Summer Time Hair

Please ensure you drink plenty of water, hydrate your hair from the inside and the out! For Natural Beauties….a spray bottle is a MUST have! You can put purified/distilled water, any carrier oil of your choice, evoo (Extra Virgin Olive Oil), avocado oil (rich in vitamins and beta carotene), sweet almond and grapeseed oils are also EXCELLENT oils, aloe vera juice or gel, a touch of glycerin or honey (humectants – be careful during the winter months low dew points) Hats, Scarves & protective styles are your friend during the summer months! The sun rays can be pleasurable for your body, buy reach havoc on your hair!

Humectants are used to attract, hold and retain moisture, optimizing the hair’s resilience, suppleness, and elasticity. Through their moisture absorbing properties, the give hair body and feeling of fullness. Humectants also prevent products from drying out. Natural humectants include vegetable glycerin, sorbitol and honey.

 

Do you have dry hair???

African American Hair is the MOST fragile out of all the races because of our lovely curls, so it must be handled with the utmost care! Our Oily hair is very dry, porous and brittle, mainly because the natural oils have a hard time reaching the ends. The more curls the more fragile and the only thing that can combat dry hair is moisture! Moisture also stops the hair from breaking. Our hair thrives on moisture; our Koils will only flourish when they are well moisturized. African American hair produces more sebum as other hair types. Sebum is the natural oils that hair produces naturally to protect and lubricate our Koils. Almost anything can disturb the moisture balance of your Koils and draw all the moisture out. Extreme weather conditions, Synthetic products, and heat can upset the balance of the hair and make hair very dry, which will lead to breakage!

I am asked by many women, how to combat dry hair??? When I am asked this question, I always ask the following questions:

1. Do you hydrate your hair?? (hair steamer/DC with a plastic cap under the dryer)
2. How often do you wash your hair?
3. How often do you DC (deep condition) your hair?
4. Does your shampoo contain sulfates?
5. Do your products contain proteins?
6. Do you spray your hair with water or use water-based products?
7. Do you seal your hair with a butter or oil?
8. Are you drinking enough water?
9. AVOID products with drying alcohols
10. More protective styles – less Wash-n-Go’s for the winter months

Everything listed above can lead to dry hair!

• Hydration is essential to maintain healthy hair, whether it’s natural or relaxed! The ONLY thing that can hydrate your hair is WATER!!! Oils and butters seal the moisture in! I recommend the Huetiful Hair Steamer helps overcome the variables that lead to dry hair. It does this by restoring moisture 5x better than deep conditioners alone. The Huetiful Hair Steamer achieves these great results by opening up the cuticles of your hair to allow the conditioner or hair treatment to be pulled deeply inside the hair shaft. While the hair cuticles are open, the Huetiful Hair Steamer bathes your hair with warm mist to replenish lost moisture. The Huetiful Hair Steamer works excellent with Koils by Nature’s Hydrating Shealoe Creamy Conditioner. But just don’t take it from us. Watch these testimonials from others who have used the Huetiful Hair Steamer.

 

• Deep Conditioning is a formula designed to improve the health of your hair. Deep Conditioning really penetrates the hair shaft restoring vital vitamins and minerals to the hair. Either by putting a plastic cap on your hair and/or sitting under a hooded dryer. If you do not deep condition at least once a month, please start by deep conditioning 2x a month until you see your hair retaining moisture; once you see a difference in your hair you can cut back to once a month! Deep Conditioning is essential for retaining moisture!

• Shampooing How often do you wash your hair? Washing your hair too often with a sulfate shampoo will dry out, damage hair, causing breakage. is an Most shampoo contain Sodium lauryl sulfates and/or laureth sulfates are in dish washing liquids to CUT GREASE, so it will do the same for your hair; it will strip all the oils from your hair leaving it dry and brittle. Shampooing is dehydrating for our curly locks and it is NOT necessary for cleansing our hair. Washing your hair with a hydrating conditioner, or Co-Washing is excellent for our hair; it will get rid of excess sweat and sebum. Co-washing will become your Curls best friend!

