First published on HairSnippets (my previous blog). So my Nexxus products finally arrived!!! My hair is in cornrows at the moment so I decided to wash my hair without undoing the cornrows.  (EDIT: I eventually undid the cornrows as the weight of the water caused them to unravel.) So here’s what I did. I didn’t have time for the pre-poo, so I just clarified carefully (to avoid disrupting my cornrows) with the Aloe Rid Shampoo, then applied the Aloe Rid Treatment. After that I conditioned with the Emergencee. Even though I didn’t have time to sit under the dryer I thought that the...

First published on HairSnippets (my previous blog). I’m no newbie to “stretching” but back in the day there was no term for it…it was just a case of “Not-being-able-to-afford-to-spend-money-on-a-relaxer-this-month”. It was not something to be admired back then, in fact you felt somewhat embarrassed walking around with close to 2 inches of new growth. My how the times have changed when we can embrace our natural kink at least for a few weeks longer. I say all that to say that we found creative ways to handle the new growth back then (good grief I’m making myself...

First published on HairSnippets (my previous blog). This is just a list of products I’ve heard raving reviews about and might be worth a try in my quest for the “staple” regimen. I’ll keep adding to the list as I go along, and when I finally try one I’ll review it. 1. Cantu Break Cure Strengthening Treatment @ www.cantusheasoft.com 2. Lacio Lacio Leave In Hair Lotion @ www.honeyfig.com 3. Joico Split End Mender 4. UBH Cream Moisturizer @ www.honeyfig.com 5. UBH Dew Spray Moisturizer @ www.honeyfig.com 6. Lacio Lacio Intensive Conditioner @ www.honeyfig.com 06/22/2008 7....

First published on HairSnippets (my previous blog). So I was on the hunt for a moisturizer, and my attempts at making one have been unsuccessful thus far (I think I’ll stick to lotions, creams and butters lol). In my desperate attempt to find something, anything to moisturize my thirsty hair, I started rummaging through the cupboard and butt up on some ORS Olive Oil. I must have had it for years, but when I opened it, it still looked good…i did the sniff test and it didn’t smell rancid so I decided to start using it. To be honest I now remember why i never used it – I...

First published on HairSnippets (my previous blog) Switched it up a bit again this week. I shampooed with the Therappe, then coated my hair with the Humectress and hot oil before doing the DIY steam treatment. Let me just say my hair was sooo soft after the steaming…i will definitely be adding that to my regular routine. After washing out the deep conditioner I spritzed on the Infusium and let my hair air dry. That was a huge mistake!! My hair got wiry and felt really brittle. I’m not sure if it was because I was 8 weeks post relaxer or what, but I definitely won’t be trying that one...