Hot oil treatments are definitely my favorite. These treatments make my hair really soft, bouncy and well moisturized. (I have REALLY dry hair). A hot oil treatment consists of drenching your hair in warm oils and massaging it throughout your scalp and ends; letting it sit for about 15 minutes. Adding warm oils to your scalp and hair strands, causes your hair cuticles to open up and absorb the oils and moisturize it from the roots all the way to your ends. There are plenty of different oils that you can use for this treatment . A couple good oils would include Avocado oil, Olive oil, Coconut oil, Jojoba oil, and grape seed oil. You can mix some of them together or use them one at a time.
For the treatment: All you have to do is add enough oil to cover your hair, into a microwavable bowl and put it in the microwave for 30 seconds, test it to make sure its not to hot, then start with massaging it into your scalp and work your way to your ends! Let this sit for 15 minutes and then wash with conditioner, and that's it!
Monday, March 28, 2016
Monday, March 21, 2016
Wash n Go's 101 Post #5
Wash n Go's are well known in the curly hair community. It is an easy way to get your curls super defined in a timely manner. The amount of product used should be very limited also. I'm going to post a video below on one of my favorite wash n go because she makes it look so easy!
Wash n Go's could also fall under the "protective styling" category because it focuses on perfecting the hairstyle the first day, to last you about 5-7 days depending on how you maintain it. Wash n Go's are also known for being done very quickly. In the above video she only uses three products to achieve those beautiful curls.
Wash n Go's could also fall under the "protective styling" category because it focuses on perfecting the hairstyle the first day, to last you about 5-7 days depending on how you maintain it. Wash n Go's are also known for being done very quickly. In the above video she only uses three products to achieve those beautiful curls.
Friday, March 4, 2016
DIY Hair Gel (Flax Seed gel) Post #4
Flax Seed Gel is extremely inexpensive and super easy to make. I'm going to give you a recipe but first let me tell you the benefits of flax seed.
Flax Seeds (I found this at Walmart)
a container that shuts completely (I bought this in Walmart for $1.50)
and pantyhose( These were actually to thin and kept ripping, so I used a stocking instead, which worked a lot better for me!)
Tongs
Recipe:
2 cups of water
1/2 cup of flax seeds
a few drops of essential oils (optional in case you don't like the smell )
you can also add a few drops of oils like, grape seed, castor, olive, coconut or avocado to prevent flaking (This is my first time making this gel, I didn't add any oils to it and haven't really experienced flaking so far, but I read online that a couple girls said the gel was flaking.)
Pour the water and flax seeds in a small pot, bring the heat to medium-high and stir until it starts bubbling. You should let it boil for about 3-4 minutes or until its because sticky.
Tip: If you accidentally over cook it or it comes out so thick that you cant get it through the stocking just add more water and put it back on the stove! Flax seeds are reusable. (It took me three tries to get this right, and it gets messy.)
Once it becomes sticky or looks like gel consistency, remove it from the heat and grab your stocking and put it over your container or any kind of plastic cup tall enough and pour the mixture into the stocking.
You can repeat this a couple times until the stocking starts to get a little dry. Remove those flax seeds from the stocking and set them in a bowl to the side, then just repeat the steps above until you are out of flax seeds.
This should be what your gel looks like in the end!
The best part about this is that the flax seeds are actually reusable! So whenever you run out of gel, just put them back in the pot, add water and repeat!
TIP: This gel will only last you about 2-3 weeks and KEEP IT REFRIGERATED! keeping it refrigerated will help it last longer and help with the hold of the gel. The smell doesn't bother me, but if it bothers you, just add a few drops of essential oils to the pot while its boiling.
Here are some pictures on how it looks while slicking my hair up. My hair is extremely frizzy and I feel like this had a really good hold on it!
- Flax Seed promotes hair growth
- Does not make your hair crunchy like other gels
- provides lots of hold
- it makes your hair appear very shiny and gives it some bounce
- also help with split ends!
Flax Seeds (I found this at Walmart)
a container that shuts completely (I bought this in Walmart for $1.50)
and pantyhose( These were actually to thin and kept ripping, so I used a stocking instead, which worked a lot better for me!)
Tongs
Recipe:
2 cups of water
1/2 cup of flax seeds
a few drops of essential oils (optional in case you don't like the smell )
you can also add a few drops of oils like, grape seed, castor, olive, coconut or avocado to prevent flaking (This is my first time making this gel, I didn't add any oils to it and haven't really experienced flaking so far, but I read online that a couple girls said the gel was flaking.)
Pour the water and flax seeds in a small pot, bring the heat to medium-high and stir until it starts bubbling. You should let it boil for about 3-4 minutes or until its because sticky.
Tip: If you accidentally over cook it or it comes out so thick that you cant get it through the stocking just add more water and put it back on the stove! Flax seeds are reusable. (It took me three tries to get this right, and it gets messy.)
Once it becomes sticky or looks like gel consistency, remove it from the heat and grab your stocking and put it over your container or any kind of plastic cup tall enough and pour the mixture into the stocking.
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| (I switched from pantyhose to a stocking because it kept breaking :( ) |
After that just pull the stocking from the cup and grab your tongs, and squeeze it as hard as you can all the way to the bottom.
You can repeat this a couple times until the stocking starts to get a little dry. Remove those flax seeds from the stocking and set them in a bowl to the side, then just repeat the steps above until you are out of flax seeds.
TIP: This gel will only last you about 2-3 weeks and KEEP IT REFRIGERATED! keeping it refrigerated will help it last longer and help with the hold of the gel. The smell doesn't bother me, but if it bothers you, just add a few drops of essential oils to the pot while its boiling.
Here are some pictures on how it looks while slicking my hair up. My hair is extremely frizzy and I feel like this had a really good hold on it!
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