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Mane and Chic informs us of the great benefits honey cinnamon water can have on hair, acne, and weight loss

Want frizz control? The Course Hair Diary provides a video link on the well known cherry lola treatment

Blaque Beauty gives a review on a few of her LUSH products and at home facial.

Traveling and don't know what to do with your TWA? Diary of a Kinky Curly Transitioner provides wonderful tips!

Product Review: Coconut Milk

Purchase from: local grocery story

Consistency: creamy and messy

Value for Price: 5 stars

Scent: Yummy if you like coconut milk

Review:

Pros: cheap, smells yummy, soft hair
Cons: messy to apply, not a DEEP conditioner in my opinion

Since I finished my Hairveda deep conditioner and I have not replenished that or bought anything else I decided to give the coconut milk treatment a chance. Simply, it is coconut milk applied to the hair as a deep conditioner. I applied it before my regular wash routine. I added two tablespoons of olive oil to 1 cup of GOYA coconut milk. In my bathtub(very messy), I then mixed the two together and applied the concoction on my strands. I covered with a shower cap and wrapped a towel around my hair; I allowed it to penetrate into my strands for an hour. When I rinsed it out my hair felt OKAY. Not all that. I then continued with my usual routine but decided to give the Earthly Delight poo and conditioner another go round. End result? Soft, moisturized, hair. I was shocked because previously these products had left my hair very dry and rough to the touch. The only thing I had changed was pre-pooing with the coconut milk. I was surprisingly pleased.

Purchase again? Probably since it isn't expensive and is natural. I think this would be a great pre-poo. I would love to try it with some honey and avocado oil.

When to comb natural/transitioning hair?

As a natural or transitioner combing our hair can be a daunting task. But through trial and error I have figured out when and what is best for my natural tresses.

The number one question people want to know is "how often should I comb my hair?" That is completely up to your lifestyle and what is convenient for you. I tend to only comb my hair when it is wet and saturated with a conditioner or moisturizer. NEVER comb your hair dry! Most likely you will end up with broken strands. Therefore, I only comb on wash days and if and when I co-wash. I can go days without combing my hair; finger combing is a great way to keep your hair presentable. Since I am hiding my hair under a wig, I have no reason to even comb my hair on a daily basis.

The only tool that you will really need to comb your tresses with the least amount of breakage would be a wide tooth comb(preferably a bone comb). A denman brush is also a great investment.

Less combing = Less manipulation = More hair retention=Long hair

Since I stopped combing frequently(I comb maybe every 2 weeks) this year I have retained so much more hair and I have experienced less breakage.
Find out what works for you but remember to always have your strands coated before putting a comb near it.

The best styles for not combing:
wigs
braids
updos
braid-outs/twist outs
wash and gos

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HC Bombshell- Tico the Haitian Queen

Few women can pull off a bald head so beautifully. Tico an aspiring model is simply gorgeous and knows how to rock the bald look

A Beautiful woman or as she refers to herself,
"A HAITIAN QUEEN DANCING TO HER OWN DRUMS"

i AM ME
i AM MODEL
i AM GOOFY
i AM PUNK ROCK
i AM PROFESSIONAL
i AM PERFECTIONIST
i AM GOD FEARING....

source: MM

Hair Industry going green...slowly

Have you ever looked at the ingredients in your shampoo and wondered what the heck is that!? A jumble of words that you do not recognize yet alone know how to pronounce. Many of these ingredients are toxic and harmful to our bodies, yet many people are not informed.

Today with the big movement to go green and appreciate the world that we live in, people have become a lot more health conscious about how products are and can affect their well being.
The sad truth is that the hair and beauty industry are only now becoming concerned. Most of these words that you can not pronounce are chemicals such as parabens, dyes, and sulfates that can be deadly. They can affect our heart & central nervous system, as well as absorb into our blood stream causing long term damage. The saddest part of this all is that the FDA does NOT screen or require cosmetic products to meet a standard before reaching us the consumers. Therefore it is imperative that we become informed of these ingredients that are listed on the back of our products.

Websites such as cosmeticdatabase.com are popping up to inform consumers of the chemicals in many products available to us. It scores each product on a scale of 1-10 which determines how hazardous it is to our health. They also list the possible effects, such as cancers, that a product may cause. I would highly recommend checking out this site and researching the products you use on a regular basis.

I personally am taking a step back from synthetic products and have began using mostly natural and organic products.

Out of curiosity I wanted to see the possible concerns that were listed for relaxers.
Of all the relaxers researched, Motions Herbals Salon Natural had the lowest score of a 2. However, consumers were still at risk for cancer, developmental/reproductive/organ system toxicity, and enhanced skin absorption to name a few. On the other hand, Africa's Best Kid's Organics no lye was among one of the highest with a whooping score of a 10! Just wow, this is a product that many people are putting on the head of their young children. Such ridiculousness that a product such as this is even available to the mass market. This is just one more reason I will NEVER put a relaxer on my head or that of my future children.