The October Girl

New year, New ends

2016-01-24T18:05:00.001+00:00

Happy New Year!! The best way to start the year is with healthy hair.
To be honest I do not like trimming my hair, because I hate losing length. I know it will grow back but I'm not that patient. So I have been trimming my hair in such a way that it enables me to retain as much length as possible. Many youtubers straighten their hair before trimming but I do not think there is any need. Also that requires a lot more effort. This is the second time I trimmed my hair in 2015.

Signs that you need a trim:

Detangling time has increased
Curls become very frizzy at the ends
Ends feel crunchy (only word I can think of to describe it)
Hair looks a lot thinner towards the ends
Ends do not stay moisturized

After trimming my hair my detangling time has drastically decreased. Washing hair doesn't feel like a chore anymore. This is the most important benefit for me because who has time to be detangling for an hour or more?

Ensuring that you only trim damage ends means that it will take longer than usual. So all you have to do is take really small sections and check if it thins out a lot or feels very much drier than the rest of your hair.If you can see it thins out towards the end. I will point out that sometimes hair appears thinner due to some strands growing faster than others that is why I used very small sections. So I only trim of the very end on this section. About 1/4 of an inch. However in some sections I didn't trim anything at all as it was fine. So doing this worked for me as I never have my hair straight so my hair being perfectly even is not a necessity.

From my whole head this how much I cut off. As you can see it's not a lot at all and my hair now also looks a lot healthier.

Thank you for reading!!
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So what products do you use?

2015-10-07T19:24:00.003+01:00

Probably the number one question, whenever the topic of natural hair comes up. So, this post is all about what I use and how I use it. Eeep it's the first post of October!!
For 90% of the time I use these products only on wash day.

Shampoo

I've already spoke about this brand here but it's still working wonders. To wash my hair I use the Dr. Organics shampoo range from Holland & Barretts. I wash my hair with shampoo once a week. If I do wash my hair again during the week I use water only. Before washing my hair I tend to do a hot oil treatment using castor oil, which I've done a post about here. Anyway my favourite shampoo from this range is the Aloe Vera one which makes my scalp feel very clean; when I wash my hair I focus on my scalp.

Rinse out Conditioner

I used to use the conditioner from the Dr. Organics range however that got too expensive for the amount of bottles I go through. Now I use the TRESemme naturals which you can get from your local supermarket. It provides so much slip therefore making it so easy for me to comb through my hair without ripping it all out.

Deep Conditioner

To me this is probably the most important product I use. My hair has feels so much stronger after deep conditioning my hair once a week with Nothing But Intense Healing Mask. I buy this from Paul's hair world from the Manchester Arndale. It also brings out my curls so well.

Leave In Conditioner

Yes 3 different types of conditioners. I apply my leave in when my hair is damp after, rinsing out my deep conditioner. To be honest I'm still on the look out for the one. But for now I use African Pride Olive Miracle Leave In. It's alright however it doesn't leave my hair as soft as the Cantu Shea Butter Leave In did. But that leave in left white residue on my hair. On the upside both bring out my curls really well. I got them both from Pauls Hair world.

Oils

Aside from castor oil I use coconut oil and olive oil. First off I'd like to say coconut has saved me. Want nice skin? coconut oil. Want nicer shinier hair? Coconut oil. Some use it as a make up remover but I've not tried this. I saturate my hair with coconut oil before washing (this may seem counter productive) because again with the conditioner it helps the comb glide through my strands. I use olive oil as the final step after applying my leave in. This is because my hair is dry so this helps to keep the moisture in my hair throughout the week. By the way you can get this from any supermarket, in the FOOD AISLE not the beauty section as it will not be in its pure form.

This may seem like a lot but it's actually not. Also I only do all this once a week and tend to set my hairstyle which will last for the whole week. College is not worth me doing my hair everyday.

If anyone has and recommendation for a leave in please let me know

The October Girl

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So what products do you use?

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