"Good Hair is a myth. Healthy Hair is a reality." Kssnmiss
Sunday, October 28, 2018
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
The Benefits of Steaming Relaxed/Texlaxed Hair
If you’re relaxed or texlaxed, I highly recommend
steaming the hair. I stretch my relaxers
from 4 months to 6 months at a time with the help of steaming with oils and
deep moisturizing conditioners. Steaming
does the following to the hair especially the “wonderful” new growth.
According to www.blackhairinformation.com, there are six benefits of steaming the hair.
Friday, October 19, 2012
Monday, August 20, 2012
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Sorry for the hiatus!
I live in Mississippi, and the small town we live in experienced a small tornado a couple months ago. Unfortunately, the high-speed internet services is not working properly. I'm in the process of finding another company.
And, I'm taking summer courses that require a lot of time because it's school, lol.
And, I'm back at mid back length. I cut 3 to 4 inches of relaxed hair because it was thin. So, basically most of my hair is texlaxed. I will do another cut in January.
My wig regimen is the same as my hair regimen, except I use more oils and moisturizer because I only moisturize 3 to 4 times a week. I usually braid my hair in two french braids thats covered by a wig cap.
The braided headbands I purchasd from Rue 21 a couple of years ago. I've seen them at my local beauty supply.
Much more detailed updates and pictures coming soon. Just checking in. God Bless!
And, I'm taking summer courses that require a lot of time because it's school, lol.
And, I'm back at mid back length. I cut 3 to 4 inches of relaxed hair because it was thin. So, basically most of my hair is texlaxed. I will do another cut in January.
My wig regimen is the same as my hair regimen, except I use more oils and moisturizer because I only moisturize 3 to 4 times a week. I usually braid my hair in two french braids thats covered by a wig cap.
The braided headbands I purchasd from Rue 21 a couple of years ago. I've seen them at my local beauty supply.
Much more detailed updates and pictures coming soon. Just checking in. God Bless!
Sunday, May 22, 2011
More Wig Looks
Timeless Sophicated Beauty, Sheryl Lee Ralph
I have always admired Ms. Ralph beauty and grace. She's the epitome of a
true lady.
According to Wikipedia, Sheryl Lee Ralph was born December 30, 1956 (1956-12-30) (age 54). She was raised between Mandeville, Jamaica and Long Island, New York, Sheryl Lee Ralph was born in Waterbury, Connecticut to an African American father and a Jamaican mother.
Ralph began her career on the stage and was nominated in 1982 for a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her role as Deena Jones in Dreamgirls. In 1984, Ralph released her only album In the Evening, in which the title track hit peaked at #6 on the Billboard chart that same year. In 1988, she starred in the Disney movie Oliver & Company providing the speaking voice of Rita. Her first film leading role came as Denzel Washington's wife in The Mighty Quinn. In 1992, she starred as Robert De Niro's mistress in Mistress. During the 1990s she also had roles in The Flintstones, Deterrence and Unconditional Love.
On television, she is known for playing Ginger St. James on It's a Living, Etienne Toussaint-Bouvier on Designing Women, and later Dee Mitchell on Moesha and the supervillainous Cheetah in Justice League and Justice League Unlimited. Ralph produced Divas Simply Singing, which has become an important AIDS fundraiser. In June 2000, Ralph sued The National Enquirer for one million dollars over a piece they had written about her and her husband. She was voted one of TV's Favorite Moms for her portrayal of step mom Dee on the number-one rated television series Moesha. She also appeared on the Showtime series, Barbershop, as the popular, post-operative transsexual, Claire. Recently, Sheryl brought a new face to the sufferings of war in the NBC hit series ER.
I luv her dimples!
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| photos from bing images |
true lady.
According to Wikipedia, Sheryl Lee Ralph was born December 30, 1956 (1956-12-30) (age 54). She was raised between Mandeville, Jamaica and Long Island, New York, Sheryl Lee Ralph was born in Waterbury, Connecticut to an African American father and a Jamaican mother.
Ralph began her career on the stage and was nominated in 1982 for a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her role as Deena Jones in Dreamgirls. In 1984, Ralph released her only album In the Evening, in which the title track hit peaked at #6 on the Billboard chart that same year. In 1988, she starred in the Disney movie Oliver & Company providing the speaking voice of Rita. Her first film leading role came as Denzel Washington's wife in The Mighty Quinn. In 1992, she starred as Robert De Niro's mistress in Mistress. During the 1990s she also had roles in The Flintstones, Deterrence and Unconditional Love.
On television, she is known for playing Ginger St. James on It's a Living, Etienne Toussaint-Bouvier on Designing Women, and later Dee Mitchell on Moesha and the supervillainous Cheetah in Justice League and Justice League Unlimited. Ralph produced Divas Simply Singing, which has become an important AIDS fundraiser. In June 2000, Ralph sued The National Enquirer for one million dollars over a piece they had written about her and her husband. She was voted one of TV's Favorite Moms for her portrayal of step mom Dee on the number-one rated television series Moesha. She also appeared on the Showtime series, Barbershop, as the popular, post-operative transsexual, Claire. Recently, Sheryl brought a new face to the sufferings of war in the NBC hit series ER.
