I loooove the Kinky-Curly line of products! If you take a look at my YouTube Channel, you’ll be able to see the difference that Kinky-Curly makes on my hair. Check out the video below to see how to apply the Kinky-Curly line of products for best results. (Side note: If you want to use a brush for better distribution of the product, I suggest a good Denman brush)
Cute fro-hawk!
As you all may (or may not) know, I love my fro-hawks. I stumbled upon this the other day and I thought I’d share it with you. 
Styling and Caring for BOX BRAIDS (Poetic Justice or Solange Inspired)
While I’m on my whole box-braids kick, I thought I’d share this video I found on YouTube. Enjoy!
Box Braids
I’ve recently fallen in love with large, waist-length box braids all over again. This is a great protective style that is low-maintenance and great for transitioning from relaxed to natural or from TWA to longer lengths.
A couple of tips to keep in mind while wearing box-braids are:
- Make sure to have at least 3 months worth of new growth if your hair is shorter, to make sure that your braids last.
- When washing box braids, focus on your scalp. let the ends of your hair become clean via the rinsing process.
- Use diluted shampoo in an applicator bottle (read: hair colour bottle) to help direct the shampoo to where it needs to be.
- Do not manipulate or massage the scalp too vigorously when washing. This will only make your hair frizzy or worse lead to damage.
- Make sure to keep hair and scalp moisturized while wearing braids. Just because your hair is in braids does not mean that you throw away everything you’ve learned about maintaining your natural hair. Use a good oil or braid sheen spray to keep your hair moisturized.
- Keep “baby-hairs” looking neat by using a toothbrush and a gel like eco-styler. Place a little gel in the palm of your hand, take the toothbrush and dip it in the gel (just enough to get the ends wet), brush your baby hairs down towards your face and then across or swooped back into your hairline to give hair a finished look.
- Enjoy your braids!
Sulfate Free Shampoo List
The following is a note from Dr. Phoenyx Austin‘s Facebook page. It is an extensive list of sulfate free shampoos. So for those of you who aren’t sure which shampoo to try next, take a look at this list and see if anything piques your interest.
“If you haven’t gone the way of sulfate-free shampoos, then you may want to. Sulfate free shampoos are the best shampoos for natural hair (and hair in general) because they gently cleanse without the harshness of regular shampoos.
Although this is a pretty long list of sulfate-free shampoos, there are still many more good ones on the market you can try. Overall, these listed are all good shampoos AND are also good for those with color-treated hair. Hope this list is helpful!
And let me know your favorite sulfate free shampoos- Your personal seal of approval may help out a fellow naturalista who’s confused on what to buy :)
Abba Pure Gentle Shampoo
Abba Pure Moisture Shampoo
Abba Pure Basic Shampoo
Abba Pure Color Protect
Abba Pure Curl Shampoo
AG Hair Cosmetics Colour Savour Sulfate-free Shampoo
AG Hair Cosmetics Recoil Curl Activating Shampoo
Alba Botanica Cocoa Butter Dry Repair Hair Wash
Alba Botanica Coconut Milk Extra Enrich Hair Wash
