Avocado and Vatika Oil Deep treatment

I did my deep treatment today after doing a pre-poo overnight with my garlic amla oil(trying to hold the whip over shedding). I really don't have a written in stone regimen when it comes to what deep treatment I do when. I just watch my hair and if it seems to want moisture, I do whatever moisture treatment I desire to do at the time. If It needs protein, then, well..you know. This weekend my hair didn't seem to be neither here nor there about what it really wanted. So I just decided to do something I have been wanting to try - a avocado deep treat! Woot! LOL. and yes I did do it in the yarn braids.

Here are the ingredients:

1. 1/2 an Avocado
2. 1/2 TBSP of Vatika Oil
3. 15 drops Vitamin E
4. 10 drops Peppermint oil
5. 5 Horsetail capsules emptied into the mixing bowl

Doesn't it look some what yucky? lol. Anywho, mix with a fork until it's as smooth as you can get it or just stick a electronic mixer in it and work. I did the latter.

What I did:

1. I first washed my pre-poo'd hair with Gro Aut Herbal shampoo <3 This shampoo does not dry my hair out AT ALL. In fact it does the opposite; my hair feels very soft whenever I apply it and after I wash it out.





2. Then I distributed the avocado deep treat all over my scalp and hair and covered it with a shower cap and towel to utilize body heat. You can use a hooded dryer for heat with your hair under the shower cap,  if you have one.

3. I made it stay in for about an hour (I honestly didn't keep track) and then spent around 15 minutes trying to properly wash the avocado out of my braids. Getting it out of my hair was a walk in the park. But out of the yarn braids? Not so much...

My hair felt super clean, super soft and super thankful when I was done :) Glad I took the risk and did it in the yarn braids and now avocado deep treatments will be much in my future. You should try it if you haven't already.

Amara looks so happy in this pic, doesn't she? Amara is my hair of course( the name means beautiful :) )

<3 LATERZ <3

How I maintain my yarn braids

The good thing about yarn braids is you can basically treat them like your hair. You can moisturize, seal, wash and even condition in them! This fact is what made me decide to get them.
I maintain my yarn braids in basically the same way I maintain my new big chop; by using a method called LOC. I got this method from the Natural Sunshine Network. Here is the break down of it:

Liquid- Begin your sealing process with liquid. That is a water based leave in, etc.



Oil- Next add an oil to your hair. Experiment and find the one that works best for you. Natural hair loves oil and craves it. Step Two: Use the oil to coat your hair liberally.Then you’re ready for the final step...

Cream- Use a rich, cream based, product to seal in the moisture and protect your hair. Step Three: Apply a rich cream or butter based product to your hair concentrating on the ends.

I personally love this method.I do it 1 to 2 times a day according to the status of my hair and It keeps it soft and hydrated. Now I know I don't NEED to do the final step on yarn braids... But I do. Why? Because I don't want to stray from what I usually do all because I have braids. I am a girl who easily gets sidetracked from her hair regimen and changing it could make me drift away from or forget the methods that worked for me..I just want to continue doing it.Besides I wash my hair whenever I feel like.Which means build up will not be a problem for me.

Speaking of washing, My wash regimen is not very consistent. It is really just whenever I think it's needed or have the urge to feel water on my scalp. Usually that is every 2 to 3 days and one of the weekend days. I use an applicator bottle and mix one part shampoo to two parts water and distribute it through my scalp and massage it then repeat once. This helps me to get the shampoo everywhere and diluting it makes it light enough to go through the roots without drying out my hair.

After I rinse out the shampoo I then condition the braids by using the same applicator bottle, this time filled with conditioner and water in 50/50 proportion. I also take some of the conditioner straight out of the bottle and squeeze it unto the braids to ensure that the ends of my hair aren't left out of the equation. Because of this last step I have to stay under the shower head and rinse the braids while squeezing them out to ensure there is not too much conditioner trapped in them.

Once all of this is done, I will follow up with the LOC method of moisturizing and sealing. My leave in is Infusium 23, my oil is coconut oil and my cream is my whipped shea butter.

I will still do my deep conditioning while wearing my yarn braids, because as I said, not going to leave my real hair out of this. I haven't done the first one yet. But I will record how it goes when it does happen and I intend for that to be this weekend.

Well that is all folks!! That is how I maintain my yarn braids.

<3 LATERZ <3

My Spritzer

I had to refill my spritzer(mister) bottle today. I filled it mainly with water and then put about a tablespoon of coconut oil in it. I think my spritzer bottle is a 8 oz. bottle. I absolutely love spritzing my hair and if I was supposed to stop doing that. I would be really worried for the health of my hair. I believe that my spritzer is a very important part of my regimen and that if I was supposed to stop or do it only like every two weeks, my hair would break. I just finished watching a video by UtubeHairCare and she gave a story about a classmate she had whose hair was always ear length when she had a relaxer, then soon after she switched over to a jerri curl, her hair grew to APL! She said she believes it's due to the constant moisture in the girl's hair and I second that. But, will add that more than likely there was also less manipulation involved. Anywhoses!!! I LOVE MY SPRITZER!! I would not give it up for anything, not that there is a need to. It's cheap to do and it works. I think all a spritzer needs is some distilled water and a good oil like jojoba or coconut oil. More fandangles are great, but not sure if they are needed. I haven't tried any other mixes yet though, so I can't be knocking stuff I haven't tried. Lol. I may consider in the future, getting some other natural oils to add...or shea butter?

What's in your spritzer?