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un with my hair this year learnin" new hair care techni#ues as well as wor$in" on !ormulatin" the hair care %ortion o! my %roduct line& 's o! now I m ho%in" to have the %roduct line ready by mid 201( i! everythin" !alls into %lace accordin"ly& )e"ardless I am still e*cited about it and have en+oyed usin" the reci%es that I have created so !ar more than ever& ,his year I started usin" the Curly -irl Method which eliminates traditional sham%oo, uses conditioners to cleanse hair, and uses either a conditioner and.or "el as a hair stylin" %roduct& ,his hair care method also steers clear o! sul!ates, silicone in"redients, alcohols, and other harsh cosmetic in"redients& I had already sto%%ed usin" traditional sham%oo, yet this year learned what made conditioners di!!erent !rom hair lotions and incor%orated !in"er detan"lin" my hair which was a bi" im%rovement in my hair care overall& ,he Curly -irl Method was one o! the best techni#ues that I ve learned !or my hair so !ar&,his !all.winter season I am !ocusin" on my hair health as I continue to "row my hair out& /o !ar this year I ve cut my hair three di!!erent times to clean u% and eliminate the uneven layers that naturally "row when you shave o!! all your hair which I did a"ain the s%rin" o! 2000& I! you are curious, I cut o!! all my hair a"ain that s%rin" a!ter it was colored !or a hair industrial& 1ver this year the !ront and sides o! my hair have "rown lon"er, and I continued to cut the bac$ layer to ma$e them more even with the !ront&

/e%tember 20122/tylin" with the Curly -irl Method/ince usin" the Curly -irl Method I have en+oyed healthier hydrated hair& 'lthou"h I 3145 the bi" voluminous curls !rom usin" this hair care method, I haven t been cra6y about the sin"le strand $nots and tan"les that I ve had even a!ter maintainin" my hair trimmin"& I never dealt with tan"les or sin"le strand $nots in the %ast to the de"ree I have recently& Prior to usin" the Curly -irl Method I was only usin" braids to set my curls and nothin" else& I tried "oin" bac$ to braid out styles but couldn t "et into the loo$ o! them as I had be!ore& )ecently I ve been e*%erimentin" with twists and twist out styles instead& My hair loo$s !uller with twist outs than braid outs %lus hel%s to eliminate e*cessive tan"les and sin"le strand $nots ma$in" my hair so much easier to do& November 20122/tylin" with ,wo /trand 7lat ,wists'lthou"h my hair a%%ears very voluminous at times, I do have !ine hair strands which ma$e it very easy to brea$ and s%lit& I was noticin" that usin" the 8%inea%%le9 or very hi"h loose %onytail at ni"ht to %reserve my curls was %ullin" more than I would li$e on the ed"es o! my hair %ossibly causin" brea$a"e& :ecause I have !ine strands o! hair, I have noticed that usin" a comb or brush on my hair even when soa$in" wet !ull o! conditioner has caused more dama"e than necessary which I sto%%ed doin" com%letely& 3ately I ve modi!ied my hair care routine dramatically& I now wash my hair with an herbal hair cleanser !ollowin" with a natural conditioner to !in"er detan"le my hair and as a leave;in conditioner& I am consistently im%rovin" both the cleanser and conditioner !or my %roduct line&I then use a natural oil and butter mi* that includes shea butter and wheat "erm oil to maintain moisture in my hair and as a styler& I section my hair in !our with two sections on each side& 7or the bac$ two sections I create a to% and bottom section versus s%littin" the hair down the middle& I do three two;strand !lat twists in each section totalin" 12 twists& I "ently remove these twists once com%letely dry !or the loo$ in the %icture above& In between the days that I wash my hair, I add more natural oils.butter in the evenin" then %ut my hair into !our lar"e loose twists coverin" my hair in satin or slee%in" on a satin %illow case& /o !ar this hair care method has reduced the amount o! $nots and tan"les that I was e*%eriencin"

