Sunday, February 27, 2011

Spoiled Follicles....

So I went a week without washing my hair and oh did it ever show it.  Since starting my journey I've gone from washing my hair just once a week to twice a week.  I got a little busy this week and was only able to wash my hair once.  Thank goodness my job allows me to wear a hat to work because I really needed to.  My hair was dry and looked very thin.  I'll be back on track this week, because I just can't do that anymore.

And for my "a-ha" moment of the week: as I was straightening my hair today, I realized why my hair has been a bit dry.  For weeks I've been going on about how nice my hair has looked after flat ironing my hair with little to no product but this seems to be the reason as to why I'm experiencing some dryness.  This dryness may have also resulted in the breakage around my temple area.  So because of that I'll be changing my routine.  It is somewhat common knowledge that you must protect your hair when adding heat on a regular basis.  This week I'll go back to using Synergi Salon's Get It Straight Glaze.

P.S. after all of the set backs, the hair still looks pretty good.....

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Changes...

So this past week we had some great weather.  Any other time I would be happy to experience the climate change but since I'm going through this natural journey, my hair just isn't on the same page as am.
With the moister in the air I had a little struggle with my hair.  Although it still looked good it just wasn't as smooth.  I'm going to have to find a daily moisturizer to use that won't weigh down on my hair.  Before I would use the hair oils that you can find at your local grocery stores but those weighed down my hair when I used them.  They are very similar to those green and blue colored hair grease products we used to use.  
Also one change experienced this recently was a little breakage.  Like most I have this stress point at my temple that gets a little week when I'm stressed out.  Since I've been going through some things think that area fell victim and became a little damaged.  I do think that the issue will improve since I've been going to the gym to try and release some stress so it doesen't affect my hair.  Now just need to learn how to manage my hair while working out. Oh boy....

Sunday, February 13, 2011

What a compliment

So recently a lot of people have been giving me compliments on my hair.  I've had several friends ask me if I had just got my hair done at the salon.  They become shocked when I tell them "no I did it my self."
These compliments further convince me that I don't need to waste my money spending hours in the salon ruining my hair with harsh chemicals.  I just simply need to wash and condition my hair on a regular basis and its natural beauty and shine will come through.
You know I don't even use a lot of product when taking care of my hair.  I usually just wash and condition then straighten my hair with no product.  I just use a little anti-frizz serum as a finishing touch.  And that helps me save even more money with not having to buy styling products.  And we all know that I can use a little money saved her and there.  Lol.
Well I'll talk to you guys later.  Check out some examples of my work.






Sunday, February 6, 2011

I used to visit the hair salon every two weeks. Yeah that's right, every two weeks. Do you understand how much money was spent doing that. A LOT!!!

Now at this present time I am not in the career field that I'd like to be, I'm just a customer service representative and money is tight. So going to the salon every two weeks was a lot on my small finances. However, things have changed.

Now that I am going natural I visit the salon less often. With that, I of course save some money. Not that I decide to go natural for that reason. I've always stated that I want to rescue my hair, but the fact that I'm rescuing my finances as well is a huge plus!

With the money I save I get to organize my small finances. Also I can put that money else where such as spending money to hang out with friends and family and buying supplies so that I can take care of my own hair. For instance I bought a new flat iron.

I usually go with a ceramic tourmaline iron but this time I went with a titanium iron. And here's the results from using it.




So now I'm going to continue to save money and see what else I can gain. I'll let you guys now what I get next time. Take care.

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