I make all of our hair care goodies and splurge on the products Lavish really loves like Oyin Handmade, As I Am, and many, many others. With nut allergies (peanut and tree nut) and keeping our skin moisturized in the desert, buying products that made our hair and skin happy was a challenge. For all dermatologists out there - never tell a Naturalista to put her baby in a bleach bath…I mean - WTFudge!
Anyway, I wash and condition with clay and seal in the moisture with an organic oil or homemade organic oil mix. For twists and protective styles I use flaxseed gel and homemade hair butter to protect my ends. I buy locally and online. My favorite online stores are Organic Creations, Mountain Rose Herbs, The Sage, and Speciality Bottles to hold my Lavish Goodies. There are numerous online stores to shop from. I’ve heard great things about butters-n-bars. I’ve ordered from NaturallyCurly.com and of course Amazon. Play around and see what you find. If you find great sales and natural treasures - let a sistah know!
Click below for all of the recipes and links. LOVE YOUR HAIR!
Moisturizing Hair Cleansers
Homemade Bentonite Clay Wash (click here for easy recipe)
TerressentialsLavenderPure Earth Hair Wash or Left Coast LemonPure Earth Hair Wash
Deep Conditioners
Pumpkin Spice & “Everything Nice” Deep Conditioning Masque
(I love to use this deep conditioner once a month of not in place of my bentonite clay wash. This is packed with natural conditioning power and will leave your hair soft, well hydrated, and happy! For the recipe click here)
Homemade Conditioner - to find 2 of the best homemade conditioning recipes online click hereandhere
Leave In Conditioners
I use this as the base liquid for almost all of my mixes now. My hair loves it’s naturally hydrating powers and supernatural healing forces to repair damaged ends and dryness. Use it to make your clay mixes, conditioners, herbal tonics and of course gels!)
Hair Oils
Jamaican Black Castor Oil ( I used to not think there was much of a difference with castor oils until i used this…my hair is thicker, shinier, and my ends don’t split or frizz at all because of this wonderful goodie. If your hair loves castor oil - she will LOVE this one:)
Homemade Organic Vanilla Oil (really simple recipeto make but super lavish and decadent for your senses:)
Organic Coconut Oil
(I buy this from walmart or any grocery store around. Coconut oil, coconut water, powder and even the real things are all over the place now…if you have a version you simply can’t live without - let me know. Vatika oil is the bomb!)
Hair Butters & Pomades
Sexy Chocolate Shiny Hair Butter
(If you’re not making your own hair butter…why not? It’s super simply easy, way less expensive, lasts longer, can be customized to your needs, and can be done in less than 10 minutes - max. The hardest part is finding all of the ingredients! Anywho, follow this simple recipe. Look at your favorite hair butters and see what the top 3 ingredients are in each. You’ll probably find that the same oils, essentials, and butters are in each. Pick your favorite 1 or 2 and experiment! This is a great first recipe to start with. I keep adding to it depending on what our hair needs for the week or month.
I’ve expanded on this recipe adding just about any hair butter I have in the house at any given time. Here lately I’ve added mango butter and shea butter to my mix - more for the body butter effect, but LAVISH LOVES IT! I thought she and shea didn’t get along - long story about product buildup insert here - but I used it this week and…well…they’ll be a recipe update soon:)
Oyin Handmade was the first place I found products that were a magical experience for my hair. If I was stranded on a beautiful island in the south of france and I could only take one natural hair product for my entire stay…it would be thisOyin Handmade’s Burnt Sugar Pomade…it yall know how I feel about my clays!
Anita Grant’s Creamy Cafe Latte Leave-in Detangle Conditioner Vanilla (if heaven had a smell it would be this. it’s like bathing your curls and coils in sunny warm vanilla love:)
Other Products We Use…
Oyin Handmades Frank Juice or Greg Juice
Jane Carter Revitalizing Leave In Detangling Conditioner (love, love, love this conditioner. All of her products smell fresh and light. I love the protein boost from this conditioning spray)
Hair Characteristics
Kinky Coily Curly, 4a, b, c and z - almost APL - YEAH!
no heat and minimal manipulation (unless we’re rockin a funky fresh twist out!)
twists are delicious, loves braids
enjoys superpower vitamins (vitamin a, zinc, biotin and a powerful multivitamin)
loves wheatgrass andaffirmations
Natural Anniversary : February 16, 2013 - 4 Years
Lavish loves to be left alone so I wash her monthly when I can or once ever 2 to 3 weeks. I use a clay wash, let it sit on my hair for about 45 minutes and typically follow it with a rhassoul clay conditioner for another 30 to 45 minutes. All detangling is done in the shower and takes less than 15 minutes. It takes me longer to wash the clay out than it does to detangle! This is also true with my kids hair (one 7y/o the other 5 y/o). We each have different textures of hair and the clays work well for each of us!
Lavish’s Superpowers:Grows Fast, Shines Naturally, Emits Happiness and Transfers These Superpowers to anyone who visits this page:)
