RELAXER TOUCH UP (DIY)

About six weeks ago I undertook the labour of retouching or as it is called nowadays relaxer touch up on my own hair after 14 weeks of relaxer stretch. It went very well.  It was a practical test of all the hair knowledge I had garnered over many years of relaxing my hair with the…

HEAT OR NO HEAT ? 

Hello friends,  hair care could sometimes be really trying and I know I’m not alone in this quest for healthy long mane if you are like me that is. I do not like  wigs (I have some but never wear them), the  thing is that I find  them uncomfortable and sew-ins are a no no….

Natural ingredients in my kitchen

So I’ve been feeding my hair from my kitchen instead of the regular protein conditioners even though I spend quite a fortune on my hair products I also now use up things in my kitchen to my amusement. I found out I could put some fresh egg yolk as  protein treatment in my hair just…

My wash day and protein overload wahala

Hello everyone So I decided to to wash my hair two weeks after my relaxer touch up. I did notice a bit of breakage and I decided to do a protein treatment just to strengthen my strands and that didn’t go down well with my hair.  So I have officially signed of protein treatment come…

Caring for my Relaxed hair and Relaxer touch up

Greetings ladies, I have been absent for sometime now it was just unavoidable,  lots and lots of family matters but I am back now. My hair has been behaving pretty well and I am also  learning what works and what doesn’t really work on my hair. There are lots of relaxed hair ladies out there…

10 weeks Post Relaxer. (Relaxer Stretch )

Hello everyone, I am currently in my10th  week post relaxer stretch I missed an update for my 9th week post as the as past weeks have being busy for me so I’m trying to catch up and like I had written in my  plan and goals for the year I had hinted that while my…

Using Oils versus Hair Cremes

8 weeks post relaxer……protective style My hair is in protective style and its just a week old. The reason for protective style is to help with relaxer stretching. Even though braiding is not my favourite thing in the world, I opted for it because the hair style once made is  just there and I don’t…

7 weeks Post Relaxer Healthy Routine

My hair  was not so easy to maintain this week my scalp was itchy and hair felt weighed down due to the heat in my city and country in general, heat in my city was about 37o C so by the end of the week I was longing for a wash. On Friday, 5th Feb…

Wash day 6 weeks post relaxer

Sometimes one has to make changes even when they are not convenient. Such was my day, because I have to make allowance for some other pressing upcoming engagements that I cannot, should not, miss for example I am a Born Again Christian I take my walk with God seriously and so I can’t miss a…

5 weeks post relaxer

Wash Day Experience Greetings people.  Truth be told I was feeling so lazy to go about hair matters today I just didn’t feel like doing anything  to my hair much to my husband’s dismay. I was actually weighing the option of wearing my native attire which gives me a perfect excuse to tie up my…