Alba Botanica Gardenia Hydrating Hair Wash
Alba Botanica Honeydew Nourishing Hair Wash
Alba Botanica Mango Moisturizing Hair wash
Alba Botanica Plumeria Replenishing Hair wash
Alba Botanica Daily Shampoo (also clarifying shampoo)
Alterna Color Hold Repair Shampo
Alterna Color Hold Shine Shampoo
Alterna Color Hold Straight Shampoo
Alterna Scalp Therapy
Alterna Clarifying Shampoo
Alterna Color Hold Repair Shampoo
Alterna Volume Restore Shampoo
Anita Grant Babassu Lavender Rose Shampoo and Shower Bar (UK)
Anita Grant Peppermint Babassu Shampoo Bar (UK)
Anita Grant Organic Kelp + Ylang Babassu Shampoo Bar (UK)
Aubrey Organics BGA Protein + Strengthening Shampoo
Aubrey Organics Egyptian Henna Shine-Enhancing Shampoo
Aubrey Organics GPB Glycogen Protein Balancing Shampoo
Aubrey Organics Green Tea Clarifying Shampoo
Aubrey Organics Honeysuckle Rose Moisturizing Shampoo
Aubrey Organics Island Naturals Replenishing Shampoo
Aubrey Organics J.A.Y. Desert Herb Revitalizing Shampoo
Aubrey Organics Rosa Mosqueta® Nourishing Shampo
Aubrey Organics White Camelia Ultra Smoothing Shampoo
Auromere Ayurvedic Sulfate-Free Aloe Vera-Neem Shampoo
Avalon Organics Awapuhi Mango Moisturizing Shampoo
Avalon Organics Biotin B-Complex Thickening Shampoo
Avalon Organics Extra Moisturizing Olive and Grapeseed Shampoo
Avalon Organics Nourishing Lavender Shampoo
Avalon Organics Clarifying Lemon Shampoo
Avalon Organics Shine Ylang Ylang Shampoo
Avalon Organics Smoothing Grapefruit & Geranium Shampoo
Avalon Organics Strengthening Peppermint Shampoo
Avalon Organics Tea Tree Mint Treatment Shampoo
Avalon Organics Tea Tree Scalp Treatment Shampoo
Avalon Organics Tear-Free Baby Shampoo
Avalon Organics Volumizing Rosemary Shampoo
Aveda Scalp Benefits Balancing Shampoo
Aveda Damage Remedy Restructuring Shampoo
Aveda Dry Remedy Moisturizing Shampoo
Aveda Men’s Pureformance Shampoo
Bed Head Foxy Curls Frizz-Fighting Sulfate-Free Shampoo
Bed Head Superstar Sulfate-Free Shampoo for Thick Massive Hair
Bee Mine Peppermint & Tea Tree Nourishing Shampoo
Blended Beauty Soy Cream Shampoo
Body and Bath Omega-3 Hemp Moisturizing Shampoo
Burt’s Bees Baby Bee Shampoo
Burt’s Bees Color Keeper Green Tea & Fennel Seed Shampoo
Burt’s Bees More Moisture Raspberry & Brazil Nut Shampoo
Burt’s Bees Rosemary Mint Shampoo Bar
Burt’s Bees Super Shiny Grapefruit & Sugar Beet Shampoo
Burt’s Bees Very Volumizing Pomegranate & Soy Shampoo
CHI Ionic Color Protection System Sulfate Free Shampoo
Curl Junkie Curl Assurance Gentle Cleansing Shampoo
CURLS Pure Curls Organic Clarifying Shampoo
CURLS Curlicious Curls Cleansing Cream – Organic Shampoo
CURLS Curlie Cutie Cleansing Cream – Organic Shampoo
CUSH Hydration Supreme Conditioning Shampoo
DermOrganic Conditioning Shampoo
DevaCurl No-Poo Cleanser
DevaCurl Low-Poo Cleanser
Dr. Bronner’s Almond Liquid Soap Almond
Dr. Bronner’s Citrus Orange Liquid Soap
Dr. Bronner’s Eucalyptus Liquid Soap
Dr. Bronner’s Lavender Liquid Soap
Dr. Bronner’s Peppermint Liquid Soap
Dr. Bronner’s Rose Liquid Soap
Dr. Bronner’s Tea Tree Oil Liquid Soap
Elasta QP creme conditioning shampoo
Elucence Moisture Benefits Shampoo
Giovanni Smooth as Silk Shampoo
Giovanni Tea Tree Triple Treat Shampoo
Giovanni 50:50 Balanced Shampoo
Giovanni Golden Wheat Shampoo
Giovanni Root 66 Max Volume
