When i was younger getting my hair done was not a good experience. honestly it was much better to have cornrows stay in forever than have them undone and have to go through the torture of COMBING. and if i didn´t behave i always got warnings of my hair being shaved off! LOL
i´m sure some of you might have gone through the same thing and are doing exactly the same with your little princesses. it doesn´t have to be like that. Doing your daughters hair can be fun for both of you and here´s how:

• If your child is under one please don´t too aggressive on their sensitive scalps just be sure to keep her hair clean and less manipulation. i suggest using a moisturiser and a light oil to keep the hair from drying out.

• for older kids ,over 3 years , suggest washing their hair once a week. you might want to learn to do some cute simple hairstyles so that you always do her hair at home. this way you will be sure that your child´s hair is not done too tight. if someone else is doing her hair make sure to be there and supervise.

wash day: you will need:

•  shampoo
• a good conditioner,
• a wide toothed comb,
• moisturiser, 
• coconut/ olive oil
• and some plastic clips

Steps:
1. let your child sit down and you can even let her watch her favourite dvd so she won´t disturb you. then seperate the hair gently into four parts preferably with your hands. clip three parts up and work with one part at a time.

2. divide this part into three smaller parts clip up two and work with the last one. apply a generous amount of moisturiser to that part and work it in gently and in a downward motion to prevent tangling. take your comb and pass it through. repeat the same with the other parts till one quarter is done, then just braid the whole part and proceed to the other parts.
after braiding all four parts let the moisturiser sit for a few minutes and proceed to washing.

3. let her sit down or stand but be sure to wash the hair in a downward motion. add a little shampoo to each braid and work each part one at a time. so put shampoo on all parts rinse and add conditioner to all parts. then do a final rinse.(You can rebraid a section as you go on, clip or twist just to avoid tangling and having to section her hair again)

      after wash:
4. don´t rub the hair (whilst still in braids/twists) with a towel just cover it up (not to tightly) enough to absorb excess water and let her stay with it for a few minutes then remove.rubbing causes tangling = breakage and damage. unbraid/ untwist each section while spraying a moisturiser on the hair.
after this you can either let the hair air dry or blow dry on medium heat or cool air.

5. let her get a protective style that will last a week or two and make sure to wash and condition again on removal. Cornrows/Lines/milazo or even twists are a perfect protective style for kids. the protective style should NOT be too tight.

• Never use vaseline or other petroleum, mineral oil, paraffin containing products on your daughters hair. they only clog their hair strands and don´t benefit it in any way. always read the ingredients on your products. if a product does not have an ingredients list think twice before getting it.

• You should get a spray bottle to mix your child's moisturiser and oil and spray her protective cornrows or twists everyday!

• always comb the hair from ends to roots.if the comb gets stuck try detangling with your fingers first then proceed with the wide toothed comb. rat tail combs have no business on your daughters natural hair.

• doing hair takes patience and time so consider doing it for yourself and your daughter only if you have time. make it a mother-daughter bonding moment where you both get to get your hair done, it will be much easier if it´s a routine.

• once in a while you can give your daughter a pre shampoo treatment. this means that in the evening before her wash day you will apply coconut oil to her hair and let her go to bed like that and proceed to washing the next day, however be sure to cover up her head properly or else you will certainly need new bed sheets.

• if your daughter has hair that is shoulder length or longer make sure she wears the right clothes when she wears her hair  down. cotton clothes are not hair friendly. look for silkier fabrics that won´t damage her hair. which reminds me, always have a head covered up for bed or get her bed sheets made of a softer fabric.(not cotton) preferably silk and satin.

your daughter will have lovely healthy hair in no time.

Finding the right products in a foreign country can sometimes be a challenge, many wonder if they have to use products made especially for african hair. I used to be like that too until i realised that most of the ingredients that are in the so called " african products" are the same as those in the so called "european products". But the african hair products cost three times as much because they are all imported.

Today i will be blogging  about this moisturising conditioner that i totaly love "Balea feuchtigkeitsspülung" from DM


I have been using this product for years now and it has never let me down. It is great for conditioner washes. or for those days when you don´t want to do a lot with your hair. so just shampoo and the condition with this and it leaves the hair soft and maneageable and very moisturised. Especially in those hot summer months where you could literaly wash your hair daily after swimming or just to cool off.

The ingredients are also great. no silicones or mineral oils and the best part is that it is completely affordable. DM has a wide range of conditioners but i have only tried this one because my hair needs a lot of moisture. there are others specialy for coloured hair e.t.c.

