November 12, 2009
November 10, 2009
I'm back
Wow. A lot has happened since my last post.
I've moved to London and started studying at the University of Westminster. (Contemporary Media Practice) The program is fantastic.
That said, It's definitely been a transition for my hair.
It rains a lot in London, which is something that i am not used to in Toronto, and it also seems to stay around the same temperatures all year long. So I'm attempting to find a way to control and continue to grow my hair in my new climate.
I finally transitioned fully and chopped off my permed ends. I decided to do it when i moved into my new flat. I've been wearing a wig for the last 3 months, and before that I was natural.
The summer was difficult on my hair because I was swimming on a daily basis. I always wear a swim cap but the chlorine definitely managed to find it's way into the cap. As a result i would be co-washing my hair daily throughout the summer.
From one extreme to another, I began wearing a wig when i moved to London. Mainly because I didn't have the patience to keep up with my hair care given my situation when i first arrived. I had a lot to sort out prior to the start of school.
The wig however has been wreaking havoc on my hairline. on the two areas just above the arches of my eyebrows my hair has been thinning out. I believe it is due to the clips on the lacefront wig.
I've stopped clipping the wig to my hair and I am trying to take more care, but I'm not really sure what I'm going to do about this problem.
Other than that my hair has been doing well. I was hennaing my hair regularly throughout the summer, but i haven't at all since being in England. I probably will when i go home for Christmas (I'll be home for a month).
I've been conditioning my hair regularly (but not deep conditioning unfortunately).
Everything has changed in my hair routine and I'm just trying to keep things together.
I'll post some pictures of my natural hair. It's the first time I've had a head full of completely natural hair in ages.
Feels great.
I've moved to London and started studying at the University of Westminster. (Contemporary Media Practice) The program is fantastic.
That said, It's definitely been a transition for my hair.
It rains a lot in London, which is something that i am not used to in Toronto, and it also seems to stay around the same temperatures all year long. So I'm attempting to find a way to control and continue to grow my hair in my new climate.
I finally transitioned fully and chopped off my permed ends. I decided to do it when i moved into my new flat. I've been wearing a wig for the last 3 months, and before that I was natural.
The summer was difficult on my hair because I was swimming on a daily basis. I always wear a swim cap but the chlorine definitely managed to find it's way into the cap. As a result i would be co-washing my hair daily throughout the summer.
From one extreme to another, I began wearing a wig when i moved to London. Mainly because I didn't have the patience to keep up with my hair care given my situation when i first arrived. I had a lot to sort out prior to the start of school.
The wig however has been wreaking havoc on my hairline. on the two areas just above the arches of my eyebrows my hair has been thinning out. I believe it is due to the clips on the lacefront wig.
I've stopped clipping the wig to my hair and I am trying to take more care, but I'm not really sure what I'm going to do about this problem.
Other than that my hair has been doing well. I was hennaing my hair regularly throughout the summer, but i haven't at all since being in England. I probably will when i go home for Christmas (I'll be home for a month).
I've been conditioning my hair regularly (but not deep conditioning unfortunately).
Everything has changed in my hair routine and I'm just trying to keep things together.
I'll post some pictures of my natural hair. It's the first time I've had a head full of completely natural hair in ages.
Feels great.
July 12, 2009
July Length Check!
FINALLY. I have been so ridiculously busy it's taken me (God knows how many) months to update the blog with a length check!
The following are pictures of new growth as well as permed hair. 12, July 2009.This is the centre of my head. It measures at 10" in length, and 4 1/4" of au naturale hair. (2 1/2 of an inch in growth)
Nape of my neck. It measures at 3 3/4" in au naturale hair.(1 inch in growth)
This is the front of my head (hairline area). It measures at just over 3 3/4" in length. All au naturale hair.(just over 1 1/4 inches in new growth)
This is the side of my head. It's 3 3/4" in Length all in au naturale hair.
This is the side of my head. It's 3 3/4" in Length all in au naturale hair.(just over 1 1/4 inches in new growth)
My Hair line.
My Hair line.
June 08, 2009
June Update
It's already June and I've been neglecting this blog... and my hair :s
To date I've done 2 henna treatments which have turned out wonderfully. I haven't been deep conditioning my hair every week, although I did yesterday. My hair has grown a lot, and has thickened a lot (if that's possible). It looks great, but I honestly haven't been caring for it the way i should be. No adverse effects have really been happening from what i can notice anyway. Anyway, I'm gonna do a length check as soon as I can. (some time this week) and post the pictures up. My pony's noticeably thicker and longer. It's pretty exciting!
xox
To date I've done 2 henna treatments which have turned out wonderfully. I haven't been deep conditioning my hair every week, although I did yesterday. My hair has grown a lot, and has thickened a lot (if that's possible). It looks great, but I honestly haven't been caring for it the way i should be. No adverse effects have really been happening from what i can notice anyway. Anyway, I'm gonna do a length check as soon as I can. (some time this week) and post the pictures up. My pony's noticeably thicker and longer. It's pretty exciting!
xox
April 27, 2009
Update
Wow, I haven't been on here in AGES! So I missed my 3rd hair length check, so I'm gonna wait till may and do a combined two month one. My hair has grown ALOT. I'm really impressed with my progress i must say. I'm glad I'm keeping this blog so i can look back on the things I've done to get me to where i am now.
