This is my first youtube video. I'm so excited about being apart of the natural hair community. I was inspired to create this style from Naptural85, a fellow youtuber.  The products  used to create this style is kimmaytube's leave in conditioner. My next video will  be a response to her Corrine Bailey curly twist style. Thanks for viewing my blog and video. Please feel free to follow and comment. xoxoxoxoxo

Aaliyah Kolf, all natural hair and raw amazing talent

This baby is eleven years old. Beautiful voice, Beautiful,beautiful hair. I love it. She sings this song better than any one who attempted to sing it. Wow, amazing raw talent. She is rocking her natural tresses, I love it!

Teacher Cuts Off Girl's Braid In Front Of Class

stop breakage

5 of many ways to stop HAIR BREAKAGE:

1. Trim ends- get your ends trimmed, not a hair cut (there is a difference), get at least 1/4 to 1/2 inch trimmed every three months. keeping your ends trimmed can benefit from having spit ends which can cause a dramatic hair cut for sure in the long run.

2.Use a protein strengthening product asap. Protein gives your hair strength and elasticity. Don't overdue, this can cause dryness. Depending on the level of damage, you may need protein once a week until you see improvement.

3. Do not overlap chemical treatments. Any chemical changes made to the hair is a permanent change: therefore overlapping can cause serious damage to an already weak strand.

4. Do not brush your hair while it is wet. Your hair is at a fragile state when it's wet. Combing is okay with a wide tooth comb, due this in order to distribute conditioner evenly and in sections.

Allow your hair to dry half way before using a brush and blow dryer.

5. Ease of on the heat. You can cause heat damage to your hair. It is not necessary to use high heat to get good results from your hair. A lot of companies are marketing 450 degree heating tools. It don't take that much.

It is not necessary to use heat daily. Your ends are fragile because they are the oldest part of your hair. Applying any heat source to your ends cause them to weaken and eventually split causing frizzy, dry, damaged hair. Curling irons, flat irons, and blow dryers. USE HEAT PROTECTANTS.

Beauty

I find, in being Black,
a thing of "Beauty";
like a joy; a strength;
a secret cup of gladness ...
a native land in neither time nor place ...
a native land in every Black face!

Be loyal to yourselves;
your skin;
your hair;
your lips;
your speech;
your laughing kinds
are Black kingdoms,
vast as any other.

-- Ossie Davis

product knowledge

These shampoos and conditioners are on the top of my list:

Shampoos: Redken, Design Essentials, and Paul Mitchell

Conditioner: Design Essentials, My version of Kimmaytube's leave in conditioner

Styling Gels and Lotions: Homemade Flaxseed gel

Things that affect hair growth:

1. Stress

2. Exercise

3. Nutrition

4.Hormones

5. Genetics

I plan to post pics soon from the very beginning and throughout the past year of my journey to healthy, natural hair. Thanks for joining.