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1BlessedNatural: New Horizontal Flat Twist Photos and Video Tutorial Hey, my blessed naturals! I hope you all are enjoying your evening. I have just uploaded a  new video tutorial of my quick  protective style on my YouTube channel . Also, I've also added some new birthday greeting cards to the Ruthie's Greetings Etsy shop! Please check them out here ! Below is my flat twist video tutorial and pictures. Horizontal Flat Twist video 1BlessedNatural: front of horizontal flat twist style   1BlessedNatural: side view of horizontal flat twist style   Related Articles: New Video Posted: How to Do a Mini Twist, Pin Curl Out                             New Video Posted: Quick Natural Hairstyle Tutorial                  ...

1BlessedNatural: Hair Photo, Video, etc. - black and white natural hair photo (August 2014 Afro) Happy Sunday, my blessed naturals! I hope you all are enjoying your night. I wanted to give you all an update on what's been going on with me. I was looking through my camera and I saw the photo above of my Afro from back in August. I've also added a new video tutorial of the Linked Cornrows with Formal Puff Updo style on my YouTube channel . My hair has been in the style for a few days. Please check out the video if you haven't already! I apologize for the length, but I am working on shortening the length of my videos. I had a problem with my software and speeding them up. Hopefully (with God's help) this week it will be fine. I've been posting 2 videos per week, but my goal is to post at least 1 new video per week on the 1BlessedNatural YouTube channel . Stay tuned! Also, if you all have read my Walking Dead articles, you know how much I love the sho...

1BlessedNatural: New video posted! Natural Hair and How I Treat My Seborrheic Dermatitis ( video ) Hi, my blessed naturals! I hope all is well with you. Many of you may know that I have seborrheic dermatitis... I've decided to make a video about how I treat the condition. Also, I would like to hear about your experiences with seborrheic dermatitis. Please leave your comments in the comment section. If you can't see the video below, please click here .  How do you treat seborrheic dermatitis? Related Articles: Update on Seborrheic Dermatitis: Generic Brand For DermaSmoothe/FS                             Seborrheic Dermatitis and Natural Hair

Happy Sunday, my blessed naturals! This week, I had the chance to try the Cantu Shea Butter Leave-In Conditioning Repair Cream.You all know how much I love the Cantu Creamy Hair Lotion and  Coconut Curling Cream . Because of this, I was super excited to try the leave-in. Product: Cantu Shea Butter Leave-In Conditioning Repair Cream Place:  Beauty Is Me Beauty Supply, Family Dollar, local beauty supply, grocery stores, and Amazon Price: I paid $7.50, but I have found it for as low as $5.00. Claims: provides intense moisture to leave hair soft and manageable formulated for damaged, dry, or course hair. - front of container   Shea Butter infused deep penetrating leave-in conditioning treatment is made with 100% Pure Shea Butter and other natural oils to stop and mend breakage, repair split ends, and add manageability and shine with every application. When used daily, Cantu Shea Butter Leave-In Conditioning Repair Cream helps promote strong, long, he...

1BlessedNatural: How to Do a No Heat Blowout! ( Part 1 & Part 2 ) Hey, my blessed naturals! Do you ever find yourself wanting a blowout, but don't want to apply heat to your natural hair? If so, check out my 2 new videos on YouTube showing you how to do the Banding Method. How to Do a No Heat Blowout on Natural Hair (Part 1) How to Do a No Heat Blowout on Natural Hair (Part 2) Related Articles: Using Fabric Bands to Stretch Natural Hair                             New Natural Hair Videos on YouTube

1BlessedNatural: New Video Posted- Quick Natural Hairstyle ( video ) Hey, my blessed naturals! Are you looking for a quick natural hairstyle? Well, I've got one for you! I've posted a new hairstyle tutorial on the 1BlessedNatural YouTube channel! If you can't see the video below, please click here .  Are you looking for a quick natural hairstyle? Related Articles: New Mini Twist Updo Video Tutorial!

1BlessedNatural: Day 9: Mini Twist, Pin Curl Out Happy Tuesday, my blessed naturals, I hope you all are having a great day. I wanted to share some pics of my mini twist, pin curl out. It's  day #9 and my hair is still in tact. I could probably get away with wearing these for the rest of the week, but I want to do another Seborrheic Dermatitis treatment . I plan to remove my twists today. God willing, I will also be doing a new video. Please be sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel to receive the updates! 1BlessedNatural: side view of mini twist, pin curl out What natural hairstyle are you rocking today? Related Articles: New Video Posted: How to Do a Mini Twist, Pin Curl Out                             Hair Update: Seborrheic Dermatitis, Hair Growth, etc.

