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WANT YOUR DEEP CONDITIONER TO PENETRATE? THESE INGREDIENTS WILL DO EXACTLY THAT

Friday, 22 April, 2016

Nowadays, I can’t seem to walk past a product without taking a look at its ingredients list. I’ve had to learn the hard way that a beautifully packaged and effectively marketed product does not always equate to a good one. On a recent trip to my local hair shop I stumbled upon a deep conditioning product which claimed to strengthen and rebuild the hair, I scanned through the ingredients list almost three times, before confirming that I could not identify one familiar protein within the list. I would assume I am not only one that would expect at least one protein ingredient in a strengthening and rebuilding product?!

Now truth is it’s not always an easy task to know whether … READ MORE...

STUDY | COCONUT OIL PROVEN TO REDUCE PROTEIN LOSS WHEN USED AS A PRE-POO

Tuesday, 12 April, 2016

If like myself you take your hair journey quite seriously, you’ve most likely explored pre-pooing. The act of coating your strands with oils [or a store bought pre-poo product] prior to washing, to help reduce the stripping effects of shampoo. I get very excited whenever I come across new studies which support some of the hair care practices that I swear by, and pre-pooing is one of them!

This study in particular, shines light on just how powerful the pre-poo session can be for our hair, especially if done using Coconut Oil.

In the study three oils [Mineral Oil, Sunflower Oil & Coconut Oil], were tested on various hair types for their ability to help prevent hair damage when

MUST HAVE | THE £2 OIL PROVEN TO SPEED UP HAIR GROWTH

Friday, 26 February, 2016

Just a couple of weeks ago I spoke on the topic of how to speed up hair growth during the winter months. For those of you who didn’t know, our hair is likely to grow at a slower rate during the colder months due to several factors, you’ll want to check out this post for the full scoop. One of the main factors I mentioned was the slower rate of blood circulation especially to our extremities, e.g. the scalp, fingertips and toes. Of course once I had learned this I had to figure out a way to combat it, and so I did some research and put together this video, on 4 growth boosting techniques to tackle the … READ MORE...

Top Tip | ‘All I Want Is Growth’ & Some Hair Practices That May Just Get You That!

Monday, 30 September, 2013

I’ve been meaning to write a post on the wonderful topic of hair growth as a whole but who am I kidding in just one post it would probably be the longest read ever, I’d have you at nah mate not checking that blog again! Diet, genetics, regimens, products, you’d be reading for hours! So I decided to break it down in a hopefully more interesting way kicking it off with this post right here… some of the common ‘non-traditional’ hair care practices that have taken over the hairsphere in hopes of stimulating, encouraging and speeding up… Hair growth!

[1] S C A L P M A S S A G E S … READ MORE...

Top Tip | Single Strand Knots? An Oil Rinsing Solution

Monday, 19 August, 2013

I had no idea just how deadly single strand knots were until I reached a good 12+ months into my transition, they literally popped out of nowhere and attacked what seemed like every God given strand of hair on my head!! But it soon became apparent that I experienced them mainly when airdrying or simply whenever my hair was not straight! I started to research into what I could do to eliminate the awful things, because I knew continually straightening or blowdrying my hair just wasn’t an option! After much research, some testing, and hoping for the best, I found four simple solutions to my SSK problem, one of which I had never tried before and now love! Here are … READ MORE...

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