T.W.A. Protective style.

I want to share the way I style my teeny weeny afro since it is too short for other styles like twists, braids, etc. Lately I have been doing finger coils. I do them after I co-wash and deep condition my hair. To achieve my finger coils I use the Shea Moisture Curl Enhancing Smoothie and Shea Moisture Curling Souffle, and my oil mixture on my scalp. My co-wash days are Mondays and Thursdays, Thursdays being the day I also deep condition, followed by finger coils. After my hair is cleansed, and I apply my leave-in I section my hair into four parts. Starting with one part at a time, I spray my roots with the Shea Moisture Thickening Moisture Mist, then I apply both the curl enhancing smoothie and the curling souffle, part my hair in small sections then proceed to twist my hair around my finger to create the coils. I continue this method until my whole head is completed, it takes me a good 2 hours. I leave the coils in until Monday, then proceed to do my wash & go and just letting my hair air dry. I have been doing this routine for the past 2 weeks. I unravel the coils the next day for work, they look better as the days pass allowing me to get second, third and fourth day hair. I will continue with this routine until the end of this month.

Final Results

Next Day Hair

How I Wash & Go.....

Homemade DC

Air dried hair

Since I've been natural I have been doing wash & Goes, but because of the winter season I do them at night so I could just wash & go sit my behind down somewhere until it dries lol! . I did however take out some box braids I installed and wore for about a month, I took them out almost 2 weeks because I missed my curls too much and because of the texture of my hair, they started to look like I've had them in  for more than a month. Today I did another wash & go, and I used Tresemme' naturals conditioner for a co-wash. I bought it a few days ago, and OMG! I love it. It left my hair feeling really soft, and I must say that I am obsessed with the smell. As soon as I applied it to my hair I felt like I was in heaven, yes it smells that good. I was wondering what all the buzz was about when I've seen most of the natural hair YouTube gurus were using it on their hair, I know why now. I think I've found my first staple product because I would definitely keep purchasing that conditioner. After co-washing, I applied my homemade deep conditioner and let it sit on my head for 30 minutes then rinsed it out. I closed my cuticles with a mixture of whole leaf aloe vera juice and apple cider vinegar. Then I applied my Giovanni direct leave-in conditioner, another product  I've seen being used among other naturals. So I decided to give it a try, it doesn't smell as good as the Tresemme' but it does have a alot of slip, and a little goes a long way. I found it on sale at the vitamin shoppe for about $5.75, the regular price was about $7.94. I am not head over heels in love with it but I would purchase it again. Following the leave-in I applied the Shea Moisture curl enhancing smoothie and the curl souffle', then sealed my hair with an oil mixture that I keep in an applicator bottle. Then I proceed to let my hair air dry. After my hair is completely dry I apply the oil to my scalp and edges. I sleep in a satin bonnet at night to ensure that my hair holds moisture.

I'll be your "Mixtress"......

So I've tried my hand at the whole "DIY" thing since I've done my Big Chop, and lets just say......I am loving it!! For one its so much fun to me, and two I love the endless possibilities when coming up with recipes. I went out and bought me a hand blender, got home and let my undercover "Mixtress" out lol! I even had the nerve to name my creations too (pats fro). Here are  some of the recipes I've come up with so far ;

Hair Cocoon Deep Conditioner

 

•  1 whole ripe avocado
• 1tbs Raw honey (Trader Joes)
• 1/2 cup Unsweetened organic coconut milk (Trader Joes)
• 1/4 cup whole leaf aloe vera juice
• 1tbs pure vitamin E oil
• 2 tbs EVOO (extra virgin olive oil)
• 8 drops peppermint oil
• 4 drops lavender oil
• 1tbs sweet almond oil
• 1/2 cup whole milk greek style yogurt (Trader Joes)
• 1tbs jojoba oil

I added all the ingredients into a medium sized bowl and used my hand blender to mix them together. I made enough for 2 deep conditions because I deep condition once a week. I left it on for 30 minutes then used my sulfate free shampoo to wash it out. It left my hair feeling really soft.  This mixture can last about 2 weeks before it goes bad, but I've even kept it for 3 and almost 4 weeks before and it was still fine. But always smell and observe it to ensure that it has not spoiled.

Banana-Coconut Hair Mask 

• 1 Banana 
• 1 tbs virgin coconut oil
• 1/4 organic unsweetened coconut milk
• 1tbs raw honey
• 2tbs Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 1tbs Pure emu oil
• 1tbs Amla oil
• 1tsp mayo
• 1/4 Whole leaf aloe vera juice

This recipe acts as a protein treatment/ deep conditioner, I came up with this mixture a couple of days ago. After I used it my hair felt soft and moisturized. I did this treatment after a co-wash, left it on for 30 minutes. It smelled great by the way. I used half and will use the other half on my next wash day. 

Try these recipes and tell me what you think.