be!ore and is !airly sim%le& Henna has also been a :I- %art o! my hair care routine to $ee% my hair stron", shiny, and mana"eable& I have been usin" henna consistently since March 2010 and still use henna every month or two de%endin" on my schedule& I 3145 the loo$ o! stylin" my hair with the Curly -irl Method the most, but this winter my %riority is $ee%in" my hair healthy and not s%endin" all o! my time cuttin" out sin"le strand $nots& ,wists outs have been the only other style that I really li$e& Now that I am clear with what is wor$in" !or my hair, I %lan to also try this hair care method addin" !la*seeed "el as the styler& I will %ost %ictures on the 7aceboo$ %a"e when I do& Ho%e you are all havin" an ama6in" day<===/$in Care ,i%21ne >ee$ Ma$eu%;7ree Challen"e>hen usin" +o+oba oil as your !acial cleanser it is e*tremely hel%!ul to add essential oils& It chan"es the consistency o! the oil com%letely addin" even more ama6in" bene!its !or your s$in& Note that +o+oba oil will also deto* your s$in& ,his may show u% as a brea$ out at !irst, yet it will subside and im%rove a!ter continued use& I do recommend ta$in" your s$in care to the ne*t level with a !ull body and li!estyle holistic a%%roach& Ma$e sure that you are also usin" "entle e*!oliatin" mas$s one or two times %er wee$ de%endin" on the mas$ in"redients and your s$ins needs& ?Ima"es by Dawn Michelle@ /tay Connected with Minimalist :eauty A /ubscribe with blo"lovin & 'lso Boin the Community on 7aceboo$ A ,witter& 7or more about Dawn Michelle "o here<Co%yri"ht secured by Di"i%rove C 2012 Minimalist :eauty ,i% D0;;Naturally 7ra"rant HairHenna, Curly -irl Method,,i"htly Curly Method&&&Hel%!ul ,i%s !or Cuttin" Curly HairPoo! :e -one;;E ,i%s 7or 7ri66y Hair3etFs ,al$ Hair;; Part G;;Products, DIH A Hair Care ,echni#uesNatural /tylin" -els A /hea :utter

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I Previous Post Ne*t Post J 22 )es%onses so !ar&sandy saysK November 7, 2012 at 0K20 %m Hour hair is beauti!ul& I had the /in"le Lnots too& :ut lately I ve been usin" the techni#ue o! ,i"htly Curly and incor%oratin" the 8techni#ue9 o! se%aratin" the strands so the curls can clin" naturally to each other& Have you used her techni#ueM Her system is the cousin to the Curly -irl Method& /he does the condition wash but leaves a certain amount and consistency o! conditioner on the hair& '!terwards, she "oes throu"h a %rocess o! smoothin" the hair and then the hair clum%s on its own& I !ound that the smoothin" method she uses hel%s to eliminate the sin"le strand $nots to some de"ree& Here is a lin$ to her methodK htt%K..www&ti"htlycurly&com.resources.videos. ,eri has a really nice !ree in"redient directory on her website& /he has been ratin" the in"redients and the %ro+ect is on"oin"& Dawn Michelle saysK November N, 2012 at 10KO( am

,han$ you /andy< I have tried the ,i"htly Curly Method be!ore& ,erri 3a7lesh has absolutely stunnin" curls< maybe it will be a method I will try a"ain in the !uture& 3ea saysK November N, 2012 at 11K2E am I love your hair< I m a bi" !an o! twist outs too& Not sure about only !in"er detan"lin" thou"h& It seems li$e it would ta$e too lon" and I m short on %atience& I thin$ I mi"ht try it i! it hel%s %revent brea$a"e& ,hat s a bi" %roblem !or me& 'ny ti%sM Dawn Michelle saysK November N, 2012 at 1K0G %m Hi 3ea, I !in"er detan"le my hair +ust as I would with a wide tooth comb in the shower with my hair !ull o! conditioner& I be"in at the bottom movin" u% se%aratin" curls, then slowly se%arate !rom the to% down while removin" shed hairs& It ta$es time to !i"ure out the best way !or your hair yet the more I did it the easier it became& I m !indin" that it is always easier to detan"le my hair a!ter I ve set my hair with braids or twists versus a re"ular wash and "o even with the smoothin" techni#ue& I! I $ee% my hair moisturi6ed throu"hout the wee$ and don t let it blow in the wind by %uttin" it u% i! it is too windy it saves me time and ener"y later on& Ho%e that hel%s< PDawn Michelle iris saysK November N, 2012 at 11K2( %m Hour hair is very beauti!ul< How do you mana"e to $ee% your twist outs so de!inedM Mine last a !ew hours and become !ri66y.%u!!y& I m also havin" very dry hair& Does aloe +uice moisturi6e hairM Does it buildu%M Dawn Michelle saysK November 0, 2012 at 12K1( am ,han$ you Iris< I did my twist out today with !la*seed "el and it is actually more de!ined than when I use an oil.butter mi* as a styler& I ll ta$e a %icture o! this twist out or the ne*t one& 7la*seed "el also adds moisture to the hair as well as hold& I usually add a teas%oon o! oil or a !ew dro%s o! essential oils yet this last batch I made was %lain with nothin" added and it was still "reat& I thin$ !ri66 can be a si"n o! dehydrated hair& 'lso I thin$ that henna has hel%ed me combat !ri66 a lot& 3ately I ve only been washin" my hair once or twice a wee$& >hen I was buildin" the moisture bac$ into my hair I was co;washin" my hair three times a wee$& I did this !or most o! this year& 'loe vera is wonder!ul !or hydratin" the hair and closin" the hair cuticle& >hen I use aloe vera in my hair I li$e to %ut a conditioner then an oil or butter on to% o! it& 'loe vera alone is not enou"h to $ee% my hair moisturi6ed !or lon" lon" %eriods o! time so I li$e usin" a conditioner with it& 'loe will not build u% on hair and it ma$es my hair !eel so!t& >hat I ve noticed with my hair a!ter only co;washin" most o! the year is that a "entle cleanser is needed& I m lovin" yucca root& I always do a !inal rinse with cold water i! not an herbal rinsewhich hel%s with !ri66, then add a natural conditioner to detan"le and !or my leave;in, then to% it all o!! with a li"ht oil or oil.butter combination& I! I m usin" !la*seed "el which I would de!initely recommend tryin" !or curl de!inition, I will add an oil or butter once my hair is com%letely dry& I added a bunch o! lin$s to other articles that may interest you and hel% out some I ho%e too& In some o! the articles I m sharin" what was wor$in" at the time !or my hair& I have tried so many hair care methods and I now use a combination o! them& 3et me $now what you try and how it all wor$s out&

