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Thursday, July 22, 2010
Mane and Chic!!
Posted by
ceceUNedited |
Hey!
CeCeUNedited was on Mane and Chic today!!! Please go vote for my tip as one you would use!! Here is the actual article/tip I wrote:
Decipher Hair Weather Patterns!
Be weather savvy and prepared. Check out your forecast and beauty forecast the night before. Some styles such as braid-outs and twist-outs will shrink up into fuzzy nothingness at the hint of humidity. There are some ingredients to look for that will help you survive humidity.
There is a classification of ingredient called humectants which draw moisture from the atmosphere and adds it to your hair. Some of those ingredients include glycerin, aloe vera, honey and more. These are not good for keeping your hair from frizzing and puffing, seeing as they take moisture from the air and insert it to your strands. However, there are ingredients such as silicones which help keep the hair strands smooth and block moisture from entering the hair strands. for those of you who are doing the Curly Girl method, Hydrolyzed wheat protein is a semi silicone which is water soluble, but should protect hair and work as a sort of anti humidity entity. Another type of ingredient is panthenol, this penetrates hair efficiently and thickens, moisturizes, and smooths hair strands. Finally, ingredients such as paraffinum liquidum and hydrolyzed silk protein help smooth hair and give it a silky, smooth feel and protect moisture from the atmosphere from frizzing up your tresses. Be sure when applying the products to your hair, that you smooth them into your strands so that it fully coats your hair!
Here are some anti humidity products I've used:
Frederic Fekkai Glossing Cream
, Biosilk Silk Therapy Serum
, Chi Silk Infusion
, Miss Jessie's Curly Pudding
, Garnier Fructis Anti-Humidity Milk
, Ecostyler Gel (Olive Oil)
, Urban Therapy Twisted Sista Curl Activator and Urban Therapy Different Strokes Serum.
*Note: Paraffinum liquidum is a form of mineral oil. The key about using paraffinum and silicones is that they keep moisture out of your hair. People become weary of using it, but if you use is properly and are aware of what it does and what you are using it for, it can be your friend. It works wonders against humidity and if you moisturize under it and use it as a sealant, you and your hair will both be happy! Knowledge is power and this is how you can learn to use even the most taboo of ingredients to your advantage! How's that for fighting back against humidity!!
Click here to go to weather.com to see your beauty forecast.
Sources:
Panthenol: sci-toys.com/ingredients/panthenol.html
For humectants: dermatology.about.com/od/glossaryh/g/humectant.htm
For hydrolyzed silk protein: www.ingredientstodiefor.com/item.php?item_id=503
For paraffinum: environment.uk.msn.com/green-living/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=9846072&imageindex=3
For hydrolyzed wheat protein: www.lotioncrafter.com/hydrolyzed-wheat_protein.html
Be weather savvy and prepared. Check out your forecast and beauty forecast the night before. Some styles such as braid-outs and twist-outs will shrink up into fuzzy nothingness at the hint of humidity. There are some ingredients to look for that will help you survive humidity.
There is a classification of ingredient called humectants which draw moisture from the atmosphere and adds it to your hair. Some of those ingredients include glycerin, aloe vera, honey and more. These are not good for keeping your hair from frizzing and puffing, seeing as they take moisture from the air and insert it to your strands. However, there are ingredients such as silicones which help keep the hair strands smooth and block moisture from entering the hair strands. for those of you who are doing the Curly Girl method, Hydrolyzed wheat protein is a semi silicone which is water soluble, but should protect hair and work as a sort of anti humidity entity. Another type of ingredient is panthenol, this penetrates hair efficiently and thickens, moisturizes, and smooths hair strands. Finally, ingredients such as paraffinum liquidum and hydrolyzed silk protein help smooth hair and give it a silky, smooth feel and protect moisture from the atmosphere from frizzing up your tresses. Be sure when applying the products to your hair, that you smooth them into your strands so that it fully coats your hair!
Here are some anti humidity products I've used:
Frederic Fekkai Glossing Cream
, Biosilk Silk Therapy Serum, Chi Silk Infusion, Miss Jessie's Curly Pudding, Garnier Fructis Anti-Humidity Milk, Ecostyler Gel (Olive Oil), Urban Therapy Twisted Sista Curl Activator and Urban Therapy Different Strokes Serum.*Note: Paraffinum liquidum is a form of mineral oil. The key about using paraffinum and silicones is that they keep moisture out of your hair. People become weary of using it, but if you use is properly and are aware of what it does and what you are using it for, it can be your friend. It works wonders against humidity and if you moisturize under it and use it as a sealant, you and your hair will both be happy! Knowledge is power and this is how you can learn to use even the most taboo of ingredients to your advantage! How's that for fighting back against humidity!!
