Week 4 - Lovin' It!

So, I'm going on week 4 and I absolutely Love my hair! It feel's soft and healthy. I have small coils all over my head, it's so cute to me. I'm learning how to work with my hair all over again. I realized after viewing several blogs and videos that I was washing my hair too much. I was washing my hair with regular shampoo almost twice a week for two weeks after my chop. I know, that horrible. But so many people were telling me that I could do anything with my low hair cut, wash it freely, sleep with  scrarf and no one mentioned that I had to moisturize. Besides my little leave-in conditioner I didn't add anything else. Towards the end of the second week, my hair was feeling dry and looking dull. I immediately went online to see if I could get some help from my Natural Sistas, and before I knew it, it was 2 am and I had been surfing the net watching videos and reading blogs for about 6 hours straight. Did I eat dinner?
I realized that I was ruining my hair, again. I was washing entirely too much. Water = Yes, Shampoo = NO! at least not twice a week.

So, I stopped washing, purchased some Cantu Shea Butter Leave-In Conditioner and the Cantu Shea Butter rinse conditioner.  I also purchased some Sulfate-free Shampoo, so my natural oils wouldn't be stripped from my hair during the washing process. This shampoo is temporary until I find another, which hopefully will be by this weekend. I also picked up some Jojoba Oil.

Today, I used the Cantu Leave-in conditioner which I put about a tablespoon worth in my palm and rubbed throughout my hair, and finished my hair with a mix of Pure Shea butter and Jojoja mixed together and rubbed throughout my head, since my hair is cut so short it's easy to moisturize the scalp. As my hair grows I will be using a wide-tooth comb to help ensure the product is distributed throughout the hair.

Working on adding all of pictures, sorry for the delay!

Peace and Blessings!

My Journey - Week 3

It's was on February 4, 2011, that I had my Big Chop done. Why? Because my hair was damaged from relaxing for so long, I was frustrated with my hair. Sometimes it looked and felt great. Other days, it was dry, brittle and dull.
My hubby has has locks for several years now and has been trying to get me to go natural for so long but I kept fighting it. When I decided to go natural, I hadn't really done any research on hair care. I just went and had my hair cut off and walked out of the barber shop thinking, What now?
So since then, I have been reading blogs, watching Youtube videos and e-mailing friends and family with natural hair to ask, what do I do now?
I didn't expect the spectrum of information to vary so much from person to person, but it does. So, I'm starting with a few basics and will then work my way up to the big leads.
So what exactly is his blog about? It will be about my journey with natural hair. I will document my daily styles, products, regime and the wrongs that go wrong during this process so hopefully you don't make the same mistakes.
So let's get this journey started. This morning, I did a co-wash and allowed the conditioner to sit penetrate my hair for about 15 minutes. To help give additional moisture and curls, I used a combination of Shea Butter and Jojoba oil that I mixed together and rubbed throughout my entire head.
I went through the day and noticed that my hair felt soft, but a little greasy so I need to make some adjustments. I don't like the feeling of heavy oily hair.

Blessings!

Pictures and video will be uploaded later. Having a problem uploading this morning.