Coconut Oil Made My Hair Thicker!

Coconut Oil

              

On my journey I mainly used virgin cocnut oil to seal the ends of my hair. I believe it actually helped in the thickening of my hair.

What does coconut do? It creates a protein structure for moisture.

Coconut oil can help the natural protein structure of your hair. It helps to retain moisture better and to make the hair stronger. This oil helps to reduce water uptake and swelling by binding proteins and eliminating excess water.

Damaged or porous hair is the best candidate for coconut oil use because the hair cuticles are vulnerable and are open. This product reduces the hair ability to swell and shrink in response to water.

Other benefits include: a great product for scalp massages, helps in length retention when applied to ends consistently and lightly conditions hair without leaving a greasy feel.

Coconut oil is an excellent hair oil to use on natural hair, chemically relax, heat straighten, or colored hair because it prevents protein loss and reduce hair porosity.

Monistat for hair growth…WTH?

Monistat for hair growth…WTH?

Ladies, its the ingredient(Miconazole nitrate!) in the monistat that works Read down and you will see exactly why.
                                          

Here a thread I posted a while back on www.longhaircareforum.com:

Yeast and Dandruff…
So I am sitting here at work scratching my head and I see dandruff… I am wondering what really causes dandruff? Most would say dirt. But that answer is not good enough for me so I start surfing the net to see what is dandruff. I was so amazed at my answers so i decided to share. I now see why some of yall have used monistat on your hair. High five to yall!!! here are my findings I copied and pasted from this website: http://www.dr-earles.com/html/dandruff.html

 There is a yeast that grows in the scalp, including in the oil glands, which go deeply into the scalp. This yeast causes the condition,dandruff or Seborrheic Dermatitis, the medical name for dandruff.How does yeast cause dandruff?First, understand that every hair on the scalp is surrounded by, or/and is intimately associated with an oil gland. The oil gland usually shares with the hair follicle, the same opening to the scalp. In the healthy state, the oil gland secretes a tiny amount of oil which lubricates the hair and scalp.

The yeast that lives in the oil glands and on the scalp in fact actually eats the oil. THIS IS ITS FOOD! (WTF) (SO THAT’S WHERE MY OIL IS GOING!)The oil is therefore, not there to lubricate the hair and scalp. The decrease or absence of oil causes dryness and flaking. Dryness by itself can cause itching. The presence of the yeast in large numbers can also cause considerable inflammation, which is another cause of itching. Thus, a person with dandruff may itch for two different lesions, dryness and inflammation. If itching is severe, subsequent scratching can cause breakage of the skin and with resultant bleeding, and sometimes, infection as well. This inflammation and infection may even cause temporary, patchy hair loss. These episodes may lead to a condition called folliculitis. Chronic folliculitis can cost permanent hair loss….now to all of you who actually read ALL OF THAT….. That stops the myth to those who actually believe dandruff grows the hair!

Here is the linkto Part 2 on my blog:http://braids4grow.blogspot.com/search/label/Monistat%20for%20Hair

My Hair Growth Story

2007 is when the journey for me initially started. I fell off a couple of times because everything in the beginning is a learning experience. See with hair care you have to do what is right for your hair. For example your hair may prefer protein over moisture. You just have to get out there and experiment with it. But be careful of the products you are using on your head. Through experiments I had to learn that it is best to experiment with God made products on my head such as coconut oil. From my experience you cannot go wrong with using 100% natural hair products.

But back on topic, I owe it all to my best friend Jessica who introduced me to the hair forums such as www.blackhairmedia.com andwww.longhaircareforum.com . It is from there I took the hair care thing serious. Now as I reflect back my hair was suffering and I did not even know it! I actually thought I was just “unlucky” when it came to having long hair. Uhhhh *sigh* This is how my hair was at the start of my hair journey:

 Early 2008 is when I started stretching my relaxers. My hair thrived a lot and thickened up a lot. Most of this growth is also due to me wearing micro braids and taking care of my hair while my hair was in braids. People tend to give micro braids a bad reputation but it is not the braids it is the “braider” and the person who is wearing the braids. If you are interested in how to take care of your hair while wearing braids or lace wigs checkout my blog http://braids4grow.blogspot.com

2009 I started feeling my hair, lol. I started seeing “obvious progress.” I was continuing to wear micro braids while I was working in Afghanistan and Iraq, but while I was home I experimented with flexi rods, started doing twist outs and Bantu knots. I was using a lot of S-Curl Moisturizer during my various styles. The results were delicious looking. My hair styles always looked nice and moisturized.

 2010 is when I officially started thinking of hair as being long….until a happy hair stylish decided to chop off ALL of my progress. As you can see from the last picture she relaxed my hair BONE straight and she cut too much. All I wanted was the ends clipped. It took me about 2 times of this happening and I completely STOPPED letting her butcher my hair. During the time of my growth and thickening spurt my favorite products to use was Spectrum Virgin coconut oil and Neutrogena Triple Moisture Leave in.

                       So basically I here is the after of messing with that scissor happy beautician:

                          

2011 I was super excited because my hair bounced back quickly. They say you are supposed to get 6 inches a year and I think I kept almost all of it! But it wasn’t easy because it took dedication to force myself to keep doing my routine every night. The results paid off and I am happy.

* 2012 Progress…Finally Updated!*