Click here to go to weather.com to see your beauty forecast.
Sources:
Panthenol: sci-toys.com/ingredients/panthenol.html
For humectants: dermatology.about.com/od/glossaryh/g/humectant.htm
For hydrolyzed silk protein: www.ingredientstodiefor.com/item.php?item_id=503
For paraffinum: environment.uk.msn.com/green-living/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=9846072&imageindex=3
For hydrolyzed wheat protein: www.lotioncrafter.com/hydrolyzed-wheat_protein.html
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Thursday, January 21, 2010
Naturale Spotlight: Yirssi
Posted by
Anonymous |
Yirssi
<--(big chop)
Share your transitioning story!:
Well, I wasn't patient enough to transition! I had my last relaxer in August of 2009. I remember that I purposefully didn't tell my friend, who was relaxing my hair, how much it truly itched, because I wanted it to be as straight as possible after it was done. I had scabs for weeks after. Shortly after, I read a NY Times article about black women's hair, and although I'm not black (I'm Dominican) the article resonated with me. About a week later I began a blog called Breaking The Glass Ceilings, and wrote a post called Good Hair, that was inspired by Chris Rock's movie. After I wrote this post I thought long and hard about the reasons why I wouldn't go natural. And really, the only reason was because I was afraid of what people in my community would say, or think. I don't ever don't do something just because of other people, and I wasn't going to start letting people dictate what I do with my hair. And thus began my transitioning program. I researched up and down, read blogs, looked at pics, and when it came time to go to the hair salon to re-relax my hair I realized I wouldn't be patient enough to deal with curly hair, and straight hair at once. So instead, on Oct. 31 2009 I got my BC. I blogged about what it was like to get the BC, too.
(with relaxed hair)
When did you BC? What was your initial reaction to your newly au naturale hair?
I BC on Oct. 31 2009. I loved it. In a way I feel like letting go of my relaxed hair helped me let go of all my fears. If I could take such a bold, public, obvious step even though I was extremely afraid of the outcome, I can face other, smaller fears, too.
Why did you choose to go naturale?
My hair was completely damaged. I wanted to give it a fresh start.
Were you a long term or short term transitioner, and why?
Short term. I was too impatient to wait!
What do you wish you knew before you went natural?
How liberating it is. And how easy it is to just wash n go!
(1 month after BC)
What was your transitioning routine?
Before the BC I did a lot of Bantu knot-outs.
What would you say is your hair type?
A little 3C, but mostly 4A
How did family and friends react to the new you? What was your response to them?
I'm taking this straight off my blog post:
"The reactions vary mostly generationally and racially. My generation is mostly saying "you cut your hair. Oh. Wow," and trying to obviously not say something negative. (Although a number of people have been supportive on Facebook).
The next generation (in their 30's and forth) seems to love it. Everyone seems to give me a genuine "I love it!"
But this stops with the few Hispanic people I've showed it to. It doesn't seem like any Hispanic that I've showed it to so far likes it, and I've gotten a number of "Don't worry! Hair grows back!" Although everyone seems to understand that I cut it to start anew, since I want to go back to natural. All in all, the comments haven't been as negative as I expected. So I guess that's a good thing!"
Also, just last week my aunt, who hadn't seen my cut, said "I can't believe you cut all your pretty hair!"
My response to them... I was just so happy with my BC, that I honestly didn't care about what anyone thought, or said!
What tips or tricks do you have to share with the transitioning ladies or the au naturale gals out there?
Even after getting the BC you have to protect your hair with the right products, and with a satin bonnet or scarf at night. Also, co-washing is the bomb!
Thanks so much Yirssi for doing this spotlight!! You all should go check out her blog, its great! She is a wonderful person and friend and also extremely intelligent and well versed on a variety of topics! Here are the links to her sites!
love love!!
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Naturale Spotlight: Mae
Posted by
Anonymous |
Photo of Mae now with a chunky two-strand
twist out that was pinned up into a faux fro-hawk
(watch her video creating the style here!)
Mae
Share your transitioning story!
Well my transitioning journey was interesting since I've actually gone through it twice! Let me explain... So I started my first transitioning journey around October of '08 and it lasted for four months. Prior to that, I had long relaxed hair that had been that way since I was 6! ! However, at that fourth month of my transition, I couldn't take the two different textures anymore and decided to relax my hair with the "creamy crack"! I immediately regretted my decision though and started reading natural hair care blogs and started watching the plethora of YouTube videos of women who were making the transition from relaxed hair to natural hair successfully! That gave me the ammunition to start my SECOND transition journey, which also lasted four months but this time ended with the BIG CHOP on July 22, 2009 : ) I found that the key during my successful transition journey was not being afraid to work with styles that didn't require heat like flexi-rod sets, bantu knots,etc.
