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Product Review: ORS Smooth n’ Hold Pudding
Overall Review Price? – At an average price of $8, ORS Olive Oil Smooth n’ Hold Pudding is super affordable. This is an excellent styling product for naturalistas on a budget.
Smell? – This product definitely has a noticeable sweet fragrance and it did linger in my hair even after a couple of days. However, I didn’t find the smell to be overpowering or unpleasant at all.
How Did It Work? – The ends of my hair tend to be of a slightly rougher texture than the rest of my hair shafts. Time for a trim/cut I suppose. However, I noticed that as I got to the ends of my twists my ends smoothed out and felt like the rest of my hair shaft. My felt super moisturized and I loved that I didn’t need a system of products to get my hair to that soft, moisturized state. This one product did the job.
Recommendations? – I would recommend this product for naturals that are looking for a staple natural hair styling product. I would especially recommend it for naturals on a budget. It’s super affordable and it lasts, unless you have heavy handed issues like me. This is also one for the naturals that are not opposed to using a hair products that aren’t all natural.
6 Tips for a Long-Lasting 4c Hair Twistout
With thick, kinky hair, the challenge does not lie in obtaining curl definition but in keeping that curl definition for a long time. Naturalistas have spent so many time twisting and twisting their hair to achieve curl definition only for that definition to be gone with the wind within a couple days. I have seen all my hard work at twisting count for absolutely nothing by the end of Twist-out Day 1. Finally I am completely satisfied with the longevity of my twist-outs, that I can share some tips and tricks for my 4c hair (kinky hair for that matter) sistas that want long-lasting twist-outs. Here they are!
Tips to Achieve a Long-Lasting 4c Hair Twistout
Try smaller twists. Ok. You twisted out your hair, your definition is on point, but then you have a huge, puffed up mess only a couple hours (if
DETANGLING KINKY HAIR: 5 TIPS ON HOW NOT TO OVERDO IT!
With the everchanging steps, sub-steps, and sub-substeps to the entire wash day process, you can easily over do it when it comes to detangling your hair. As a 4c hair natural of 27 years, one thing I did learn is that there is such a thing as detangling too much. Trust me the frequency in which you detangle your hair can determine whether or not you’ll look like Angelica’s doll, Cynthia, within a few years.
Here are 5 easy tips to detangling your hair without over doing it!
1. ACCEPT THAT YOUR HAIR WILL STILL HAVE TANGLES. You know the saying, “the 1st step to recovery is admitting that you have a problem”? Well that saying can also relate to how we maintain our kinky hair. FACT: Kinky hair is highly prone to tangling. You can denman brush that hair for as long as your arm can take it (but keep in mind Cynthia’s picture) and it will still have a tangles here and there. The sooner you accept that fact the sooner you’ll be okay with the fact that your hair does not behave the same way as looser hair textures.
2. ONE GOOD DETANGLING SESSION IS ENOUGH! With the previous kinky hair fact in mind, it’s best to keep detangling to a minimum. Detangling before you wash your hair, while you wash your hair, while you’re conditioning your hair, and again when you’re actually styling your hair is definitely overkilll, especially with kinky hair. I was totally guilty of this in my younger years of trying to maintain my own hair. I felt like my hair had to hang down and be manageable like everyone else’s before I even began the process of washing my hair. So I use to comb out my hair before I washed it.
| My raw, shrunken 4c hair! |
3. SLIDE, SLIDE, SLIP, & SLIDE. “SLIP” is the most
THE BEST CURL DEFINITION ON 4C HAIR
Curl definition is one of the most sought after accomplishments in the natural hair community especially in the kinkier textures. We use a plethora of tools, products, and hair styling methods in our quest for amazing curl definition that seems to come so easy in our looser hair texture sisters. However I have one method that gives my hair undeniable curl definition and it’s ridiculously simple.
I achieve the most amazing curl definition by simply twisting my hair with any styling and/or moisturizing product and letting my hair set for at least one day. On freshly washed, deep conditioned and detangled hair, the only product I used in this tutorial was Shea Moisture’s Coconut & Hibiscus Curl and Style Milk. The purpose for using this product is solely to give my hair moisture and shine. I’ve also done this previously with various leave ins, plain 100% shea butter, and even plain water (on one extremely lazy day).
What allows me to achieve this definition is letting my hair set in the twists for at least a day. The longer you leave your hair in the twists the better.
Here’s my tutorial on how to achieve
DIY : Hibiscus Tea Rinse for Natural Hair
