DIY Hair Mask For Shine & Hair Growth

Today post is a do it yourself hair mask that is easy and simple for you to make at home, with just a few ingredients! 

My Hair Routine

 

I'm finally doing this post a while ago Jennifer from SpicedBeauty.com asked if I can do a post like this and I wanted to wait until I got my routine down because I'm always changing it up. This is the routine that I have been doing for months now. I hope you all enjoy this post.

 

 

 

My Daily Routine

I don't really comb or tend too much to my hair if I'm just staying home and doing nothing, but if I'm going out I moisturize my hair with Nutiva Organic Virgin Coconut Oil or Macadamia Natural Oil Healing Spray. The virgin coconut oil comes in a solid form and I use a small amount warm it up in my hands first so it melts then I apply it to 3/4 of my hair but I mostly focus most of the product on my ends. A small amount of this it great if you use to much it will make your hair look greasy and not shiny. As well there are also many benefits of using coconut oil in your hair like getting shiny hair, building your hairs strength and there are many more. The next product I use regularly is Macadamia Healing Spray I use this whenever I'm styling my hair with heat because it does protected your hair from hot tools or as a substitute for the coconut oil because it's faster to use since it's a spray. 

 

My Washing Routine

Once again I use coconut oil when I wash my hair, I warm it up in the microwave until its warm and apply it to my hair and leave it in for 15 minutes before I wash my hair or sometimes I warm up the product in my hand and apply it to my hair and leave it in for a night then I wash my hair in the morning. I always apply this to about 3/4 of my hair starting from my ends and working my way up.  Then next before I actually wash my hair, I comb my hair to get out any tangles. Then I section my hair into 4 parts and I wash my hair in sections. The shampoo that I've be using for months is Macadamia Natural Oil Rejuvenating Shampoo and I apply this only to my scalp as I have read it better to only shampoo your scalp and to condition your ends. Once I'm done then I move onto my conditioner the one I'm currently using is MOA Melaleuca Omega-3 Argan Moisturizing & Repair Conditioner but I'm always changing up my conditioners this is just what I currently have been using, which I have to add this conditioner smells amazing I think it's the best smelling conditioner I have ever tried so far. Like with my coconut oil I only apply this to 3/4 of my hair and I start at the ends of my hair working my way up. I don't apply any conditioner to my scalp but I do apply it to the back of my head because I feel like the hair back there doesn't really get a lot of TLC. I think most people forget about the little baby hair that is at the back of your neck. Then I let that stay for around ten minutes, whenever I wash my hair I always listen to music because I hate to wash my hair and listening to music makes it more fun lol so I leave my conditioner in for 3 songs which songs are usually around 3 minutes and 3 songs is around 10 minutes give or take a few minutes. When I rinse the conditioner out I only use cold water because cold water helps lock in shine I've been told by a friend when I was in middle school. I also gently comb out my hair as much as I can to get out any tangles with my Macadamia No Tangle Brush.  

 

My After Wash Routine

After I wash my hair and it's time to blow dry I use my healing oil spray to protect my hair and I also apply Macadamia Natural Oil No Tangle Spray to the section of hair I'm working on. I also section my hair when I blow dry it because for me this method is easier. Once I'm done I spray that section of my hair with KQC Thermal Shine Spray and I straighten my hair then move onto the next section and so on. 

 

 

 

What products do you use for your hair?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



FAR Botanicals Alcohol Free Cojoba Styling Gel Review

For the past week I have been trying out this product that I was so lucky to be sent by FAR Botanicals, I have never tried out a styling gel like this before. Click here to check out FAR Botanicals website for more information on their brand and the products they sell. You can also check out there Facebook page.

 

 

About The Product

Cojoba Styling Gel is a light coconut and jojoba oil base style setting gel. Which also functions as a moisturizing curl definer. Cojoba is formulated without Silicones, Plastic Polymers, alcohol, Mineral Oil, Propylene Glycol, Animal By Products, Artificial Colours, Oat, Wheat, Formaldehyde Donors or Parabens. Cojoba has 98% natural ingredients and is eco-friendly alternative to typical styling products. Jojoba oil, extracts of Bamboo, Linseed and Alcohol Free Witch Hazel help to boost the natural holding power with making hair sticky, greasy or flaky. The coconut oil in this product penetrates deep into the hair to increase its resilience and tensile strength. Cojoba also does not cause dryness and is light weight. Cojoba can also be used to detangle hair prior to washing.

How To Use
From FAR Botanicals website
FOR WET SETS AND SOFT TO MEDIUM HOLD:
On short to shoulder length hair, part hair into 2 or 4 inch sections using a quarter-size amount of gel for each. Increase amount for longer or very thick hair. The more product you use, a firmer hold will result. Cojoba™ is versatile and we encourage you to experiment to find the level of hold you desire. To avoid clumped hair comb product through strands, insuring even distribution. Once the product has been evenly distributed, set on rollers or otherwise style as normal. Use a dryer to shorten set time. After removing rollers, etc. lightly scrunch hair to soften if you find the hold to be too firm.

AS A CURL DEFINER:
On damp shoulder length hair, section hair into 2 or 4 inch sections and apply a quarter-size amount to each section. Using your fingers, distribute product evenly through each section being careful not to disturb hair’s natural curl pattern. Scrunch hair for greater definition. Lightly blow dry with a hood dryer or hand dryer with a diffuser attachment, or allow hair to dry naturally. If you find final hold to be too firm, simply scrunch hair to soften.


Review

I took picture of my hair at different times so you can see how my hair style held up though out my day, on two different days.

On this day I went out with my cousin to the mall, so I hair went through getting pulled on a bit when trying on clothes, which I have to say when I curl my hair and I'm trying on cloths in the mall my hair pretty much also loses a bit of my curls because my hair get a bit pulled on my the clothes I was surprise that this didn't happen so much with this product. In the picture below I didn't do too much on that day that would cause my hair to uncurl.

 

Overall I enjoy this product I think it smells great, its quick drying. Because this is a gel I was thinking that I would have to wait a while for this product to dry before I can style be hair but there was like not waiting time. From the time I put this product into my hair and comb it in, it was dry and ready for me to continue on in styling my hair. I believe this product has great hold and unlike a hair spray it leaves your hair soft and not hard. It's also easy to comb out at the end of the day and didn't leave any white flakes behind. Ever notice when you try to comb hair spray out of your hair it hurts or white flakes are left behind. I even ended up using this on my cousin and the first thing she said was this smell great, the next day I asked her what she thought and she liked it as well and mentioned it didn't dry out her ends which is a problem she has with some products.

 

Price

$18.31 CAN

$18.00 US

£13.49 Euro

R179.46 South African

 

 

 

Have you tried anything from FAR Botanicals before?

 

 

 

 

 

 

disclaimer: I was send this product to review and this in no way affects my thoughts on this product and I will always give my honest opinions on products or services I review.