Monday, May 16, 2011
My Daughter's Regimen
When my daughter was born, I was clueless about hair care for an infant. I went to the salon weekly. So when I discovered I was pregnant with a little girl, I started research on hair care for girls. Plesantly, I discovered forums, videos, and hair care sites for women of color. I decided to take care of my haircare as well as my daughters hair care.
When she was an infant to age 1, I used olive oil and baby shampoo. My daughter's texture started to change. So I started buying mostly natural products like oils, shea butter and mango butter.
At Age 2, Here's Her Regimen:
Hair Regimen
Cowash 2x a month with VO5 Moisture Milks
Shampoo 2x month with Dr. Bronner's magic soap (almond or tea tree)
Deep condition with Aussie Moist 3 Minute Miracle Deeeeeep Conditioner 2x month after shampooing
Pre poo with coconut oil 2x month before shampooing
Oil scalp with olive oil 4 times a week
Spritz hair with water, aloe vera, and glycerin then mouisturize with my shea butter mix (shea butter, aloe vera gel, almond oil, coconut oil, vitamin e, olive oil)
Smooth edges with Organic Root Stimulator Smoothing Pudding and Eco Styler
Leave In-Cantu Shea Butter Leave In
Hair Tips that works for my Daughter
1. I soak black elastic bands in olive oil and castor oil for a few hours. This technique helps in no hair breakage. When my daughter is wearing plaits, I wrap the bands around the section no more than 4 times especially around those delicate edges. Please don't handle the hair harshly, be careful and delicate with the hair.
2. After applying the leave-ins and moisturizer, I gently comb to detangle. I braid the hair in 4 sections with no elastic bands because the hair is wet. Then I put her hair in a silk bonnet. I style the hair when it's dry in the morning.
3. Always remove barrettes, knot balls, headbands, etc before bed. Always keep hair covered with a silk bed when sleeping.
4. Always apply moisturizer before styling.
5. If hair is unhealthy or breaking , put a tablespoon of castor oil in moisturizer. It made a difference in my daughter's hair. She had a bald spot at the base of her head. (It's common in most babies from laying on their head) The castor oil really worked!
5. Use wide tooth comb. Use natural boar brush for edges only. Use fine tooth comb for parting not combing. Please don't use a fine tooth comb for combing.
I bought products from the Shea Moisture line from Walgreens and some other products. I'll do a review in a few weeks. Regimen will be updated accordingly.
Here are pictures of her staple products:
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| 1day old |
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| 6 months old |
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| 4 months old |
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| 1 year old |
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| 1 year 8 months |
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| Afro, arm-pit length |
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| age 2 |
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| a recent back view |
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| Easter 2011 age 2 |
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| x-mas 2010 |
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| Age 2 |
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| November 2010 |
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| X-mas 2010 with her 1st counsins (my neices) |
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| sleeping (close your mouth) |
When my daughter was born, I was clueless about hair care for an infant. I went to the salon weekly. So when I discovered I was pregnant with a little girl, I started research on hair care for girls. Plesantly, I discovered forums, videos, and hair care sites for women of color. I decided to take care of my haircare as well as my daughters hair care.
When she was an infant to age 1, I used olive oil and baby shampoo. My daughter's texture started to change. So I started buying mostly natural products like oils, shea butter and mango butter.
At Age 2, Here's Her Regimen:
Hair Regimen
Cowash 2x a month with VO5 Moisture Milks
Shampoo 2x month with Dr. Bronner's magic soap (almond or tea tree)
Deep condition with Aussie Moist 3 Minute Miracle Deeeeeep Conditioner 2x month after shampooing
Pre poo with coconut oil 2x month before shampooing
Oil scalp with olive oil 4 times a week
Spritz hair with water, aloe vera, and glycerin then mouisturize with my shea butter mix (shea butter, aloe vera gel, almond oil, coconut oil, vitamin e, olive oil)
Smooth edges with Organic Root Stimulator Smoothing Pudding and Eco Styler
Leave In-Cantu Shea Butter Leave In
Hair Tips that works for my Daughter
1. I soak black elastic bands in olive oil and castor oil for a few hours. This technique helps in no hair breakage. When my daughter is wearing plaits, I wrap the bands around the section no more than 4 times especially around those delicate edges. Please don't handle the hair harshly, be careful and delicate with the hair.
2. After applying the leave-ins and moisturizer, I gently comb to detangle. I braid the hair in 4 sections with no elastic bands because the hair is wet. Then I put her hair in a silk bonnet. I style the hair when it's dry in the morning.
3. Always remove barrettes, knot balls, headbands, etc before bed. Always keep hair covered with a silk bed when sleeping.
4. Always apply moisturizer before styling.
5. If hair is unhealthy or breaking , put a tablespoon of castor oil in moisturizer. It made a difference in my daughter's hair. She had a bald spot at the base of her head. (It's common in most babies from laying on their head) The castor oil really worked!
5. Use wide tooth comb. Use natural boar brush for edges only. Use fine tooth comb for parting not combing. Please don't use a fine tooth comb for combing.
I bought products from the Shea Moisture line from Walgreens and some other products. I'll do a review in a few weeks. Regimen will be updated accordingly.
Here are pictures of her staple products:
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