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...

        Hide Your Kids, Hide Your Wife, but most importantly, Hide Your Hair Products  For some reason that Bed Intruder song just popped into my head when I was writing this. Hah!  If you have not seen it, check youtube. Something that became a problem for me during my...

      Dominican Blowout on Natural Hair For my birthday I decided to treat myself to a salon style.  I got a Dominican Blowout and asked that the stylist use my products.  It was a Dominican salon which I did end up using a few times.  I was 64 weeks and 3 days post relaxer,...

    WEN was a pleasant surprise – 49 weeks post relaxer I was 49 weeks post relaxer at this time in my transition from relaxed to natural.  I used WEN Fig cleansing conditioner again and am pleasantly surprised.  This was my second use of WEN. I used about 10 pumps of WEN...

      Washing Your Own Hair – Tips for Transitioning from Relaxed to Natural Hair As you are transitioning from permed to natural hair, you will eventually wash your own hair instead of always using a salon. The first thing that you should know is that all of those...

      WEN Cleansing Conditioner – 1st Wash after the Mini Chop I was 48 weeks and 1 day post relaxer at this time.  Technically this is the second wash after the mini chop but I did not take many photos of that wash yesterday. I was out of town and just had to try WEN Fig...