#NoHeatChallenge Heatless Hairstyles Wash N Go ft My Sister

Hello everyone!

So you all know that I am a natural girl and that I am going through a year long no heat challenge for my hair.

But what you do not know is that my sisters are also natural girls, in fact, I learned a lot of what I know from them.

My oldest sister decided that she wanted to try a wash n go. Since her curl pattern is all mixed up she doesn't like doing wash n gos because she doesn't feel her curls are defined and they get frizzy.

So she went to the store and picked up a few products for us to try on her hair and if it worked out well she would continued to use them for her routine.

So these are the products that she got and we used on her hair:

• Neutrogena Triple Moisture Cream Lather Shampoo and Conditioner
• Cantu Shea Butter Leave-In Conditioning Repair Cream
• Fantasia Hair Polisher Styling Gel
• Suave Professionals Moisturizing Conditioner with Almond and Shea Butter
• Proclaim Natural 7 Oil

I started off by washing her hair with the shampoo, only the roots of course. Then I applied the Suave conditioner to the ends of her hair to attract any leftover dirt and oil and rinsed it off.

Next, to deep condition, I applied the Neutrogena conditioner and we left it on for about 10 minutes before rinsing it out with cold water. This is just to give her hair some extra moisture since it was dry and straight when we started.

To apply the product to her hair we used the LOS method. LOS stand for Liqud or Leave-in, Oil, Sealant. 

With her hair soaking wet (liquid) I applied the Cantu leave in conditioner (leave-in) to her hair in small sections and made sure every strand was coated.

Next I used the Proclaim oil (oil) and applied that on top of the leave in conditioner also in small sections. After all the sections were coated with oil we re-wet her hair so that it was soaked and then I applied the styling gel (sealant) in small sections. 

After applying the gel this is how her hair looked before it was dry. 

And this is how her hair looked fully dry and styled the next day

She had pictures with her family the next day and I think her hair held up really well!

She also did the same routine on her daughter, my niece Saje and this is her result.

Needles to say she really loved her hair which I am happy about!

Well guys that is it for this post!

What do you guys think, should my sister rock her wash n go on a regular basis? Let me know in the comments!

Be safe and I'll see you in my next post!

       

Hey Curly Girls, Let's Talk: Moisturizers

Happy Wednesday everyone!

This post is going to be about moisturizers and what the best ways to moisturize your hair are.

We already know that curly hair is dryer than other types of hair because of the texture. So it is important that girls with curly hair invest in some good moisturizers and keep their hair moisturized because dry hair does not grow.

The number one best way to moisturize your hair quickly is water. Most girls who apply product to their hair at the beginning of the week only use water to refresh their hair and reactivate the products. This is a good time saving way to take care of your hair.

Another really good, obvious way to moisturize your hair is conditioner. You can read about the best conditioners for curly hair here. Obviously, we should all be conditioning our hair after washing but some girls like to leave some of their conditioner in their hair almost like a leave-in.

What is great about this method is it keeps you from buying extra product, but some girls need a little bit more moisture.

Which leads me to my next point, leave-in conditioners. Leave-in conditioners are products that you can leave-in your hair to keep it moisturized. They come in different intensities and they all aren't the same. I don't use a leave in conditioner as much as I used to.

In order to find the one that works for you, you have to know the kind of moisture that your hair needs. Is your hair really dry? Try a thicker leave-in. Frizz out of control? Try something with a little more hold.

Probably the best way to get moisture into your hair is to deep condition. If you want strong healthy hair, deep conditioning is so necessary especially if you have curly hair. It's the only way that you can get moisture really deep into your hair.

There are a lot of ways that you can deep condition, there are ones that you can buy from the store or you can make your own.  You can read about my favorite store bought deep conditioners here or read about how you can make your own!

Well guys that is it for this post!

What products do you use to moisturize your hair? Let me know in the comments!

Be safe and I will see you in my next post!

       

 

No Heat Challenge Heatless Hairstyle: Twist Out

Hello everyone!

As you all know from my Hiatus post I am doing a year long no heat challenge.

Part of my challenge is that I am going to try a different heatless style every week. This will not only help expand my knowledge of different styles available to me during this challenge but also to keep me from getting bored with my hair thus causing me to straighten it.

This week I decided to try my first twist out!

 In order to keep my edges in check I decided to make the front twists flat, sort of like french braiding but with twists.

I didn't want to use rubber bands so I just twirled the end of my hair around my finger to keep it from coming a loose as it dried.

After I had my entire head twisted I waited a few hours for my hair to dry.

To set this style all I used in my hair was water and my homemade leave in conditioner.

To give my hair some volume I just added a pompadour (:

Then when I went to sleep that night all I did was toss it into a side braid and in the morning I took it down. My twists were still intact and they had a little more fluff and volume!

Well that's the result and tutorial for my twist out!

Will you be trying this on your own hair? What do you think of the results?

Be safe and I'll see you in my next post!

       

Hairstyles for Lazy Day Hair

Hello everyone and happy Friday!

The first picture is after I finger detangled my hair and put it into twists and the second is after I took the twists out to style.

I am a college student and as such I have a lot of lazy days where I either:

• Don't want to comb my hair.
• or have not combed my hair in a week.

Now because I have so many lazy days throughout the semester I need a large repertoire of lazy day hairstyles.

I am going to show a few of them in this post so let's get started!

The first is the top knot.

This hairstyle is so easy and simple for me and I can dress it up or down depending on what I am doing that day.

Also I like my top knots to be a little messy, but that's just my preference. You can make this style as neat or messy as you like!

The next is a messy bun.

Messy buns are one of my favorite hairstyles for a lazy because they are simple and look like they took forever and no time at all at the same time.

I like to add a pompadour since I feel like buns without it make my look bald.

One of my staple lazy hairstyles is the side braid.

Now I love this style because I can pair it with so many things: a headband, a beanie anything really. Plus it's really cute.

Well I hope that you guys enjoyed this post.

What are the hairstyles you rock on a lazy day?

Be safe and I'll see you in my next post!