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 !!!

Confession!!

First I should apologize for not posting in the past few days, I have been busy, busy, busy, but NO excuses lol.

I used the DENMAN today.... yes, yes, I KNOW I am curly girl and I finger detangle, BUT I truly felt my hair needed to be seriously detangled and cared for after my flat iron affair my moisture balance was off to me and my hair was becoming a matted, tangled, dry mess, I deep conditioned without detangling lol yeah I was trippin' I know, and the DC did not take smh so it was tangled and dry the next day, I had so many tangles and knots going on & I  was seriously overwhelmed, My results were GREAT with the brush, My use of a lot of conditioner made the experience not so scary, I mean it was foaming conditioner lol I used half a bottle but I really needed to handle my hair, it was soft BUT dry, I have also bee trying out Shea Moisture: Curl Enhancing Smoothie and I have not got the best results with it yet with my wash and go so tonight after my serious detangling session I prepped my hair for a braid out, and used the curl enhancing smoothie on each section to be braided, I hope it comes out nicely, I think that my hair needed proper detangling before trying it on my wash n go, and honestly I might REVISIT the Denman from time to time because I had barely ANY shed hair& super detangled hair, my hair was so soft and smooth, I could literally run my fingers through root to ends lol, I seriously was impressed with the results, I will post my pictures of the braid-out results using the CURL ENHANCING SMOOTHIE.

With Love,

-BHay:)

Mahogany Curls inspired wash n go.

Usually I NEVER use Eco-Styler but the longer my hair gets the more similar it looks to MahagonyCurls via www.MahoganyCurls.com which I totalllllly LOVE  but anyway recently on her blog she has tried Eco-Styler again on her hair, so I said to myself okay if she can give it one more go I figured so could I especially since gel is known to give you more than 2 day hair, I was all in.So heres what I did:

•  I co-washed my hair
•  left about 20% of the conditioner in
• squeezed the remaining water out
• finger detangled in four sections
• applied a small amount of conditioner to each detangled section
• applied a small amount of Eco to each section
• went through each section and smoothed my curls instead of raking because my hair is much more defined that way
• smoothed down my edges&waited to dry
• PINEAPPLE at night!

The end results are posted as pictures and I loved it HOWEVER I did realized some things I would have done differently like a little more conditioner and less gel, this is because after applying gel to each section I added MORE when i smoothed my curls which was not necessary but at the time I thought it was and it led to crunchy hair which of course I did not like. But, all in all I might just incorporate the Eco once again. Thanks to MahoganyCurls :)

Pineapple to stretch at night.

Right after i finished smoothing my curls

texture shot

Smiling right before bed, slept on my satin pillow case.

Lets Jam Custard

I picked up some "Lets Jam Custard" from Walgreens just to see what all the hype was about. I applied it after i watched a tutorial on (WWW.MAHOGANYCURLS.COM) the application was one like applying  conditioner as a leave in.I only used this one product with no conditioner after my co-wash i washed most if not all of the conditioner out because i wanted to make sure the product did as it says.HONESTLY I loved it, it's Curly Girl friendly& cheaper than most natural hair custards!! It was $ 3.49 at my local Walgreens!

dried hair,shrinkage

my definition after the product was 80% dry

After a whole day curls still defined&moisturized in 101 degree summer heat&humidity

Happy with the results.

pineappling to stretch

PINEAPPLE at night

My Secrets

I've shared all my hair secrets with my blog :) so if you read it oh so often do not forget to follow or even comment just to let me know how you are ejoying the information I share, I honestly love sharing my experiences, and my hair care with my blog, :) because I know there are naturals out there that need help, or even ideas with their hair! I hope my tips and my hair regimen aids in helping someone else achieve their desired hair, just remember to nurture your hair it WILL grow, I'm on my hair growth journey and I refuse to do a length check every month I will do one every six months just so I wont drive myself crazy, do NOT become obsessive with your hair, too much stress on your hair can STUNT growth, do as many low maintenance and protective styles as possible!
Thanks for reading.!

