Showing posts with label Haircare. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Haircare. Show all posts

Monday, 30 March 2015

Hair Products Collection



Hello guys! You’ve probably noticed that I am slowly getting back into my natural hair posts but I just feel like it’s been a while and I miss talking about it! So today’s post is just a quick hair product collection of all the products I use on my hair. It is also kind of a mini review on all the products but I hope you enjoy!>>

1. Shampoo ~ Head & Shoulders Anti-Dandruff Shampoo

This has kind of always been my staple shampoo mainly because that's always in the bathroom because my mum uses it. I still wouldn't change for a new one since it simply does the job. I still use it although it's a sulphate shampoo because I don't wash my hair too often so when I do use it, it really removes all the product build up, dirt, and grime. It isn't that costly (around £2) and you can pretty much get it anywhere like Superdrug, Boots, Chemists or hair shop. 

 2. Conditioner ~ Tresemme Naturals Coconut & Jojoba 

I got this conditioner about 6months ago and I honestly adore it. It gives my hair so much slip and makes detangling a whole lot easier. I would totally recommend it to anyone regardless of your hair type. It also smells really nice and is  pretty moisturizing. I got it on a sale at Superdrug for half price at £2.50. The normal price is usually about £5 but it's regularly on a sale at many shops. I honestly love this conditioner and I'm not thinking of changing at this time being. I also always follow up with this after every shampoo.

3. Deep Conditioner ~ Cantu Shea Butter Deep Treatment Masque 

I am quite guilty of not deep conditioning as much as I should be but I have used this deep conditioner once since I have bought it. I have actually done a product review of it here. Overall, I had a good experience with it and it is loaded with a lot of natural and hair loving nutrients! It is sooo moisturizing and makes your hair feel ridiculously soft and manageable! I bought it at Paks Hair & Cosmetics for £5.50. I think it's pretty pricy for such a small amount but it's definitely worth it. I aim to do a deep condition at least every 2months depending on what type of style my hair is in.

4. Leave-in Conditioner ~ African Pride Shea Butter Miracle Leave in Conditioner

My goodness! This product honestly does perform miracles! I absolutely love it for it's amazing detangling properties. Literally, I section my hair and apply the creamy based consistency of leave in onto my hair (not scalp) and comb through. Every knot and tangle will have disappeared instantly. I really do love this product and it is only £2.79   at  Paks. The only thing is that I cannot risk using it alone for moisturizing because my hair becomes dry like after 10mins. This is why I incorporated it into my LOC Method which you can check out right here.  

5. Oils

So for oils, I have my KTC Coconut Oil which I also got from Paks for £2. I always, always use this oil for my hair and even on my skin. It has so many benefits and is overall is an amazing oil (it is also one of the few oils that actually penetrate the hair shaft and work from within). I use it both on my scalp and actual hair.  As a little DIY thing, I made my own oil mixture of Castor oil,  Almond Oil and Vitamin E oil which I also sometimes apply to my hair and scalp and in the night time my edges. 

 6. My DIY Shea Butter Mix

So this is another DIY that I done and I use it as the cream part of the LOC Method which you can again read about here. I also have a post of how I made it  here. Overall, I am pretty pleased with the results this gives me and it does really keep my hair moisturized and sealed for long. When I use this on wash day, I simply work it through my strands and especially on my ends. I don't really focus on my scalp with it. The shea butter and castor oil in it does have that raw smell but apart from that I really like it and it really smooths and softens my hair.

So that's the end of this post guys! That is all of the products that I use on my hair and I am pretty pleased with all of them at the moment. If any changes, I will definitely update you guys on it. Please comment down if you like this post and would like to see more of similar ones! Also, what hair products are you guys currently using that you are in love with? Be sure to let me know! Thank you for reading guys..

Why not check out some of my other hair related posts:

*Finally, if you look back to my other recent posts (e.g click here), you will see that the font is very different to this one but I just felt like changing things up a bit. Because I don't want my blog page to look messy and all over the place I would love for you guys to please comment down below on which one you prefer, looks nicer or is just easier to read so that I can edit all my posts to be the same one.* Thank you so much guys, LYSM

Abbie x

Monday, 23 March 2015

Going Natural // My Transitioning Journey





Hello Everyone! So after a very long time, I am back with a natural hair post! And today I am going to be talking to you guys about a process which is very common the natural hair world which is transitioning.

When I was about 9 years (I think) my mum relaxed my hair (for all of you who don't know, relaxing your hair means getting your hair chemically straightened). I did that for a few years but not very frequently. When I was in Year 6 (so 10 or 11 years old) my hair became heat damaged due to straighteners, blow dryers and was just damaged in general due to lack of care and awareness. All that went on but Last Year in May 2014, my mum had asked me if I wanted to relax my hair again, and I had told her no. I wanted to actually get to know my hair, care for it and embrace it in its natural state. I had had enough of slapping on all that 'creamy crack' (as it's commonly known as) and neglecting a perfectly fine head of hair. This was when I decided begin my transition..

