Air Dried Curls

Hi guys, Just wanted to share the awesome curl I got with air drying my hair with flexi rollers

There was no dryer involved and this is the day AFTER ... so 24 hours and the curl is still tight!

Aramide's Very Detailed Hair Regimen

Hey guys sooooooo if ur a hair junkie like me , then this hair regimmen is for you. Ever since I can remember I have always been obsessed with all things hair! Lol I'm actually surprised it has taken me this long to start a hair blog! Anyways this is the regimen I will be following to acheive our goal of waist length hair. You might say we r black this is impossible! But as my sister and I have said we are here to debunk this crazy stigma that nigerians can't have long flowy hair. Ok so here is my regimen! Enjoy ladies!
 So I'm first going to give u my daily regimen for monday to sunday then what I will be doing every wk for 8wks!

Monday
Moisturize my saclp with castor oil and massage for 10mins. Then moisturize hair with organic root stimulater replenishing mosturiser , seal the whole hair shaft with castor oil to lock in the moisture. Then before I sleep I would tie my hair in a satin scarf and sicure with a hair net or bonnet.

I would repeat this procedure every other day ie wednesday, friday and sunday.

WEEKLY REGIMEN
This regimen is for my wash days.
I will be relaxing my hair every 8wks and washing my hair every wk. My wash day is usually on wednesdays! I use the range of keracare produts for my hair.

Wk 1
Wash and deep condition then roller set under hooded dryer.

Wk 2
Wash and apply egg yolk with olive oil. Stay under plastic cap for 30mins. Then steam with deep comditioner under staemer for 45mins. Do not cover ur hair with a plastic cap! U need the steam droplets to penetrate ur hair shaft!

Wk 3
Just wash and condition. Then roller set.

Wk 4
Just wash and condition. Then roller set.

Wk 5
Hot oil treatment with coconut oil. Then roller set.

Wk 6
Wash and deep condition.Deep conditioner should be left on for minimum of 45 mins under plastic cap and hooded dryer. Then roller set.

Wk 7
Wash and set. Apply leave in conditioner always before u set ur hair. Pls never use setting lotion. Just set with good old water. Ur curls will be bouncy and soft.

Wk 8
Relaxer day. I relax with MVP olive oil relaxer. I will post pictures later.
Also pls use a heat protectant before u go under the dryer. Make sure the dryer is not to hot!
On my relaxer day I always steam my hair! Its the best time to steam cos ur cuticles are open and can absorb all that juicy moisture

Now that we r done with what we will be doing to our hair daily and wkly. Now its time for what we will be putting into our bodies.
 1. Must drink at least 4l of water a day.
2. Take a daily multivitamin(high potency) I take Zurion
3. Take moringa capsules daily.Moringa grow hair faster and thicker so its a must have. We will be selling some so u can send us an email or text and we will send u some.
4. Eat a lot of proteins. Eg eggs, fish,meat
5. At least 2 fruits a day. I love apples, oranges, mangos
6 . You must eat vegetables daily. I love carrots! They contain biotin which grows the hair faster.
7. I highly recommend biotin tablets. But since I'm acne prone I won't be taken them. But u can. People swear by it that it grew their hair.

Ok guys that's my detailed hair regimen! So join me and let's grow naija hair! Lol

Hair Regimen ... The simple version

Hey Everyone!
So it's time to let you know just exactly how we are going to pull off this no heat madness and help our hair GROW, GROW, GROW!!!
Since we're different people with different hair, personalities and levels of obsession (lol) .... Mide & I will have different regimens. Mine will be the simple, less fuss version cos that's all I have the patience for.
So here it goes: I'm going to be doing a 9 week regimen, that is I will repeat my cycle every nine weeks beginning with my relaxer and co-washing when I feel like. For those who don't know what co-washing is its basically washing your hair with conditioner. We'll have a more detailed post/video about that later. But for now on with the regimen!

The Regimen

Week 1: Relaxer & Steam
Week 2: Deep Condition
Week 3: Clarifying Wash + Protein Treatment
Week 4: Deep Condition
Week 5: Steam Treatment
Week 6: Deep Condition
Week 7: Clarifying Wash + Protein Treatment
Week 8: Deep Condition
Week 9: Relax & Steam

As you can see I'm not doing much and it should be pretty easy to follow. Here's a description of each treatment. (Don't worry we'll have more detailed info about each later)

Relaxer: Chemical straightening (I wish I didn't have to but if I don't my hair will break sooo bad) as my hair gets stronger I'll start stretching out my relaxers more and more.
Deep Condition:  Drench hair in conditioner and hair mix (more about the hair mix in a later post) let it sit under a plastic cap for at least 45mins and air dry
Clarifying Wash: Strips the hair of all the product that has been building up in the hair. Keeps the hair light & bouncy but can be very drying so make sure hair is conditioned properly.
Protein Treatment: Protein is the outer covering of the hair. Adding back protein helps strengthen and protect the hair.

So that's it my entire hair regimen!
Subscribe on to the blog/ on youtube to get details on everything, video walkthrough tips & tricks!

First of All Introduction....

As you may or not know Nigerian women love their weaves, braids and chemical treatments! We spend so much money on fake hair that its ridiculous  There's a popular myth that Nigerian women don't look good or neat or pretty when they carry their own God given hair. We are here to DEBUNK that myth and prove that it is just a myth. We want to prove to the world that Nigerian Hair can not only grow, but it can be manageable and look just as good (if not better) than all the Peruvian, Brazilian  Indian and whatever hair there is out there that we are spending thousands of Naira, Dollars and Pounds on.

So you may be wondering, just WHO ARE WE?

Our names our Aramide and Temi and well we are a just a couple of Nigerian girls (pure Naija.. no mixes) Our dad is Yoruba and our mom is Itsekiri so you know you are getting the real deal. Aramide lives in Ghana and Temi lives in Lagos Nigeria. We have another sister Tomi (who lives in London at the moment and who we are still trying to convince to join us). We have different personalities and different hair, so you get the benefit of two different types of regimens and routines.

So why are we starting this Blog/Vlog

Well there are several reasons that we are putting our hair journey out to the world. First we want to prove that it can be done and second we want to be held accountable! So poke us, prod us, harass us and remind us. We're not just doing it for ourselves, we're doing this for you! If our hair can grow so can yours. And we want to show you that you can CARRY YOUR HAIR
What are we doing?
Basically we are doing a simple low to no heat, protective styling, no weave or braid routine. We'll have more on what we'll actually be doing (the complete regimens) we will be doing later.
And yes your read right ...NO BRAIDS and NO WEAVES! We will carry our hair and IT WILL GROW.

So lets do it ... Let's grow Nigerian Hair!
Love
Temi & Aramide