Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Something on the inside

Working to make my inside as natural and healthy as my outside is easier said than done.
No heat in my hair...done
Protective styling...done
No chems in my hair or skin...done
No junk food....hold the presses
No chocolate, no chips...{lips start to quiver}
Why oh why does it have to be this?  I decided in 2006-2007 to go natural and never looked, even on my worst hair days, and trust me there was a lot of those. However, to go one week with healthy eating and exercise is the end of the world for me.  But I keep trying.
Tonight I marinated and baked tofu.  YUMMY!!
https://www.facebook.com/bernadette.vines/posts/10201893508208849
I posted it on Facebook.

Now on to my hair.  HELLO HYDRATION  my hair loves it.  I continue make quest to stick to affordable products instead of trying to keep up with the jones'.  Last time I looked my name was Vines baby!  HH has a very light fragrance and wonderful slip.  My hair was feeling so dry and brittle on the ends I thought it would just crumple like potato chips.  I mixed the HH, a detangler and coconut oil to baggy my ends the night before.  Then after washing with a black soap bar I applied more HH and could immediately feel how soft my hair was and how easily the comb ran through it.
Everyday as soon as I get home I spritz my ends and tuck them up for the night.  My twist will come out this weekend and I hope to feel maybe a slight deference in my ends.
A friend reminded me that store bought conditioners do have chemicals but I feel satisfied that I am at least limiting the chemicals by the choice of products I use.

Keep it real, keep it natural

Oops!

Well, I needed some motivation to get starting blogging on this post again and I think I found it!  I came across a video for a high bun and fell in love with it immediately.  Nicole does not use extra (fake) hair for enhancement or volume nor does she use any heat to apply this style. I don't need any other reasons to make this a winner for me.


If I do this on stretched out hair it will be huge!  Tomorrow is the day I am going to give it a try before I wash my hair.  Then the whole process of stretching it out after washing, it should be ready by Tuesday of next week. lol
I'm still sticking with my same cheapy products, I refuse to bill money for hair products when I can get the same results with cheaper products.  Why spend so much money to get my hair so pretty and then can't afford to go out and show it off. ROFL!!!!  That's just my opinion of course.
So what's in my arsenal of products?
My forever shelf:
Jamaican Castor's Oil
Organic Coconut Oil
Shea Butter
Coco Butter
Essential Oils
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Suave conditioners
Castile soap
Baking Soda
Apple Cider Vinegar
Black soap bars
Cantu Leave-in conditioners
My splurge shelf:
Taliah Waajid products
Africa's Best Organics products
Crème of Nature products
Pantene products
Mane & Tail Detangler


As you see, my essentials out way my splurge products




Keep it real, keep it natural