Through a million and one youtube videos and natural hair blogsI had learnt a whole lot about natural hair and transitioning. I had gone out shopping to get me some new products and accessories which would suit my hair at the  stage it was in. I also agreed that I would do my big chop in a years time(a big chop is basically the final chop of your transitioning hair). 

I am doing the Long Term Transitioning which is when you gradually cut off the relaxed or damaged ends of your hair until you are fully natural. I will probably do a whole post on why I made some of these decisions later on. I am currently in my 10th month of transitioning now but I have mini chopped certain areas of my hair such as the back and some parts of the side since I was so exited to actually see my natural hair texture. I have roughly had about 5inches of new growth (since the new hair that grows will be your natural hair texture). This is about average hair growth since hair tends to grow about 11/2inch a month so I am pretty pleased with that. I am 100% sure yet since I am not yet fully natural but I believe my hair type is 4c/4b so it is very kinky, coily, curly, afroey, springy and stuff. This diagram might help:


The middle section of my head is very coarse and thicker while the back is a little looser. My hair is also very soft. I am also planning on doing my big chop in the  half term of the 30th of May - 3rd of June so I've got about 2months to go..Eeek! Yes I am going to be doing it myself ( I literally have a self-written plan of steps that I'm going to follow on the day) and yes I'm really scared and nervous but super exited at the same time! Transitioning to natural hair can be a real pain and struggle at times so I can't wait to get it done and over with, but I'm not going to get into that for now otherwise this post will be way too long!

 I know that I am pretty crap at explaining stuff so here's a link to a few of my fave naturalista bloggers who will probably explain it better in less of a ramble and who have been great help to me throughout this whole journey:
napturallycurly
blackgirllonghair
naturallycurly
blackhair
blacknaps 

So that is all for today guys! Hope you enjoyed or found this interesting, please comment down below and let me know what you think! Thanks for reading,
Until Next Time, 
Abbie x

Monday, 16 February 2015

Product Review- Cantu Shea Butter Deep Treatment Masque



Omg!! Finally guys, I’ve gotten around to writing up this review on my new deep conditioner which I promised like 3weeks ago!! Seriously this is ridiculous and I think I’m actually going to start scheduling my blogging days. I might just write up loads and loads on a day when I really feel like writing, save them as drafts and post let’s say once/twice a week.. I dunno I’ll see. Anyways let’s get on to this post and I’ll go ahead and give you guys a lil info and my opinion on this new deep treatment masque!>>

Product Description:
Cantu Shea Butter for Natural Hair Deep Treatment Masque - 12oz jar
·       Helps heal dry, damaged hair
·       Provides intense moisture and strength
Cantu Shea Butter For Natural Hair Deep Treatment Masque penetrates deep into the hair shaft to help moisturizer and repair damage, dry and brittle hair. Made with 100% Pure Shea Butter and formulated without chemicals or harsh ingredients, Cantu for natural hair restores your real, authentic beauty. Embrace your curly, kiny, or wavy hair with Cantu for natural hair.

No Mineral oil, Sulfates, Parabens, Silicones, Phthalates, Gluten, Paraffin, Propylene Glycol, PABA or DEA.
Directions: Thoroughly coat hair section by section, paying special attention to dry or damaged ends. Leave on the hair for 30 minutes and rinse. For extremely dry, damaged hair, cantu deep treatment mask can also be used as a leave in conditioner.
INGREDIENTS: WATER (AQUA), CANOLA OIL, CETEARYL ALCOHOL/CETEARETH-20, GLYCERIN, FRAGRANCE (PARFUM), BEESWAX, CETYL ALCOHOL, BUTYROPSERMUM PARKII (SHEA) BUTTER, GLYCOL STEARATE, POLYQUATERNIUM-10, COCOS NUCIFERA (COCONUT) OIL, PERSEA GRATISSIMA (AVOCADO) OIL, PRUNUS ANYGDALUS DULCIS (SWEET ALMOND), SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA) OIL, OLEA EUOPAEA (OLIVE) FRUIT OIL, MANGIFERA INDICA (MANGO) SEED BUTTER, MELIA AZADIRACHTA (NEEM) SEED OIL, DAUCUS CAROTA SATIVA (CARROT) SEED OIL, MACADAMIA TERNIFOLIA (MACADAMIA) SEED OIL, GLYCINE SOJA (SOYBEAN) OIL, ARGANIA SPINOSA (ARGAN) KERNAL OIL, ALOE BARBADENSIS (ALOE VERA) LEAF JUICE, LONCIERA JAPONICA (HONEYSUCKLE) FLOWER EXTRACT, LAMINARA CLOUSTONI (SEA KELP) EXTRACT, SALVIA OFFICINALIS (SAGE) LEAF EXTRACT, VITIS VINIFERA (GRAPE) SEED EXTRACT, MELIA AZADIRACHTA (NEEM) SEED OIL, SILK AMINO ACIDS, PHENOZYETHANOL, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN.

