CASTOR OIL CHALLEGE

In my recent drugstore haul (check out YouTube to see it) I purchased some CASTOR oil because after watching TheIciing videos on YouTube and hours of Google searching I was convinced that it actually did aid in hair growth, health and thickness. I have committed myself to doing a CASTOR OIL CHALLENGE to expedite the growing process for my hair, I would seriously LOVE for others to join in with me and keep me on my game!!!! I actually will be using regular castor oil that can be purchased at any drug store, it will appear to be a laxative but it IS SAFE for hair application, I also purchased some Jamaican Black Castor Oil fro  my local Beauty Supply store, the brand I purchased is from "Jamaican Mango& Lime". Before writing this post I actually just received my confirmation from Amazon letting me know my "Tropical Island Living: Jamaican Black castor Oil has shipped i have seen MANY reviews on this castor oil and I think it will be more beneficial than a widely commercialized product because the Jamaican Mango and lime oil isn't 100% pure castor oil it is definitely thinned out with other oils and to really see the growth I want I decided it would be best to purchase 100% JBCO plus I want the thickness to help me seal in moisture and help retain moisturized hair so I personally do not want mine mixed with any other oils UNLESS I do it myself in a separate application bottle.
In addition to the castor oil I will be doing the Green House Effect  this ALSO encourages healthy hair growth!
The Castor Oil Challenge will go like this,... well this is how I am incorporating this into MY REGIMEN

• Apply Castor Oil to scalp daily or every other day
• Seal ends with JBCO daily
• Massage scalp nightly
• Do the GHE 5 nights a week

1. Apply Oil/ Moisturize and seal hair(JBCO/EVOO)
2. Apply plastic bag
3. Put on scarf and a bonnet(This concludes the GHE method)

The Green House Effect is to help grow you hair, this originated from "The Real Queens Regimen" you could definitely go check out the website, it is a successful regimen and I recommend doing it, you can find the regimen here: Real Queens Regimen !!!

I am SO sorry

Hey you guys,
I hope y'all havent completely abandoned me lol, I promise I WILL find a great balance between working out and blogging, and eating healthy, and maintaining healthy friendships and relationships.... it is getting real and I truly wish I had found a balance earlier.
I actually have my hair in two strand twists because I work out everyday...six days a week y'all... (watch me hit my dougie) I TOLD y'all I was going to commit to getting in shape.
Um I am working out with Insanity,...Walking in the park, and I go to the gym...I have a trainer, an amazing woman her name is Indiana and she is pushing me to my limit each and every day, I have grown to love and respect her!
I am taking Herbalife shakes for breakfast and  dinner, I eat lunch and two snacks daily, I do not know if I have lost any weight because I try to focus more on working out, more than anything. Herbalife is AMAZING gives me energy and the shakes are tasty, I am not trying to "get skinny quick" this is truly a lifestyle change I am clean eating, my snacks are usually whole grain crackers and fruit, the shakes have ALL the nutrients I need and I will ALWAYS take them, once I lose a significant amount of weight, I will continue to take the shakes because it is NOT a diet you are instructed to eat when you are hungry, just eat smart when you are hungry instead of unhealthy.Because my body is getting all the nutrients I need I am having crazy nail growth which i assume will happen to my hair as well, because with a poor diet my hair grew but with a healthy and balanced diet I know my hair will benefit from it.! I currently have been keeping my hair in two strand twists because it is easy for me, I don't know another way to wear my hair with working out,.. I need to deep condition as I type this post actually, My hair are in medium sized twists, I did not have the time or patience for mini twists because I needed to do something to my hair ASAP. I usually Moisturize and seal my ends before bed and my hair seems to be doing JUST fine which is why I chose to keep my hair twisted because with working out I am more tired and my days start earlier and end earlier, do those long hours waiting for my wash n go to dry just do not seem appeasing to me right now lol. I just want to wake up and moisturize and go& with the twists I can!
I will come back with a weight loss update in maybe a week, so next Saturday I will pop in again with an update about my weight meanwhile give me time to update about my hair lol.

