Hair Hair Glorious Hair

Hehe so this week, I've been drowning myself in hair....blogs! Natural hair blogs to be specific and was so proud to find a Kenyan blog with a strong following: The Natural Girls Guide to Beauty and another amazing blog: Moptop Maven that is just so yummy! - everything from how to take care of your natural hair (rhyming not intended :-p) to style, recipes, DIY, moments of wisdom..so wholistic and ticks all the right boxes for what I look for in a blog and more!


Anywho one of the things they spoke about was Henna treatment:


"Henna, or Lawsonia Inermis, is a plant containing orange-red dye known as lawsone in the leaves and petioles or the central vein. When the leaves are crushed and acidic fluid such as lemon juice or apple cider vinegar is added, the dye is released. The dye penetrates the hair shaft, permanently staining it with color, while strengthening roots, thickening your hair shaft, preventing excess shedding..."


So I tried this (see number 3.) out this week - yesterday (amongst a number of all the hair care regimens I read about on the blogs, esp on NGGTB) and I think I missed the bit about making sure the consistency of the henna is like thick yoghurt because oh dear did I have one runny night! Nevertheless..I am inspired by what these girls are doing...and the advice which believe all Kenyan women and African women need about taking care of their natural hair in it's natural state. Ah and of course all the hairspiration from lecoil et al. hair blogs