• Proteins Hair is composed of strong structural protein called keratin. This is the same kind of protein that makes up the nails and the outer layer of skin. (Since your hair is 98% protein; unless you have color (which strips a layer of protein off so color can be deposited) you do not need a product that has protein to be added to your hair on a daily or weekly basis)
• Protein once a month with deep conditioner could be sufficient (pay attention to your hair and find out what works for your hair)
• Additional protein could cause hair to become dry, brittle and breakage will occur.
• Having a good balance of protein aids in moisture absorption and help your hair retain moisture.
• Each strand of hair consists of three layers.
1. An innermost layer or medulla which is only present in large thick hairs.
2. The middle layer known as the cortex. The cortex provides strength and boththe color and the texture of hair.
3. The outermost layer is known as the cuticle. The cuticle is thin andcolorless and serves as a protector of the cortex.

• Spraying Hair with Water/Using Water-Based Products remember H2O is the only substance on earth that will add moisture to you hair! This means H2O or water-based products (water is the first ingredient on the list) will MOISTURIZE your hair! You MUST SEAL your hair once you’ve wet it or apply a water-based product; oils and butters creates barrier and forms a seal to lock in the moisture.

• AVOID DRYING ALOCOHOLS - Propylene Glycol, Dipropylene Glycol , Butylcarbamate

• Good Conditioning Alcohols – Cetyl Alcohol, Stearyl Alcohol, Cetearyl Alcohol
• *Remember to protect your hair at night…a satin scarf, bonnet, pillow case are all your friends!

Simple Deep Conditioning Recipes:

Old Skool DC

1 Cup of Mayo

1 Egg (excellent protein treatment) (no egg if you are protein sensitive)

1 tsp of (Extra Virgin Olive Oil)

1 tsp of Macadamia Nut oil (or grapeseed, almond, jojoba)

1 tbsp of honey

Easy Hair Conditioning Mask

1 very ripe Avocado pitted

1 Egg (excellent protein treatment) (no egg if you are protein sensitive)

1 tsp of (Extra Virgin Olive Oil)

1 tsp of Macadamia Nut oil (or grapeseed, almond, jojoba, evoo - {extra virgin olive oil})

1 tbsp of honey

Leave on hair for 30 minutes or longer with a plastic cap or a hooded dryer or the Huetiful Hair Steamer!

4. Since hair is protein, a diet that is too low in protein may cause some thinning in hair or retardation in the growth cycle. Some conditioners contain proteins; when too much protein is put on the hair, either every week or every two weeks it can leave the hair very hard and brittle. Try to limited protein to the hair at least once a month. Especially if your diet is rich in proteins!

5. Having a Spray bottles is essential of natural hair! It is beneficial to add water to your hair before styling. Water (moisture) keeps your hair flexible for styling and it will not break easily and hair can reach its maximum length.

Simple Spritz Recipe

1 – 6-8 oz spray bottle

4 – 6 oz of distilled or purified water (please do not use tap water)

¼ cup of aloe vera juice or gel

1 tbsp of your favorite oil (grapeseed, almond, jojoba, evoo (Extra Virgin Olive Oil), Macadamia Nut oil)

1/2 tsp of glycerin

5-10 – drops of essential oil of your choice

 

Oils Excellent for Moisturizing Hair

Extra Virgin Olive Oil this rich green moderately heavy base oil with a strong aroma is derived from the first pressing of the ripe olives and is high beneficial vitamins and minerals. Olive oil is excellent condition oil for dry hair.

Macadamia Nut Oil light medium textured, penetrating oil is high in monounsaturated fatty acids; excellent for Kinky Coily Hair. The chemical makeup closely resembles the sebum produces naturally by the scalp and will penetrate the hair shaft adding great moisture to your hair and skin.

Grapeseed oil is popular because it is odorless and full of minerals and vitamins that help strengthen your hair. It is odorless oil, and can help add shine and moisture to your hair. Grapeseed oil is known for having a high content of linoleic acid, is an unsaturated omega-6 fatty acid that supports cell health. Grape Seed oil is also excellent for protecting the hair against high heat!

Avocado oil light green based oil is derived from the fatty pulp and seed of the fruit; that is rich in vitamins A, B1, B2, D & E that especially helpful to fry, dull skin and hair.

Sweet Almond oil is treasures of some essential minerals such as magnesium and calcium. Almonds have high contents of fatty acids. Excellent for hair and skin!

