Where did the year go? like honestly!

As 2017 comes to an end, I want to take some time to reflect on this years most popular posts! These posts represent a combination of most-shared and most-viewed posts, as well as my personal favourites. These posts are filled with gems, knowledge and tips regarding all things hair related with the goal of keeping any hair journey-er on track.

If you've missed any of these posts along the way, enjoy catching up!

Here's a quick look back at my Top 5 Healthy Hair Care Posts from 2017:

5. Relaxer Day Essentials - Featuring ORS Olive Oil Relaxer and ORS Replenishing Conditioner

4. 3 Reasons Why Coconut Oil Needs To Be In Your Regimen


3. Why Your Hair Will Say Thank You To Protective Styling


2. 7 Habits Of A Successful Hair Care Journey


1. How I Maintained Mid Back Length - Without A Setback!

Ingredients: Aqua (Water (Eau)), Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Glycerin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Dicetyldimonium Chloride, Parfum (Fragrance), Cetrimonium Chloride, Polyquaternium-37, Panthenol, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Phenyl Trimethicone, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Polysorbate 60, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, PEG-150 Distearate, Ceteareth-20, Citric Acid, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Sodium Acetate, Lauryl Glucoside, Tocopheryl Acetate, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Oil, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Isopropyl Alcohol, Benzyl Benzoate, Linalool, Phenoxyethanol, Potassium Sorbate, Yellow 5 (CI 19140), Red 4 (CI 14700)

Truth: Let me start off by saying this!

I've never been a fan of hair milks - AT ALL!! I've tried my hardest to love them but they never loved me back. I mean, hair milks (no matter the brand) always made my hair feel great after the first application; however, hours later my hair is a dry crispy mess! I'm happy to say, things have changed since.

Some how, I ended up trying the Creme of Nature Argan Oil Buttermilk Leave-in Hair Milk and my outlook on hair milks have drastically changed! Though it's targeted for naturals, its been working for my relaxed 4b/c hair.

For the past year, I've been using CON Buttermilk Leave-in Hair Milk as the last step in my wash day hair process and I haven't been disappointed. It easily detangles, moisturizes and controls frizz. I love the fact that it has a few of my favourite ingredients i.e. glycerin, polyquaternium-37, panthenol etc. It doesn't have parabens or mineral oil. I've used it on dry hair as a "test" moisturizer it did the job pretty well as the creamy light weight consistency absorbed into my strands nicely. Too, I find that it works best on slightly damp hair or even as the "cream" step in the LOC/LCO method. It gives my braid-outs the right "hang" along with shine and definition. Since I've incorporated CON Buttermilk Leave-in Hair Milk into my regimen, my results have been consistent making it a staple in my regimen and my hair is happy!

Pros:
Price: $8.99 CAD 12 Fl. Oz.

Since the beginning of my hair journey, back in 2008, my goal length has always been mid-back length. Why mid back length and not waist length you ask? ....Well, I always thought in the back of my mind that mid-back length was that "happy medium" length…not too short..not too long, just perfect in the middle cascading down my back! For that reason, I never had a desire to go passed MBL and I wasn’t comfortable being above that length either. MBL was where I wanted to be and stayed!

I reached my goal in 2010 (2 years later) and I’ve been maintaining my goal length ever since (a total of 7 years). I always say to ladies, it’s one thing to attain your goal but it’s another to maintain the goal you set out to achieve. Getting to MBL was a task full of its own challenges; however, maintaining it was another. It’s truly a lifestyle change!

Over the years, I've found 5 simple yet powerful hair laws, that I swear by, that have allowed me to maintain my hair length for years without a setback!

1. Consistently Consistent – Your list of hair do’s and don’ts become a part of your daily, weekly and monthly regimen and before you know it, it eventually becomes your lifestyle. I religiously stuck to my hair regimen and remained consistently committed to it - no matter what! The more my hair got nourishment and improved from deep treatments, prepoo’s and moisturizing the more I continued to do it until it became a natural habit. Maintaing a low experimental profile of products and techniques, after a phase of trial and error, helped tremendously. Though I may experiment with a few new products here and there, I remain loyal to my "tried and true" staple products and techniques that build my hair and produce consistent results. Your health hair habits attribute to heatlthier hair!

Hairlistas!

It brings me great sadness to inform you that Hairlista Inc. Social Network will no longer be online effective October 1st, 2017. Hairlista Inc. has been online since 2008 bringing hundreds of thousands of ladies together to embrace their real hair and share their hair journey with others internationally. 

Hairlista Inc. has been an effective tool that many have used and enjoyed throughout their hair journey. We understand that this may be disappointing to our members, however, Hairlista Inc. is closing in order to embark on other endeavours within the hair community.

We appreciate all the love and support that we've received throughout the years. Hairlista Inc. would be nothing without you. The Hairlista Inc. facebook page name will change to reflect the Hairlicious Inc. blog. The facebook page will remain open and geared towards healthy care tips and practices.


Sunshyne
On Behalf of Hairlista Inc. Team

Ingredients: Water, Disodium Cocoamphodipropionate, Trideceth-7, Carboxylic Acid, Cocamide MIPA, Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate, Polysorbate 20, Glycol Stearate, Polyquaternium-7, Polyquaternium-10, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Citric Acid, Fragrance/Parfum, Tetrasodium EDTA, Caprylyl Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Benzyl Salicylate, Hexyl Cinnamal, Linalool, Alpha Isomethyl Ionone, Yellow #5 (CI 19140).