A sauna is a place that people sit in to experience dry or wet heat. The sauna hosts numerous benefits to the body. Despite the benefits to the body, the sauna can be extremely damaging to your natural or chemically treated hair if proper care is not taken. The damage arises from the heat which may dry out your hair. If you already suffer from dry hair then you must ensure to take extra care when using the sauna. In this post, I will share a few benefits of using the sauna at your local gym as well as ways in which you can care for your hair while using…
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How I truly Learned to Love Myself.
Self-Love. Lets take a minute to think about that word. Self-Love. Lets take another minute to decide what it means. For me, Self-Love means accepting myself for my strengths and my weaknesses. It means trusting myself, protecting myself and most of all it means making myself happy and content. – FaithnTurtles Coming to this personal definition wasn’t easy. Loving yourself, like many other things in life is often easier said than done. I have been saying I love myself for many years but i didn’t fully know or appreciate that or what it meant until God made me appreciate it. When I decided to transform my pain into purpose is…
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How to Start Locs with Finger Coils
So you want to start Locs? Well, Finger Coils/ comb coils form a great base for starter Locs and you’ll learn how to do them in this article. If Locs are your next hair decision, I am happy you are at that place. Locs has been a part of Black History for a long time. Despite it being looked down on and discriminated against, the hairstyle has persevered. It has even developed into faux Locs and Crochet Braid Faux Locs among others. Why Start Locs with Finger Coils ? There are many ways in which you can start Locs. Here are a few ways: Finger or Comb Coils Two Strand…
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How to Invest in your Emotional Healing
Emotional Healing? What does Emotional healing mean to you? To me, emotional healing means overcoming or accepting a hurtful event to a point where my thoughts do not haunt me anymore. Now, emotional problems may come from a number of factors such as recent loss (of a job, opportunity, loved one), fear, feelings of unworthiness, stress, abuse, changes, health conditions and many other events. In order to heal emotionally I believe that we must invest in that healing. This means that we must do things for the healing to take place. There must be a way made and strategic actions taken in order to overcome. It is unrealistic to expect…
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7 Things About Me: Versatile Blogger Award
Blessing to All. I’m coming with a blog award today. I love blog awards, mainly because it gives me a chance to tell my readers a little bit about me. I was blessed to have received 5 nominations and I am so thankful for each and every one. Sending virtual hugs and kisses to you guys for considering me. So here goes …. Rules: Thank the person(s) who nominated you and share a link to their blog. A huge thank you to the following bloggers: God’s Sweet Nectar, Millennial Adulting, Nizinga Ain , Renew Inspiration and African Soul Goddess. I really appreciate your nomination. I know it took…
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Benefits of Red Palm Oil Hot Oil Treatment for Natural Hair
Hey Naturals, Have you ever done a Red Palm Oil Hot Oil Treatment? If not, today i will be telling you about the benefits of Red Palm oil and ill also give you a recipe for a red palm oil hot oil treatment. I recently did a red palm oil hot oil treatment on my hair and I loved the results. What is Red Palm Oil? Red palm oil is oil that is extracted from the fruit of the oil palm tree. It is red in color because it is minimally processed so the color is retained. If you come across palm oil that is white in color, this means…
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How to make Happiness Apart of your Daily Routine.
Instead of saying I will be Happy when… Say, I am happy because… My Declaration: I am happy because I have life. I am happy because I get to share some inspiration with you that I hope will make a difference in your life. I am happy because I choose to be. Now its your turn, complete the sentence. I am happy because… Making Happiness apart of your Daily Routine Stress/sadness vs Happiness? You choose. Making happiness apart of your daily routine is a decision that you have to consciously make each day. Every time you inhale and exhale gives you an opportunity to choose to be happy. Understanding this…
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How I benefited from a Blogging Break and Why you need One.
You were made to rest regularly. Yes, I just said you were made to rest regularly. It may be hard to rest or take a break from blogging or just from activities, especially living in a fast pace world. With industrialization, rest has become second nature rather than a natural part of life. However, the hustle and bustle will not get you far if you don’t rest. Here is why you need to schedule breaks into your blogging life. Bible Motivation: “Six days thou shalt work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest: in earing time and in harvest thou shalt rest.” Exodus 34:21 KJV Rest is a Natural…
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How Curiosity led me to Thick and Voluminous Natural Hair. Featuring Froreal Chammy
My Natural Hair, Loved is a weekly blog series where I showcase and celebrate natural hair by sharing stories written by women with natural hair. Thanks for joining us for yet another entry, today we a joined by Froreal Chammy. What is the state of your hair currently? I have medium length 4b-4c natural hair, currently in mini twists (doing a 6 months protective style challenge). When did you go natural and why? I returned natural August 2016 due to curiosity. I wanted to see how my natural hair looked as I got a relaxer when I was 10 years old. What I love most about my hair is how…
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Why I decided to love me by Nancy Fleuridor
When my blogging friend @faithnturtles and I decided to write a blog on self- love my mind began to wonder. I started to think about the era when I was very insecure and the times I did not delight in my features like my legs, arms, shoulders and other aspects of my body. I grew up hearing questions like “Why are you so skinny?” a dozen hour in the day. If I had a dollar for every person that mentioned those words to me, I would be a millionaire. Eventually, the Lord freed me from caring about what people thought of me and their outlook of who I was. I…