I haven't been deep conditioning every weekend, cause i ran out of conditioner while at Uni and there were no affordable black hair stores in the area. I also haven't been washing my hair regularly (everyday like i used to). I've been VERY naughty.
Anyway, i just needed to blog to remind myself of what i'm doing, and to get excited about my hair again. woo hoo. Will update soon with pictures of my length check. I'm still very pleased with my henna results. I'm thinking the next henna I do i'll video record and upload.
- peace and love
I haven't been deep conditioning every weekend, cause i ran out of conditioner while at Uni and there were no affordable black hair stores in the area. I also haven't been washing my hair regularly (everyday like i used to). I've been VERY naughty.
Anyway, i just needed to blog to remind myself of what i'm doing, and to get excited about my hair again. woo hoo. Will update soon with pictures of my length check. I'm still very pleased with my henna results. I'm thinking the next henna I do i'll video record and upload.
- peace and love
April 13, 2009
My Henna Hair Treatment
Oh. My. God.
I thought I knew soft hair when I started conditioning regularly... but I clearly didn't know from soft hair.
So I decided to do my first Henna hair treatment last week Wednesday (8th). I had purchased henna online from E-bay from a place in Vancouver (I could avoid international shipping). I was a bit nervous because I had never heard of anyone using their product on the hair care forums etc. So I took the plunge, 'cause the henna was reasonably priced. I bought 3 packs of 250g (each) Atul Herbal Henna.
It claims to be all natural henna and the only thing added to it are Amla, Katha and Shikakai herbs. (I looked them all up and they are all supposedly great for hair... I've also heard of naturals that added the above herbs to their henna separately).
So I boiled some green tea, and added it to the bag of henna. I mixed in a tiny bit of suave strawberry hair conditioner, some olive oil, some coconut oil a bit of sea salt, red wine vinegar (I didn't have apple cider vinegar hee hee) and eventually a bit of brewed coffee (I wanted a chestnut red colour). I let it sit for about 2 hours to allow the dye to release.
I slathered that into my hair and left it on for about 4 hours. I was going to sleep in it, but i was too eager to see what my hair would look like. the process wasn't messy or anything, as I've read that i could be.
The most difficult part of the process is washing the henna out of the hair. I must have been in the shower for about 2 hours. i rinsed for about 30 mins. shampooed about 3 times. rinsed some more. Conditions etc... and there was still a bit of grains in my hair, but i left them in and figured I'd be washing my hair again in a day or two so id wait till then to wash it again properly.
Initially my hair was a reddish orange brown. Then it deepened to a rouge orange brown. Then it deepened to a rouge brown. And now finally it is a rouge chestnut colour and i LOVE it.
My hair is incredibly soft... i can't keep my hands out of it. It is noticeably thicker (if that's possible), definitely stronger and as mentioned previously... a heck of a lot softer. (and it's shiny too). I am a henna believer, and I can't wait to do my next treatment in a month. I'll post some pics up when I've got a bit more time.
- Thanks.
I thought I knew soft hair when I started conditioning regularly... but I clearly didn't know from soft hair.
So I decided to do my first Henna hair treatment last week Wednesday (8th). I had purchased henna online from E-bay from a place in Vancouver (I could avoid international shipping). I was a bit nervous because I had never heard of anyone using their product on the hair care forums etc. So I took the plunge, 'cause the henna was reasonably priced. I bought 3 packs of 250g (each) Atul Herbal Henna.
It claims to be all natural henna and the only thing added to it are Amla, Katha and Shikakai herbs. (I looked them all up and they are all supposedly great for hair... I've also heard of naturals that added the above herbs to their henna separately).
So I boiled some green tea, and added it to the bag of henna. I mixed in a tiny bit of suave strawberry hair conditioner, some olive oil, some coconut oil a bit of sea salt, red wine vinegar (I didn't have apple cider vinegar hee hee) and eventually a bit of brewed coffee (I wanted a chestnut red colour). I let it sit for about 2 hours to allow the dye to release.
I slathered that into my hair and left it on for about 4 hours. I was going to sleep in it, but i was too eager to see what my hair would look like. the process wasn't messy or anything, as I've read that i could be.
The most difficult part of the process is washing the henna out of the hair. I must have been in the shower for about 2 hours. i rinsed for about 30 mins. shampooed about 3 times. rinsed some more. Conditions etc... and there was still a bit of grains in my hair, but i left them in and figured I'd be washing my hair again in a day or two so id wait till then to wash it again properly.
Initially my hair was a reddish orange brown. Then it deepened to a rouge orange brown. Then it deepened to a rouge brown. And now finally it is a rouge chestnut colour and i LOVE it.
My hair is incredibly soft... i can't keep my hands out of it. It is noticeably thicker (if that's possible), definitely stronger and as mentioned previously... a heck of a lot softer. (and it's shiny too). I am a henna believer, and I can't wait to do my next treatment in a month. I'll post some pics up when I've got a bit more time.
- Thanks.
March 22, 2009
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