More Than Hair Project

𝗠𝘆 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶 𝗿𝗼𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝘁 💃🏾⁉️💆🏾‍♀️

I did them on freshly washed hair

I have mixed feelings 💁🏾‍♀️🥹😊

On one hand the curls were super defined but It didn't give me the volume I wanted when I separated them.

I suppose the type of curl I achieved was not what I was going for. I felt like a had a mop on my head 😔☺️

On the other hand I found the rods to be much easier to use than perm rods. There is a lot less hair on the rods when I take them down.

I will definitely try again with a different method... the aim being to achieve a different type of ➰

Have you tried flexi rods? Did you like the results?
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⁉️Researchers estimate that 90% of people in the world have black or brown hair⁉️

There are many different hues between black and brown and this is determined by GENETICS.

Two functioning copies (one from each parent) of a gene that produces melanin determines our exact hair color.

There are so many interesting facts surrounding the GENETICS of natural hair colour. I'll list a couple here 👇🏾 then I'll share others on threads so go check them out.

⁉️Pheomelanin causes light or red hair

⁉️The many shades of brown like brown-ebony, brown-mahogany and brown-oak is due to a gene variation called allele

⁉️Black and brown hair strands are thicker than blonde hair

What category do you think you fall into ebony, mahogany or oak?

💫 𝗠𝘆 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝘄𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝗻 𝗴𝗼 💫

I usually style my hair like this out of necessity. This is normally when I have to meet friends and I'm pressed for time. I put my hair in two puffs and go. I usually add oil or gel after my Aloe Juice and Leave-in.

What's your quick fix hairstyle when it's washday but you need to be out the door right after?

You might have to look back to between 3 and 6 months to see which event might have caused this level of shedding.

The good news is this condition is temporary and once it has peaked at around 6 months the growth cycle gradually goes back to normal.

Check out the stories to see the entire hair growth cycle.

Have you heard of or experienced this condition? If so, did your hair slip back into its normal cycle after 6 months?

Happy Monday 🌞

We've been getting consistent sunshine for the few days now and I'm soaking it all in.

No matter where you are, no matter the weather here's wishing you an amazing brilliant week that allows you to shine from the inside out 😘

HAIR: This look is a bantu knot out achieved with the Curly Curl Cream
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💫 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗿𝘂𝗽𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗲 🌀

As I mentioned in my previous carosel... STRESS ss can push your hair into the TELOGEN PHASE.

Have you ever noticed this on your hair?

Happy Saturday lovelies 😘

I've been enjoying this spring weather and letting my hair out ☀️😁

I've been wearing braid outs a lot and I'm loving this medium length life.

I've styled them on freshly washed shunken hair and stretched hair (african threading and blow drying)

In this instance my hair was blow dried.

𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘀: 𝘼𝙥𝙝𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙎𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙇𝙤𝙩𝙩𝙖 𝘽𝙤𝙙𝙮 𝙎𝙡𝙚𝙚𝙠 𝙈𝙚 𝘽𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙇𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣.

Have you been wearing your hair out lately?

As per request we're going to look into the factors that affect hair growth

The aim is to provide a clear picture of what you need to look at if you are struggling to retain length.

The first thing that comes to mind, from my observation, is PRODUCTS.

What products did you use to grow your hair?...is a common question.

However, there is sooo much more to consider if your aim is to grow healthy hair.

What's your number one question when it comes to length retention?

𝙈𝙮 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙝𝙖𝙞𝙧 𝙨𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙮 𝙬𝙖𝙨𝙣'𝙩 𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙜...

Retaining length has been a struggle for me.

I have fine, medium porosity hair that perhaps needs to be in a low manipulation protective style more often that not.

My hair is prone to breakage and here I was applying heavy butters and styling it daily for the office, or the gram.

Even with all the knowledge I'd gained through hours of research it took me a really long time work out how to turn all these great hair care practices into length retention for my hair.

I felt like there was also a hormonal issue that affected my ability to retain length. That's why it took a couple of changes like working from home, not using heavy products in my hair and getting pregnant for me to finally see some length.

I'll provide a proper hair update including post partum shedding shortly.

Have a blessed day lovelies 😘
Let me know if you've had similar struggles.
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𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝙎𝙀𝘼𝙇 𝙔𝙊𝙐𝙍 𝙀𝙉𝘿𝙎 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗳𝘁 🧾📝

Whether you apply one of these methods or all three like I do it will make DETANGLING and caring for your kinks and curls so much easier.

It locks on all the MOISTURE and goodness deposited by your deep conditioning treatments.

I've covered pH balance and cool temperature...check out my saved stories.

After deep conditioning I always sprits my hair with 𝘼𝙡𝙤𝙚 𝙑𝙚𝙧𝙖 𝙅𝙪𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙫𝙚-𝙞𝙣 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙧.

I store both of them in the 𝙧𝙚𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙤𝙧 because I learnt from research that the right pH balance and cool temperatures lock in moisture and provide sheen or shine.

My go to gel as a new natural was flaxseed gel. It was great for daily use and it was cost effective.

I also stored it in the 𝙧𝙚𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙤𝙧.

Do you use these methods already? or are they new to you?
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