 

 

Koils by Nature Products that Combats Dry Hair Are the Following:

Hydrating Shealoe Creamy Conditioner

Hydrating Shealoe Creamy Conditioner is excellent for hard to manage and dry hair that needs extra moisture. The emulsifiers and emollients condition the hair while the Pantheon and shea butter provide extra moisture so that the hair feels soft and smooth again and provide softness, manageability and shine to your hair. Restoring all the Vitamins and minerals necessary for healthy hair. This conditioner is excellent for co-washing.

Moisturizing Shealoe Leave-In Conditioner

Moisturizing Shealoe Leave-In Conditioner is an excellent creamy herbal infused creamy conditioner and detangler intended to smooth the cuticle and remove knots, snarls, and tangles from thick kinky textured hair.

Nourishing Hair & Body Butters

Nourishing Hair & Body Butter are made from the best butters & oils nature provides, it will moisturize, revitalize, soften, heal, and protect your hair and skin.

 

Drinking at least half your body weight in ounces a day is very important in preventing dry skin and hair, start from the inside!

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DRY AIR = DRY HAIR!!!

Please ensure you drink plenty of water, hydrate your hair from the inside and the out! For Natural Beauties….a spray bottle is a MUST have! You can put purified/distilled water, any carrier oil of your choice, evoo (Extra Virgin Olive Oil), avocado oil (rich in vitamins and beta carotene), sweet almond and grapeseed oils are also EXCELLENT oils, aloe vera juice or gel, a touch of glycerin or honey (humectants – be careful during the winter months)

Humectants are used to attract, hold and retain moisture, optimizing the hair’s resilience, suppleness, and elasticity. Through their moisture absorbing properties, the give hair body and feeling of fullness. Humectants also prevent products from drying out. Natural humectants include vegetable glycerin, sorbitol and honey. 

 

Do you have dry hair???

African American Hair is the MOST fragile out of all the races because of our lovely curls, so it must be handled with the utmost care! Our Oily hair is very dry, porous and brittle, mainly because the natural oils have a hard time reaching the ends. The more curls the more fragile and the only thing that can combat dry hair is moisture! Moisture also stops the hair from breaking. Our hair thrives on moisture; our Koils will only flourish when they are well moisturized. African American hair produces more sebum as other hair types. Sebum is the natural oils that hair produces naturally to protect and lubricate our Koils. Almost anything can disturb the moisture balance of your Koils and draw all the moisture out. Extreme weather conditions, Synthetic products, and heat can upset the balance of the hair and make hair very dry, which will lead to breakage!

I am asked by many women, how to combat dry hair??? When I am asked this question, I always ask the following questions:

1. Do you hydrate your hair?? (hair steamer/DC with a plastic cap under the dryer)
2. How often do you wash your hair?
3. How often do you DC (deep condition) your hair?
4. Does your shampoo contain sulfates?
5. Do your products contain proteins?
6. Do you spray your hair with water or use water-based products?
7. Do you seal your hair with a butter or oil?
8. Are you drinking enough water?
9. AVOID products with drying alcohols
10. More protective styles – less Wash-n-Go’s for the winter months

Everything listed above can lead to dry hair!

• Hydration is essential to maintain healthy hair, whether it’s natural or relaxed! The ONLY thing that can hydrate your hair is WATER!!! Oils and butters seal the moisture in! I recommend the Huetiful Hair Steamer helps overcome the variables that lead to dry hair. It does this by restoring moisture 5x better than deep conditioners alone. The Huetiful Hair Steamer achieves these great results by opening up the cuticles of your hair to allow the conditioner or hair treatment to be pulled deeply inside the hair shaft. While the hair cuticles are open, the Huetiful Hair Steamer bathes your hair with warm mist to replenish lost moisture. The Huetiful Hair Steamer works excellent with Koils by Nature’s Hydrating Shealoe Creamy Conditioner. But just don’t take it from us. Watch these testimonials from others who have used the Huetiful Hair Steamer.

 

• Deep Conditioning is a formula designed to improve the health of your hair. Deep Conditioning really penetrates the hair shaft restoring vital vitamins and minerals to the hair. Either by putting a plastic cap on your hair and/or sitting under a hooded dryer. If you do not deep condition at least once a month, please start by deep conditioning 2x a month until you see your hair retaining moisture; once you see a difference in your hair you can cut back to once a month! Deep Conditioning is essential for retaining moisture!