:est, Dawn Michelle 3in3in saysK November 11, 2012 at OK(G %m I thin$ you and I may be hair twins& My hair loo$s e*actly li$e yours a!ter I do 2 strand twists& I cant wait !or your %roducts to come out !or both hair and s$in& Hou are ama6in", and this is my 8"o to9 beauty site& Dawn Michelle saysK November 12, 2012 at 1KG0 am ,han$s 3in3in, Hou re so sweet< I m wor$in" hard on both lines maya saysK November 1(, 2012 at (KOO %m Hou re hair is very %retty< Q >ill you ma$e %ictorials on twists and hairstylesM ,hat would be so cool< QQ Dawn Michelle saysK November 1G, 2012 at 1K2N am ,han$s Maya< I honestly don t do a bunch o! di!!erent hairstyles, yet i! I start I ll be "lad to share& 3ana saysK November 1O, 2012 at 0K1N %m Hour hair is "or"eous< 'nd so is your s$in& I m lovin" this site, in !act, a!ter readin" this I went bac$ to !in"er;combin" and my curls turned out a lot better& I have !ine, very ti"ht curls too& My hair "ets very, very tan"led, thou"h and I also e*%erience sin"le;strand $nots& Is it better to detan"le in the shower with conditioner more !re#uently, or less !re#uentlyM I m not sure what %revents brea$a"e and tan"les better& I always !eel li$e it ta$es me !orever, and I only do it about once a wee$ or so, maybe twice& Dawn Michelle saysK November 1O, 2012 at 10K12 %m ,han$s 3ana< I !ind it easier to !in"er detan"le my hair in the shower with conditioner so that I can use the water stream to hel% when needed& I always leave conditioner in my hair& I! I still have tan"les I !inish detan"lin" my hair when I add shea butter or !la*seed "el& /hea butter really hel%s to $ee% my hair so!t and seals in the moisture !rom the conditioner& 'lso my hair is much easier to wash and detan"le now that I m $ee%in" my curls stretched with twists& 1verall I am !indin" less tan"les and sin"le strand $nots& 3ana saysK November 1E, 2012 at 12K11 %m '"reedR I never detan"le my hair dry, it would brea$ so badly< I usually %ut it u% in a ca% on the other days when I shower but don t wet my hair& I haven t tried the shea butter yetR do you use %ure shea butterM I ve only !ound that in a very small tin& I haven t tried twists either, but when I braid my hair it %retty much ruins the curl %attern !or me because my hair is a lot li$e wireK it ll ta$e whatever sha%e I "ive it and the curls "et stretched or bent easily K. :y the way, shoutout to ,rader Boe s %roducts< I also use and love their tea tree oil conditioner all my haircare& ,han$s !or your !ast res%onse< Dawn Michelle saysK November 1E, 2012 at 12KG2 %m Hi 3ana,