1BlessedNatural: Ways to Retain Length When we talk about natural hair, we often talk about long hair and length retention. Many of us naturals struggle with length retention. We may feel like our hair is growing very slow or not growing at all. You may ask, "What products can I use to make my hair grow?" The truth is unless you have an underlying health issue, your hair is growing. Hair grows 1/2 inch or more per month. That number may increase due to genes, diet, and lifestyle. You may just be having problems retaining length. Here are the ways to retain length: 1. Moisturize and seal. Our strands tend to be dry. Because our ends are the oldest part of our hair, they are more prone to dryness. When you moisturize and seal your hair, focus on the ends. The most inexpensive moisturizer is water.  My favorite moisturizer to use is Cantu Creamy Hair Lotion. My favorite oil to seal in the moisture is coconut oil. Oils help to lock in he moisture in your h...

1BlessedNatural: Little Girls' Long Rubber Band Twists Happy Sunday, my blessed naturals, I hope you all are enjoying your day! This weekend, I got a chance to snap some photos of 2 of my nieces' long twists. You may remember an article I did back in April which included photos of their hair. This time, Big Sister and Little Sister were rocking medium-size rubber band (two-strand) twists. Their mom said it took 4 hours to complete both of the girls' hair. Although the twists look tight, they're really not. Mom used a product called Nature's Natural Carrot Hair Oil with Shea Butter and Vitamin E on their hair while twisting it. She says the key is that she kept her hands oily while twisting. Keeping the girls' hair in protective styles have greatly helped retain their length. Here are some more pictures of their hair: 1BlessedNatural: Big Sister Natural's Rubber Band (two-strand) Twists 1BlessedNatural: Little Sister Natural's...

                                                     1BlessedNatural: Review of ORS Olive Oil Hair Masque on Natural Hair Happy Saturday, my blessed naturals! Last week, I neglected to do my hair because I was moving. When I finally decided to do something to it, it was very matted . I lost handfuls of hair because of it. As a result, I figured it would be the perfect time to try the Olive Oil Hair Masque by ORS (Organic Root Stimulator) .  The sample for this product review is provided by Beauty Is Me Beauty Supply store in Bloomfield, NJ.  Product: ORS Olive Oil Hair Masque Place: Beauty Is Me Beauty Supply, local beauty supply, Amazon Price: $11.00 and up for 11oz jar Claims: ORGANIC ROOT Stimulat...

1BlessedNatural: Mini Twist Updo Video Tutorial ( video ) Happy Thursday, my blessed naturals! I have posted a new YouTube video. The video is a tutorial for my simple (natural hair) mini twist updo! If you cannot see the video below, please click here . Enjoy! Related Articles: Two-Strand Twists Updo and God's Lessons                             Mini Twist Updo Frustration                             Mini Two-Strand Twists Photo and Video                             New Video Posted!: How to Do a Mini Twist, Pin Curl Out

1BlessedNatural: New Video Posted: How to Do Mini Twist, Pin Curl Out ( YouTube Video ) Hey, my blessed naturals! Yesterday, I showed you all my mini twist, pin curl out. Today,  I've posted a video tutorial on YouTube. Check it out below. If you aren't able to see the video, click here ! Who else is wearing mini twists? Related Articles: New YouTube Video Tutorial: Front and Back Flat Twists with Puff Hairstyle                             New Natural Hair Videos on YouTube                             New YouTube Video Tutorial: Side Flat Twists and Swoop Bang with Puff Style                             Mini Two-S...

1BlessedNatural: Mini Twists, Trim, and Pin Curl Out Hey, my blessed naturals! I hope you all had a great weekend. This weekend, I installed mini two-strand twists because I needed a trim. I don't remember the last time I trimmed my hair! lol. My ends were looking raggedy. This set of twists took me 7-8 hours. Because I banded my hair on Friday, it was stretched for my twists. I used my mixture of Cantu Creamy Hair Lotion, Mixed Chicks Leave-In Conditioner, and coconut oil for my twists. Products from Amazon I used: 1BlessedNatural: I usually start my twists in the back. 1BlessedNatural: All done! You can see the ends of my twists need to be trimmed. 1BlessedNatural: In order to trim my ends, I usually put my hair in two ponytails. I pull down 1 twist and trim the end. Then, I do the next twist until I'm finished.  1BlessedNatural:... my trimmed ends. Not too bad! I'd rather lose length... 1BlessedNatural: ...two...

C said she like her curls parted on the side and hanging down. Hey, my blessed naturals! Back in April , I told you all that my sister, C's hair broke off since wearing her natural hair out. Her plan was to wear wigs for 6 months to give her hair a rest and retain more length. She has kept her natural hair in a beehive cornrow underneath her wigs, and I'm happy to report that her hair is back to being healthy, and her curls are poppin'! The main issue C has with her hair is that she think it's too fine and thin (partly due to Traction Alopecia ). However, I think she still has a nice amount of hair. After washing and conditioning her hair, she parted it on the side and let her curls hang. C said she really likes her new style. Now that she's found a style she really likes, she can rock it confidently. (smile). Her plan is to continue to wear the wigs as her protective style until next summer. The picture above was taken after she applied the Silicon...