Twists

So Thursday I was sitting here,cutting single strand knots out of my hair, irritated because my tangles were OC even though I had JUST did a damn good deep condition, So I realized maybe my hair was tryna yell at me...no more damn wash n go's for a little minute, nooow Yall know I LOVE my Fro, I also LOVE my wash n go, however when my hair is not thriving well, and i see more shedding than usual on my weekly co-wash, detangle and wash n go day, the eyebrows are raised LOL. I have invested TOO MUCH into my hair, to let it break because of tangles, SO I am going to wear some two-strand twists for a while, to minimize the tangles, and in turn maximize my length retention, DON'T get me wrong, MY hair IS GROWING regardless of my wash n go knots and tangles, but I want to make sure it remains healthy, I don't want straggly ends, or thinning strand from knots and tangles!! & I have began working out so, It is easier anyway, aaaaaand many people like them :) so I don't feel self conscience about not having big hair which is my thing!! I actually Washed my hair with Aunt Jackie's Sulfate free Shampoo only because my hair needed clarifying because just Wednesday I did my wash n go which means I had a hell of a lot of Eco-Styler in my hair and I did not want to just co-wash it out because I really did not want any residue ya feel me, and after i shampooed, I co-washed to get my moisture back in with a little V05 moisture milks, then I blow dried my hair(on a medium setting) I blew my hair out after being inspired by Elle(Denimpixie on YT, Quest for the perfect curl) her twists were done on blown out hair and they were so cute to me, So I blew out my hair in 4 sections, and proceeded to twist, I did not use any special method, I just twisted and applied a moisturizer JUST to my ends, mine of choice was the curl enhancing smoothie, I applies a very small amount to my ends, and twirled the twist around my finger to curl the ends, this took me about 3 hours, I am convinced it would have taken less time but I joked around with my parents, and cousins for at least 40 minutes, I never honestly worked at a steady pace LOL. but 3 hours was nothing especially since I was twisting and watching the VMA's! I did good y'all. My plan is to seal and moisturize my twists mainly the ends every two days with light water and coconut oil, or a little curl enhancing smoothie and coconut oil, when they get frizzy I will use a little gel along the length of the twist to smooth it back out.!I honestly plan to wear these for at least 2 weeks before needing to retwist, and then after 4 weeks have passed I will wash and retwist them, this will be my protective style for fall/winter. Below are many ...many pictures of my twists all from yesterday.

Finally finished....BOX BRAIDS!!!

It took 6 packs of hair, plenty time and patience, and the thought of wanting something different for a change. I love that this a protective style with plenty things I can do with them. When I finished I dipped them in boiling water!!!! Now they are flexible and not all stiff and itchy!! They are pretty long...almost waist length! I love love love them I'll be trying Senegalese twists next

Weight Loss& Hair Growth Challenge!

DIDN'T WANNA BE TOO GRAPHIC BUT YOU CAN SEE  WHERE I AM NOW.

Recently I have not been blogging that much, this is because after my birthday which was a few weeks ago I felt I needed to make some life changes. I just turned 20 and I am not happy with my body, I find this an issue because I am so young and I should be worrying about other things like relationships, friendships, dating, having fun and enjoying my youth, but instead I am not and I have insecurities because of my weight and this is very sad and personal for me especially when my social life is effected by this, I chose to blog about it because I try to be as open as I can with my readers so that you guys can relate to me.! I chose to blog to document my life and my journey weight loss has been added to my journey.!! I have been preparing myself physically and mentally for this lifestyle change because it will not be easy and I KNOW I have to stay motivated and focused to reach my goals!It is very hard for me because socially I began to close out a lot of people not because they were mean to me but because I let my own self consciousness and insecurities push me away from my friends, In the past few weeks I have realized all of this and on TODAY AUGUST 16, 2012 I BEGAN THE JOURNEY TO MY WEIGHT LOSS!!!
The things that I have changed and will be doing to ensure my weight loss are:

1. NO MORE SODA/JUICE/KOOL-AID/ PUNCH(only LIGHTLY SWEETENED NATURAL LEMONADE)
2. NO MORE JUNK FOODS
3. NO MORE EATING AFTER 7, AT ALL!!!!
4. DRINK 64 oz. of WATER DAILY, NO EXCEPTIONS
5. TAKE MULTIVITAMIN AND B-COMPLEX DAILY
6. SNACK OFTEN WITH HEALTHY FOOD CHOICES
7. MORE FRUITS AND VEGGIES
8. HALF PORTIONED MEALS ( Meaning instead of eating a whole sandwich eat half)
9. BREAKFAST EVERYDAY
10. EXERCISE DAILY
11. AB EXERCISES EVERY NIGHT
12. NO LESS than 1 Cup of Lemon Water DAILY(helps cleanse and detoxify, ingredients: fresh squeezed lemon juice, cayenne pepper, honey...drink while warm)

In addition to my weight loss challenge I will be doing a " GROW OUT" Challenge for my hair.

