Greek Yogurt...where have you been all my life?!!!

I am sooooo excited to say I actually found a staple DC that isnt costly and works effectively, I recently used Greek Yogurt, honey, evoo, shea butter oil, and grapeseed oil as a DC and i felll in loove at first application. The minute I put it on my hair the elongation was immediate!! My curls were sooooooo stretched and defined! NO conditioner that ive used before has ever stretched my curls like greek yogurt did, i ACTUALLY had some hangtime!!  I was more than impressed!! This is the yogurt I used, same size container as well

Soo after applying it I left it on for about 45 minutes- an hour. Heres some pics of how it looked then:

I honestly wish I had a video camera to show you guys the definition! Literally evey single curl on my head was defineedd and stretched!!

The mixture was very easy to mix out as well and it didnt really leave too much of a smell, even if it did the smell of yogurt doesnt really bother me that much lol. But next time I think Im going to add some coconut milk to the mixture to upp the benefits a lil.

The best thing about this was that I could find majority of these ingredients in my grocery store, I dont have to spend tons of money or order offline and pay all that shipping that I dont have, Everything was local and cheap, which is what I like. It is true you DONT need to fall in that natural hair hype that you need $20 and up products to get good results, most of whats beneficial to your hair is right in your kitchen :-)

Anyone else use this or a similar DC recipe with good results?!

HHJ :-)

Definately putting grease, back into my regimen!

Soo I had my 1st successful twistout this weekend and i woulda never guessed that this product gave me excellent results.. Yess im talkin about the horrible, frowned upon GREASE! After pre-pooing,washing and Deep conditioning, i applied my leave in on soaking wet hair and let it dry, then I applied water then grease and twisted my hair and it was surprisingly soft! I got a lill scarred soo i applied some shea butter to my ends and twirled them just in case :-). When i went to take it down in the morning I had a realll nice shine.  This is the grease I used, goooood ole fashioned, mommas favorite lmaoo

I was a lil afraid to use this particular grease because it was horrible on my relaxed hair, but i wanted to experiment sooo bad that i juss took a chance. But my twist, OMMGGG they were AMAZINNGGG. When i attempted at doing twistouts before using shea butter and other all natural sealant, the curl didnt hold and the definition was not all that. But with greasy my curls were excellently defined and my curls bounced back, and lasted allllll day!! My hair wasnt greasy either like I thought it will be.

I know alot of naturals are gonna shake their heads at me, but honestly my hair showed no side effects what so ever. I think me putting my leave in prior to twisting helped alot with my moisture, soo alot wasn't being stripped using the grease, also the shea butter on my ends. And as far as my scalp goes, i will CONTINUE to use my oils, i noticed that grease does good for my hair, not my scalp. But this is the 1st twistout that i have EVER worn out in public out of my whole 11 months of being natural, yesss thats how good it turned out!!!

But i will be trying different brands of grease to see which ones work best for my hair, but for the most part im excitedd, im lookin forward to doing twistouts, i was tiredd of my fro after 11 months loll


HHJ!

Product Review: Silk Elements Mixed Silk

   I just bought these products last week after youtubeing them and seeing that other naturals having pretty good results. They are supposed to be of the generic version of the line "Mixed Chicks" which was also in my beauty supply store but wass a bit pricey. I was on a tight budget and these products seemed to give me alot of product for lesser prices. I purchased the shampoo and conditioner to start off.

    I used this shampoo after i washed my hair with black soap twice. Im not good with opening bottles with pumps so i just unscrewed it and put about 2 quarter size amounts in my hand and it lathered up reallyy good and it was smooth going on my hair. When I rinsed it out i had good slip and for the most part my hair was soft. A little goes a long way definitely. The scents not bad either

Rating: 4/5

  I used this conditioner on soaking wet hair, and the minute I put it on my hair drankkk it upppp,It was to the point where I kepy putting it in because It just kept soaking in sooo well, omg it was really good. I got immediate softnes &&& slipp!!! The conditioner is verrrryy moisturizing, my hair loved it alone but the minute I added honey the benefits intensifieddd!! It was amazingg :))!  I left it on for like an hour & a half then rinsed it out and my hair was softtt, fingers ran right through my hairr!! I love this stuff!! DEFINITELY A STAPLE!! The price is great too, this product changed my whole opinion of Silk Elements products, who my relaxed hair HATED in the past.

Rating: 5/5

I plan on stocking up on these products as well as trying the leave in conditioner very soon, but so far so good for these one, 2 thumbs up!!

HHJ! 

Staple Products: Black Soap

 I honestly dont know why I havent used this product sooner, growing up my brother always used it but I was afraid to use it because i wasnt used to soap being black but booooooyyy, I absolutely love this stuff, It is deserves to be first on my holy grail list,  And heres why:

-It gets my hair squeaky squeaky clean due to its clarifying properties, and then I follow up with a moisturizing shampoo and my hair is heaven, I loove washing my hair after I've had protective styles in for weeks because it literally cleans my scalp soooo good, and it feels good as well when I massage it, also its ALLL NATURALL :D, no sulfates, no parabens, all the ingredients on the back are known natural ingredients, i absolutelyy loove it

-I get amazingg curl definition after washing with it too, my curls always POP,

-This is my main facial cleanser, before I would use commercial products like clean and clear, and neutrogena but they did absolutely nothing for my skin, They would either burn my face up and make me break out, make them super dry, But when I use black soapp my face feels clean and moisturized, i dont get that feeling that the moisture is being sucked out, I wash my face 2 times, once a day and I use shea butter to moisturize and my skin is sooo smooth, and it also keeps my acne under control, i get little to no break outs at all which is great

-Its only 3.49 at my local beauty supply store -___-, you cant beat it, It saves me soo much money and works way better than the 7 or 8 dollar cleansers i wasted my money on in the past,

       I would recommend everyone to try this soap, Also there are many different brands, The one I use is nubian heritage, which when doing my research found out that its not reall authentic black soap, because real black soap is really a dark brown color, but im not complaining because it works just as good in my opinion :-)

HHJ <3

A lil Introduction

Hello everyone :-). My name is April Francis and i have a passion for hair in general but mainly for natural hair. In the near future, I hope to live out my dream and design and own my own natural hair care product line. I believe that hair is a natural confidence factor that women embrace daily, whether short or long, when your hair looks good and is in good condition it automatically makes you as a person feel better. I am glad that I'm apart of the natural hair community, I feel like it is encouraging as well as spiritual for some. The natural community is so important and I have learned so much from my peers in it, i enjoy taking in new information everyday. I also enjoy giving out tips and helping others, it makes me feel good to know i've helped someone day get a little easier, so don't be afraid to ask me questions :-)