I decided to give Mowrah butter a try as part of my fall and winter hair care.  I want to keep my hair moisturized and seal with a butter.  Mowrah butter reminds me of a cross between cocoa butter and shea butter.  It is not as hard as cocoa butter but it is also not pliable like shea...

I have been looking for a butter to use on my natural hair for the fall and winter to seal in moisture.  My most recent butter is avocado butter.  I was expecting it to be more greenish like the fruit but my butter, ordered online, is more yellow.  It’s not really a butter...

In case you have not tried it, the Tightly Curly method for curly hair recommends using lots of conditioner to style your hair.  Basically, you use what is called a “combing conditioner” to detangle your curly hair using a denman brush. When I used this method, I used Herbal...

I had been reading a ton of information about natural heads using Crisco, yes that Crisco, on their hair and getting great results.  After reading about it for months, I finally went out and bought some Crisco.  The ingredients are: Soybean Oil, Fully Hydrogenated Palm Oil, Partially...

At 88 weeks post relaxer I tried my first flat twist out on my almost fully natural hair. I washed using Optimum shampoo and WEN FIG.  I deep conditioned using Sperm Whale conditioner with heat, Nacidit olive oil conditioner with heat and Silicon mix with heat.  I used them all for 15...

At 85 weeks and 5 days post relaxer I finally tried a much raved about product, Eco Styler gel.  I tried Eco Styler gel on my entire head and it turned out well.  Prior to that I had only been using the gel on small sections to see how it dried.  For this style I used Herbal Essences Long...

I took the plunge and tried a shampoo bar for my natural hair, a sulfate free shampoo bar. There are tons of companies that sell natural hair products and in this case I went with Chagrin Valley Soap & Craft Company. I purchased 20 samples, some skin bars and some shampoo bars. At least...

  My Experience with Natural Hair Salons I have been natural for a while but I have never used any of the natural hair salons in my area.  I’m in NYC and some of the most popular natural hair salons can be found in this area.  I have been a DIY person for basically my entire...