This week’s feature is a “newbie” to the natural journey, although her decision to return to her roots took shape a year ago. Sunita, or Bulletz, as we lovingly refer to her in the Blogosphere, is a proud tribal member of the Nanticoke Lenni Lenape People. Sunita is also transitioning from a Wave Nouveau [...]
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Journey Feature — Bucket ‘O Bulletz
Posted in frustrations, hair care, journey feature, natural life, natural pride, natural shout outs, pics, products, styles, tagged breakage, bucketobulletz, bulletz, deciding to cut your hair, hair considerations, journey feature, Journey Peeps, losing length, misconceptions, multi-ethnic hair, multiracial hair, nanticoke lenni lenape people, native american, natural hair, natural hair styles, overcoming misconceptions, satin pillowcase, suni t, sunita, taino indian, transtitioning, wave nouveau, wrap your hair up at night, www.nappturality.com on June 21, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Journey Spotlight 03 - Foundationz
Posted in hair care, journey spotlight, natural life, natural pride, natural shout outs, tagged 'fro-etta, foundationz, healthy hair, journey spotlight, kidz corner, natural hair, natural hair site, product reviews, www.foundationz.co.uk on June 14, 2008 | No Comments »
NOTE: Journey Features will return next week!
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From the UK with much love, Foundationz is a jazzy, funky little site dedicated to the glorification of natural hair. Oh, but it doesn’t stop there! Foundationz is actually about ALL hair — natural, relaxed, texturized — and ways to keep naturally [...]
Journey Guest 09 - On a Mission to Transition (pt. 2)
Posted in frustrations, hair care, journey guest, natural life, natural pride, natural shout outs, styles, tagged 2 strand twist, 2 strand twists, amy, braid out, curled two strand twists, flat twists, from relaxed to kinky, natural hair guide, naturalhairguide.com, protective styles, roller set, straw set, transitioning hair, transitioning styles, transitioning to natural, twist out, two strand twist, two strand twists on June 12, 2008 | No Comments »
Keeping in line with the theme of transitioning, again, from the pages of NaturalHairGuide.com, here are some popular protective hair styles ideas that will keep your hair hands free and growing healthily!
Transitioning Styles
by Amy, founder of NaturalHairCareGuide.com
What makes a good transitional hair style? Good questions. A good transitional hairstyle keeps hair handling to a minimum. [...]
Journey Guest 08 - On a Mission to Transition
Posted in frustrations, hair care, journey guest, natural life, natural pride, natural shout outs, products, recipes, styles, tagged from relaxed to kinky, two strand twists, two strand twist, twist out, no poo, apple cider vinegar, co wash, 2 strand twist, 2 strand twists, naturalhairguide.com, natural hair guide, amy, transitioning to natural, transitioning hair, transitioning styles, straw set, roller set, braid out, flat twists, protective styles, curled two strand twists, what to expect when transitioning, transtitioning facts, breakage, shedding opposing opinions to goign natural, change in hair care routine, transitioning questions, should i press my hair, pressing natural hair, hair falling out, how long should i transition, proper moisturizer, scalp itch, what products should i use, safe shampoo, acv, scab hair on June 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
There are a good number of you who are taking the naptural plunge and braving to wearing your natural hair, and for that I applaud you. But for as many of you who are picking up the gauntlet, just as many find themselves back on what diehards call “the creamy crack”, after your first [...]
Twist & Shout: Twist Out - Take Two
Posted in hair care, natural life, natural pride, styles, tagged natural hair styles, two strand twists, twist out, natural styles, 2 strand twists, twist out take two, second attempt at a twist out on June 10, 2008 | No Comments »
Hey Hey Every People! I did my second twist out today, and here are the results:
Pre-Pick Pics
Definitely got the twisting part down pretty well, as you can see from the squigglie coils that remain when the hair is untwisted. Didn’t like the “uneveness” of it all so I got the pick out and [...]
Special Interest: Homemade Alopecia Care
Posted in hair care, journey special interest, recipes, tagged alocpecia oil treatment, alopecia, colosal.com, dry alopecia shampoo recipe, escoteric oils, essential oils, final hair rinse, hair conditioner treatment, hair cutting photography, hair loss, homemade remedies for alopecia, journey special interest, safety guide for essential oil use, shampoo for alopecia, stimulating scalp massage oil, various types of alopecia on June 10, 2008 | No Comments »
(Image Credit Harry Cutting Photography)
I do not have alopecia, but I know more than a handful of people who suffer the the malady.
According to Wikipedia:
Alopecia or hair loss is the medical description of the loss of hair from the head or body, sometimes to the extent of baldness. Unlike the common cosmetic depilation of body [...]
Sweltering Sunday Retwist Pics!
Posted in frustrations, hair care, natural life, natural pride, pics, styles, tagged nappy head, nappy, natural hair, black hair, naptural, natural hair styles, two strand twists, self twisting, twists, two strand twist, second attempt at two strand twists, two strand twists take two, let's twist again, retwist, re-retwist, fuller, twists untwisting, unraveling twists, twisties, black hair styles, nappy styles, buckwheat, 2 strand twist, 2 strand twists on June 8, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Since I said I would, and there aint much to do on this 94* day, I decided to retwist my hair after a good night’s rest (the twist were properly secured under a satin wrap, of course), because even with twisting each individual subsection, I would up with untwisted bases:
Some of the strands had even [...]
Let’s Twist Again: Two Strand Twists - Take Two
Posted in hair care, idadi, natural life, natural pride, pics, products, styles, tagged natural hair, black hair, black hair care, natural hair styles, two strand twists, overcoming misconceptions, overcoming black hair stigmas, self twisting, twist & loc gel, second attempt at two strand twists, two strand twists take two, let's twist again, 2 strand twist, 2 strand twists on June 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
It was a dark and stormy night!
Actually, it was a hot and humid Friday, and since I was involved in an In the Mix hair-priment, I figured the day was as good as any to try my hand at two strand twists for the second time.
As with anything, the more you practice, the easier it [...]
In the Mix Fridays - Results
Posted in hair care, in the mix, natural life, natural pride, recipes, tagged black hair, black hair care, african-american hair, natural hair care, homemade hair care, homemade hair care products, recipes, natural hair recipes, in the mix fridays, the natural hair test kitchen, every day ingredients, in the mix fridays results, apple cider vinegar, avocado, apple cider vinegar hair clarifier, in the mix, hair care recipes, avocado and mayo conditioner, mayonaise, rosemary, strictly about the hair, over-stressed tresses, deep conditioner, results on June 6, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Welcome back again… The results are in!
Recipes are rated on a scale of 1 - 5 Afro Picks… 1 being the lowest rating, and something I would not use again or recommend, and 5 being the highest rating of something I’d most likely use again within the next five minutes. *lol*
And heeeeeeeeeeeeere we go…
Mayo and [...]
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Special Interest: From the Journey Mailbag
Posted in comments, frustrations, hair care, journey mailbag, journey special interest, natural life, natural pride, natural shout outs, tagged black hair, black hair care, black hair perceptions, black hair stigmas, comments, going natural, hair care, homemade hair care, homemade hair care products, journey back to me, natural beauty, natural hair, natural hair care, natural hair stigmas, natural life, natural sistahs, not just a black thing, overcoming black hair stigmas, questions, readers, recipes on June 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Hi Hi Every People!
With over 2000 lights upon the Journey Pages, I thought it was high time to share what my readers have to say, either via comments of Emails, as well as answer a few questions I’ve been asked. Yes, my fellow napturals… It’s not just about the hair, here at Journey Back [...]
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