Hair and Dough

I found a place in Northeast Portland to get my hair done and I went there a few weeks back. I got two-stranded twists; for those of you not familiar, it's basically like braids, except instead of three strands of hair, you use two strands. I kept them in for three weeks and took them out, which is another hair style called a twist-out shown here (along with my new glasses. Also, ignore the broom/mop handles in the background; I'm in the half-bath downstairs):



Two-stranded twists aren't complicated and despite the salon also offering straightening services (i.e. relaxers, press n' curls) the stylist did a good job. I have to say though, after washing and detangling my hair, when she was about to start twisting it, I got a hot comb flashback and my heart started beating all fast…actually felt heat on my neck…I guess it's Post Traumatic Press n' Curl Disorder!

So the only thing I didn't like were the products she used. They're called Miss Jessie's. A lot of naturals use their stuff and are happy with it, but many don't like them because it has mineral oil in it that can coat the hair and scalp, which in term might prevent moisture from getting in and cause dryness. This happens over time, so I haven't experienced this. But when I washed my twists a week after I got my hair done, it felt like ALL this goop came out. Didn't feel very nice. So I'll probably go back at some point; it's time and effort I don't have to use twisting my hair myself and using those products every now and again probably won't hurt long term, but definitely don't want that stuff in my hair on a regular basis so I won't be trying those products myself.

Some hair products I'd LOVE to try are called Qhemet Biologics. All good ingredients and almost all naturals who have tried them rave about it. My hair is starting to get longer, so it's really important I protect my ends to retain length.

A long post wouldn't be complete without a Gabe pic (although, I'm pretty sure I've prattled on before in a post without adding a photo of Gabe. Sorry, lol.). Here is a picture of Gabe playing with his blue dough. We bought this colored and scented dough from Lakeshore Learning for his birthday. Today he seemed really interested in the containers, versus the actual dough.