Benefits of Olive Oil for #naturalhair

I Love Olive Oil. I go through gallons at a time... I use it a lot in cooking so when I started creating products, one of the first ingredients I ever used in my natural hair products was Olive Oil.

• Applying Olive Oil to the scalp helps to prevent the production of DTH hormones on the scalp. DTH hormones is responsible for hair loss in many people.

• Olive Oil also acts as a natural deep conditioner making hair soft and shiny.

• When used on the scalp, Olive Oil helps to soothe dry itchy scalp and control dandruff.

• Olive Oil can also act as a humecant, attracting external moisture to the hair and skin.

Try this: for soft shiny healthy hair:

• After shampooing and conditioning apply a small amount of olive oil to wet hair, then dry as usual.

• Apply warm olive oil to dry hair and scalp. Cover with a towel for 10-15 minutes. Then shampoo and condition as usual.
  

• Massage a small amount of Olive Oil into scalp before going to bed at night.

With my products I took the benefits of Olive Oil to another level by adding herbal tinctures/Infusions and Essential oils.

1. Herbal Hair Oil - with Neem, Nettle, Burdock, Comfrey Root, Chamomile, Black Walnut Hull, Calendula Flower, Lemongrass and Rosemary essential oil. Contains over 50% pure food grade Olive Oil.

2. Herbal Hair Butter - with Organic Neem, Nettle, Burdock, Comfrey Root, Chamomile, Black Walnut Hull, Calendula Flower, Lemongrass and Rosemary essential oil. In addition to olive oil, this product has Hemp seed oil, Jojoba Oil, Avacado Oil, Cocoa Butter and more..

3. Mixed Greens Hair Butter - In addition to a healthy dose of Olive Oil, this product contains tintures of Organic Horsetail, Nettle & Parsley as well as a blend of Essential Oils to prevent hair loss.

4. Heathy Scalp Serum - Olive Oil mixed with Babassu oil, Acai oil, Rosehip Oil, Rosemary oil, Monoi de Tahiti Oil to name a few

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4th of July Cooking Ideas #naturalhair cooking beauty

Heather Johnston is a chef, wine professional, mother, wife and indie filmmaker. I came across her website while looking for ideas for my 4th of July BBQ. I really like her style of presenting and explaining her recipes. I thought many of you would be interested also.

For more info on Heather go to http://www.sogood.tv

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Micro Twist Out Tutorial by StarterBeauty #naturalHair

I just had to share this video...I love this look! The curl definition is AMAZING! This video is from the StarterBeauty Channel on youtube.

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Beautiful Feminine Elegant Loc Hairstyle #naturalhair

Yet another beautiful feminine elegant loc hairstyle. This style is from "ShoShannah the Loctician". There is no denying the beauty of a woman who wears her hair natural. It's not just about the hair but something on the inside that just shines.

It's that inner confidence that is so attractive when you are willing to say to yourself that I am beautiful, My hair is beautiful in it's natural state, there is nothing wrong with my hair texture, I don't have to force it to be straight. It doesn't matter what other people think, I't doesn't matter what the media presents to me as beautiful on TV and in Magazines, I define my own standard of beauty, I'm still feminine and pretty with natural hair!

When you say this to yourself and believe it.....You become at peace with yourself and other people will be so attracted to this inner confidence in you that radiates outward.

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The Natural Bride #naturalhair

I fell in love with these beautiful custom designed bridal dresses by Cassandra Bromfield. I especially love the patchwork dress in the middle photo. The gorgeous bridal head pieces are made by Beauloni Style and the hair styling was done by Khamit Kinks Salon here in Brooklyn New York.

A lot of people feel that wearing natural hair is not feminine. For this reason many women choose to relax their hair and force it to be straight. But as you can see, it's very possible to achieve a soft feminine look with natural hair.

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Amazing Loc Styles by Thierry Baptiste #naturalhair

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Dance Africa 2010

I had a great weekend at "Dance Africa 2010" Festival in Brooklyn NY. This event has become a memorial day tradition for me. It's held every year memorial day weekend for 3 days straight. 300 vendors from around the world come together creating a global marketplace of African, Caribbean, and African-American crafts, art, music, and fashion. In addition there were AMAZING dance performances from dance companies from near and far to celebrate the cultures of Africa. This Festival was so much fun!! People from all cultures and all ages were dancing in the streets enjoying the rhythms of african music.

I love going and supporting the artists every year. I especially love glass beads from Africa. The colors and designs are so beautiful!! I also dabble in glass beadmaking myself so I always love to check out the beads whenever I go. I also bought some lovely handmade leather earrings, handmade silk screen t-shirts, a funky tube dress and tunic with beautiful african fabric trimmings and I ate lots of good soul food!! I met so many handmade artists and crafts people that I will blog about in the near future. If you are ever in NY on memorial day weekend you must check out "Dance Africa"