Loose twists

This weekend I decided to see what all the hype was about and I installed some loose twists in my hair.  These were made famous by vlogger Cipriana of Urban Bush Babes.  Loose twists are just two-strand twists but they are done "loosly".  Some naturalistas braid the roots (about an inch down) and then loosly twist the rest.  I took the other approach and tightly twisted my hair at the root and then loosly twisted the rest.  I have to say that I am now a FAN!
The twist only took me about and hour and a half to install and regular twists take about 4 on my BSL hair. My hair looked super full and it was very soft.  I am going to wear them in a bun to maximize it as a protective style.  I will definitely try these again.

Cherry Lola Treament

So this past weekend I tried the Cherry Lola Treatment.  I heard that it is supposed to help relax your curl and be a good protein treatment.  After all of my hair stresses I figured a good protein treatment was in order.  So I mixed it up.
The Cherry Lola calls for Liquid Aminos, orgranic plain yogurt, and baking soda.   I was a little skeptical about using the baking soda because I wasn't sure if it was what caused my hair to come out using the MHM but I figured the protein would be help balance the effects.

Product free hair

My hair felt strong which was what I wanted.  I was hoping some of the curl definition stayed from when I had applied the product but I guess you can't have everything you want. :-(









I did however may some really good chunky twists and then I roller set them.  The effect was really cute IMO.

GHE - Green House Effect

Since it is summer and the sun plays a major role in drying out the hair I have been trying to impart more moisture into my hair.  One method of doing this is the Green House Effect or GHE.

In order to create a GHE for you hair you just have to spray your hair with water (focus on the ends) but do not over-saturate.  Then add a cream and seal with a non-water base oil or cream, (which is essentially the LCO method of moisturizing) and then cover with a shower cap.  Cover the shower cap with a bonnet or scarf and go to sleep.  While you are sleeping the warmth from the shower cap and the water in your hair will create a GHE and make your hair soft and add more moisture to your hair because the heat will open up the cuticle.

I tried this the other night and I have to say it was great!  When I woke up this morning the ends of my twists felt ultra moist and my 4b/4c curls had some serious definition.   I will definitely try this again.  They say you can do it everyday but I think I will try to do this at least 3 days a week to keep my hair moisturized.

Have you tried the GHE?

Back to Basics Update

So I have really been sticking to my guns and really gone back to the basics.  I have been deep conditioning every two weeks and keeping protective style and my hair is very happy!  I have seen less tangles and I feel like it has started to grow again. 
I am going to be on the lookout for a few more protective styles to see if I can switch up my twists a little bit.  I love them but as my hair keeps growing mini-twists get harder and harder.  I love how long they last but sitting for 4 plus hours can be a turn off.  But they do make great twist outs!

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Braid out

Ok, so I know I have been M.I.A. for awhile (sorry for that) but I had to show you my braid out. It came out so good! I applied shea moisture curl enhancing smoothie to large sections of my dry hair. I did it on dry hair so I would get more length because my shrinkage on wet hair is nuts! I the plated my hair in about seven big braids. I looked like Celie but it was night time so I didn't care. I took the out this morning and picked it out with my fingers and voila! The smoothie made my hair nice and moist so it wasn't hard to braid. Hope you like!
*Smooches*