1. LOW MANIPULATION OR PROTECTIVE STYLING
2. MOISTURIZE&SEALING MOISTURE MORE EVERY 3 DAYS
3. DRINK WATER 
4. FINGER DETANGLING
5. NO HEAT APPLIANCES
6. SCALP MASSAGE DAILY WITH COCONUT OR TEA TREE OIL

THAT'S ALL FOLKS!

WITH LOVE,

BHAY :)

Length Check with my flat ironed hair.

ALL I will say is....THE NATURAL GURU'S are RIGHT, HEALTHY HAIR GROWS!!! & I AM BEYOND PROUD OF MY RETENTION FOR 3 MONTHS. THE LONGEST PART OF MY HAIR (BACK) IS GRAZING BSL.

Length comparison Pics... END of APRIL... END of JULY.

Excuse my ratchet lines I drew lol!!!!!

JULY 2012...my hair

Side View

APRIL 2012.

My Blowout!

I blew out my hair the morning of my birthday which was Friday the 27th of July.

This is a funny picture lol another birthday pic.

Me and my nephew on our birthday

On the morning of my birthday

Big hair don't care

Flat Ironed hair.!

 

So here are a few pictures of my flat ironed hair in the month of July, I have stated plenty times that I am remaining heat free for a FULL year, I will not be straightening my hair again until my 21st birthday, I usually straighten my hair for "Big" events in my life.... and I felt like entering my 20's was BIG.... like I am not a teenager anymore, that is crazy...I feel old lol. 

I might even pass on straightening it for my 21st. This year I WILL continue to retain length, I am doing an AMAZING JOB already so now I just will continue to do what I can. My hair grew A LOT from April... crazy. like at least 2 inches&that is amazing the longest part of my hair is armpit length, I will be happy when all of it reaches armpit length the front of my hair is about a inch past my chin, which is amazing growth. I am very happy with my growth, sealing my ends payed off, OH I also trimmed a inch off my hair because it was tangling easy and i just assumed I had rough ends, its no big deal, I did not remove a lot of length but MY hair feels much better and smoother I love it now, lol. BUT sadly I am OVER this straight hair, I am super paranoid& I cant deal with it, it is just not that appealing to me and my face is breaking out from hair being in my face& I will not be having that!!But overall I love my growth and here are my photos.

My poor feathers grew out alot.

Looking all young lol

Length Obsessed

URGENT!!!!
My readers are length obsessed. This is a quick post because I am just too amazed at this lol So yesterday I posted a LENGTH CHECK VIDEO which was very very random and impulsive, I just decided to see how long my hair was, it was not a full blown length check because my hair were in twists and not fully stretched or "straightened" but it did the job lol. NOW of course I can see the stats for every post I publish on CoilyCurls but THIS post had over 100 views so soon after I published it, for real y'all???lol THIS NEVER HAPPENS... like never, it was funny because I am like well what do ya know, THEY ARE READING THE BLOG lol!!! Thanks for reading you guys I am elated to know that I have readers and that you guys are enjoying the content. AGAIN, if you are reading let me know, I would love to here from my readers. Click on that CONTACT link and hit a sista up lol!
-Bhay:)

I've been FEATURED!!!

Click on the link to read my hair story on Hairscapades. www.hairscapades.com
She has such a beautiful site and it is very informative and welcoming, I love it lol. So I am sending my readers over to read her blog seriously you will love it&my hair story!!
http://hairscapades.com/2012/07/24/hair-crush-brielles-hairstory/

Finally Length check time.

                                   LENGTH CHECK

July 2012 length

Here is my first Official length check...one year of growth i began my growth journey last year July 2011 with chin length hair. In the video Make sure you remember  my hair are in twists so of course you're not going to get the full length it ll seem like I'm pulling my ends to make it look longer BUT I am not HONESTLY, my hair are in twists so some parts will be more dense then others. but where my fingers usually stop is where my hair is as far as length again remember my hair is in twists so I wont be giving FULL length. But anyway IM HAPPY:) its grown A LOT.! My next Length check will not be until January 2013... so be on the look out. Also  please support the YouTube page if you want to see more videos.