KCCM Check-In #4

Happy Hump Day ! 

You're almost there, the weekend is near ! 

Today is my 4th Check-In for the KCCM Castor Oil Challenge! 

Let's dive right in to the questions !

1. Why did you decide to do away with chemical relaxers and embrace your natural hair?

I had a horrible salon relaxer experience and I decided that next day when I woke up with large scalp burns all over my head that I would never get another relaxer in my life.

2. How did you do last week (week 3)? Did you follow through with your goals? Any challenges thus far?

Week 3 was a little shaky for me. I didn't meet my 3x week minimum (hangs head in shame). I am getting back on track though and will be "making up for lost time" by applying every day for the next week.

3. Do you think you see a difference in thickness or length yet? How has your hair been responding to the consistent castor oil usage?

I saw a difference in week two, now its a little tougher to tell because I have my hair in mini-twists, although I am still looking forward to the first length check. I can definitely tell with my brows and my trouble area as with the previous weeks. I am loving it ! I think that my hair is responding positively to the castor oil. I have always used it and I'm pretty sure my hair is thanking me !

I would like to note that my scalp does NOT care for castor oil being applied directly all over. The only place where it does not cause a massive case of itchy scalp is at my nape area. Which I'm fine with. I'm going to be doing an ACV rinse because my scalp is so itchy !

Here are my previous KCCM Challenge posts if you missed them !
KCCM #1
KCCM #2
KCCM #3

Mini Twistin' on a Monday ! (Photo Heavy)

Happy Monday everyone !

I hope that you all had a wonderful weekend ! I definitely did despite the rain, which made me a little couch potato.

I had plans to attend the Baltimore Natural Hair Expo, but I just did not feel like making that drive! Lazy, right? I know, but there will be plenty of other Expos and Conventions ! If you attended, please let me know how you liked it ! I would love to hear about it !

So, on to the mini-twists ! I mentioned here that I had installed a set of mini-twists and that I absolutely love them ! I also wanted to do some comparison photos of previous mini-twists !

KCCM Check-In #3

WHEW ! I almost missed the cut-off date for checking in for the KCCM Castor Oil Challenge ! It was yesterday, so I scrambled on over there yesterday afternoon and checked in !  Here are this weeks questions ! 

1. How often do you wash your hair? What are your staple products?

    I wash my hair every 1-1 1/2 weeks. Some of my staple products are  Aloe Vera juice and gel, various oils, and my hair cremes.

  2.  How did you do last week (week 2)? Did you follow through with your goals? Any challenges thus far?
    Last week, I just barely made the 3x week minimum because I was just so busy, I hope to do better next week. The only challenges are remembering to put it on ! LOL

  3.  Do you think you see a difference in thickness or length yet? How has your hair been responding to the consistent castor oil usage?
    I definitely see a difference in length, although I was due for a trim. I didn't skip on my trim just because I'm on this challenge.. This challenge is more about health than anything. I can definitely tell a difference in my trouble spot and my eyebrows. I'm so excited! My hair loves castor oil anyways and I think that the constant use is just helping it to thrive even more !


I put in mini-twists so now application will be even easier and quicker ! I am so pleased with this set of mini-twists ! I am amazed at how it didn't take very long to install even though my hair is considerably longer. I will have a comparison post up very soon !

Question: Are any of my readers on the KCCM Castor Oil Challenge ? If so, how are you holding up ? I would love to hear from you !

My 1st KCCM Check-In
My 2nd KCCM Check-In

SimplyCare's 100th Post !

Whoo hoo !

SimplyCare has reached 100 posts ! How exciting ! This blog has come such a long way and I'm so excited to see what the future holds ! 

So, my question to you is, what is something that you would like to possibly see on this blog? Any comments, or tidbits, or nuggets of advice for me ? 

Please feel free to leave any of the above in the comments section ! I would love to hear from some of you ! 

I hope you are all having a great week ! 

Thank you for all of your support thus far! 

KCCM Check-In #3 coming tomorrow !

Blog Hop Friday !!

Today is Blog Hop Friday, brought to us by the wonderful CurlRehab ! 

Check out this post to find out more about the Blog Hop ! 

This blog hop is a little bit more special though, it's the first themed one ! Yay! 

Check out our addition to the Blog Hop plus others here ! Enjoy !

Back to Business

Afternoon lovelies !

I hope you all have a wonderful Friday followed by a great weekend !

I am almost to 100 posts here on my blog ! I love the fact that this blog is reaching milestones (1000 readers, 1st Giveaway, Growing through Social Networks, 1st Youtube video...) but there is one thing that I need to address. Which is the fact, that this blog took off on its own and evolved into something that I really didn't have in mind when I wrote my first post.

Natural Hair Chat Round- Up

Hey,

I don't know if you all have noticed, but the natural hair chats have grown tremendously ! It's almost hard to try and keep up with them all !

I have tried to make it a little easier by putting them in a pretty little flyer ! Save it, Share it, Retweet It !

KCCM Check-In #2

Hello, everyone ! I hope you all had a great weekend !

I definitely did, which is the reason why you are reading this post Monday and not Friday as promised!

I hope I didn't keep you waiting too long ;0)

A Look Back :: New Year's Hair Resolutions

Yes, its March, I know, but I thought it would be a good time to look back and see how I'm doing with my New Years Hair Resolutions(NYHR). 

I posted my NYHR's here, take a glance for a refresher. I know I needed it ! So, I decided to take each resolution and see how I am helping my kinks and curls acheive their hairy glory !

Cinnabun with a BANG !

Hello there loves !

Have you seen the latest Style File Video?

Blog Hop Friday

It's Friday !! So you know what that means ! 

KinkyCurlyCoilyMe Castor Oil Challenge

Hey all !

I've decided to enter Jenell of KinkyCurlyCoilyMe's Castor Oil Challenge! Looks like I did it just in time too, since the cut-off date is March 1st. I submitted everything at like midnight on the 29th. Lol.

Can we say procrastinator ?