Sell your not-so-favorite products!

Hola chicas. Gone are the days that you would want to kick yourself for buying products that don't work. Now, you can sell your gently used natural hair products on the website www.lolasgreenhair.com.  You will need to set up a paypal account to get your money from any purchaser. To avoid a fee, ask your customers to indicate that it is a gift. I just learned about this site. I plan to go to my natural hair vault (or what my husband calls my personal beauty supply store) to sell those must-haves that turned out to be duds.

You can also swap products on the forum page on the following website: www.curlynikki.com.  Just go to the link for curly hair product swap. No need to have a paypal account. 

I have been giving away my no-so-favorite products. Now, I can make money off of them or get what my hair likes from swapping. You know what they say: one man's trash is another man's treasure.

What are you doing with products that don't work for your hair?

Product Giveaway!!!!

Hola chicas! It is time for yet another product giveaway. This time Tiffany's Natural Treats is giving away Tropic Isle Living Strong Roots.  Strong Roots promotes growth with top ingredients such as Jamaican black castor oil and pimento oil. To win go the link on the right (for Tiffany's Natural Treats) and post a tip for repairing high porosity hair.  The winner will be announced on September 21st. This contest is open to residents of Canada.

Feel free to like the page. Good luck!

Homemade flaxseed gel - the buzz

Ok, making homemade flaxseed gel is not new, but I recently made a batch over Labor Day weekend for the first time. OMG! #loveit! I went to my local health food store and picked up a bag of flaxseed (linseed). I used a quarter cup of flaxseed and 2 cups of purified water. I added both to a pot and waited for it to boil. Once it started to boil, I began to stir the mixture so the seeds would not stick to the pot. When it reached a slightly thick consistency, I removed it from the stove. In retrospect, I should have removed it sooner because it seems like the blob after I strained and cooled it. I was concerned about hold but it dries with a nice hold. It feels softer the second day.  I was left with the best darn curl definition for a wash n go since I started my journey.  It is easy peasy to make and super cheap because you can re-use the seeds.

Here is a video of how to make it from youtube and my results:

Have you made flaxseed gel?

Update:

I forgot to mention that you should keep the flaxseed gel in the refrigerator so it does not go rancid unless you have a preservative like grapefruit seed extract. About six drops should be sufficient.  Enjoy!

Product Review - Darcy's Botanical Avocado and Wild Plum Twisting Cream

The Avocado and Wild Plum twisting cream is thick and creamy and formulated for hair types 3-4. You can use it to moisurize and soften dry, course coils.

It contains organic aloe vera juice, distilled warer, avocado oil, organic palm oil, vegetable emulsifying wax, botanical oil complex, panthenol, wild plum, phenoxyethanol and caprylyl glycol, ylang ylang and lemon essential oils. It comes in an 8 oz. jar. On the company's website it sells for $12.00.

I used this product to do a twist/bantu knotout.   Check out my product review and tutorial below:

Have you tried this product?  What did you think of it?

Heat free hair movement - the buzz

Hey guys! It has been a minute since I post here because I seriously felt like a kid waiting for summer break from it all. After a much needed break, I am back. I recently learned about  the heat free hair movement.  The company is based in D.C.  They sell natural  hair weave. Have you ordered from this company?

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Huetiful hair steamer

Hey chicas! I just purchased the huetiful hair steamer. I am chomping at the bit to try it. If you are not familar with this product here's the deets:

1. it restores moisture 5x better than conditioner alone
2. stengthens hair by replenishing moisture lost to keratin treatments, relaxers or heat straightening
3. it significantly reduces breakage and split ends caused by dry hair while improving manageability
4. easily converts into a spa facial steamer.

The one I purchased came with the hair and face steamer and manual. I purchased it for $120.  This price also includes the headband which I will receive next week. I purchased it here in St. Thomas at New Horizon clothing store in Frenchtown. They just sold out so I will be giving a product review tomorrow on how it worked for me.

I heard about this product a few months ago after watching countless videos but kept forgetting to purchase it. Based upon the youtube videos, this product really works.  My has been quite tangled lately so it certainly needs a reprieve from the fight with the detangling comb.

For more details on the product until my product review coming up tomorrow, check out the company website: www.behuetiful.com.