Question:

"I was wondering if you have any advice for preventing split ends. I have been moisturizing my ends.. but yet they are there. When I do trim.. what should I do to prevent them from forming? HHJ!!"

Advice: First and foremost, split ends can not be cured (some breakage and split ends are inevitable) so if you notice them, trim them off right away! With that being said, make sure that the shears you are using are sharp enough, otherwise, if they are dull, it will create more split ends. So once you've got rid of them, here are the steps you can take:

• Moisturize and seal daily.
• Use a sealant with substance, slightly heavier to reduce moisture loss.
• Keep your ends protected.
• Make sure your moisture & protein balance is in check.
• Keep up with your Deep Treatments.
• Minimize or eliminate direct heat, but if you must, air dry your hair instead of using a blow dryer then flat iron & use a heat protectant!
• Do weekly hot oil treatments with Virgin Coconut oil and/or Extra Virgin Olive Oil.

Overall, it's close to impossible to prevent split ends due to natural wear and tear. The best thing you can do is keep your hair strong yet moist, keep up with your trims/dustings, and minimize manipulation (opt for low manipulation styles) for optimal hair health.

♥ Sunshyne

Question:

I'm going to texlax sometime next year. When you go to the hair salon what do i ask for, a texlax??? how do i ask for it if she doesn't know what a texlax is?????? llol please help me lol thnx :D

Advice: "Texlax" is a term we use here on the hair boards, blogs etc. so they may not understand what your saying and look at you weird..lol.

For those who don't know, here is the definition:

Texlaxing - Allowing the relaxer to loosen the curl pattern by leaving it on for a short amount of time making it easily manageable, not necessarily straight.

If anything just tell them that you don't want to leave the relaxer on long (10-15mins max.) then rinse immediately. Also, tell your stylist that you don't want him/her to comb through the hair while it's being texlaxed (if you want more kink in your hair), just smoothing with their fingers will be sufficient. Combing through the hair while texlaxing will make the hair more straight. If your stylist fights with you and suggests to leave it on longer, stay strong and tell them that you don't want your hair to be bone straight. Remember, it's your hair :-)

For extra measures (optional), coat your hair (if your hair is virgin)/new growth with a lot of oil prior to arriving in order to slow down the penetration of the relaxer in your strands. When doing this, the relaxer won't make your hair bone straight.


♥ Sunshyne

I look MBL but it still hasn't fully sunken in yet that I've actually reached my ultimate goal. I don't feel like I'm done just as yet. I guess because I was BSL for a while, it's just so foreign to actually claim a new length..LOL. As the months go by and I'm here at this level for a longer period of time 2-3months, I'll begin to claim it :-) Weird huh? I know!

Anyway, here were my goals back in Feb. 2010:


Old Goals:

• Apply JBCO to scalp 3 times a week after wash day Due to Castor Oil Challenge pt. 4
  
• Take Multi-Vitamin and Omega 3-6-9 capsules daily Stopped taking Omega 369 since April, still taking my Multi-Vitamin daily.
  
• Drink 8 glasses of water daily
• Exercise 3 times a week (I got a new membership..YAY Me!)
• Increase shine and soften texture (hard goal but I'm willing to take on the challenge) Did this with Coconut oil.
• Buy a new steamer (my Hair Therapy Wrap broke..will explain later)
• Simplify regimen and products even more!

Small Tweaks Since Feb 2010:

• Baggied more (2-3x/week)
• Instead of a light protein once a week, I used my reconstructor bi-weekly and a moisture/protein balanced conditioner in between.
• Coconut oil treatments on dry hair twice a week for strength & shine.
• Eliminated products that I no longer need. I just stick to the necessities. Still a working progress
• Increased the usage of my heating cap vs. hooded dryer (more convenient at the time since it's portable).
  

New Goals for last quarter of 2010:

• Maintain my length
• Maintain my thickness
• Remain a self relaxer
• Dust often
• Get a new steamer

♥ Sunshyne

This video will demonstrate how I do the Banana Clip Pin Curl Style. This video was requested by many Hairlistas, so here it is :)

It's a very easy protective style that was inspired by another Hairlista (big ups to you girl!!). I personally believe this style is best on well conditioned air dried hair for a more fuller effect.

Enjoy!





♥ Sunshyne

I finally got around to purchasing new trimming shears. For those of you who remember, I had to trim off split ends due to the usage of my dull scissors back in May 2010. I purchased the Tweezerman shears from Folica.com for $25. My main goal was to find something that was sharp, stainless steal, high performance and comfortable for my hands.

Here are the details on the Tweezerman Scissors:

Hair trimming for home use.

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Relaxer took place: August 7th 2010

How Many Weeks Post: Relaxed at 11-12 weeks post (A little before the Castor Oil Challenge ended..I did the Ultimate level & it works!!)

Relaxer Used: Organic Root Stimulator Olive Oil Lye Normal Strength

Other tools: 2 Rat-tail combs, 2 pairs of tight latex gloves (very easy to feel new growth with), towels, timer.

Prep:

• Detangled with Mane N Tail Detangler the day before
• Put JBCO on scalp the day of relaxer
• Put Coconut Oil and Vaseline on previously relaxed hair on day of relaxer

Total Time Of Relaxer Process: 20-25mins approx. with the help of my sister.

Method/Technique: Relaxed at home with the help of my sister. We parted the hair in 4 quadrants (2 in the front and 2 in the back). I took over the front portion and she relaxed the back portion. I pre-parted the hair in the front vertically and 2 strand twisted each section to make the process go faster. My sister pre-parted & 2 strand twisted the hair in the back section horizontally for fast and easy access. I went through the front 2-3 times (relaxing only the new growth) and she went over the back twice with smoothing (relaxing only the new growth).

I neutralized approx. 5 times with ORS Neutralizing shampoo then shampoo'd with Jamaican Black Castor Oil Shampoo. I did a deep treatment with ORS Replenishing Conditioner mixed with JBCO, EVOO, Avocado and EVCO left it on for 30mins with heat. Rinsed and applied Scurl No Drip Activator as a leave-in and One n Only Argan Oil as a heat protectant/serum on damp hair. I air dried then proceeded to flat iron with my CHI camo flat iron. No trim.