So I used the flat iron again lol

It has been 13 months since I did the Big Chop! I decided it was time for a trim. I straightened my hair so that I could see the dead ends. Here are pictures! I will tell you guys how I prepared my hair for straightening later this weekend!

View from the side


View from the back

Video Footage of My Straightened Hair

Qhemet Biologics Review

Here is my experience with the Burdock Root Butter Cream and the Amla and Olive Heavy Cream. See if they worked or didn't work! :)

Quick Hair Update!

I am so happy to say that I am no longer having issues with an itchy scalp. *SCREAM* :)


What helped me??? I stopped oiling my scalp! My scalp feels cleaner and my hair feels cleaner too. If you are having issues with an itchy scalp, please stop greasing/oiling your scalp. It does nothing but make your dandruff/dermatitis worse! When I think about it, other races and ethnicities don't grease their scalp, so why is it that we are the only ones that do it?


I will also be making product review videos soon for Chagrin Valley Soap bars and Qhemet Biologics Burdock Root Butter Cream and the Amla and Olive Heavy Cream. Stay tuned! :)

Does oiling the scalp really ease an itchy scalp?

My answer to this is HECK NO! :)

I have always had suffered from an itchy scalp and dandruff even as a relaxed girl, but the "itchies" got worse and worse the longer my natural hair grew. Now don't get me wrong, I LOVE my natural hair a lot, but this scalp issue must be solved ASAP! I have been oiling my scalp with Hot Six Oil and Doo Grow Megathick Growth Oil. The more my scalp itched, the more oil I put on my scalp. About a week and a half ago, my scalp was itching so bad that it prevented me from going to sleep! That's the worst feeling in the world! It's also embarrassing if you're constantly scratching your scalp in the middle of a conversation. After this ordeal, I decided I had had enough! I immediately hopped in the shower and washed and conditioned my hair then proceeded to do an ACV (apple cider vinegar) rinse. Instead of just dumping the ACV on my head, I used a spray bottle to apply it directly to my scalp and that gave my scalp a tingling, clean feeling. I have officially decided not to oil my scalp ever again!

In my opinion, oiling the scalp is just another one of those black hair myths. We've grown up with our mother's rubbing grease on our scalp and scratching the dandruff out with a comb. Why not just wash your hair to get the dandruff out? If you think about it, other races don't oil their scalps and their hair grows just fine. On hair care forums, I've had people tell me to use coconut oil, olive oil and aloe vera gel on my scalp, but that type of stuff just doesn't work. In fact, these oils and gels make my dandruff worse.

Here's an article from thenaturalhaven.blogspot.com that discusses if oiling the scalp is really necessary.

http://thenaturalhaven.blogspot.com/2010/08/oiling-scalp-is-it-necessary.html

I Guess I'm One of Those Naturals Video and Pics! :)

I just started banding my hair! :)

Wednesday night I twisted my hair for a twist out and it looked great the first day and so so the second day. The third day I woke up and my hair looked terrible and very fuzzy at the root. I finally realized why my hair looked like this. It's because i only used MJ Baby Buttercreme to twist my hair. Usually I use that and MJ Curly Pudding for a good hold. I didn't want to wash my hair again, so I separated the curls and fluffed my hair out. My hair looked super cute, so I decided to try banding overnight to keep this look and so far, it's worked! I'm glad I have other options for my hair!


This is me with my banded hair.


This is my hair after I took the bands out! I love this technique now!