Tips On Healthy Hair Care

Recently a lot of people have been asking me how I keep my hair so soft and healthy. I honestly didn't think I was doing anything special, but I figured I'd share my hair care routine for those who have been asking (:

FIRST!
DO NOT wash your hair every day! I know a lot of girls say their hair gets too greasy and they need to wash it every single day, but honestly skipping a day wont kill you. If it gets as greasy as you say it does just wear it up in a cut topknot or pony tail! That's always a great way to hide unwashed hair. I can go about three days without washing. Your hair will grow a lot faster and healthier since you're not using harsh chemicals that strip your hair of its natural oils every day

SECOND!
Use a sulfate free shampoo! Don't use a shampoo that's literally drying your hair out. I use Not Your Mothers Way to Grow. It's sulfate free and a great moisturizer for my natural curls.

THIRD!
Always apply a leave in conditioner or serum. I use an olive oil spray paired with a leave in keratin serum. I only apply these when I get out of the shower and my hair is freshly washed. On days that I skip a wash I just apply a pea size amount of Moroccan oil to tame frizz and remoisturize.

FOURTH!
Don't use heat every day! I know a lot of us including myself love our straighteners and curling irons, but sometimes we just have to put them down and embrace our natural looks. Find a system that works good for your natural hair and stick with it for a week to give your hair a break from all that heat. If you must use heat always make sure you apply a heat protectant, preferably one without alcohol.

FIFTH!
Deep condition at least every two weeks. Your hair needs a pick me up every once in a while. Pick a day when you're not overly busy and spend time pampering yourself with a bubble bath and a hair mask. When you rinse it out you'll feel refreshed and your hair will be happy you gave it the extra moisture.

Deep Conditioning Hair Mask

I recently bought this jar of conditioning cream for about $5 because a couple of my customers mentioned that it was a great product. I tested it out last night and got great results. I added a little something extra to the mix to give my hair a real pick me up. 

You'll Need:

A bowl and spoon

Moroccan Oil

1 spoonful of Cholesterol conditioning cream

Take a spoonful of the conditioning cream and about 6-8 pumps of my moroccan oil. You want to mix quite a lot because you'll be drenching your hair in the mixture for maximum moisture. After mixing the two together apply to hair focusing most of the product on your ends. 

After I applied the entire mixture to my hair I tied it up and sat around for about a half hour to let it really soak into my hair. After I rinsed it out I found that my hair was really shiny and the next day smelled and felt amazing! I'll definitely be giving my hair this treat about every two weeks to wake it up from heat styling and weather.

No Heat Hairstyle!

I've been obsessed with not using heat on my hair lately. Especially since schools started back up I don't really have time to spend in the morning on curling and straightening. I hit up pintrest for some neat ideas and came across this one girl who twists her hair and sleeps with it over night and woke up with the cutest curls ever! I tried it out and I absolutely love the way it comes out. Its so quick and easy compared to waking up hours before hand to blow dry and  whatever else.

1. First I split my hair in half, twisted the sides and blow dried them for about 3 minutes each then pulled them up and pinned them to the top of my head

Front view of how it should look after pinning them to the top of your head

Side view

2. After leaving them in for about 2 and a half hours (I was doing this on a day that I started later in the day rather than leaving it in overnight) I took out the twists and shook them until I got my desired style. To get my bangs out of my face I just created a small bump and pinned them back. 

I think the style is just so easy and so cute! If you try this out definitely sent me some photos so I can see how great your hair looks without using heat!

Gettin' My Wand On!

Recently I bought a wand, (I know jumping on the wagon a little late!) and I thought my hair type wouldn't really take it well, but I was totally wrong. The photo above shows how it came out for my first try. I used large sections of hair so the curls weren't as defined as most are using wands. I figure I have plenty of time to play around with it and figure out how to use it. I didn't hairspray them and the curls lasted all day, so it was really surprising considering with regular curling irons I don't get as much of a curl or wave as I did with this one. I really liked it, and will definitely be posting up some photos soon when I figure out how to really style my hair with this thing (:

This is the wand I used. It's a Joystick by Hot Dog. It's really great. I love that its tappered because it makes the curls look a little bit more natural if you use larger sections. It heats up pretty fast, and has a digital reading that counts up to the heat setting you put it on so you know when its ready. The cord is pretty long too, which is a really big factor for me when buying hair appliances because I move around a lot when I'm doing my hair.

These are just some of the features of the appliance. 

This is what comes inside the box. The glove is definitely helpful for a beginner. I tried one curl without the glove and really burned my hand! So I've learned to just swallow my pride and use the glove haha. I also love that the wand is a pretty blue color! It's really cute and makes it easier to see when it's dirty and needs a little cleaning. 

This is just how I styled it today. It's not perfect thats for sure, but I'm learning how to make it better. If you have any tips please let me know!

Define Your Natural Curls!

Want to bring your curls back to life?! It's easy! Heres how I control my curls and add definition to them!

What You'll Need

I. Leave-in Conditioner + Heat Protectant ( I used Biosilk silk therapy 17)

II. Curl Defining cream or lotion ( I used organix curl defining yogurt)

III. Beach Spray ( I used Biosilk beach texture)

IV. Frizz serum (I used organix coconut milk anti breakage serum)

V. Blow Dryer with Diffuser ( I used Babyliss ceramix extreme)

VI. Three barral waver ( I used Revlon jumbo waver)

Steps

I. Wash hair with any shampoo and conditioner! ( I used Dove oil care blend)

II. Comb out your hair with a wide toothed comb 

III. Apply your leave-in throughout all of your hair and comb through

IV. Apply your curl defining cream by scrunching up your hair to the curl form 

V. Apply a few spritz of your beach spray to get some added texture to your curls

VI. Grab your blow dryer and diffuser and diffuse on the lowest setting with warm heat, flipping your head over to add some volume

VII. Heat up your waver and go over any pieces that seem to have fallen flat or look undefined. (You can also do this with a curling iron or wand depending on what kind of curl you have)

VIII. Apply your frizz serum to the ends of your hair to get rid of any extra frizzies that formed

You'll have beautifully defined curls once you've figured out what products work well for your hair type! It just takes a few tries (: