Avocado Deep Conditioner

So it is 2:25am and I have just put my first deep conditioner in months in my hair.  With a husband, five children and a business to run when I do my hair it is a blessing.  And since it takes me minimum from start to finish 3 hours, deep conditioning usually takes a back seat. Anyhow I found this deep conditioner that was posted on http://natreview.com/2011/07/03/avocado-deep-conditioner/ and I did not have all the ingredients this called for so here is my version of it:
1 Ripe Avocado
1/2 cup coconut milk
1 tbsp Jojoba Oil
1 tbsp Coconut Oil

I will let you know how it turns out in the morning. I will be keeping it in overnight which is perfect as my husband is working overnight so no inconvenience to him :). I am excited for some great results especially since I just had a disaster of a twist-out wash from mini-twists. I will fill you in on that for reference later.  Did I mention that it is a very drippy mixture so even though it has texture be prepared to be sopping as it warms to your hair and starts to run :)  Love You all and God Bless!

Frustration to Motivation

Life as a natural much less a woman is not always "peaches and cream" for want of a better term.  Between shedding hair from having a new baby and shedding tears over some instances in life it has come to my understanding even further that "in all things give thanks".  Trust me when I say things could be worse, they really could be.  For example as much as I love a big Afro, I could be uncontrollably bald.  See what I mean?  Embrace your life and your hair :) everyday like it is the best day and even when it is not you will be further along than if you are always humdrum  :)

Pic In Last Post

For those of you who will wonder how I came about the style in the last post here goes:  I washed my hair with Shea Moisture - Moisture Retention Shampoo then I detangled with leave in  Kinky Curly Knot Today.  After that I put in Shea Moisture Curl & Style Milk and put it in big braids until it was completely dry (yes this was my way of getting around shrinkage).  After it was completely dry and maybe a day later I took down the braids and mini-twisted my hair only using spray bottle with water to get the hair moist and added a little more Curl & Style Milk for dress and to assist with twists.  What a beautiful result in my opinion.  Here are my twists just after I finished them.

Mini Twists

Protective

So all, my summer has been filled with little nuggets that I have learned along the way but the best thing I have learned all summer so far is "Praise Him anyway".  I learned this in more ways than one.  I have the tendency to give my hair a hard time and thinking it is not growing fast enough nut after linking up with a few women from group I belong to they reminded me that the KISS method still applies to more than just life.  With that in mind I decided to embrace the protective styling to give my hair a break from constant manipulation.  The pic below is the product of my first ever mini twist out.  I normally have no patience to put in mini twists or micro braids or none of that because very soon thereafter I start missing my hair but this was great and will be used again and again. I loved it. I kept the mini-twist in for two weeks and wore a twist out for about 5 days before washing.  Tomorrow is D day for washing :)  Good night!