• Shampooing How often do you wash your hair? Washing your hair too often with a sulfate shampoo will dry out, damage hair, causing breakage. is an Most shampoo contain Sodium lauryl sulfates and/or laureth sulfates are in dish washing liquids to CUT GREASE, so it will do the same for your hair; it will strip all the oils from your hair leaving it dry and brittle. Shampooing is dehydrating for our curly locks and it is NOT necessary for cleansing our hair. Washing your hair with a hydrating conditioner, or Co-Washing is excellent for our hair; it will get rid of excess sweat and sebum. Co-washing will become your Curls best friend!

• Proteins Hair is composed of strong structural protein called keratin. This is the same kind of protein that makes up the nails and the outer layer of skin. (Since your hair is 98% protein; unless you have color (which strips a layer of protein off so color can be deposited) you do not need a product that has protein to be added to your hair on a daily or weekly basis)
• Protein once a month with deep conditioner could be sufficient (pay attention to your hair and find out what works for your hair)
• Additional protein could cause hair to become dry, brittle and breakage will occur.
• Having a good balance of protein aids in moisture absorption and help your hair retain moisture.
• Each strand of hair consists of three layers.
1. An innermost layer or medulla which is only present in large thick hairs.
2. The middle layer known as the cortex. The cortex provides strength and boththe color and the texture of hair.
3. The outermost layer is known as the cuticle. The cuticle is thin andcolorless and serves as a protector of the cortex.

• Spraying Hair with Water/Using Water-Based Products remember H2O is the only substance on earth that will add moisture to you hair! This means H2O or water-based products (water is the first ingredient on the list) will MOISTURIZE your hair! You MUST SEAL your hair once you’ve wet it or apply a water-based product; oils and butters creates barrier and forms a seal to lock in the moisture.

• AVOID DRYING ALOCOHOLS - Propylene Glycol, Dipropylene Glycol , Butylcarbamate

• Good Conditioning Alcohols – Cetyl Alcohol, Stearyl Alcohol, Cetearyl Alcohol
• *Remember to protect your hair at night…a satin scarf, bonnet, pillow case are all your friends!

Simple Deep Conditioning Recipes:

Old Skool DC

1 Cup of Mayo

1 Egg (excellent protein treatment) (no egg if you are protein sensitive)

1 tsp of (Extra Virgin Olive Oil)

1 tsp of Macadamia Nut oil (or grapeseed, almond, jojoba)

1 tbsp of honey

Easy Hair Conditioning Mask

1 very ripe Avocado pitted

1 Egg (excellent protein treatment) (no egg if you are protein sensitive)

1 tsp of (Extra Virgin Olive Oil)

1 tsp of Macadamia Nut oil (or grapeseed, almond, jojoba, evoo - {extra virgin olive oil})

1 tbsp of honey

Leave on hair for 30 minutes or longer with a plastic cap or a hooded dryer or the Huetiful Hair Steamer!

4. Since hair is protein, a diet that is too low in protein may cause some thinning in hair or retardation in the growth cycle. Some conditioners contain proteins; when too much protein is put on the hair, either every week or every two weeks it can leave the hair very hard and brittle. Try to limited protein to the hair at least once a month. Especially if your diet is rich in proteins!

5. Having a Spray bottles is essential of natural hair! It is beneficial to add water to your hair before styling. Water (moisture) keeps your hair flexible for styling and it will not break easily and hair can reach its maximum length.

Simple Spritz Recipe

1 – 6-8 oz spray bottle

4 – 6 oz of distilled or purified water (please do not use tap water)

¼ cup of aloe vera juice or gel

1 tbsp of your favorite oil (grapeseed, almond, jojoba, evoo (Extra Virgin Olive Oil), Macadamia Nut oil)

1/2 tsp of glycerin

5-10 – drops of essential oil of your choice

 

Oils Excellent for Moisturizing Hair

Extra Virgin Olive Oil this rich green moderately heavy base oil with a strong aroma is derived from the first pressing of the ripe olives and is high beneficial vitamins and minerals. Olive oil is excellent condition oil for dry hair.

