My hair lately

I'm deep in the midst of a stretch. With no end in sight. I need a trim badly but I'm holding off until I relax. Staying moisturized with this winter air has been a challenge but the Beautiful Textures Tangle Taming Leave-In Conditioner on my new growth has been LIFE CHANGING. Yeah, it's that serious. Go get you some if you're stretching your relaxer. You need it in your life.

Why I'm Scared to Go Natural

Everybody and their mama are going natural these days. Including my own mother! And my sister. And all my best friends.

But I'm hesitant to take that plunge into the depths of all it means to go natural. I have three natural heads in my daughters and let me just say that it's a battle.

Plus I have a husband who loves my flowing tresses. I know that there is a ton said about relaxers being the devil. And people who relax their hair are trying to conform to the European look.

I fervently disagree with this sentiment. Wholeheartedly.

Yes I love myself and who I am. I love the hair that grows out of my scalp in all it's natural glory. No I don't want to denounce the black parts of myself (as if I ever could).

So then why am I still relaxing my hair?

At the end of the day it's really about manageability for me. Not my hair's manageability, but the ability to manage 4 heads of hair.

I'm scared because my weekends are already consumed with deep conditioning, washing, detangling, moisturizing, drying, styling and protecting heads of hair that are not my own. And they have hair. Lots of it.

My three ladies and all of their glorious hair

REVIEW: Beautiful Textures Tangle Taming Leave-In Conditioner

I really love that there are a ton of products being made and marketed towards different textures of hair. And this one doesn't disappoint.

I picked this up at Sally's for around $5. I use it on my hair and my daughters hair and it seems to work really well on all of us.

It claims to:

Unlock tangles, deeply moisturize, tame frizzies, and nourish curls with the right blend of natural oils. Achieve amazing manageability and styling versatility for curly, wavy, kinky-coily or frizzy hair. Get soft defined curls, bodacious bouncy spirals and smooth silky tresses with this intensive moisture rich formula for mixed textured hair. 

I have to agree that it meets all it's claims. It's a cream but on the oiler side, which is good for slip when trying to detangle. It smells marvelous and it really does moisturize. I've been using it in combination with a shea butter to seal.

Oh and if you're curious about the natural oil claim, it contains: Aloe vera, coconut, olive, soy, argan oil, shea and mango butter.

So my final grade is an A. It really soaks into the hair and meets all it's claims. This one is a staple!