My Review:
So first of this product has a super thick consistency, you do not need a lot as a little goes a long way.(I was pretty please about this since I thought it was pretty pricy for such a small amount-£5.59-$8.58) I used it as in the directions but added a little honey and my DIY oil mix. I would also like to add in that this product is loaded with so many natural, organic ingredients which all feed our hair with beautiful luxurious nutrients. I used it directly after shampooing my hair and didn’t bother with a regular conditioner.

>Quick Guilty Own Up< * I have not deep conditioned my hair in up to at least 5months! Yes, yes I know that’s really bad for my hair and I should quite frankly be ashamed of myself since it’s ridiculously shocking. I know all you naturalistas out there must be freaking out but it’s the truth, I own up to it and will definitely turn it around because I have seen the affects of skipping it out! *

Pros: I must admit that this product does meet its promises of restoring moisture and repairing damage. It softened up and smoothed down my hair quite well.
Cons: Although, the product is all good and all, I’m sorry but the smell just aint p to it for me. I mean, it does have fragrance in it (infact the sixth ingredient) so if they will add fragrance, at least add a nice one.

Overall, I had a really good experience with it (apart from the smell) and will I re-purchase?.. Probably. Even though the smell let me down, I think I can deal with it and just overlook it since that was my only problem.
I’m so sorry this post was soo long but I just wanted to make sure I got everything it and gave you guys all you needed to know on it. I hope you enjoyed and found this post useful!
Have you ever tried this deep conditioner? Was it amazing, meh, or awful? If not what, if any, deep conditioner do you use?? Let me know guys!!
Abbie x

Monday, 19 January 2015

My DIY Shea Butter & Castor Oil Mix



Hello my beauties!! So I hope that you have all being enjoying my recent DIY posts and I will definitely be posting a lot more stuff since I already have a lot of ideas in mind! So today I am back into my natural hair posts and I will be sharing with you guys my Shea Butter & Castor Oil Mix Recipe.
Currently, I am in protective style for the winter (box braids) and I have had them in for 1 month and 3 weeks I believe. They are certainly getting old and I have had a lot of new growth (about 1/2 - 1 inches) so I say its time they came out and my hair had a good break and some TLC! Then I realized that my moisturizing mixture was pretty much done so I went out to get some stuff and I figured, why not I share with you all how I make it!>>

All of the pictures above are part of the ingredients for my mixture. The shea butter I used is a different version to the one in the picture but as long as you have a good quality 100% natural shea butter (preferably unrefined) then that's good enough. I also add a little bit of glycerine and you can alternate the oils you use.

 Step 1: Heat up your shea butter until you have a liquidy consistency. I personally place the shea butter container inside a bowl of hot boiling water and let it sit for about 10mins.
Step 2: Next pour about half of your shea butter into your container. Now add in your castor oil, almond oil and a little bit of glycerine. Mix all these together with maybe the end of a spoon. Now get yourself a pin or toothpick, pop the vitamin e capsules and squeeze the oil from about 20-30 of them. (Keeping in mind that this process takes forever so you might want to use less vitamin e capsules or simply cut it out altogether). 
Finally, place your coconut oil into the water or microwave and an let it turn to a liquid. Add as much of this as you want aswell.
Step 3: Now that your mixture is complete, make sure to mix everything together throughly and as the shea butter starts to get cold, it will solidify so when you see it doing this mix again to make sure you have a clump-free, smooth creamy mix!

How to use:
I use this mixture right after applying my African Pride Shea Butter Leave in Conitioner to detangle, then apply this to my hair strands (especially ends). I smooth it through then go over with a comb to fully detangle or finger detangle. See here for Moisturizing&Sealing Natural Hair 
Since my hair is low porosity, it retains moisture very well so I don't have to re-moisturize for atleast a week or so. I also sometimes do the baggying method but click here for more detail on Moisturzing Low Porosity Hair.
*By the way this mixture is mainly for people with natural hair so like curly and kinky coily hairtypes*.

So I hope you guys enjoyed this post and I will be doing another hair related post soon since I recently went to buy a new deep conditioner so I will be reviewing that for you guys once I actually get the chance to try it out.

Thanks a bunch guys xxxx
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