Macadamia Nut Oil light medium textured, penetrating oil is high in monounsaturated fatty acids; excellent for Kinky Coily Hair. The chemical makeup closely resembles the sebum produces naturally by the scalp and will penetrate the hair shaft adding great moisture to your hair and skin.

Grapeseed oil is popular because it is odorless and full of minerals and vitamins that help strengthen your hair. It is odorless oil, and can help add shine and moisture to your hair. Grapeseed oil is known for having a high content of linoleic acid, is an unsaturated omega-6 fatty acid that supports cell health. Grape Seed oil is also excellent for protecting the hair against high heat!

Avocado oil light green based oil is derived from the fatty pulp and seed of the fruit; that is rich in vitamins A, B1, B2, D & E that especially helpful to fry, dull skin and hair.

Sweet Almond oil is treasures of some essential minerals such as magnesium and calcium. Almonds have high contents of fatty acids. Excellent for hair and skin!

 

 

Koils by Nature Products that Combats Dry Hair Are the Following:

Hydrating Shealoe Creamy Conditioner 

Hydrating Shealoe Creamy Conditioner is excellent for hard to manage and dry hair that needs extra moisture. The emulsifiers and emollients condition the hair while the Pantheon and shea butter provide extra moisture so that the hair feels soft and smooth again and provide softness, manageability and shine to your hair. Restoring all the Vitamins and minerals necessary for healthy hair. This conditioner is excellent for co-washing.

Moisturizing Shealoe Leave-In Conditioner

Moisturizing Shealoe Leave-In Conditioner is an excellent creamy herbal infused creamy conditioner and detangler intended to smooth the cuticle and remove knots, snarls, and tangles from thick kinky textured hair.

Nourishing Hair & Body Butters

Nourishing Hair & Body Butter are made from the best butters & oils nature provides, it will moisturize, revitalize, soften, heal, and protect your hair and skin.

 

Drinking at least half your body weight in ounces a day is very important in preventing dry skin and hair, start from the inside!

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Moisturizing Shealoe Leave-In Conditioner

is an excellent creamy herbal infused creamy conditioner and detangler intended to smooth the cuticle and remove knots, snarls, and tangles from thick kinky textured hair.

Ingredients:  Distilled water infused with horsetail, nettle, calendula and burdock root, aloe leaf juice, cetyl alcohol, Behentrimonium Methosulfate, *organic slippery elm bark, *organic marshmallow root, aloe butter, Shea butter, macadamia nut oil, mango fruit extract, *organic extra virgin olive oil, grapeseed oil, *Jamaican Black Castor Oil,  guar gum, kosher vegetable glycerin, ProVitamin (B5), Vitamin E, potassium sorbate, willows bark and essential oils.

   

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DC Saturday w/ Avocado Hair Mask & Hueitful Hair Steamer!

Easy Hair Conditioning Mask

1 very ripe Avocado pitted

1 Egg (excellent protein treatment great for color treated or if you apply heat) (no egg if you are protien sensitive)

1 tsp of (Extra Virgin Olive Oil)

1 tsp of Macadamia Nut oil (or grapeseed, almond, jojoba, evoo)

1tsp of Jamaican Black Castor Oil

1 tsp of coconut oil

 

Make sure the the avocado is very ripe,  it will be very soft to the touch; pit & skin the avocado and mash the avocado in a small bowl; add egg, and oils; mix first with a spoon and if you have a hand blender; use it until everything is blended and smooth.

 

Generously apply mixture to your hair (double the recipe for longer hair) leave on your hair for 20-30 minutes; process under a hooded dryer with a plastic cap or

The Hueitful Hair Steamer

Hand mixer or blender for easy rinsing!! 

Double the recipe for longer hair

Leave on hair for 30 minutes or longer with a plastic cap or a hooded dryer.

 

 

 

Once you’ve completed the DC rinse your hair with cool water (cool water seals the cuticles and provide a great shine) follow up with a great Moisturizing Leave In Conditioner : style hair!

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Fall is here and with fall come beautiful leaves, cooler weather, fashionable boots and sweaters and DRY AIR = DRY HAIR!!!

