18 Months Natural | Hair Update

It's been quite a while that I've shared a strictly hair focused post.  Since I'm up on my 18 month mark today, I decided this was the perfect time for a catch up.

The Drip Dry Method | My Secret to Extreme Moisture Retention in Tightly Coiled Kinky Hair

Tightly coiled kinks fall all the way to the end of the moisture retention stick.  Natural oils don't make their way down the hair shaft to seal the cuticles and so the hair is relegated to dryness.  As a conscientious healthy hair practitioner you are burdened with a moisture and seal routine every 2 days to ensure your hair isn't lost to the dark, I mean dry side.  You've gotta keep that hair moisturized - moisturized hair is happy hair, and happy hair is healthy!

So how do you get healthy moisturized happy hair?

How I Stumbled on Achieving Extreme Moisture Retention in Tightly Coiled Kinky Hair

If your hair scoffs at moisturizers, and makes you second guess whether you did in fact follow your intense moisturizing treatment mask DC by rinsing with cold water, before applying your water based leave-in followed by sealing with the highest quality sealing oils, just like ALL the blogs, vlogs, articles, instaposts, and influencers tell you to...

Then... I got'chu!

Hair Clay - the deets

Since my first experience with clay and the detailed post on Bentonite Clay which I shared with you I received a couple questions so I decided to expand on the topic just a bit more.

Prepping My Hair for Permanent Hair Colour | 5 Techniques

I've been doing a lot lately with my hair, while I don't consider myself a lazy natural, I try to keep things simple.  In one month, really maybe all in one week I did more than I've done with my hair for the whole year!  And all in the name of colour.  

Video | Hair Chronicles | First DIY Permanent Colour Experience

Fresh Permanently Dyed Hair | style achieved with flat twists and perm rods

 Light it up!

YUP! That's a permanent colour in my hair alright.  And I did it myself!

Lets Get Muddy! | Bentonite Clay - All You Need To Know!

Yes, I'm still talking about Bentoinite Clay, because I will win this and successfully incorporate it into my hair care routine.

Bentonite Clay | Reservations & Reactions

A photo posted by JosieJo➡#TNT_ThisNATURALThing (@josi_alfa) on Aug 1, 2016 at 7:27am PDT

I put MUD in my hair last week on my last wash day.
..ok ok, Clay, does that sound more kosh?

Mud in My Hair...Why not? | Wash Day using Bentonite Clay

Is there anything we won't put in our hair?

Wash Day | Cherry Lola Treatment Results

Hype . . Did the #CherryLolaTreatment Took me from ⬅ the left to ➡ the right Freshly washed, totally clean hair. No product. Nothing to 'make them curls pop' No combs, no finger twirls . . #songtitlecaptionseries #drake #healthyhair #naturalhairjourney #TNT_ThisNATURALThing

A photo posted by JosieJo➡#TNT_ThisNATURALThing (@josi_alfa) on Jul 17, 2016 at 9:41am PDT

On my most recent wash day I took the plunge and applied a chemistry experiment to my hair!

Wash Day | Summer Hair Care ...& A Challenge

Summer Hair Care | Go-to Style - Flat Twist Up-do

VIDEO | First Salon Visit Since Big Chop

‹‹  Big Chop       |     1 Year Trim ››

Lunar Hair Care | My Secret to Hair Cuts for Healthy Hair Growth

For centuries humans have followed the moon's cycles to determine when to plant and harvest crops; planting during a particular lunar cycle determines what the crop will yield, and often how much it will yield. This same practice can be applied to your hair. It's called Lunar Hair Care.

~ Morrocco Method Int'l

Update | 1 Year Later

A photo posted by JosieJo➡ThisNATURALThing💂TNT (@josi_alfa) on Apr 2, 2016 at 2:11pm PDT

Can't believe it's been an entire year already... to the date!

The Style with a Double Life | 2 Week Old Flat Twist ↔ Voluminous Twist Out

Twist Out on Short (TWA) Natural Hair | the result of a 2 week old Flat Twist 'protective' style.

How To | Choose Products for YOUR Hair in 6 Steps with Guide

I'm in the market for a few hair products.  Although I enjoy DIYing, I also like having products on hand to use at times when I don't have the luxury of whipping up a batch of some goodness in the kitchen - read: too lazy to bother (it happens, I'm human).  If this describes how you feel sometimes, this guide is for you!

How To | Select the Right Products for YOUR Hair - 3 Rules

When selecting new hair I items I always appreciate assistance from known, respected sources.  For instance, I took a look at the winners this year on NaturallyCurly.com Best of the Best and Editors' Choice lists.

How To | Find The Best Products for YOUR Hair

NaturallyCurly.com recently released winners of their 2016 Best of the Best and Editors Choice annual survey and testing.  In years past, many of you have enjoyed seeing products you yourself have tried and tested, use on a daily basis, and those making it to your holy grail status on these lists.

My First Single Brand Experience with As I Am | REVIEW

I learnt about As I Am long before embarking on This Natural Journey from my sister who had transitioned years ago, who always gave tips and suggested products to improve my hair care.

Let's Talk Scalp Treatments | Video

Can I just say how amazing Scalp Treatments are??