Giovanni Wellness Shampoo with Chinese Botanicals
Hair Rules Aloe Grapefruit Purifying Shampoo
Hair Rules Daily Cleansing Cream
Jane Carter Solution Hydrating Invigorating Shampoo
Jason Natural Tea Tree Scalp Normalizing Shampoo
Jason Natural Biotin & Peppermint Strengthening Shampoo
Jason Natural Grapefruit and Aloe Smoothing Shampoo
Jason Natural Lavender & Rosemary Curl Defining Shampoo
Jason Natural Tall Grass Shampoo
Jason Natural Rosewater & Chamomile Normalizing Shampoo
Jason Natural Plumeria & Sea Kelp Moisturizing Shampoo
Jessicurl Gentle Lather Shampoo
Jonathan Product- Infinite Volume Shampoo
Jonathan Product- Weightless No Frizz Shampoo
Jonathan Product Hydrating Shampoo
Jonathan Product Green Routine Nourishing Shampoo
Herbal Choice Natural Tea Tree shampoo
Karen’s Body Beautiful Bodacious Beauty Bar (Shampoo Bar)
Karen’s Body Beautiful Cool Clarifying Shampoo
Karen’s Body Beautiful Ultimate Conditioning Shampoo
Kenra Platinum Color Care Shampoo
KeraCare 1st Lather Shampoo
KeraCare Hydrating Detangling Shampoo
Kinky-Curly Come Clean Moisturizing Shampoo
Kiss My Face Aromatherapeutic
Kiss My Face SaHaira (wheat amino acids)
L’Oreal Everstrong Hydrating Shampoo
L’Oreal Everpure Smooth Shampoo
L’Oreal Everpure Volumizing Shampoo
L’Oreal Everstrong Reconstructing Shampoo
L’Oreal Hair Expertise Everstrong Sulfate-Free Fortify System Bodify Shampoo
MOP C-System Clean Shampoo
MOP C-System Hydrating Shampoo
MOP C-Curl Enhancing Shampoo
Neutragena Triple Moisture Cream Lather Shampoo
Organix Awakening Mocho Expresso Shampoo
Organix Energizing Passion Fruit Guava
Organix Enriching Cucumber Yogurt
Organix Fortifying Lavender Soymilk Shampoo
Organix Healing Mandarin Olive Oil
Organix Hydrating Tea Tree Mint Shampoo
Organix Instant Repair Cocoa Butter Shampoo
Organix Moisturizing Grapefruit Mango Butter
Organix Nourishing Coconut Milk Shampoo
Organix Rejuvenating Cherry Blossom Ginseng Shampoo
Organix Revitalizing Pomengranate Green Tea
Organix Smoothing Shea Butter Shampoo
Organix Soft and Silky Vanilla Silk Shampoo
Organix White Tea Grapeseed Shampoo
Oyin Grand Poo Bar
Phyto Phytojoba Gentle Regulating Milk Shampoo – Dry Hair Formula
Pureology Shampoos
Qhemet Biologics Egyptian Wheatgrass Cleansing Tea
Queen Helene Mint Julep Shampoo
Scruples White Tea Sulfate Free Restorative Shampoo
Shea Moisture Raw Shea Butter Moisture Retention Shampoo
Shea Moisture African Black Soap Deep Cleansing Shampoo
Silk Elements ColorCare Sulfate Free Shampoo
Softsheen Breakthru Fortifying Moisturizing Shampoo
TIGI S-Factor Health Factor Sulfate-Free Daily Dose Shampoo Hair Shampoos
Trader Joe’s Nourish Spa Shampoo
Trader Joe’s Tea Tree Tingle Shampoo”
Surgeon general: Hair shouldn’t keep you out of gym
Check out this article from Madison Park – CNNhealth.com Writer/Producer:
Surgeon general: Hair shouldn’t keep you out of gym
Remember, if you aren’t healthy your hair won’t be healthy. So eat well, work out at night so you can shower and wrap your hair before you go to bed or find a style that you can sweat in and hop on that elliptical!
Here’s Your Daily Dose of Natural Cuteness! ^_^
These two are just too adorable… Go ‘head girls! Work it!
MAC Skin Perfection with Fatima T
This is a very informative video by M.A.C. Senior Artist Fatima T to help us apply foundation flawlessly.