Please ensure you drink plenty of water, hydrate your hair from the inside and the out! For Natural Beauties….a spray bottle is a MUST have! You can put purified/distilled water, any carrier oil of your choice, evoo (Extra Virgin Olive Oil), avocado oil (rich in vitamins and beta carotene), sweet almond and grapeseed oils are also EXCELLENT oils, aloe vera juice or gel, a touch of glycerin or honey (humectants – be careful during the winter months)

Humectants are used to attract, hold and retain moisture, optimizing the hair’s resilience, suppleness, and elasticity. Through their moisture absorbing properties, the give hair body and feeling of fullness. Humectants also prevent products from drying out. Natural humectants include vegetable glycerin, sorbitol and honey.

Do you have dry hair???

African American Hair is the MOST fragile out of all the races because of our lovely curls, so it must be handled with the utmost care! Our Oily hair is very dry, porous and brittle, mainly because the natural oils have a hard time reaching the ends. The more curls the more fragile and the only thing that can combat dry hair is moisture! Moisture also stops the hair from breaking. Our hair thrives on moisture; our Kids will only flourish when they are well moisturized. African American hair produces more sebum as other hair types. Sebum is the natural oils that hair produces naturally to protect and lubricate our Kids. Almost anything can disturb the moisture balance of your Kids and draw all the moisture out. Extreme weather conditions, Synthetic products, and heat can upset the balance of the hair and make hair very dry, which will lead to breakage!

I am asked by many women, how to combat dry hair??? When I am asked this question, I always ask the following questions:

1. Do you hydrate your hair?? (hair steamer/DC with a plastic cap under the dryer)
2. How often do you wash your hair?
3. How often do you DC (deep condition) your hair?
4. Does your shampoo contain sulfates?
5. Do your products contain proteins?
6. Do you spray your hair with water or use water-based products?
7. Do you seal your hair with a butter or oil?
8. Are you drinking enough water?
9. AVOID products with drying alcohols

Everything listed above can lead to dry hair!

• Hydration is essential to maintain healthy hair, whether it’s natural or relaxed! The ONLY thing that can hydrate your hair is WATER!!! Oils and butters seal the moisture in! I recommend the Huetiful Hair Steamer helps overcome the variables that lead to dry hair. It does this by restoring moisture 5x better than deep conditioners alone. The Huetiful Hair Steamer achieves these great results by opening up the cuticles of your hair to allow the conditioner or hair treatment to be pulled deeply inside the hair shaft. While the hair cuticles are open, the Huetiful Hair Steamer bathes your hair with warm mist to replenish lost moisture. The Huetiful Hair Steamer works excellent with Kids by Nature’s Hydrating Shealoe Creamy Conditioner. But just don’t take it from us. Watch these testimonials from others who have used the Huetiful Hair Steamer.

 

• Deep Conditioning is a formula designed to improve the health of your hair. Deep Conditioning really penetrates the hair shaft restoring vital vitamins and minerals to the hair. Either by putting a plastic cap on your hair and/or sitting under a hooded dryer. If you do not deep condition at least once a month, please start by deep conditioning 2x a month until you see your hair retaining moisture; once you see a difference in your hair you can cut back to once a month! Deep Conditioning is essential for retaining moisture!

• Shampooing How often do you wash your hair? Washing your hair too often with a sulfate shampoo will dry out, damage hair, causing breakage. is an Most shampoo contain Sodium lauryl sulfates and/or laureth sulfates are in dish washing liquids to CUT GREASE, so it will do the same for your hair; it will strip all the oils from your hair leaving it dry and brittle. Shampooing is dehydrating for our curly locks and it is NOT necessary for cleansing our hair. Washing your hair with a hydrating conditioner, or Co-Washing is excellent for our hair; it will get rid of excess sweat and sebum. Co-washing will become your Curls best friend!

• Proteins Hair is composed of strong structural protein called keratin. This is the same kind of protein that makes up the nails and the outer layer of skin. (Since your hair is 98% protein; unless you have color (which strips a layer of protein off so color can be deposited) you do not need a product that has protein to be added to your hair on a daily or weekly basis)
• Protein once a month with deep conditioner could be sufficient (pay attention to your hair and find out what works for your hair)
• Additional protein could cause hair to become dry, brittle and breakage will occur.
• Having a good balance of protein aids in moisture absorption and help your hair retain moisture.
• Each strand of hair consists of three layers.
1. An innermost layer or medulla which is only present in large thick hairs.
2. The middle layer known as the cortex. The cortex provides strength and boththe color and the texture of hair.
3. The outermost layer is known as the cuticle. The cuticle is thin andcolorless and serves as a protector of the cortex.

