my journey

hey guys :) my last post was just an introduction to my hair story and how it all began but i want to show where i currently stand with my hair and growth...

Month 1


Month 2


Month 3


Month 4


Month 5


Month 6



Month 7






Month 8







So this is where i am as of right NOW... and i still have a lot of growing to do :) in four months will be my one year anniversary and im anxiously awaiting to see what my hair growth will be then...

Products im currently using:

                    
                     Conditioner


Giovanni Smooth as Silk Deeper Moisture Conditioner


                           Deep Conditioner

 
Olive Oil Replenishing Condtioner (deep penetrating)

              
               Leave In Condtioner

Kinky Curly Knot Today Leave in/Detangler (personal favorite)

Giovanni Direct Leave In Weightless Moisture Conditioner


                Curl Cremes


Kinky Curly Curling Custard (personal favorite)

Eco Styler Olive Oil Styling Gel (use this for curl definition and base gel)


                                          Oils


Carrot Oil

Coconut Oil

Shea Butter (Butter and Oil)


If you noticed, I did not mention a specific shampoo that i use.  Thats because I do not shampoo my hair.  Shampoo contains sulfates and other harsh chemicals that strip the hair of its natural oils that it produces.  Those oils are a neccessity and are extremely relevant for the health of our hair.  Natural hair (depending on the hair type that u have) can tend to be very dry and fragile.  Thats y its so important to keep it moisturized DAILY.  I co-wash my hair, and what that means is that I wash my hair with conditioner instead of the traditional shampoo washing.  Conditioners have cleansing agents in them as well, and it is best advised that the conditioner u use is organic or natural based.  Always make sure u read the ingredients on the back of ur hair products to insure that ur hair is not being harmed or mistreated in anyway.  A natural friend of mine always told me, "if u cant pronounce the ingredients in it, DONT USE IT."  Natural/Organic products can be more expensive than regular commercial products, but trust me, u get what u pay for.

Signed,

A Curl Junkie <3

BAAAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!!!

SOOOOOOOOO everyone has to know that I am sooooooooooooo excited because OMG.. I HAVE MY OWN FREAKIN BLOG!! like, im still reading other natural hair blogs and following other bloggers but omg u guys can follow me now!!! AHHHHHHHH!! thats so effin cool...


oh yea thats right i have to tell u guys about me and junk..

my name is brittany, and i am 21 years old, and i am currently 8 months natural...no relaxers, no chemicals, no weaves, no texturizers...just kinky, coily, curly ME !!! I decided to make this decision on April 26, 2010, and that part is in my profile section... nevertheless, I have been wanting to go natural since 2006.  But I was dating someone at the time who told me that if i cut my hair off that they would not hesitate to end the relationshp.......yea...i know.....super shallow right???  So i just kind of erased it out of my mind and kept doing the same things to my hair...things that i knew other people would like and approve...and therein lied my problem...

So this year I had a lot going on with my hair...





I found this new stylist named kim who was mad cool, and things were going great with my hair...It was healthy (so i thought) and I was receiving soooooo many compliments on how shiny and pretty and bouncy it was....So one day i told kim that i wanted to dye my hair blonde...So shes like yea that will be cute blah blah blah, and we proceeded to dye my hair...it was blonde on the top and chocolate on the bottom...omg and what a beauty it was....MORE PRAISES from the people...


yep... and so this was the calm before the storm people...time went on and everything was groovy until i sed.. "kim i think i want to go brighter..."

dont have ne pics of that because... IT WAS A TOTAL DISASTER!! my hair was falling out like the leaves on the trees in the fall...i mean it was so surreal... my hair became limp and lifeless and started to get thinner and thinner...I didnt know what to do after that..i was so devastated... and then i ran into a friend of mines who had been natural a little over two years and her hair was like....
 ....lol

yea...it was freaking GORGEOUS... we talked and caught up.. and i told her about my hair and all that and to make a long story short, she inspired me, along with other naturals along the way i ran into.... to cut it all off, no matter what any one else thought...so i woke up the next day, and i called her and i sed... "can you cut my hair.." and she sed ... "gladly!" lol and here is a product of that...

 

but then i realized that the blonde needed to go lol...



well most of it neway...

so from that moment i have not looked back... i have been a die hard naturalista ever since....

and there u have my hair story....well...the beginning of it neway :)