Powered By Blogger

Monday, February 21, 2011

Get To Know Your Hair

I say no, no, no, to dry hair!  LOL!!!  I believe my hair type is between 4B/C which has a wirier Z pattern which is prone to breakage; therefore, I have to be very, very gentle with my hair. Since the big chop in Sept 2009 my hair needs moisture everyday. I done some extensive research and discovered what products will nourish my dry hair.  Products I used is moisture shampoo and moisture conditioners. I stay away from shampoo that contains sulfates and when my hair is week/ damaging I will use protein conditioners.

My hair is in love with water. I drenched my hair every other day and use the following oils that will benefit my hair type.

 1. Avocado 2. Jojoba 3. Castor. 4. Extra Virgin Olive Oil  5. Grape Seed 6. Almond 7. Tea Trees

Get to know your hair my friends and find out what will work for your hair type.

Be Sweet !

Sweetnaturalone


 

Monday, February 7, 2011

My Hair Growth Challenge

Have you ever had a *gut* feeling to do something uplifting or drastic for yourself? I felt the need to do the BC (big chop) on September 30, 2009. I was timid to wear my hair out after the BC because I looked like a man without any makeup and earrings on; therefore, I'd waited 5 months to wear my natural hair out in public. My first debut of wearing my natural hair out after 5 months was a mini afropuff. I was thrilled because I had hair on my head to grab and pull. LOL! During that time I was wearing microbraids which grew my hair 1 to 2 inches long. Throughout my 1 year natural hair journey constist of wearing braids and taken Biotin 5000 mcg and applying moisture shampoo and conditioner. I know it may sound like I was on the right track *but* I was not. I had made some errors. For example, not being gentle with my hair, not eating healthy, and not taken multivitam but that was last year! Woo-Hoo! We all deserve a second chance. Right! Right! LOL!

Now this year 2011 it's time to revise my hair growth challenge. Meaning that I need to pamper and nourish my hair, scalp, and body. My resoloution this year is ~Self Determination~  and what that means to me is believing in yourself and find that inner you. A co worker placed these words in a frame that reads, "What would you attempt, if you knew you could not fail?" Therefore, I want to start the Kim Coles' Grow-Out Challenge that starts from February 1, 2011 to July 31, 2011. My hair regime will consist of the following:
The following regimen is:
1. Be extra gentle with hair
2. Drink lots of water
3. Gym (cardio & walking)
4. Eat healthy *example*(almonds, berries, wild salmon, vegetables)
5. Multivitam called Alive (which packed 26 fruits and vegetables)  & Biotin 7500 mcg
6. Moisture shampoo and conditioner and seal mositure on my precious ends
7. Deep conditioning for 30 minutes to 1 hr
8. No heat

I'm looking forward to this 6 months growth challenge. I will continue to post blogs and pictures on this journey. Wish Me Luck and if you're starting any challenge for yourself I want you to have self determination. Until  then ....thanks for taking the time out to read my blog.


Nette
aka: The Sweet Natural One