• Spraying Hair with Water/Using Water-Based Products remember H2O is the only substance on earth that will add moisture to you hair! This means H2O or water-based products (water is the first ingredient on the list) will MOISTURIZE your hair! You MUST SEAL your hair once you’ve wet it or apply a water-based product; oils and butters creates barrier and forms a seal to lock in the moisture.

• AVOID DRYING ALOCOHOLS - Propylene Glycol, Dipropylene Glycol , Butylcarbamate

• Good Conditioning Alcohols – Cetyl Alcohol, Stearyl Alcohol, Cetearyl Alcohol

Simple Deep Conditioning Recipes:

Old Skool DC

 

1 Cup of Mayo

1 Egg (excellent protein treatment) (no egg if you are protein sensitive)

1 tsp of (Extra Virgin Olive Oil)

1 tsp of Macadamia Nut oil (or grapeseed, almond, jojoba)

1 tbsp of honey

Easy Hair Conditioning Mask

1 very ripe Avocado pitted

1 Egg (excellent protein treatment) (no egg if you are protein sensitive)

1 tsp of (Extra Virgin Olive Oil)

1 tsp of Macadamia Nut oil (or grapeseed, almond, jojoba, evoo - {extra virgin olive oil})

1 tbsp of honey

Leave on hair for 30 minutes or longer with a plastic cap or a hooded dryer or the Huetiful Hair Steamer!

4. Since hair is protein, a diet that is too low in protein may cause some thinning in hair or retardation in the growth cycle. Some conditioners contain proteins; when too much protein is put on the hair, either every week or every two weeks it can leave the hair very hard and brittle. Try to limited protein to the hair at least once a month. Especially if your diet is rich in proteins!

5. Having a Spray bottles is essential of natural hair! It is beneficial to add water to your hair before styling. Water (moisture) keeps your hair flexible for styling and it will not break easily and hair can reach its maximum length.

Simple Spritz Recipe

1 – 6-8 oz spray bottle

4 – 6 oz of distilled or purified water (please do not use tap water)

¼ cup of aloe vera juice or gel

1 tbsp of your favorite oil (grapeseed, almond, jojoba, evoo (Extra Virgin Olive Oil), Macadamia Nut oil)

1/2 tsp of glycerin

5-10 – drops of essential oil of your choice

 

Oils Excellent for Moisturizing Hair

Extra Virgin Olive Oil this rich green moderately heavy base oil with a strong aroma is derived from the first pressing of the ripe olives and is high beneficial vitamins and minerals. Olive oil is excellent condition oil for dry hair.

Macadamia Nut Oil light medium textured, penetrating oil is high in monounsaturated fatty acids; excellent for Kinky Coily Hair. The chemical makeup closely resembles the sebum produces naturally by the scalp and will penetrate the hair shaft adding great moisture to your hair and skin.

Grapeseed oil is popular because it is odorless and full of minerals and vitamins that help strengthen your hair. It is odorless oil, and can help add shine and moisture to your hair. Grapeseed oil is known for having a high content of linoleic acid, is an unsaturated omega-6 fatty acid that supports cell health. Grape Seed oil is also excellent for protecting the hair against high heat!

Avocado oil light green based oil is derived from the fatty pulp and seed of the fruit; that is rich in vitamins A, B1, B2, D & E that especially helpful to fry, dull skin and hair.

Sweet Almond oil is treasures of some essential minerals such as magnesium and calcium. Almonds have high contents of fatty acids. Excellent for hair and skin!

 

 

Koils by Nature Products that Combats Dry Hair Are the Following:

Hydrating Shealoe Creamy Conditioner

Hydrating Shealoe Creamy Conditioner is excellent for hard to manage and dry hair that needs extra moisture. The emulsifiers and emollients condition the hair while the Pantheon and shea butter provide extra moisture so that the hair feels soft and smooth again and provide softness, manageability and shine to your hair. Restoring all the Vitamins and minerals necessary for healthy hair. This conditioner is excellent for co-washing.