My hair ta$es the sha%e o! my sets really easily too which is why I li$e twists better than braids& My hair still has some curls versus becomin" strai"hter beach waves& I !ind that my hair has more volume a !ew days a!ter the set& I use unre!ined shea butter& I ve "otten or"anic unre!ined shea butter !rom Mountain )ose Herbs and also !ound !air trade or"anic shea butter at my local or"anic "rocer& I! you do try shea butter you should melt it very well in your hands be!ore a%%lyin" it to your hair& Hou may not even need a lot& I! you don t love it !or your hair it is absolutely ama6in" on s$in es%ecially now that it s dry and cold& ,al$ soon< mari$a saysK November 2G, 2012 at 12K00 am Hi, I have hair similar to yours& I have tons o! s%lits thou"h and want to trim my hair& How do you trim your hairM Do you have any ti%s !or trimmin"M Dawn Michelle saysK November 2O, 2012 at OK1N %m Hi Mari$a, I trim my hair with cuticle scissors !or ease and control& ,hey are very shar% and I never !eel as i! I will be cuttin" too much hair at one time& I also trim my hair in small sections& I ve been cuttin" my own hair since middle school, so I am very com!ortable with cuttin" my own hair& Now I either cut my hair in three di!!erent ways de%endin" on what I m "oin" !or& >hen I want to resha%e my curls to wear wash and "o hair styles, I will cut my hair dry curl by curl as recommended in Curly -irl ,he Handboo$ by 3orraine Massey& I ve also cut my hair in layers ?the ri"ht an"le techni#ue@ as one sees in salons& 3ately I ve been doin" wee$ly maintenance where I will cut s%lits and sin"le strand $nots as I !ind them when doin" my hair& I can usually !ind a s%lit ends by how they !eel or loo$in" at my hair close u%& >hen I !irst started trimmin" my hair when I was little my hair was rela*ed& Hou can trim your hair with this old school method with stretched hair too& I would ta$e my hair and twirl it !rom root to ti% in small sections, and literally sni% o!! a %inch o! hair at the very end& I would cut my hair where my !in"ers would touch the ends, with no hair showin" on the other end, and sni% o!! +ust a !in"er ti% o! hair& I ho%e that ma$es sense& I did this all over my hair& Hou can also trim the ti%s o! tiny two strand twists& I! you are new to cuttin" your own hair, ta$e your time and only cut small sections at a time& Hou can always cut more later& In doubt see a %ro!essional& I ho%e this hel%s some and best wishes< mari$a saysK November 27, 2012 at 1KO7 am ,han$s<< 'lso, is it better to cut dry or wetM Dawn Michelle saysK November 2N, 2012 at OK2( %m I always cut my hair dry& $ino saysK December 2(, 2012 at 11K01 %m Hi, I have curly hair li$e yours& I went to a store and someone s%rayed some stron" colo"ne near me& I washed my hair yesterday and wash 1* a wee$& Is there a way to remove %er!ume !rom hair without washin" with sham%ooM ,han$s<

Dawn Michelle saysK December 2G, 2012 at 0K(0 am Hi Lino, I m honestly not sure how to remove !ra"rance %er!ume !rom hair without washin" it somehow& It all de%ends on how stron" the %er!ume is that you are tryin" to remove& Hou could you a natural conditioner to co;wash or even a clay wash& >hen I want to add a natural !ra"rance to my hair I add a !ew dro%s o! my !avorite essential oils to my %alms and smooth over my hair& ,his may counterbalance the %er!ume but I m not sure& I wish I could be more hel%!ul& Have a beauti!ul holiday and ha%%y new year< doyin saysK /e%tember 1, 201( at (KO1 %m Hi, I +us strted "rowin" my natural hair less than 2yrs a"o& ,hin" is my hair is $in$y, wld ur ti%s wor$ !or my hiar ty%eM I wnt curls too& -reat blo" btw& Dawn Michelle saysK /e%tember 2, 201( at 12KGE %m Hi Doyin, ,he hair care ti%s throu"hout this site is all about healthy hair care without chemicals& Hes these ti%s would be hel%!ul to try out& ,he one thin" that I ve learned about my hair is that it is very uni#ue& I have yet to meet one woman with hair that was similar to mine& I also have never been able to ma$e my hair loo$ li$e anyone s hair either& Hydrated, stron", and healthy curls and coils is the best a%%roach& 'lso %lay around with twist or braid outs in di!!erent ways as well as wash and "o techni#ues to !ind out what wor$s best !or your hair& :est wishes<

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