Always buy products according to what your hair needs. But with moisturising conditioners you can never go wrong because african hair is naturally prone to dryness. that´s why we need to keep moisturising and oiling.

However this conditioner should not replace your regular deep conditioner/ treatment especially if your hair is chemically treated ( relaxed or coloured) deep conditioning is still important to rebuild the damaged structure of the hair.

Two weeks ago i shampooed my hair and went on to deep condition as usual. I normaly detangle with my shower comb under the shower with lots of running water. This time i realised that i was losing a lot of hair! This was just not normal.

I thought i was just shedding to much and decided to start doing black tea rinses more often, and i did start doing the rinses but the hair was still breaking and then it hit me that i had completely forgotten about washing my hair in sections! normaly as soon as i realised that i had new growth coming in i would always wash in sections and it was always very effective.

so i went back to washing and deep conditioning  in sections, (normally four sections) and honestly this made things much much easier. it was easy to detangle and i lost very little hair.

If you have never tried washing a deep conditioning in smaller sections then give it a try it might be exactly what you have been looking for.

For a couple of weeks now my hair has been shedding a lot more than usual and i have no idea why. so i have decided to go back to doing black tea rinses more often.


Black tea contains caffein which has been proven to stimulate hair growth and prolong the growth phases i´m not really sure which phase is prolonged but all in all the hair does not shed as fast as it could have without the black tea rinses.
coffee can also be used but black tea contains more caffein than coffee and i feel that the smell of coffee is just too strong to be put on hair.

Here are the steps i will be taking for the next weeks until i get this shedding  under control. Boil water and put in a few tea bags. i usualy put in three. Then let it cool down then i proceed with the following:

1. Shampoo hair and rinse off the shampoo with water
2. Rinse hair with the black tea.
3. Let the tea sit on for a few minutes then proceed to deep condition as usual
4. Rinse off the deep conditioner after the recommended time. if need be condition your hair once again with your cheap conditioner and rinse out.
5. Towel dry the hair a bit.
6. Add your leave ins and let the hair air dry or style as desired.

NOTE:  From experience ;-)
It is better to use the black tea at the beginning rather than at the end of your wash because it leaves the hair super hard.  conditioning makes the hair smooth and soft again.

 This was my 2011 Regimen that took me from Neck Length to Arm pit length in a year.Wish you success in finding a routine that wil work for you!HHJ ya'll.

Daily Routine
1.Moisturize my hair with Either Africa´s best kids organics shea butter moisturising hair lotion or my new favourite Organics Olive oil Moisturizing Growth lotion
2. I then seal the moisturizer with Pure coconut oil.I always Moisturize and seal my hair in medium size sections.


I always do this at night so I just finger comb my hair hold it up and tie my satin scarf over it before bed.
Weekly Routine
1. I normally mix my Cholesterol Tea tree Oil Moisturizing Conditioner with my ORS replenishing protein Conditioner together with a tablespoon of whatever oil i get my hands on.I the apply the mixture to damp hair, wrap my hair with a cling foil/shower cap, cover with a cloth and Go to bed.
2. The morning after I wash off the conditioners and then use a cheapie conditioner (often V05)to finish off with lovely smelling hair.
3.I blot my hair of the excess water with a microfibre towel, spray in my Luster's PCJ wet-n-ez detangling spray/leave-in conditioner and then put my hair in two braids to air dry.( I always air dry)
4.Once my hair is about 90-100% dry i repeat my daily routine as indicated above!

Bi-weekly routine
1. I shampoo my hair on 2nd and last thursdays of the month with a sulphate free baby shampoo from local store.Before the shampooing I always pre-poo with a hot-oil treatment (a mixture of any oils especially olive oil) the night before.
2. After washing I just dry as described above.I normally do not Moisturize and seal on this day because I would be sleeping with my conditioners treatment through the night as described in the weekly routine.
3.After washing off the conditioner I then follow through with my after conditioning steps as described in the weekly routine.
Monthly Routine
1. I  Clarify My hair with V05 luminous shine shampoo for damaged hair!I always prepoo as described above before this shampoo too.
2. After the wash I repeat step 1,2,3 & 4 in the weekly routine.
This has worked for me so far

I decided to share my whole hair journey till now with you, it´s only been a year and i´m not looking back, healthy hair care really does pay off. can´t wait to get to Bra strap length!!!