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Treat Dandruff With Aspirin

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How to treat dandruff with aspirin? The same aspirin you take or use can be extended to your hair too, especially, to treat dandruff. Before you start this treatment, be sure that the flaky scalp is indeed dandruff. Personally, I haven't experienced any dandruff since I properly started caring for my hair.  You could be doing stuff to your hair but that doesn't mean you are doing it well. When I get asked how to treat dandruff, I usually, find out your regimen. If your regimen isn't up to scratch, you can be rest assured that you'll have to sort it out to see if that can clear the dandruff like my regimen did. You see,  washing with shampoo without using a deep conditioner afterwards isn't a great practice. Products work effectively when used accordingly. So, if you've done everything properly and still experience dandruff, here's a remedy you can try. According to dailymail.co.uk, Plenty of shampoos aimed at treating dandruff use salicylic acid to control t

4 Ways To Use Jamaican Black Castor Oil Effectively

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The all famous Jamaican black castor oil aka jbco is in my good books for several reasons. I'm not going to reinvent the wheel about its uses; rather how to make sure you are getting all the benefits it offers. I bought an 8oz bottle about 3 years ago and haven't finished it nor bothered to do so until recently. When I tackled my postpartum shedding, I used it haphazardly and so didn't pay attention to what it was doing for me until I tried something else and noticed that it was the Jbco that had helped with my edges. 1] In order to use Jamaican black castor oil effectively, decide on which type you want to use and why. There are several brands so read reviews about them and choose. These Jbco don't work in the same way nor have the same potency. I won't mention names but some have been reported to have high salt content which has had negative effects on especially relaxed hair. 2] Will you use it directly or mix it up with other oils? Since the Jbco is very thick,

3 Ways To Use Henna On Your Hair

Where are my henna fans? In today's post, I'm going to point out 3 ways to use henna on your hair to avoid setbacks. A lot of readers have inundated me with questions regarding where to purchase henna and how to use it. I can say that out of experience, there are several factors to consider before henna application. ***Do you want a dye release such that you end up with some colour like I had? When the dye is released, you get a reddish tint it hue. ***Do you want just a gloss? Then, don't leave it to sit for long. As soon as you mix your henna, apply, leave it on for just some minutes and rinse. ***Do you want black hair? Add indigo( check African Emprezz on Facebook) ***You can mix a bit of henna in your conditioner to strengthen your hair; just don't use too much else you'll get a dye release. **Be sure to deep condition your hair after the treatment IF you were aiming for dye release else be ready for hard, straw like hair. After all is said and done, the choice

3 Tips To Help You Choose Your Henna

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After sharing ways to use henna on your hair , here are 3 tips to help you choose your henna. Since you've decided to dabble in henna , why not check which type is most suitable for your hair. I learnt a lot from my henna mishap (see here ) Based on these, I'm offering you 3 tips to help you choose your henna *** Avoid market henna. Let's be honest here. The market henna is obviously cheap so that's the first place you might be tempted to purchase your henna. What you should know is that there are different sources of the henna. Some are grown in the North, some are imported. It's very difficult to determine the source of your henna as you don't have the expert's eyes. In addition to this, market henna is quite grainy and leaves a bunch of left over grains stuck in your strands. It's also difficult to determine if your henna is body art quality. (Sheabutter cottage and urbanmakes.com have awesome henna). *** Be sure you are buying pure henna . Some Henna

5 Cheap and Easy Ways To Document Your Hair Journey

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Hi my empresses, hope you are doing well. Today, I'm sharing with you 5 cheap and easy ways to document your hair journey when you are not a blogger. In the era of selfies, why not grab your camera and snap away? This is the most common way to document your journey but there are other ways too. How about someone without imstagram, Facebook or Twitter? Pen and Paper Tracking. Writing down what products you bought, when you bought them, how much, why you bought them, the ingredients will allow you to discontinue or continue using a product even years down the line. I keep my books in a pretty good place and I have some of the entries I made in 2011! Hair Journal apps. There are two apps on apple store I've tried and found to be very helpful. The hair diary and hair journal apps are designed to keep track of your products, styles, length and many more.. Online Planners/Calendars/Diaries. You can make entries in or on your planner or calendar. That is whether on your phone or your

Bucket Wash Method For Natural & Relaxed Hair

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The bucket wash method is a term I coined out of using a bucket instead of a shower head to rinse out products. If you've been using henna, dye or clay treatments, then, you know the challenge of keeping your bathroom from getting stained. It's very easy when you use the bucket method wash for relaxed & natural hair. All you need is a bucket like the one pictured above and a source of water. [YouTube=https://youtu.be/76DVWF0A3XQ]

The Coily Queen Regimen

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I came across the coily queen regimen when I was surfing for information on how to keep 4c natural hair moisturized for long periods. As part of my non conservative attitude towards my hair, I'm going to do a few hair regimens to help with moisture as I mentioned in my  6 months post big cho p Video. The basic requirements of the coily queen regimen is to shampoo twice a week, deep condition twice a week, apply leave in conditioner daily for 3 weeks, daily scalp oiling and massaging. You can find out more here . This is the regimen for September (we are about 15 people trying it) and at the end, I'll share my verdict. The aim is to increase moisture in the hair, reduce tangles and single strand knots. If you'd like to join this test drive, just follow the instructions or steps as listed by coily queen. The sheamoisture yucca and baobab shampoo will be used, kinky Curly knot leave in, body butter coil crown deep conditioner, grape seed oil, Jane Carter Solution Nourish and S

How To Make Forever Clair Products Work For You

After sharing my own techniques fr using forever Clair Products , I realized I hadn't touched on other reasons why the FC products may not be working for you. 1. Use the whole range. This is the first  lesson I learnt a couple of years ago. When  I bought the entire blemish control line, there were weeks I skipped the face cream and rather used a different cream.  What I noticed immediately was rough skin. Just 7 days were enough to setback from achieving the flawless skin I was working hard at.  By using a different cream,  I'd broken the chain of reaction. This principle also accounts for why your hair  gel might flake when you use it with a product from another line. Specifically, each line would have similar ingredients in order to work thus to change one product or substitute another would render your efforts ineffective. 2.  Use the product as directed.  There's an order of use with every product line which will ensure effectiveness. If you choose to neglect the ins

Quick Bun Tutorial for Short Natural Hair

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Do you have short natural hair? Well, here's one quick solution for you. I really loved this quick pictorial of a bun and simply had to share it. All you need are Water Gel Afro kinky hair