Moisturizing Shealoe Leave-In Conditioner

Moisturizing Shealoe Leave-In Conditioner is an excellent creamy herbal infused creamy conditioner and detangler intended to smooth the cuticle and remove knots, snarls, and tangles from thick kinky textured hair.

Nourishing Hair & Body Butters

Nourishing Hair & Body Butter are made from the best butters & oils nature provides, it will moisturize, revitalize, soften, heal, and protect your hair and skin.

Drinking at least half your body weight in ounces a day is very important in preventing dry skin and hair, start from the inside!

I will be adding to this blog as I find more information!!

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Sunday, is the beginning of the week for most folks, we go to church, prepare Sunday dinner and prepare ourselves mentally for the upcoming workweek!  Let Sunday be your deep conditioning day!  Treat your hair before the hustle and bustle of the upcoming week, when most of us have practice, homework to go over, dinner to cook, and getting kids ready for the next school day.  We do this with our eyes close and hearts open.  Now take a moment to take care of your hair!  This easy & cost affective deep conditioning recipe will provide moisture, nutrients, protein, and vital vitamins for your hair!

Avocado Deep Conditioner

Excellent for dry and damaged hair; do this once a week and you will see a huge difference in your hair!

Items needed

2 very ripe avocado –Rich in vitamins and mineral such as, Vitamin E, A, & B6 complex and potassium, beta carotene, copper and letchin; highly nutritive and softening  that contains penetrating oils for hair and skin.

1 egg yolk (room temp) an excellent source of high quality  protein, eggs contain 9 essential amino acids, Egg yolks are naturally rich in vitamin A, D, E and several vitamins of B-group. All of them are good for hair: vitamins A, D and E are especially useful to treat hair loss, besides, vitamin A increases sebum production which oils dry hair and prevents dandruff and thick scalp, Vitamin D provides hair growth, and vitamin E increases oxygen absorption. B-vitamins are mostly responsible for hemoglobin. They increase the amount of oxygen and improve blood circulation.

Another significant part of egg yolk is fatty acids which make hair shiny and manageable. In addition, fatty acids were proven to fight dandruff, hair loss, psoriasis and flaky scalp, because they improve the skin structure

1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil – It has a rich, full bodied flavor with a strong aroma and is golden brown in color. Has a great conditioning effect in body care recipes and can be used in almost all applications because of its stable nature.

1 tbsp macadamia nut oil – This fine oil comes from the pressed nuts of the Macadamia tree. It is a priceless delight for the skin and has proven itself to be one of the best regenerative oils available. It is high in monounsaturated fatty acids, and closely resembles sebum (the oil naturally produced by ones skin to help protect it). Macadamia oil is a fabulous, protective oil with a high absorption rate and has been successfully used as a healing oil for scars, sunburns, minor wounds and other irritations.

1 tbsp of honey – is antiseptic and emollient and moisturizing.  It helps draw out impurities out of the skin and hair. It is a great conditioning agent for hair.

Directions:

Skin and pit avocados, mash them really well with either a wooden spoon or mix at a low speed hand mixer, add egg, EVOO, macadamia nut oil and honey.  Blend well and apply to hair in sections, mainly focusing on the ends of your hair.  You will see your hair get very soft and more manageable.  Leave on for at least 30 mins, with or without heat.

Conditioners

Conditioners have positive charge and  hair has a negative charge; this helps the conditioner to cling to the hair, Conditioners help retexture hair and skin by providing a protective coating over the cells.  This lubricates the hair shaft, promoting softness & help breakage and tangles.  Ensure your conditioners have a low pH and focus on the ends of our hair; because of our curls, it is hard for moisture to reach the ends of our hair.  Apply the conditioner of your choice and wrap your head in a towel or cover with a plastic cap and let it sit for at least 30 minutes; rinse with cool water to close cuticle and provide excellent shine to hair!

Here are some photos:

I love my hair!  It’s soft and shiny!

After I rinsed out the avocado deep conditioning hair  mask  I added the Replenishing Hair Oil, Herbal Gel and Nourishing Hair and Body Butter.

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