1Blessed Natural Mag

1BlessedNatural: Gabrielle Union Wears Bantu Knots with Twist-Out and Updo (photo cred: @hairbywankya/Instagram) Gabrielle Union-Wade has been busy promoting her new natural hair care line by showing off her natural hairstyles. This week, the actress posted a picture and video of her Bantu knots and twist-out on social media. The caption of the photo was "Dear summer hair #Day1." Her hair was done by celebrity hairstylist Wankaya. The stylist posted more photos of Union's hair pinned up in the back into a pineapple. Love it! Earlier this month, Gabrielle Union wore Afro puffs and a regular puff. I want to see what other natural hairstyles she will wear next! When twist out is ❤️❤️❤️💃🏾🌈🌞 @hairbywankaya @flawlesshairday products used: edge control gel, oil treatment and shine spray A post shared by Gabrielle Union-Wade (@gabunion) on Apr 24, 2017 at 9:43am PDT What natural hairstyle would you like to see Gabrielle Union wear next?...

Happy Sunday everyone! I hope that everyone is having a good day. Please keep the families of the Connecticut shooting victims in your prayers. Thursday I co-washed my hair to remove the wrap lotion from the rollerset. My hair was softer, but t probably will be even better when I shampoo it. I did a two-strand bantu knot out. I liked the definition in the picture above. Lately, I have been really trying to keep my tangles to a minimum, and I figured I would share what I have learned. Detangle Properly You may use your fingers, wide-tooth comb, or a brush. I usually detangle my hair while it is wet with conditioner or shampoo. I go through section by section slowly from root to tip. I was using a Gabriela (Denman-like) brush every time. But I think that started to put too much stress on my strands, so I use it once in a while now.  Keep Your Hair Stretched Keeping you hair stretched is a good way to keep your strands from wrapping around each other and tangling. ...

  This morning I took out the pineapples , and my curls were still in tact! Yay! I will be doing the pineapples again tonight. I actually found another twist in my hair lol. I'm glad that I didn't try and detangle it. I applied Coconut Oil to my hair and fluffed out my curly fro...

I parted my hair into sections and applied Cantu Creamy Hair Lotion and Coconut Oil to each section. I used small hair bands to band my hair for the Pineapple Method to maintain my twist out through the night.

Happy Sunday everyone! I have been loving the current phase of my hair. The back of my hair is now long enough to put in a Pineapple or ponytail. This saves me the trouble of having to Bantu Knot or twist my hair at night. I mist my hair with water and then apply Shea Moisture Curl Enhancing Smoothie or Shea Butter and Green Tea Moisturizer by Softsheen Carson, and then put my hair in a ponytail. I use a ponytail holder that has been soaked in Coconut Oil. In the morning, I apply the same products and fluff out my hair.

I have used the Pineapple Method.  to keep my hair stretched. You can click here to see instructions for the Pineapple Method for natural hair. I know, lol. I look like a little girl, but I love this method! I used the KeraCare Hair Dress and Grape Seed Oil, and my hair curled up at the ends. But it still felt dry. So, I used my normal Shea Butter/ Olive Oil mixure, and my hair started to soften up. In the morning, I will take these out and rake through my hair with the comb (to hide the parts).