When did you BC? What was your initial reaction to your newly au naturale hair?
I BC'ed on July 22, 2009! (I honestly can't believe that it has been more than 5 months since that date now!!). My initial reaction was literally "Wow...wow...wow" over and over again as I looked in the mirror. I had never seen myself with that little hair before, but it grew on me literally the next day! I actually have live footage from my Big Chop event that you can see HERE!.
This is Mae on the day of her Big Chop!!
July 22nd, 2009
Why did you choose to go naturale?
I decided to transition for several reasons. I have two younger sisters who made the transition to natural and I saw how healthy their hair had become after going completely natural. I also had recently moved away for grad school, and the area that I moved to charged an arm & a leg for relaxers, so that monetary issue definitely helped the push for going natural ,lol : )
Were you a long term or short term transitioner, and why?
I was a short term transitioner (4 months) because as I started seeing my healthy, naturally coily roots peeking through under the relaxed hair...I couldn't wait any longer!
What do you wish you knew before you went natural?
Since I had two "tries" at this, I really learned everything I think I needed at that point before I did the Big Chop. However, I would recommend to anyone to thoroughly research about the natural hair journey before you embark, so you don't have to go through a transitioning experience like mine! There are TONS of resources online from blogs to YouTube channels that are all dedicated to helping you along on your own journey!
What was your transitioning routine?
I didn't really have a routine since I was constantly trying out new styles. You can see some of the styles that I tried HERE. During my transition period though, I made sure to steer clear away from shampoos with sulfates (and started co-washing) and also stuck to styles that required minimal to no heat. It was during this time that shea butter became my BEST friend ,lol. It really helped to seal moisture in my hair and I loved that it was a product I could use both on my hair and my skin!
This photo is one of Mae's transitioning styles with a pin-up
after a flexi-rod set.
How did you moisturize your hair to prevent breakage at the new growth line?
Again, I made sure to use products that wouldn't remove the necessary oils from my hair to cause over-drying like sulfate-based shampoos. When I would finish washing, I would massage my hair with natural oils like jojoba oil and then sealed my hair with shea butter. Besides moisturizing your hair to prevent breakage, I found it also important to NOT try and comb my hair unless it was wet and covered with conditioner. This definitely minimized any breakage at the new growth line.
What would you say is your hair type?
Anyone who knows me knows that I dislike "hair typing" because of how some people take it to mean that whatever products works for a person of their "hair type" automatically means that it will work for them - definitely not the case all the time! However, if I did have to place myself, I would say I'm all over the "4" category. My hair is tightly coiled, but there are definitely varying degrees throughout my entire head!
How did family and friends react to the new you? What was your response to them?
My friends and family were extremely supportive! In fact, a lot of my friends were natural so I would go to them whenever I had questions throughout my journey. My dad was the only one who took a while to get used to it, but it was more because I had like 1 inch of hair on my head, rather than the fact that it was natural,lol. I have to say there were "acquaintances" who would always come up to me and ask " what happened to all that beautiful LONG, FLOWING hair?" and I would smile and sweetly say, I cut it off ...simple as that! : )
What tips or tricks do you have to share with the transitioning ladies or the au naturale gals out there?
Well I'm always sharing tips on my site (www.naturalchica.com), but I'll share one tip each for my transitioning chicas and the au naturale chicas.
Transitioning chicas: Whenever you feel yourself starting to get frustrated with your journey, don't be afraid to try a new style! Sometimes trying a new style can give you that extra boost of confidence to continue on with the journey. You'd be surprised at how many styles you can try while you're transitioning. From getting that super cute short cut as a precursor to your BC or a really fly two-strand twist out...you really can't go wrong!
Au naturale chicas: I'm a newbie myself in this category, but one thing I've learned so far is the importance of retaining moisture in your hair. I've found that by using a water-based, oil-based and cream-based system, I can retain moisture in my hair and also promote its health. I personally like to use a water-based leave in conditioner (recently tried a homemade mixture of water,aloe vera juice, jojoba oil, lemon oil), an oil-blend (avocado oil, extra virgin olive oil, castor oil) and a homemade hair cream (shea butter/cocoa butter/coconut oil base). This has really helped to retain moisture and keep my hair healthy which has added to great growth retention!
This is Mae with one of her transitioning styles before she did her BC.
It is styled in two strand twists.
Once again, thank you so much for doing this feature Mae! She has a lot of information to share and a great personality as well! Please sub her page and follow her blog, she is also sings and creates music so check out her lovely music on her page!
xoxo
Naturale Radiance
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