oil, and menthol provide a refreshing tingle as the scalp is exfoliated and sloughed. Healthy scalp circulation is promoted.

found another inexpensive line ELASTA QP

Hey guys i found another line whcih has gotten good reviews and is affordable. The Elasta QP line has a:

• CRÉME CONDITIONING SHAMPOO which is sulfate free
• DPR-11 REMOISTURIZER (mosturizing conditioner)
• INTENSE FORTIFYING CONDITIONER (protein based conditioner)
• RECOVERY (moisturizer)
• H-2 LEAVE-IN CONDITIONER
• DESIGN FOAM

This line pretty much has it all and its affordable and has good ingredients. You can make a whole regimen form this line. Shampoo with the creme conditioning shampoo, condition with the DPR-11 and once a month with the fortifying conditioner. Add leave-ins such as the mousse and the leave-in, rollerset hair and when done apply some of the recovery moisturizer then wrap hair sit under the drier for 10 mins and bam there you have pretty hair. The only thing is i get dandruff from time to time and so i have been use ABO hair and scalp cream therapy as amoisturizer an i apply o my scalp as well and my dry scalp issues have stop  so with this line they dont have any thing for my scalp so i will have to use my ABO or optimum's dry scalp products and mid week i oil my scalp with castor oil, so there you have it a regimen. 

found another affordable line SILK ELEMENTS

Silk Elements Kera Minerals this line has a shampoo and condtioner and a leave in so far it also has something else which i have no clue about.

Well from what i have read ppl with natural hair there curls dont come back to what it use to be with the system thingy i dont know much about, so i wudnt recommend cause it could probably lead too breakage for relaxed hair, but the shampoo and condtitioner and still good i think. I wont be purchasing this line too many unanswered questions. You guys can research it if you like and anyone out there who liked or tried it can tell me about it

Another silk elements line that has gotten mixed reviews is the color care line that has a sulfate free shampoo too.

New product line considering ONE AND ONLY ARGAN OIL

I want thinking about using one whole line of products. I was thinking of the CON Argan oil prodicts like how i love the shampoo but then when i went to the hair supply store i realize the moisturizer and conditioner had in mineral oil, I was also considering keracare but for a university student those prices are way out of my budget for such small bottles, so my next option was the One and Only Argan oil line

Now from what i have read the line has a sulfate free shampoo, it comes with a condtioner and teo mask the restorative mask and the hydrating mask, i read on a girls blog that the hydrating mask such and there creme which also came with the line suck, but everything else was good.

How I would use this line:

I would shampoo my hair once a week with the shampoo and alternate between the conditioner and the resorative mask.
I just went on sallys site and saw they have added new products to the line such as:

liquid spray to the treatment

the mousse which had no cons

hair spray

and the hair spray now this has also got rave reviews but i am not to big on the ingredients SD Alcohol 40-B (Alcohol Denat.), Hydrofluorocarbon 152a, Water (Aqua, Eau), Octylacrylamide/Acrylates/Butylaminoethyl Methacrylate Copolymer, Aminomethyl Propanol, Phenyl Trimethicone, Acetamide MEA, Panthenol, Benzophenone-4, Argania Spinosa (Argan) Kernel Oil, Hypnea Musciformis Extract, Hydrolyzed Rhodophycea Extract, Dimethicone PEG-8, Meadowfoamate, Fragrance (Parfum), Butylene Gylcol

SD Alcohol is very drying to the hair and its the first ingredients in this which means it is in high concentrations, so i dont see myself buying this, but the rest of the line looks pretty good, so i will be giving it a try

Sew-in regimen

Lets talk about my sew in regimen or what i would like for it to be. I want to use Keracare weave and extensions line on my wash days

according to the site this line Balanced formulas nourish and hydrate the hair you were born with and provide lightweight care for the hair that your stylist has added. The scalp gets what it needs, too, to stay clean, fresh and feeling good.
You can click on this link to read more about this line http://www.avlon.com/keracareweave.html
Anyways i wanna moisturize my hair daily with S curl no drip and seal my ends with ABO herbal oil and use products to treat my itchy scalp along with dandruff. Yh well thats all i want. Here is a video on this line, the stylist is just using it on the weave though

I also want to give a product review on ORS new product hair repair nourshing condtioner

I purchased it and gave it to my cousin to review cause i just washed my hair and was gonna do a sew in so i couldnt give my review, but i will soon.But she complianed about the smell and that it felt watery when you shake it in the bag. When she placed it on here hair she said it didnt feel so watery and that after sitting under the drier the smell went she then washed out here hair and said it is not as moisturizing as her design essentials condtioner and she wouldnt purchase it again so it got an epic fail in here book.

According to ORS this product should;

'Helps restore the moisture protein balance to dry, weak and damaged hair. Formulated with bananas to provide concentrated moisture and bamboo extract for added strength.'

So when i try it probably next week i will give you guys my opinion on this product

Hair update

Hey guys so I am posting a post about my hair progress and what is to come. Well after i self relaxed my hair the sunday I realized monday i had to go back to the gym, so i did a protective hairstyle so i wouldnt have to deal with my sweaty hair. I did a flat twist up in one like i normally would. My regimen for that style is the same i moisturized my hair daily with s curl no drip and sealed my ends with organics hebal oil, also during mid week i oiled my scalp with castor oil. I kept the style in for nearly 2 weeks and washed it once, well just the parts not flat twisted using my CON Argan oil shampoo and ORS replenishing condtioner. I'm getting tired of this conditioner and want to try something new, anyways i roller set the leave out and then after it dried applied some heat protectant and flat ironed the hair and sprayed on some sheen spray and my hair felt and look amazing everyone said so :-) so back to the take down. I used my mane n tail detangler and a comb and took it down and thats it, washed it with the same CON and ORS products and rollerset and my hair came out great, Right now i want to show you guys some pics.

This is my first hair progress pics. I think my hair looks thicker and longer, in the pic with pink shirt my hair had a little curl at the end so you cant see the full lenght but in the one with the white my hair is more straight.



november

January

January

This is my protective hairstlye, i just catch up my hair in a ponytail and used my sock bun which i covered with a black silk scarf and wraped my hair around it.

relaxed my hair myself

I have so much i wanna tell u guys january 9th i self relaxed myhair and it came out great. I used Organics no lye relaxer and long story short myhair came out thick and beautiful way better than wen i go to the hairdresser. Anyways i am on a comb hair less chanlege so i got my hair flated twisted into one and i'm keeping it in for about 2 weeks and then i am goin to get a sew in which i plan to keep in for 6 weeks the clarify and treat my hair and get it flat twist then relax it and post pics for you guys. I just can wait for my 6 month mark so i can see how my hair has progresed i wanna share so much wid u guysbht i'm not typing on a computer so u can image my leave of difficultly also i tried some new products and took some pics so in my next post i wil go in dept about some of the stuff i post talk too u later guys