HEATLESS CURLS ON NATURAL HAIR with CURLFORMERS

                  HEATLESS CURLS on NATURAL HAIR with CURLFORMERS

This is the best hair styling tool investment I have made thus far. I can get soft and bouncy heatless curls on my natural (chemical-free) hair. I do not have a relaxer/perm. This is a big deal as my natural hair can be very frizzy at times and I usually need a curling iron on high heat to get those nice ringlets.

I bought Curlformers Extra Long and Wide (This is the longest they carry)  from the Curlformers website : www.curlformers.com .  It comes 40 in a pack ( 20 orange and 20 pink.) Each goes in different directions so it’s always good to mix up how you put it in. The first time I applied this in my hair, 40 was not nearly enough as my hair is very thick so I went to Sally’s and purchased another pack for $67.00. Yesterday I put 80 Curlformers in my hair and found myself running out as I got closer to the top so I had to make some sections bigger. Looks like I need some more being that I have so much hair!

I started my hair washing process at 1pm. After washing my hair I applied Giovanni Organic Direct Leave-In Weightless Moisture conditioner and then sectioned my hair into 10 big two-strand twists.  I prepped each section with avocado butter and sealed with Shea Moisture Curl & Style Milk before applying the Curlformers. Please see the below link on how to apply Curlformers. It took 2.5 hrs to put in all 80 Curlformers and I did not finish until 6:30pm. Here is me looking like Medusa..lol

 I do not use heat with my Curlformers so I left it in my head overnight.

I woke up this Tuesday morning and removed the Curlformers from my hair and my curls are TIGHT. And my hair looks sooo short..lol. But my curls are also soft, shiny and bouncy. I LOVE IT!!!! 

HOW TO APPLY CURLFORMERS: http://youtu.be/yJf2czv6M3E

I am taking appointments if anyone wants to do this Curlformers style. :-)

Please feel free to ask questions or leave comments. I can also be emailed at TheManelyBeautifulOne@gmail.com. Thanks!!

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"WASH DAY"

So yesterday was my “Wash Day.” This is usually an ALL DAY process which entails pre-treating my hair before washing, wash with Terressentials hair mud, condition, detangle, deep treatment, condition once again, and then lastly my herbal hair rinse and leave in treatment. Yesterday I decided I wanted to do some "Heatless Curls" using my Curlformers (which I LOVE btw) so I shortened my hair washing process as the Curlformers take some time to “install.” I did not have much time to make my own hair recipes so I used some organic hair products in my closet. Here was my hair regimen yesterday.

1)      Terressentials Organics Pure Earth Hair Wash Organic Lavender Garden (I do not use shampoo to wash my hair)

 I massaged the mud in my scalp and hair in sections and then put a plastic cap over my hair to steam for 20 minutes. This is to ensure I get out any excess buildup of oils/products I used over the past 2 weeks.

** I get this online for $19.50 for 16 oz. Click here for link to the website:  http://www.terressentials.com/haircare.html

2)      Steam with my stand up Salon Steamer.

Steaming opens up the clogged pores of your scalp, therefore providing your hair with nourishment/moisture and strengthening the roots of your hair. The steaming process stimulates those hair follicles which can aid in hair growth. It improves blood flow in the scalp and encourages penetration of moisture. When the hair shaft /pores are open, the hair is able to easily absorb more water and/or treatments.

**After steaming my hair, my detangling process was cut down to just 20 minutes!!!!**

3)      I killed 2 birds with 1 stone and applied a deep conditioning treatment by John Masters Organics (Honey & Hibiscus Hair Reconstructor) to detangle my hair and then went back under my steamer with the conditioner in for 20 minutes. The steaming process allows maximum penetration of the reconstructor.  After steaming, I washed out the conditioner.

**A bit pricey. I bought it online for $28.00 for 4 fl oz. I believe they sell it at Fairway Market as well. **

4)      Homemade Hair Rinse

 I made a homemade herbal hair rinse with herbs from my cupboard (Stay tuned for the recipes!!) and poured it over/massaged it in my hair and scalp.  

5)      Giovanni Organics Direct Leave-In Weightless Moisture Leave In Treatment

 I applied this as a leave in treatment. Then I sectioned my hair into 10 big 2-strand twists to prepare for my Curlformers installation.

**You can get this at Walgreens or Target. It is about $9.00 for a 8.5 fl oz bottle.**

6) For each section of my hair, I sprayed a bit of Aloe Vera Gel, then applied avocado butter, lastly, sealed with Shea Moisture Organic Curl and Style Milk.

**You can get this at Target, Duane Reade, Walgreens, CVS. I usually pay $10.99 for 8 fl oz.**

Please feel free to leave any feedback, questions, or comments and I will gladly respond.

Stay tuned as I will post my Curlformers before and after pics and my experience putting them in this time around.

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