Edge Control!

Recently I have noticed the left side of my edges have been receding. I’ve obviously put too much pressure on my edges either through puffs or my wig. I purchased this Jamaican Black Castor Oil (I always seem to lose mine!) for £2.19 at my local hair shop. 

I will be applying this to my edges daily. I need to get back on my hair routine ASAP because I feel my hair is not in good condition at the moment L

Raw Shea Butter Moisture Retention Shampoo 12oz

Okay here is the review for this shampoo. I have been wanting to purchase a Shea Moisture product for over a year now and was very pleased when it came to London. I did write a blogpost when I purchased it but unfortunately British Curlies sent me the wrong shampoo (Curl & Shine).

So I rang them up the following day and they kindly sent out the correct shampoo with a freepost post label included. As you can see from the previous picture, they sent me a sample of Hairveda whipped ends moisturiser. If you would like to read a review on this sample- click here.


Anyway onto my review. I have used this shampoo twice, once after deep conditioning and once before deep conditoning.This was in order to better assess the effects of the shampoo on my hair.

 The price of the shampoo was £10.99, however for 12 ounces of product- that is not too bad.

Description:
This gentle, all-natural shampoo will help soften, moisturize and repair damaged, over-processed hair.
Directions: Apply shampoo to wet hair, gently massage and work into a rich lather, then rinse thoroughly
Ingredients: Ingredients: Deionized water, Decyl Glucoside (sugar beets), African Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea butter) (denotes certified organic ingredients), aloe vera leaf juice, Argan Oil, Panthenol (pro-vitamin B-5, rosemary extract, sea kelp extract, vitamin E, Lonicera Caprifolium (honeysuckle) flower and Lonicera Japonica (Japanese honeysuckle) flower extract.

Thoughts: Prior to purchasing I already knew a strength of the Shea Moisture line, it has "No Parabens, No Phthalates, No Paraffin, No Gluten, No Propylene Glycol, No Mineral Oil, No Synthetic Fragrance, No Animal Testing, No Synthetic Colour, No DEA, No Animal Ingredients, No Sulfates." So it is definitely all natural, which is an advantage! 




The first time I used my hair, it was so dry and it definitely was a good test to see how moisturising this shampoo was. It is super moisturising! When I put this shampoo in my hair, it felt so so so soft! It was amazing how it changed the feeling of my hair to a dry, straw like feeling to soft and kind of mushy. Another good thing is the smell, it is not strong at all it smells like a mild coconut scented soap. Furthermore, I did not need a huge amount of product at all. I used three pumps the first time and that was waaay too much because it lathers quite a lot. I would use one to two pumps in the future. I would definitely repurchase again, the only thing I did not like was the fact I have to order this online, wait for it to arrive and pay for shipping. Otherwise I really like this shampoo! I shampoo every other week so hopefully this will last me a very long time. I give this product 4/5.

Information from http://www.britishcurlies.co.uk/store/

Ayurvedic Hair Products/Regimen

These are natural hair products (originating in India- correct me if I am wrong) and are increasingly being used by both natural and relaxed women because they heed many benefits including thicker and stronger hair. Here are some of the benefits of Ayurdvedic hair powders as typed by Hairlista Ulanie:
"Hesh" Amla Powder (Conditioning)
Dark and Healthy Hair Naturally
Has the following advantages: Promotes hair growth, Controls hair fall, Cures scalp infection, Controls premature graying of hair.

"Hesh" Brahmi Powder (Conditioning)
Ayurveda's most potent hair vitalizer
Has the following advantages: Cools the scalp, Controls dandruff, Makes hair long, dark, Dense & lustrous, Strengthens hair roots.

"Hesh" Maka Powder (Cleansing)
Clean scalp
Has the following advantages: Removes scurf, Cures Alopecia, Makes hair dense and promotes hair growth.

"Hesh" Neem Leaves Powder (Cleansing)
The Trusted antibacterial & antidandruff powder
Has the following advantages: Clears dandruff, Powerful natural antiseptic, Cures skin disorders, Controls Natural oil balance of skin.

"Hesh" Shikakai Powder (Cleansing)
Dirt Buster for your scalp
Has the following advantages: Provides new life to hair strands, Strengthens hair roots, Increases bounchiness and silkiness of hair, Clears dandruff, Keeps the scalp clean and cool.

"Hesh" Tulsi Leaves Powder (moisturizing)
Cures Dandruff, protects your skin
Has the following advantages: Effective antibacterial quality, Protects and moisturizes the scalp, Helps to treat acute dandruff problems, A very effective anti pollution properties thus helps to protect the hair.

How I will incorporate Ayurvedic hair products in my regimen:
You can also buy some of these powders in oil form (vatika and amla). I personally plan to buy vatika oil (my mum already has some) and prepoo with this.

I have already ordered amla powder and shikakai powder from Ebay- bargain £4.62 ($7) including postage and packaging. I will create a deep conditioning mix using 5 tablespoons of each powder and adding hot water. I will use this deep conditioning mix prior to shampoo or co-washing bi-weekly.

I am sure many of you have heard of Henna which can be used to colour the hair. I am definitely not an expert on Henna all I know is that it can colour hair and if you are relaxed and order henna it must be of body art quality. I was tempted to order Indigo henna from Lush to darken my hair but I am scared because Henna is permanent!!

I am quite excited as this is a new thing for me to try (I will post reviews as my hair is still in a weave)! If you wish to try out these products or just want information about Ayurvedic hair products here is an excellent link from Moptop Maven:
http://moptopmaven.blogspot.com/2010/12/2011-haircare-challenge-simple.html