1 Month Update On 3 Month Challenge

Earlier I announced that I was doing a 3 month challenge. This challenged involved me NOT using any heat, doing protective styles, and using hairdrenalin potion.
I am proud to announce that I have not used ANY heat on my hair thus far!!! When I do a deep condition I put a cap on, then wrap a towel around my head which makes its own heat. I always let my hair air dry, and if I don't want shrinkage I just let it dry in twist/braids.
I took out my Senegalese twists about two weeks of having them in, but I have been doing other styles like TNC, BNC, rod sets, and buns. I am really enjoying this!!! I plan on putting some Senegalese twists or box braids back in my hair after I trim in about 2 weeks.
I have been using my hairdrenalin 4-5 times a week. I won't know how much growth I have until I flat iron in October, but you can see how much natural hair growth I have when you watch my videos on YT.
I WILL BE UPDATED YOU AGAIN NEXT MONTH.

Whipped Shea and Cocoa Butter Mixture

I know some of you want to know how you can moisturize your hair with natural products but don't know where to start. You have brought all of these ingredients, and don't know how much to use, so let me just give you a starting point.

1. Melt down 1oz of Cocoa Butter using the double boiler method
2. Add 3 oz of yellow Shea Butter, 3 oz of ivory Shea Butter, and Extra Virgin Coconut Oil
3. Mix ingredients until you come to a creamy consistency
4. Add your carrior oils: 1 TBS of Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Jojoba Oil; 2 TSP of Almond Oil, Castor Oil, Jamaican Black Castor Oil.
5. Add 1 TBS of Aloe Vera Juice/Gel; 2 TBS of Distilled Water, Vegetable Glycerin
6. Add your essential oils: 5-7 drops of Orange EO, Peppermint EO, Lavender EO, Rosemary EO
10-15 drops of Tea Tree Oil and Vitamin E Oil (these two I use as my main persevative)
7. Mix all the ingredients until it is nice and fluffy, this will take approximately 5 mins.
8.Optional Add Fragance and mix again for about 2 mins.

Now all you have to do is put your batch into containers. This batch makes approximately 21 oz of whipped shea and cocoa buttter.
Take into account that you can use any butters and oils that you want to make your mixture, these are just some of the one's that my husband likes in his. We both use this mixture as a moisturizer and a sealant, and it works great. We also use this mixture on our body as a lotion, especially when we forget to put it on before we go out lol.

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Official Transitioning Video

My official transitioning video is uploaded to youtube. I do have a channel that i recently started. You can find it if you look me up under "naturallysheray."
Let me start by saying I apologize for all the "UMMS," I am still trying to get used to this whole video thing because I am new at it. I am currently 17 weeks post relaxer and I am LOVING IT!!! I do NOT have a set BC date, but I will say I will not transition longer than 2 yrs. Transition includes weightloss and going au-naturale. I started at 171 lbs and I'm now 158 lbs. I take oxyelite pro to suppress my appetite and I love it. My inspiration for going natural is Naptural85, Kikicouture10, and Taren916, and blogger CurlyNikki. I will be uploading videos about every two weeks so be sure to check back.
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You can also find me on Twitter and Instagram: Sheila Hall   @naturallysheray

***3 Month Challenge***

I will be engaging in a 3 month challenge,inspired by kikicouture10, to grow healthier, longer hair. This challenge will entail in NO HEAT. This means no blow drying, no flat ironning, no hooded dryer either. For me this will be a challenge because my hair takes forever to dry at the roots. Sometimes about 2 days!!! But it wouldn't be a challenge if I wasn't pushed to new limits.

MY HAIR FULLY AIR DRIED

I will also be using true protective styles: senegalese twist and box braids. I'm doing this so my natural hair has the least amount of manipulation. Plus I won't have to do it lol.

VERY 1ST SENEGALESE TWIST

I just purchased some hairdrenalin potion offline and will be incorporating this into my hair routine also. Some people don't agree with "potions," but do whatever works for you. I will be using it because it is all natural so I do not think it will do any damage to my hair.

Come join me on this 3 month challenge to healthier hair. I'm not saying that it will be easy, but the end results will be worth it.

My Tools For Transitioning

Hey everyone!!! I know it's been a while but I wanted to start more on my natural journey before I start giving some "transitioning" advice. So far I have been going natural for about 14 weeks now and I still love it.

1. Decide Why You Are Going Natural: I am going natural because I want to have a healthy lifestyle.  My journey is about my hair, mind, and body.

•Hair- "Au-Natural"

•Mind-Having a Great Relationship with God (#1 Priority)

•Body-Getting My Weight under Control (Keeping It Off)

 I have a little girl and I want her to be able to look in the mirror and be proud of herself and her lovely hair. She not going to have a good self-esteem if she sees her mother is not happy with herself. I have to lead by example.

2. Get Inspired: I have been constantly on the internet. I look at pictures, on natural hair blogs, and on YouTube. There is so much information out there; you just have to look for it. My favorite natural hair blog at the moment would be CurlyNikki because she has SOOO much “useful” information on her website. On YouTube I have to favorites: Naptural85 and Kikicouture10. They both have hairstyles that you can try, do it yourself homemade recipes, and tips for naturals and transitioners.  

3. Positive Reinforcement: Surround yourself with “positive” people. I have been very lucky so far. Everyone around me is really supportive of my entire process.

4. Get to Know Your Hair: You do this by doing different styles on your hair. I have tried numerous hairstyles in just these past few weeks lol. I’ve tried bantu knot-outs (both two-strand and regular), braid-outs, twist-outs, perm rods, flexi-rods, and twist n curl. I have to say that my favorite thus far is the flexi-rods because they last the longest. My go to hairstyle is the bantu knot-outs. Maybe this will change once my hair gets a little thicker, who knows.

Any Advice For Newly Transitioners Please Feel Free To Comment

Options For Going Natural

When going natural everybody wants some miracle potion that strips the relaxer from your hair, but guess what? THAT POTION DOESN'T EXIST!!! You have two options when you want to go natural.

1. BC (Big Chop): When you cut off all the chemically treated hair, leaving Au-Natural.
2. Transitioning: Growing your relaxed hair out, trimming it off as you go along.
• Short Term- I describe this as being less than 8 months post relaxer, cutting the relaxed hair off sooner rather than later.
• Long Term- I describe this as being more than 8 months post relaxer.

Myself, personally, couldn't not cut off all my hair at once so I decided to do a transition. Next was whether to do a short or long term transition. I really don't want to go back to having short hair so I decided to do a long term transition. My transition will last approximately 2 years, or whenever all the relaxed hair is gone...whichever comes first.

Make a commitment and stick to it because it will be worth it in the end. Surrounding yourself with positive aspects of going natural will be very beneficial while on this long transitioning journey.

Naturally Lovely Hair

Many people think that when you transition to natural hair, there is nothing you can do with it. WRONG!!! There is so much you can do without, do I dare say...sitting under the dryer.

A couple of hairstyles to consider are:

Rod Set
Bantu Knot-Out
Double Strand Twisted Bantu Knots
Braid-Out/ Twist-Out
Flat Twist
Flat Twist-Out
Flexi Rod Set
Curly Fro
Buns: Faux Bun, Messy Side Bun, High Bun, or Double Buns

If you click on some of them, there are links to how to videos or photos of the hairstyles

Another site to view that has great hairstyles and links is www.curlynikki.com, then scroll to the bottom of the page and click on FAQs.