Wednesday, May 18, 2011

No Heat, No Curling Equipments, Just Hair & Hands

I am such a novice at this blogging thing that I hope you can forgive my mishaps. I am also learning photo techniques as I go along so please endure with that as well.  

Okay, remember when I said I like to keep it simple? Well I wish I can say the same for my daughter.  She is growing weary of my simplicity and making declarations of her own sense of style.  I have made a lot of mistakes with her hair in the past but I am learning.  

I want to share with you all a style that I did on her hair this week. We both loved it and have equally agreed to make it a keeper.   It is simple, it is protective and it is versatile. What I love most is that I didn’t have to use any heat and no curlers.  I can do this style in the desert J

STEPS

I pre-conditioned her hair before washing with a mixture of Conditioner, Castor oil and Honey.  Placed a plastic bag over her hair and left it on for SEVERAL hours.

Next, I detangled her hair before washing by combing through with wide tooth comb.

Then I washed her hair with Castile soup.

I quickly conditioned and washed it out. I sprayed a  bit of Jane Carter Leave-In Conditioner.

I oiled her hair with EVOO

Then I parted her hair into 4 sections.

Bantu knots on each sections (this stretches hair without any heat necessary)

When her hair dried, I parted small (not too small) individual triangles, applied Shea Butter and double twisted her entire head.

Finally, I put the pre-twisted 4 sections back into Bantu knots and VIOLA!



Products - Not committed to ANY of these brands!

Bantu knots on each sections (this stretches hair without any heat necessary)

When her hair dried, I parted small (not too small) individual triangles, applied Shea Butter and double twisted her entire head.

Bantu Curls (Tight)


Now she can play with her hair all day :-)




She is happy, I am happy!

Monday, May 16, 2011

I Love My Hair :-)

Hey Everyone!!!

I am really excited about the PrettyThingsInaRow blog.  I am looking forward to sharing and learning with everyone.  Please participate as it would keep me inspired.  Although I love natural hair, it can be really overwhelming sometimes.  I am a pretty simple person and I like to keep it basic.  My primary go-to products are those that can be acquired from mostly anywhere and with little money.  Shea butter (from my homeland :-), Olive Oil, Coconut Oil (besides being great for the hair, grandma swears by its healing properties)  and Castor Oil are just a few of our basics.

While I like trying out new products, I don't have the budget to do so regularly.  Now, understand that I would love to regularly support small businesses who cater to the better, natural self.  Actually, it is a must that we support those socially conscious businesses, who are ethically trying to shift us into a better world.  As an  entrepreneur myself, I understand how important it is to stay afloat in a world of big corporations.  I would much rather support a small business any day than a big money hungry one.

So, I wanted to share an interview which National Public Radio did on the Sesame Street Song, I Love My Hair.  This song! (sigh)... This song has been tortured in my house.  It is often used to calm, distract and  entertain my 15 month old daughter.  She knows the entire song and would stop what ever mess she is into if we play the song.  I don't know what your experience with the song is but I would love to hear about it.  I was pleasantly surprised by the story behind the song and I hope you enjoy it as well.