Does your hair consistently feel...

Rough?
Dry?
Tangled?
Dull?

Regardless of the products you are using? even if you've clarified your hair? You could be suffering with hard water. I know I am :(

I recently moved to a new subdivision and I no longer have my soft water system that ran throughout my whole house. If you are not familiar with soft water, it is the TRUTH!! It's like no other. It leaves your hair and skin so moisturized. I step out of the shower and my skin is hydrated. Lotion or oil on my body was not a necessity like it is now. Without my soft water, I feel extra dry. My skin and hair feel different!! I notice that my hair feels unusually tangled, dry and rough all the time if I don't use my trusty Elasta QP Creme Conditioning Shampoo FIRST. This shampoo is specifically formulated for those who have hard water. It's extremely effective in hard water areas. Try it out if you haven't already! You won't regret it.

I'm looking into getting a temporary fix until I can find a soft water company I like. In the meantime, I will try to find a shower head filter so that I don't have to experience this :(

Here are the benefits of soft water:

• Soft, clean skin.
• Soft silky hair.
• Manageable hair.
• Soap lathers easily.
• Reduces/eliminates limp and lifeless hair.
• Lesser quantities of soap, shampoo etc. & increases the efficiency.

Here are clues that your water is hard:

• Dishes have water spots.
• Soap won't lather well.
• Clothes look dingy.
• Bathtub ring.
• Dry Skin.
• Tangled, rough hair.
• Rust-colored stains on your clothes, silverware, or porcelain fixtures.

Best ways to tackle hard water:

• Clarify or Chelate your hair often to remove the overabundance of minerals.
• Regularly use a shampoo specifically for hard water i.e. Elasta QP Creme Conditioning Shampoo, ION Hard water shampoo etc.
  
• Use pH balanced products to keep the hair cuticles laying flat thus smooth and soft hair.
• Get a shower filter.

♥ Sunshyne

Be Blessed!









♥ Sunshyne

I picked up my first pack of henna today. It's called Nupur 100% Natural Mehendi. It's packed with 9 Herbs i.e. Brahmi, Shikakai, Aloe Vera, Methi, Bhringraj, Amla, Neem, Hibiscus, Jatamansi.

I'm so excited. I've heard nothing but POSITIVE things where this brand of henna is concerned, so I'm anxious to try it out.

Many say that they experience soft, shiny, silky hair and that's exactly what I want!! LOL I'm trying figure out when I will get a chance to give it a go since henna takes several hours to do.

Once I try it out I'll report back with the results. Chances are, it will be next week.

Has anyone tried this henna? If so, what were your results? What do you think about henna in general? How has it helped your hair?


Sunshyne


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Promises: This sulfate-free formula nourishes and adds brilliant shine, while gently cleansing and detangling.

Directions: Apply a generous amount to wet hair and massage into lather. Rinse thoroughly and repeat. Follow with Creme of Nature with Argan Oil Intensive Conditioning Treatment.

Ingredients: Aqua, Trideceth-7, Carboxylic Acid, Decyl Glucoside, Glycol Stearate, Polyquarternium-10, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Sodium Hydroxide, Disodium EDTA, Quaternium-15, Perfum (Fragrance), Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinone, CI 14700(Red4), CI19140(Yellow 5).

The Truth: Wow! Creme of Nature hit the SPOT! When using this shampoo it reminds me of the original formula that I used to use wayyy back in the day when I first started my hair journey..memories :)

I'm very impressed with this shampoo. I guess Creme of Nature really took in the opinions of their customers and changed their shampoo back to a sulfate free formula. Excellent move. It leaves my hair feeling extremely soft and silky. It detangles like NO OTHER! Seriously. All tangles instantly melt away, it's incredible. The shampoo has a rich yellow shimmery color to it and it's very creamy. A little amount goes a long way. It predominantly smells like Argan oil and the scent lingers in your hair :)

The only downside to this shampoo is that I think they slightly over did it when adding in the oil. My hair feels a tad bit weighed down after using it. Other than the oil, I'm not sure what it could be. I made sure I clarified before I used it so I'm thinking it could be the oil. The sad thing is, I've used this shampoo about 3-4 times and each time my hair felt the same :| Oh well, that doesn't change my mind about this shampoo. I still think highly of it and I would recommend it!

This shampoo just recently hit the shelves, so keep checking at your local beauty supply store near you.

Hairlicious Rating: (4/5) Very Good

♥ Sunshyne

For those who claim to have no spare time to do their hair or looking for a way to cut their hair routine time down, try Deep conditioning overnight!

It's a no-brainer right?!

This method kills 2 birds with 1 stone. I like to call it the Sleep n Treat Method..LOL (Sleep while you get a good treatment). This method is great for busy moms like myself, those who are always on the go and for those who are looking for an intense treatment.

Here's what I do to save time:

I shower and shampoo the night before. I then apply my deep conditioner on my damp t-shirt dried hair. Put on the plastic cap and tie my satin scarf over it for security. Wake up in the morning and rinse. Apply leave-ins and air dry in a bun.

Or

You can reverse it: Deep condition on dry hair overnight then co-wash it out in the morning.

Simple!

This method is great since you don't have to constantly run in and out of the shower or sit under the dryer when you have things to do. I tend to use oils or moisture deep conditioners for the Sleep n Treat method. I would never use a protein based conditioner for this method as I would run the risk of getting hard/stiff hair.

Try it, if you haven't :)


♥ Sunshyne