African Black Soap

I have the best natural haired buddies, I was given some African Black soap for free.99! I hadn’t even been hunting for it because I didn’t think it would ever be found in these southern parts unless I bought it online. What is it? African black soap a product of West Africa (typically Ghana). It…

Wash day with mud

Well….technically it’s clay, Bentonite clay. For those who do not have a clue what it is: Bentonite clay is an impure clay that forms as a result of aged/weathering volcanic ash and water.  It’s an ideal clay for cleansing and detoxifying, as it has the ability to remove positively charged (cationic) conditioners and products that can build…

My wash routine in video

Video time! I wanted to share my very simple wash routine with y’all. From the conditioning stage to moiturizing and detangling. I have done this before in pictures I think however I decided to also do a couple of videos which would help clearly illustrate what exactly I do. Shampoo I didnt think this stage…

Newly Natural series part 2: Do’s and Don’ts

Before you continue reading take a peek at part 1: Getting Started if you haven’t already seen it. So you now that have some sort of routine in place it’s time to develop a few habits that will help you manage your hair from day to day. Do wear a satin or silk scarf/bonnet when sleeping…

Back in the fro…

I tried…I really did! But I just got fed up with my braids and decided to take them off. I had them for almost a month, was aiming for a month and a half but fell short by about 2 weeks. It’s not that my hair was itching or anything, in fact my hair was just…

Natural Clarifying Treatments

I don’t think I’ve done a post on clarifying yet and I do it regularly now so I thought I should drop a line or two about it. Firstly what is clarifying? It’s purpose is to remove chemical build up on your hair and scalp from hair products. Basically it’s a method of really cleaning…

My first co-wash :)

What is co-washing? Cowashing is washing your hair with conditioner in the same way you would using shampoo. Its great for quick midweek washes when you don’t have time and for people with TWA’s (teenie weenie afro’s) who tend to wash their hair quite often. You wet the hair first then apply some conditioner to your…

Journey to long healthy hair: Status check

So my long Brandy braids lasted about a month 🙂 I got bored and started craving my hair so this past wknd I decided it was time to let them go, plus they were looking a little “tired”,lol. So I just thought I should share my process and do an overall assessment of my hair…

Operation wash and condition braids

My goodness this was such a mission!! Tedious stuff! But I have sworn to take care of my hair so I did it. Sticking to my weekly wash routine I washed my braids this morning. I wet my hair/braids with cold water. I took a bucket and put a reasonable amount of shampoo in it…

Products:Shampoo

Today’s post is about shampoos 🙂 Shampoo is basically hair soap. Its main aim is to remove dirt, oil build up, dandruff etc. The scalp produces a natural oil called sebum and too much of it makes your hair seem oily and greasy so it is also the job of shampoo to remove sebum (but…