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The Bohemian hair style is a quick and easy hair style for either relaxed hair or natural hair. The beauty of this hair style is that it doesn't require much braiding to create. It can also protect your hair against moisture loss and breakage. If you can't create your Bohemian style, just employ the services of a hair dresser to do it for you. You can also add extensions for a fuller look.

Do you think a tree just turns up as a firewood? There's the  saying that "body no be firewood". Well, i agree! You have to cut down the tree, allow it to dry up, take it home, chop it into pieces and then you have your end product - firewood. By the way, not every wood  can become firewood. How's firewood related to hair? With our hair, we have fantasies that one day, we'll wake up and all that we have to do is brush our long "mane". We, however, forget  that the European ladies we strive to imitate have their own hair care system. They spend time on forums reading about what to do to their hair. What do we do? Wake up, *comb the hair, put it in a ponytail and off we go until the next wash day or touch up.

We can get stuck up in old habits that seem proper. We still sleep on cotton pillow cases, don't tie our heads in satin scarfs or use cheap conditioners that end up aggravating our hair problems. I'ts true that the economy is "hard" but can we at least save some of the money we spend on scratch cards? By the end of the month, with as little as 5 Gh, we can afford products like: 1. a good conditioner (with 5 Gh, you can get an Optimum or ReFlexion conditioner) 2. leave-in ( 6 Gh for a bottle of One Step leave- in) 3. oils eg coconut oil or sheabutter from Accra central or Madina market (1.50 Ghp for any oil) 4. Rollers (2 Gh for a set regardless of the size)  So for the rest of the year, let's put in more effort to have some stable products for the salon visit.  Your hairdresser can also help you find what works for you so talk to him or her! Let's see the change! Emprezz

 I give the relaxer to my hairdresser but she doesn't read what is written on the relaxer box and proceeds to apply it. Me: "Please make sure you don't spread the relaxer to the tips". Hair dresser: "ma ti (I've heard you)" I sit for 10 minutes for the relaxer to  work. Me : "e shi shi me (it's burning me)" Hairdresser : "just wait for a minute more so that your hair can relax" (the popular believe that the longer you sit, the better the effect) Me : "I can't wait". "Wash it out quickly"

I realize there are a lot of women with natural hair in my motherland, Ghana (Gh). My search on the net has led me to believe that my Ghanaian friends are becoming more conscious of the change in the natural hair scene across the globe. From the great business women in the Makola market down to the roadside/street hawkers, you will notice the "nappy" texture on their heads. Most of them rock the popular natural hairstyle known as "twists" perhaps that's the simplest go-to style. As the weeks go by, i'll do my best to find out some of their hair care practices as well as their favourite styles.  my newest posts on natural hair in Ghana I hennaed my hair How I whipped my sheabutter mix Ecostyler Gel 1st Attempt The Best Season For Twist Outs How I Detangle My Natural Hair After A Weave Stay tuned! Emprezz