Bohemian Musings

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Are You Obsessing Over Retaining Length?

Are You Obsessing Over Retaining Length?

I confess, I am guilty of obsessing over length at times. At one point, it was a priority bullet point in my journey, but now I understand that length retention isn’t possible without healthy hair and healthy hair begins with a healthy diet and good hair care practices. I admit that every once in a while, much like recovering product junkies occasionally fall off the wagon, I, too, slip up and…

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My Experience Returning to Hair Grease, Sulfates, and Africa's Best Ultimate Herbal Oil

My Experience Returning to Hair Grease, Sulfates, and Africa’s Best Ultimate Herbal Oil

Last week, I purchased some cheap hair care products from the “ethnic” hair care aisle containing petroleum, mineral oil, and sulfates; all of those so-called “bad” ingredients. In my previous post, I debunked a lot of the myths behind mineral oil and petroleum so now I want to share my experiences with them and Suave Naturals shampoo.

Sulfates

The sulfates weren’t as harsh as I recall. My old…

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Scalp Issues + Experimenting With New Products

Scalp Issues + Experimenting With New Products

I am now entering my seventh month of protective styling and I have noticed the length of my braids has increased slightly. As I was setting my hair for the night, I stretched my hair to get a better idea of my growth progress and I noticed my hair came a little further down my side from where it was when I started my protective style challenge. Slowly, but surely I am progressing toward my goal…

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Sad News for the NHC // Miss Jessie's Co-Founder Dies

Sad News for the NHC // Miss Jessie’s Co-Founder Dies

The Natural Hair Community has lost another great naturalista recently. Titi Branch, recognizable by her curly blonde hair and gorgeous smile, co-founder of Miss Jessie’s products was reportedly found dead December 4, 2014 due to an apparent suicide by asphyxiation; she was 45. Details behind the tragedy have not been released. Andre Robert Lee, director of documentary Prep School Negro, has…

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Year-Long Protective Styling Challenge Update // Month 3

Year-Long Protective Styling Challenge Update // Month 3

I am proud to say I have been going three months strong with my little marley hair protective styling “challenge.” I’ve gotten into a rut with styles, admittedly, but it doesn’t bother me; I’m far too focused on the overall health of my hair. The use of new products, consistency of routine, and the convenience of marley hair have coalesced into thebest hair days ever. The wash day to style…

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Natural News // Monroe Sisters Sibling, Meechy Monroe, Battling Brain Tumor

Natural News // Monroe Sisters Sibling, Meechy Monroe, Battling Brain Tumor

If you have been disconnected from the natural hair community as I have for the past few months, you may not have known that the well-known Monroe Sisters, natural hair gurus and fashionistas, have been dealing with a tragic, life-threatening health issue effecting Meechy Monroe. Recently, the NHC was floored by the terrible news of Meechy’s fight for her life against a rare brain sarcoma, a…

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Breaking Natural News // Army Revises Restrictions on Hairstyles to Be More Inclusive of Natural-Haired African-American Women

The U.S. Army released its latest policy on hairstyles for women in uniform today. Priorly, hairstyles were strictly limited to a handful of styles, the majority of which were noninclusive of African-American women with natural hair. The concern then was that kinky-haired African-American women were being discriminated against. Citizens and service members alike made known their feelings over…

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Be Honest, Have You Ever Wished You Had a Different Curl Pattern/Texture?

Let me start of by emphasizing that I LOVE my hair and that going natural was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. However–and I’m certain I’m not the only one–there are times where I wish I had a different texture or curl pattern for various reasons. The-grass-is-always-greener syndrome. Everyone has their own set of problems that come with having curly, kinky, kinky-curly, and even…

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Update on My Length Retention Journey

Update on My Length Retention Journey

Last time I posted, I took full responsibility for the length plateau I’m experiencing and committed to following my regimen strictly and consistently as well as tucking my hair away in protective styles for a full year. I have adhered to that plan thus far, washing once a week and using Marley hair for low-manipulation styles so here’s what I’ve been up to:

Every week, I wash my hair with Cantu…

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True Story: I Used a Bar of Soap to Wash My Hair

True Story: I Used a Bar of Soap to Wash My Hair

Nope, not a shampoo bar, actual soap. Don’t look so horrified. I used a glycerin-based soap bar. What’s the difference? Well, let me tell you…

Let me preface this anecdote by stating that I had zerofunds to allocate toward my normal products. I am running extremely low on baking soda, CSB Co-Wash, I’m completely out of Suave conditioner, I haven’t had a chance to restock my clay powders, and my…

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What's So Great About Argan Oil?

What’s So Great About Argan Oil?

Since purchasing the Eco Styler argan oil formula, I’ve been looking into the numerous benefits of argan oil, dubbed “liquid gold,” for hair and skin. Below, I’ve succinctly summed up all there is to know about Moroccan argan oil.

What is Moroccan Argan Oil?

Argan oil (Argania spinosa) is the product of the argan kernel from the argan tree, endemic to Morocco, through a manual, labor intensive…

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Cantu Shea Butter For Natural Hair Conditioning Co-Wash and Creme of Nature With Argan Oil From Morocco Intensive Conditioning Treatment Initial Review

Cantu Shea Butter For Natural Hair Conditioning Co-Wash and Creme of Nature With Argan Oil From Morocco Intensive Conditioning Treatment Initial Review

As I stated in the post about my length retention journey setback, I purchased a few products that aren’t all completely natural, but contain significant amounts of argan oil, the benefits of which my hair needs at this juncture. I wanted a new sulfate-free shampoo or a different conditioner I could co-wash with, a leave-in, a small bottle of argan oil itself, just something new with argan oil…

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Length Retention Plateau: Stuck at the Same Length for Over a Year and a Half

Length Retention Plateau: Stuck at the Same Length for Over a Year and a Half

I have to own up to the fact that I have been stuck between BSL and grazing MBL for more than a year. Why? Whenever I retain a few inches, I start slacking in my hair care routine, I obsess over splits and get scissor happy, and/or I wear my hair out too much, resulting in nasty splits and breakage. This time, I have lost about 1 3/4 in without even noticing it.

The last time I did a length…

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Natural News // African-American Lawmakers Challenge New Army Regulations on Natural Hair

Natural News // African-American Lawmakers Challenge New Army Regulations on Natural Hair

African-American lawmakers are urging the Army to reconsider their new regulations on hair styles, citing the rules as discriminatory toward soldiers with natural hair. Recently, the Army issued regulationsagainst twists, afros, buns above a certain size, and locs while in terms same breath allowing weaves of all types and effectively limiting natural soldiers to cornrows or a big chop. For…

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Desperate Times, Desperate Measures

Desperate Times, Desperate Measures

Now that we’re settled into our new house, I have a little more time for blogging (yay). To catch you up on my hair journey, I was following my routine developed from the information I got from The 5 Hair Archetypeswith great results until it came time to prepare to move. Then, I sort of fell off the wagon. I had my hair in the mini twists and then the mini twist-out throughout that period, but I…

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Heartbreaking News // YouTube Natural Hair Guru Dies Our condolences and prayers to the family and friends of the famous natural hair inspiration Domineque Banks, also known as Longhairdontcare2011.

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The Real Kinky Twists + Update So many changes are going on in my life right now that I have neglected blogging--and shamefully, my hair on some days--altogether.