Just wanted to wish everyone a safe and Happy Holiday! This is my favourite holiday by far and life usually gets quite hectic around now i.e. spending time with family, traveling, baking, shopping etc. With all the running around, remember the reason for the season! Be sure to spend it with those you love, I know I will :)

P.S. As for hair updates, I won't have any until the new year 2011.


♥ Sunshyne

Question:

"Well I've been hearing a lot about perms and I am 13 weeks post because i thought my beautician was over-processing my hair when i went to get a perm. So when you get a perm aren't you supposed to perm only the new-growth? Because she perms the new growth and then applies the relaxer throughout my whole head from root to end? Isn't that over-processing?"

Advice: YES! You should speak up and let her know that there is absolutely NO NEED to relax previously relaxed hair! Putting relaxer on the entire head is only acceptable when performing a virgin relaxer, meaning, you have natural hair and you want to chemically relax your hair for the first time. Only in this case should you relax from root to tip. Once your hair grows out, 2-3 months later, you should receive a "touch-up". A touch-up is when you relax the new growth ONLY. There's no need to re-relax already relaxed hair....it's already been chemically altered to remain permanently straight.

Relaxing already relaxed hair is called "Over lapping". Repeatedly relaxing all the hair on your head is a good way to damage your hair and cause thin hair strands which eventually leads to breakage. When performing a touch-up, keep the relaxer on the new growth as much as possible and avoid re-relaxing previously relaxed hair. Many hair professionals are careless and lack vital information when it comes to maintaining healthy relaxed hair. They typically misuse these chemicals by relaxing previously relaxed hair from root to tip or they leave the relaxer on too long, also known as "Over processing".

Tip: Prior to applying relaxer to new growth, be sure to coat the ends of your previously relaxed hair with some type of conditioner, oil or Vaseline. This precaution will help prevent over processing of previously relaxed hair since the relaxer will have a hard time penetrating. Overtime your hair will become healthier. Also remember to condition before and after your relaxer :)

♥ Sunshyne

A fellow Hairlista, Uneek Natural, posted this video today and the story really caught my attention (thanks girl for posting it) so I thought I'd share it with you all.

Let me know your thoughts and feelings.



♥ Sunshyne

What products or hair tools are you loving right now?

How long have you been using it?

Did these products grow on you?

How has it changed your hair?




♥ Sunshyne

Ladies as you participate in the Castor oil challenge (Oct.- Dec. 2010), Tropic Isle would like to remind you of our wonderful haircare system.

The Key to this system is layering with moisture every step of the way from wash to style. I have used this method for several years when I had natural hair, relaxed hair, AND NOW I am in my relaxed and colored phase by choice. You will need the following Tropic Isle Living Jamaican Black Castor Oil line to get going: Black Castor Oil, Shampoo, Protein Conditioner and Hair Food.



Phase 1 Hot Oil Treatment for 20 minutes to an hour using Tropic Isle JBCO.

Phase 2 Shampoo more than twice with Tropic Isle JBCO Shampoo.

Phase 3 Towel Dry hair to a damp feel and apply a generous amount of Tropic Isle JBCO Protein Conditioner leave in for 20 minutes to an hour, After application please wear a heating cap (you may chose to go under the dryer for 20 minutes if you are press for time or do chores around the house well while naturally heating your hair and scalp for 1 hour).

Phase 4 Wash out protein conditioner with luke-warm to cold water...this well ensure that a lot of the moisture remains in your hair.

Phase 5 Towel dry hair to a very damp almost wet state then apply Tropic Isle JBCO Hair Food to all areas of your scalp. Also apply hair food to hair follicles as well pay close attention to the ends of your hair to prevent frizz.

Phase 6 Style as desire

Phase 7 In between wash maintain hair and scalp with applications for Tropic Isle Hair Food Pomade


Phase 1 Shampoo no more than twice with Tropic Isle JBCO Shampoo.

Phase 2 Towel Dry hair to a damp feel and apply a generous amount of Tropic Isle JBCO Protein Conditioner leave in for 20 minutes to an hour, after application please wear a heating cap (you may chose to go under the dryer for 20 minutes if you are press for time or do chores around the house well while naturally heating your hair and scalp for 1 hour)

Phase 3 Wash out protein conditioner with luke-warm to cold water...this well ensure that a lot of the moisture remains in your hair

Phase 4 You may chose to use a detangling conditioner if hair is not easily comb through for setting and styling. I highly recommend that you dry hair under the dryer and not blow hair

Phase 5 Style as desire

Phase 6 In between wash maintain scalp with small amounts Tropic Isle Hair Food Pomade (you may chose to eliminate this phase from the regiment if you feel that your hair is well moisturized.

Please call 718-503-4603 to learn more about our Jamaican Black Castor Oil Line of Products and don’t forget to visit us at www.tropicisleliving.com

Enjoy your hair journey the destination will be worth it!!

Many Blessings,

Lois Reid-Hines, Vice President and Co-Owner of Tropic Isle Living