Hair products I use

Herbal essences is  A GREAT LINE OF HAIR CARE PRODUCTS too often us natural girls, African american girls don't think its for textured or African american hair but it works well. I typically ONLY use the shampoo(tousled me softly shampoo to be exact)when I'm co-washing and it is too much product on my hair, its not as harsh or a deep cleansing as Mane n Tale, so i use just a little to get excess oil and product off between my real Shampoo day, however I co-wash with the conditioner oh so often, Hello hydration conditioner is sooooo moisturizing i LOVE it, it makes detangling SO easy, so you naturals that think herbal essences isn't for our hair type, just try it.

Hair products I use

handy spray bottles lol :) one has water in it and the other has extra virgin olive oil in it.!

Hair products I use

RAW SHEA BUTTER(or AFRICAN BUTTER) is great omg it leaves your hair so soft and conditioned i just fell in love with it.the CANTU shea butter is so soft and light i use this as a moisturizer for every style i wear, especially when i do the baggy method. i use the coconut oil just as a hairstyle refresher you know in between a wash, when your hair need a little oil, or refreshing.

Hair products I use

 These are all the oils i looooove to use carrot oil smells good to me, and i bought the one with a mixture of tea tree oil because i love what tea tree oil does, the herbal oil is a good replacement for extra virgin olive oil, for when you run out, or just want to preserve it, it works just as great! and the tea tree oil is great because it really helps eliminate bacteria, fungus, it helps with the common dry itchy scalp too. i usually do a tea tree oil pre-poo treatment.

Hair products I use

SUAVE PRODUCTS hmmm i like the conditioner it moisturizes well and does what a conditioner is supposed to do, as far as the Captivating Curls mousse i honestly only usedd it once, and i didnt put it on my whole head lol im  gonna do a review on it soon, but the portion i applied it to it curled normally and it was NOT hard.

Hair products I use

This is Eco Styler... i typically honestly dont use this because it makes hair hard, i like defined curls not crunchy curls, its great in a shea mixture though, i wouldn't recommend this, unless you really want your wash n go to last for quite some time.

Hair products I Use

Homemade shea: hair pudding, works so great with my wash n go's im so happy the mixture came out great.

Hair products I use

I use this to smooth my hair when wearing a puff or updo.

Hair Products I USE

Main n Tale Shampoo,Conditioner and Detangler... shampoo is GREAT! I LOVE IT,conditioner also works great too, the detangler serves as a leave in conditioner as we'll,also a great product.

New product!

Im trying some Carols Daughter!....I use the healthy hair butter just to kind of moisturize my hair,today was the first time I used the hair smoothie...i loooove it,it hydrates and moisturize hair well,and the spray is a leave in conditioning spray that even helps DETANGLE! Soooo...im happy with my purchase.

Hair Pudding/pomade!

I MADE my OWN hair pudding today and I'm using it in a Wash and Go,its going to aid in healthy hair...and maintaining my curls in my wash and go!I am excited because this will help me in my wash and go challenge!I use the hair pudding right after I shampooed and conditioned my hair,and I'm using the banding method to stretch my hair remember NO HEAT!! ;)!

Water!

So this is horrible im sitting in class and im thinking about water. Lol well, I know it sounds wierd but I just came from working out of course working on my lifestyle change but on my way to class people kept asking me what I put in my hair to "get it like that"... Im assuming they mean kinky curly, and I thought water lol,i co wash my hair with water every other day,but water is the best hair growth aid as well as WEIGHT LOSS aid! Its so important to drink water,i realized today I have a vitamin B deficiency so I have to take a supplement,the B Complex vitamin and it unfortunately makes me pass water more quickly but its good because the more water the more hair growth and weight loss soooo DRINK more water :)!It works for us not against us.