Twisting with Kinky Curly Gel

So I've been seeing a lot of naturals use gel to twist there hair. Well, being that I'm currently on Christmas break and have nothing else to do, I figured I would give it a try.

So, I grabbed the only gel that I brought with me home, my Kinky Curly Gel. I have no idea why I brought this gel because I never use it and don't like to use it. Well, being that I wanted to try twisting with a gel for once I used this gel. After Co-washing my hair, I used my Strawberries and Cream growth lotion as a leave-in. Then I used my whipped ahead butter by Oyin Handmade and the Kinky Curly Gel to twist my hair.

And as for the results:: I DID NOT LIKE IT, Lol... This was my first bad hair day in a while. It didn't look a hot mess, and of course to others it didn't look bad because it wasn't their hair. But anywho, my hair looked curly but messy. I didn't like it at all, but I still wore it lol. My second day hair on the other hand looked FABULOUS. My hair was defined and curly without looking messy.

Im definitely going to try the gel thing again. Just not with this gel. And speaking of gel, I just actually got through making some flax seed gel... Like literally 10 minutes ago. Im going to try this in my hair very soon since the shelf life is not all that long.

What gel do you prefer using in your hair if you do use gel?

Side Note: I'm going to have a giveaway VERY soon so stay tuned for details!!!

Liquefying your Black Soap

In my opinion, Black soap is the ultimate cleanser. You can use it to wash your hair, face, body ((which are my uses)), and also items like your dishes at home or other places around your house! Now I've personally never used it to clean things in my house (actually I have used it to wash some dishes back at school now that I think about it) but I've seen others use it for these purposes and have had great results from it. Plus, its all natural, you can't beat that!!!

Being that I have been using Miss Jessies Curly Meringue, which has a water soluble silicon in it, I've been washing my hair with my black soap instead of Co-washing when I use Miss Jessies. Not that Co-washing won't get the silicone out, I'd just prefer to use my black soap. When I use my black soap I like to liquify it. I believe it lasts a lot longer, and its more useful. Here is how:

1. Boil atleast 4 cups of water.
2. While that water is coming to a boil, I like to take the chunks of black soap that I have and break it down to very small pieces. Make about 3/4 of a cup. ((I eye all my measurements, but I wanted to measure for the purposes of the blog))... Some people also choose to grate their soap, mine isn't that tough or hard so I just use my hands to break it down.
3. Next after finished with the black soap, pour the boiling water in a bowl and add the soap. Put a top over the bowl and let it sit over night or whenever the soap has dissolved. If you do not have a top for the bowl, you can also use plastic wrap or aluminum foil.
4. After the soap has dissolved, your done!!! I pour my black soap into two old suave bottles. You can also add essential oil for smell. I used peppermint eo and geesh does it smell good. I love the smell of peppermints.

Side Notes: I get my black soap from the flea market in my town. You can also cut the ingredients in half if your not making that much!!!

Hope you enjoy!!

Silicones as a Sealant???

Hey to all, hope all is well!! Now... *sighs*... I heard something today that lowkey bothered me. I actually heard it by the same person a couple days ago but just kind of let it go. My bestie just went natural. So as we all are when we first go natural, we are very excited and begin trying new products for our hair! Let the journey begin right??? Lol

Well she calls me up and says she needed help looking for a product ((or something of the sort, can't too much remember exactly)). Anywho, somewhere in our phone conversation she mentions how she read something that said silicones can be used as a sealant to your hair. First thing I thought was HUH?? I've never read or heard this before. I didn't do any research on it bc I figured it wasn't true, but then I had to think on it more....

If you think about it, silicones is what builds up in your hair, right??? Therefore, being that it builds up on your hair strands and follicles, it may actually seal in moisture. But doesn't that yucky! Something that builds up in your hair used as a seal.

Well, I guess what im trying to say is that: say your in the process of moisturizing your hair, then you use silicones as your seal to lock in the moisture for that day. Next day comes, and you decide to refresh your hair by adding more moisture, like water, how is it that your hair will retrieve that moisture if you already have build up in your hair from the previous day you used silicones???? As far as an oil goes, you can use it to lock in your moisture and, depending on the natural oil it is, it contains great healthy benefits for your hair!

So, I actually do believe silicones can be used as a seal to a certain extent... But, to each its own right, I'd just rather use an all natural oil, something that can seal in the moisture, be absorbed by my scalp and hair, then be re-used!!!

What do you think about using silicones as a seal?

A little Truly goes a long way!

So I mentioned that I had recently gotten some Oyin Handmade samples. I ordered a sample pack for a Natural Hair forum that I recently did. And while on that subject, I got some really good comments back about the program. I was told I even convinced a few females to go natural. It was a great experience though, because I actually learned a lot while creating my presentation.

But anywho, back to the reason im creating this blog, so yesterday was my deep condition day, meaning I washed, deep conditioned and did a what? TWIST-OUT!!! All while studying for exams-_-... But, so you might have guessed already that I did, in fact, use Oyin Handmades Whipped Pudding. Now im not about to do a product review on it BUT I did want to mention how small the sample was.

Even though the sample size was I believe half an ounce, I only used half of that to twist my hair!!! Cool right??? No... Not really??? I just wanted to mention that you never want to over use any products because there is such thing as "Over-Moisturizing". I thought it was neat how I only needed so little to twist my hair. I don't like to buy samples, because in most cases, with the price of just a sample, you might as well buy the product. I can literally get about 6 twist outs with the 3 samples I have!!

Now I know everyone's hair is different, and though our hair is different, mine soaks up EVERYTHING. But a little truly does go a long way. It also helps keep some extra change in your pockets!!!