make hair grow faster, Dr. Oz

Dr. Oz says to stimulate hair growth massage your scalp at least once a day for 3 minutes. that's not long, do it while you watch tv, do it while you're in traffic, do it when you're thinking of something to do... just do it! i'm doing it, easy to make your hair grow faster! :)

my hair today

here are some pics of my hair today...

quick re-fix

my go to style is obviously the twist out. If i know i have something special planned the next day/evening and i've been rockin the same twist out for about a week or so and don't want to re-twist my whole head, instead i will re-twist the front and/or any section that could use some touching up. it really saves time! and if your hair is feeling or looking dry, apply a small amount of your favorite moisturizer to your hands and rub/distribute throughout your hair. just a quick fix :)

working out

my mom told me yesterday i should talk about working out with natural hair. she has sista-locs and i'm let it be free girl, therefor we are both natural and we had a convo about this.

i honestly feel that working out is so much easier with natural hair! while going to high school and college i played basketball all throughout school. meaning, i was working out everyday and still do... well 5 days a week now, not everyday. in college we would run early in the mornings, then have practice later on that evening. during that time i had a relaxer, so i would have to straighten my hair again after workouts or just keep it tied back so i wouldn't have to deal with it. constantly straightening your hair causes so much DAMAGE! it's not good, or healthy.

when i workout i am dripping wet! i usually run for about 2 to 3 miles then do weights or the stepper. lol, the weights don't show, so lets not comment about that! ha! ...after my workout i honestly don't have to do anything to my hair, sometimes a quick fluff, maybe. my hair isn't to long at this point, so maybe as it gets longer that will change. i hope not. i remember days when i had a relaxer and thinking, "ok, im not working out today so my style will last for tonight" lol

so to all those wondering about working out with natural hair, from my experience it's a whole lot easier for me! i would say if it wasn't. let me know your experiences with working out... im curious!

r u wearing a wig

so read this- hadn't seen my aunt in probably 3 years or so! while were sitting at the table chatting she's sitting next to me. i keep seeing her out of the corner of my eye eying me. i turn the opposite way to say something to my dad and she quickly puts her hands in my hair to feel my scalp to see if my hair was real! what the! lol when i turn quickly to look at her, she says she's been eying my hair all day and wanted to know if it was a weave or a wig! "IT'S MY HAIR"
i was rockn a twist out that day, apparently it looked so good, my aunt couldn't believe it! she then went on to question me how i did it and the best part- she said she didn't know NATURAL hair could look that GOOD! lol. yes, baby it can look that GOOD!

10 months natural

i am now 10 months natural! go me! go me!

this is a pic of me, my little brother, and grandma. in the pic im rockin a twist out (fav style) this twist out was about 2 days old, we took it on xmas day! i hope everyone had a fab xmas!

hair color

so, i'm just a little curious about hair color!

crazy thing is, i've had tons of hair color before going natural! i've been blonde, red, light brown, jet black, all without blinking an eye! BUT, now that i'm natural, i just can't seem to take that step. I went to the store to buy the hair color and just ended up standing their in the isle with box in hand contemplating this huge decision. i ended up leaving with no hair color and driving off completely satisfied. however, now i have the itch again! i think i just love experimenting with my hair, but i'm not sure if i can take that leap.

what are your opinions?
and to those of you with natural hair who have colored your hair, did it change you hair in any way besides the obvious color? curious.