After my chiropractor appointment last night, I dropped by Shoppers Drug Mart and guess what? Aussie and Herbal Essences products were on sale (as well as a new brand Baléa, which I don’t know anything about) — two for $5! Whoo hoo!! I didn’t go crazy — although I could have, but seeing I have…
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DIY hair care: Mayo + honey + oils = protein treatment
I decided that I was going to do a protein treatment. I found this recipe from Agrlcanmac a few months ago and decided to try it out. I didn’t know if my hair neede any extra protein — it seemed to be thriving , but I read that it is important to protect and strengthen…
Looking good when you’re not feeling good
For the last month or so, I’ve been feeling like a dog. From severe back pain and not sleeping more than a few hours a night to my tummy taking me hostage, I’ve really been not in the best form. That’s all good, but when you’re not feeling so hot and need to go to…
Product review: Live Clean Exotic Nectar Argan Oil restorative conditioner
This is how the story goes: my sister and I went to The Ex (annual fair in Toronto) and there were a slew of people hawking skincare and hair care products. Most I wasn’t interested in, but we did test argan oil. Didn’t like the vendor, but loved the oil. It didn’t feel oily or…
The start of the Healthy Ends Challenge
I’ve registered for Hairlista’s Healthy Ends Challenge — I will be working on my ends until April 8, 2010. You can find the details here. So, yesterday was wash day and this is what I did: Shampooed with my castile moisturizing shampoo Deep conditioned with my super moisturizer for about 10 hours. (I was working from…
Reading is essential – hair care products
Hey y’all! Happy almost Thanksgiving to my Canadian folks — I’m getting ready to do some damage at the dining room table this weekend 🙂 A couple of weeks ago, I was rummaging through my mother’s bathroom cupboards looking at her hair care products and I started thinking about some of the things I used…
Hairlista’s Healthy Ends Challenge – who’s in?
I’m thinking about joining Hairlista’s Healthy Ends Challenge. The challenge runs from today, October 8 to April 8, 2010. I am focusing on retaining length over this winter and I think that this challenge will help me reach my goal (which is to be fully shoulder length when stretched by Spring 2010). Here are the…
Finding your hair type – it’s not an exact science…
What are hair types? Well, from what I understand, it’s a way to classify your hair and it can help you figure out what products and styles will work best on your hair. I’m not really down for hair typing because some people use it as a way to say, “my hair is better than…
The Accidental Natural’s top eight hair tips
Over the past year, I’ve learned some things that have helped me enormously with my hair growth — well, more specifically, hair retention. I’m not one to take pictures of my hair (although I’m starting to) to compare with what it looked like a year ago or a month ago. I am going to begin…
Hair Politics: Where should I buy my hair products?
A few weekends ago, I decided to do some wig research. There is a large Black hair store not too far from my parents’ place. I had never gone in there before, but they had a lot of wig and weave advertisements outside the store. I went in and it was huge – just like…
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