My #2 Deep-Conditioner, To Date

My #2 Conditioner Fave

  Hello, Everyone! Gosh! It took me far longer than I intended, to get to this post. As mentioned in my previous post, the Shea Moisture Raw Shea Butter Restorative Conditioner with Sea Kelp and Argon Oil is my #1 conditioner from this brand. My #2 conditioner by Shea Moisture is the Shea Moisture Coconut & Hibiscus Curl Enhancing Smoothie with Silk Protein and Neem Oil. As with my #1 choice, I chose to purchase this product after visiting their website (where I discovered how long they've been in business) and because of the ingredients in this product. Here are a few of the great ingredients listed on the label of the jar I have:   

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How to Straighten Hair With Milk. Yes, Milk!



'Milk' Your Hair

Image courtesy of Wikimedia

Hello, Everyone! In this video Lauren Farraher, Hair Stylist, discusses how to straighten hair with milk. Farraher has been styling all types of hair for more than nine years. She has experience in cutting, styling and coloring men's, women's and children's hair. Farraher attended a hair and beauty school in New York and currently provides her services, as a hair stylist, at Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc., in Wilmington, N.C.

Why milk? Milk is very nourishing to hair and it can help increase shine and luster, while reducing frizz. In order to straighten hair with milk, use it while hair is dry or slightly damp. In the video, Farraher uses milk on slightly damp hair. To do the same you should cleanse your hair as usual, however do not condition it, yet. Next, you may spray milk on to your hair from a spray bottle, or you may use an application brush and a wide tooth comb to apply the milk to your hair. Be sure to apply the milk from the roots all the way down your hair shaft. Focus on applying it thoroughly and saturate the ends. Once you have applied the milk to your hair, gently massage it into your scalp for a little while. Massaging your scalp helps increase blood circulation which increases the flow of nutrients to your scalp. After massaging your scalp let the milk remain on your hair for approximately 15 to 20 minutes. After this time has passed, rinse your hair thoroughly, and condition as usual. ~ based on Farraher video tips


Extra Tips from Lauren Farraher

by Louis A. Klein

Dr. William Ernst

"If you'd like you can actually spray just a little more milk in your hair before styling, however you do not want to use as much. You are going to want to use probably about a third cup of milk for the initial saturation. What it is going to do is to kind of help relax your hair and weigh a little heavy on your hair which will pull down some of your wave. If your hair is very kinky-curly it won't work as well, however it will help you actually hydrate your hair and give you a little bit more definition within your curl. It will not necessarily give you very straight hair." ~ Lauren Farraher

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Which Palm Oil is Best for Your Hair? Adwengo! - @AshantiGirl

Adwengo Palm Kernel Oil

Hello, Everyone! This post features SheaButter Cottage, a business of fellow @DelynsBliss Tweeter, @AshantiGirl (a.k.a Akua Wood). SheaButter Cottage is a small, ethical business in the UK, owned by Akua Wood.

Wood is passionate about what she does, including concocting natural skincare goodies. She sees herself as a "kitchen" chemist. In this video we learn interesting facts she shares about the palm trees of Ghana which yield the Adwengo Unrefinded Palm Kernel Oil (AUPKO) and why it's better for the hair. The flower petal labels on the dark amber bottles of AUPKO are gorgeous!!

Thank-you @AshantiGirl for sharing with us!

Sham, Scam, Fake Organic Hair Care Products

Organic "Cheater" Brands: Fake Organic Products
Hello, Everyone! The following April 2010 video features The Organic Consumers Association's staged protest of "sham-poo" products identified as organic "cheater" brands, at the Expo West trade show in Anaheim, CA. Mike Adams, the Health Ranger from NaturalNews.com covered the event. Read more about this event: OCA Exposes 'Organic Cheaters' at West Coast Trade Show.

Related Amazon.com link: The Green Beauty Guide: Your Essential Resource to Organic and Natural Skin Care, Hair Care, Makeup, and Fragrances

Hair Care w/ Essential Oils & Natural Moistuizers

Carol's Daughter Healthy Hair Butter, 8 oz.

Natural Hair, Skin and Body Products

Hello, Everyone! Today's post features: Carol's Daughter

• Carol's Daughter is one of the leading beauty companies offering a line of beauty products that are highly-natural hair, skin, and body products, including lip gloss and fragrances. Carol's Daughter is designed by Lisa Price.
• Carol's Daughter carries natural haircare products for natural hair, relaxed hair, curly hair, healthy and damaged hair 

"In the early 1990’s, Brooklyn native Lisa Price (a.k.a. Carol’s daughter) began experimenting with fragrance, essential oils and natural moisturizers to make gifts for her family and friends. Soon after she packaged her home-spun creations, word spread like wildfire and the demand for her unparalleled hair and body care products led to a highly successful mail-order and web-based business. Within a few years, Carol's Daughter counted celebrities like Jada Pinkett Smith, Mary J. Blige, Erykah Badu, Brad Pitt and Chaka Khan as loyal fans, or as she refers to them, "friends of the family."  

Even after approximately 15 years of success and expansion, Carol’s Daughter products are still

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Are You Using Hair Care Products with Harmful Chemicals? - @OnestaGreen

Hair Care: Harmful, Synthetic Ingredients in Cosmetics We Should Avoid

Hello, Everyone!

Onesta Hair Care's president, Michael Redmond, talks about common, harmful chemicals that are found in most beauty products on the market, today. Onesta's platform is sustainability. They've stated that they will never use these chemicals (that often lead to ugly side effects later in life).

Related Posts: The Onesta Experience - 100% Green Salon Hair Care Co.
Releted Links: Search Amazon.com for Onesta hair products

Disclosure: Affiliate compensated after consumers' purchase(s) of Amazon.com items.

CURLS Organic Curly-Hair Care

Organic Curly-Hair Care by CURLS

Good day, Everyone! Today's post features CURLS Organic Curly-Hair Care.  "CURLS is a premium, ethnic hair care company whose purpose is to deliver quality products that cater to the unique needs of today's multi-ethnic market. It is the first line of hair care products truly created specifically for biracial/multiracial women and girls with naturally curly hair." ~ by CURLS. Learn more about CURLS Organic Curly-Hair Care.

In the first video CURLS founder, Mahisha Dellinger, demonstrates the proper way to apply Quenched Curls and Curl Gel-les'c products. The same application process is valid for each of the CURLS stylers: Curls Milkshake, Curl Souffle & Whipped Cream. Also, the same application process is valid for the curly hair of each culture, including Latina, African American, Caucasian and Asian. The featured demonstration, below, by Mahisha took place at the North American COSMOPROF Vegas Show. The remaining three videos are informative, as well.

Also, you'll enjoy the features like CURLS 101 which defines hair textures, the CURLS Videos (1-4) and CURLS Product Demonstration Videos (5-8) for each culture.

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Hair Care Products & Styling Tools

Good morning! In upcoming posts I will share hair care information as outlined, below:

Products & Styling Tools

• Shampoos


• Conditioners: Rinse-out conditioners, Leave-in conditioners, Deep-conditioners (Creams, Oils - Essential, Vegetable & Carrier)


• Styling Tools: Hair Dryers, Heat Caps, Curl Smoothing Tools (Barrel-shaped Styling Irons & Flat-shaped Styling Irons), Combs (Detanglers & Barretts), Brushes & Others (End Papers & Rollers).