I still love my hurr

Hey y'all.  Just an update on my natural hair journey.  I had mentioned how my hair hasn't been growing much the past few months to a year.  I think I'm finally getting back on track... I think. Hard to tell because I don't do length checks regularly or even at all.  I do know my hair feels healthier so I hope it's growing too.  Check out recent photos below. 
Anyway I want to share my new protein treatment that I love.  Let me start by saying I have suffered from weak brittle hair my whole life.  Being natural, it's a little better, but still a problem.  In my struggle to remedy this, I have tried protein treatments. I tried Aphogee 2 step protein treatment with mixed result. I felt it made my hair stronger but the last two times it seemed to make my hair very hard, dry and brittle(r).  I decided I was protein sensitive and discontinued. 
I have been unable to find something potent enough to strengthen my strands but gentle enough not to cause my strands to react negatively until now.
I found a homemade treatment online that consists of using Greek yogurt as a conditioner.  Now I recently converted to eating Greek yogurt for it's high protein content and I love it but never thought to use it on my hair.  For those who aren't familiar, Greek yogurt is very thick so it makes for a great conditioner as it will stay on your hair instead of dripping off.  I tried plain yogurt (couple tablespoons) with egg whites (about a tablespoon).  I mixed it with just a squirt of one of my conditioners (organic root stimulator) for good measure but you can skip this step.  I mixed together and that was enough to generously slather through my thick hair.  I left on about 10 min then washed my hair thoroughly.  I was afraid of not getting out all of it because it is slightly grainy but after a thorough wash there was no residue.  My hair felt moisturized with no hard scrunchy feeling and I felt like I had gotten some good protein in my hair. We will see if this treatment has any long term effect on my hair.  I hope this was helpful to you guys.
Hasta pasta, naturalistas!!

The versatility of natural hair

So over the course of last week, I have rocked over 4 different looks with my hair.  And that's just in a week! Plus I have a whole repertoire of updos that I didn't even get into at all this past week!  When I had relaxed hair, I had like 2 styles total.  I mostly wore the same hairstyle everyday.  I had limitations in length and just the straight texture that made certain styles impossible but most of my limitations were due to length.  Now I'm not speaking for everyone because I realize that many black ladies who are relaxed have a multitude of looks that they use weaves and wigs to achieve.  But for those like me who just never got into the wigs and weaves, my hair was pretty boring. 

With all the challenges of caring for natural type 4 hair, it's always nice to focus on the positives and this is one of them.  Happy Sunday naturalistas!!

Review of Miss Jessies Super Sweetback Treatment

This is a review on Miss Jessie's Super Sweetback treatment. this product was very expensive on the website. It was $50 or more. However they were having a sale during the holidays: 40 percent off everything! Even with the 40 percent off the products cost more than I'm used to paying for hair products but I decided to give it a try based on the amazing reviews that I read.

I was pleasantly surprised to say those reviews were true. This product first of all is a kinky girls dream come true.  it smells amazing, it is thick and creamy, it has great slip...and that's just from opening and looking at the product. As far as using the product, not only did it make my hair smell wonderful, it made my hair shiny and super-moisturized. Today is day 7 after conditioning with this product and my hair is still shinier than I'm  used to seeing and I think it is because of using this product. My hair just looks healthier in general.  Even though I am a total spendthrift and normally would never in a million years spent $50 for hair conditioner, I would actually consider buying this product full price after this one is finished. I feel like it can go a long way in improving the health and appearance of my hair. I have a feeling this 16 ounce bottle that I have will last a good amount of time if I use in moderation. Therefore I think it's totally worth the money. And that wraps up my review of Miss Jessie's super sweetback