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8 REASONS WHY YOUR HAIR IS ALWAYS DRY

Thursday, 2 October, 2014

Time after time I get questions about hair dryness and readers sharing techniques they have tried in order to up moisture retention and prevent dry and brittle hair. Truth is, there are so many dry hair culprits, some we can’t always avoid e.g. weather, genetics etc, but have you ever considered the fact that dryness can also be self-inflicted? Here’s my two pence on eight reasons as to why your hair always seem to be dry…

1 – USING OILS/BUTTERS AS MOISTURISERS

Whilst oils & butters are indeed moisturising, their main function is to act as an emollient or occlusive. Emollients are known to help soften the hair/skin and encourage slip, whilst occlusives help to prevent moisture … READ MORE...

LOC METHOD: THE MUCH TALKED ABOUT MAXIMUM MOISTURE RETENTION METHOD

Friday, 26 September, 2014

I had been hearing a lot about the LOC Method over the past few months and couldn’t resist the urge to finally give it a go!

The LOC Method as you may have guessed from the infographic above, is a method used to promote maximum moisture retention by sealing in moisture twice! At least that’s the easiest way I can put it!!!

My initial worry was that this would result in super greasy and heavy hair but that has been far from the case. I can happily say I am a serious LOC Method Groupie! The steps are super simple and you can get away with using products you already have:

STEP ONE

Moisturise your hair with a … READ MORE...

Vintage Revamped: The GreenHouseEffect a.k.a Real Queens Regime

Wednesday, 16 May, 2012

I’m sure some of you are literally doing a victory dance because I am finally posting on this! I did a post on the GreenHouse Effect a while back, but wanted to make it a tad bit more up to date and personal, so here is my current take…

THE STORY

For those of you who haven’t already heard of this hair growing secret let me give you the low down! The GreenHouse Effect a.k.a Real Queens Regime was created by Meeka Jael who discovered its hair growing wonders when she went from Armpit Length to almost Waist Length in the space of a year! The secret to her hair growing miracle? The GreenHouse Effect!

SCIENCE BEHIND THE GHE METHOD… READ MORE...

When Airdrying & Co-washing give extreme Softness | 4 months post relaxer

Thursday, 22 March, 2012

Having watched FGrogans latest video which mentions her 7 month no heat challenge, I knew and was reminded again of the need to reduce heat in my regime. In fact my friend Toks and I decided to do the ‘black girl’ observation exercise, and assess what FGrogan does out of the ordinary in her hair regime that may be the reason for those long strands she owns a copyright too!

Conclusion was… she co washes 3-4 times a week and uses no heat! Ka-ching..??? Not quite! Who, especially in the UK, has time to wash their hair so frequently especially given our lovely hard water [I thought to myself]

Well that thought changed today when I experienced one majorly easy

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