Reflections On the Grand Experiment: By a Crunchy Betty
If you’ve ever felt frustrated with finding natural solutions to your beauty problems …
If you’ve ever thought about throwing in the towel …
If you’ve ever contemplated how much you wish you weren’t the way you are ..
I want you to read this.
Kylieonwheels has been a member of Crunchy Betty for as long as I can recall, and she consistently has insightful, supportive thoughts to share. But she outdid herself last Monday.
Her comment is so inspiring that it deserves its own post. I will not dilute her wisdom with more of my nattering, so …
Your Natural Hair Questions … Answered
Confession: We didn’t even scratch the surface of what I wanted to cover about different hair care methods, so be looking for more hair stuff on the blog very soon. Specifically: A natural hairspray method and unconventional ways to wash your hair using … well … I won’t tell you that yet. 
But for now, let’s conclude this week with the 5 most prevalent questions about natural ways to care for your hair issues. For the record, by far, the problem of frizziness was the number one complaint. I didn’t mention it below, but if you have issues with frizziness, check out the Long Hair Community suggestions or pick up the book Curly Girl (which I haven’t read, but five people a day recommend in comments here on the site … so it must be good!)
If you have a question that wasn’t covered here, DO ask it again in the comments! There are so many helpful people around here (LOVE YOU) ready to share their experiences with you.
The Secrets to a Phenomenal Hot Oil Hair Treatment: Part 2 – Indulging
No need to dilly dally with chit chat here today. Many of you jumped right in and started making your hot oil hair treatment yesterday, so you’re pumped and ready to go.
If you missed part one, here it is again for your edification: The Secrets to a Phenomenal Hot Oil Hair Treatment: Part 1 – Creating.
Now. Let’s get oily!
The Secrets to a Phenomenal Hot Oil Hair Treatment: Part 1 – Creating
As I write this, at noon on a Tuesday, my hair is covered in the hot oil treatment you see pictured in this post. My locks are topped with the pink shower cap. The sun is shining and it feels like spring in January. My cat … he is licking my neck.
Life is good.
Of all the crunchy things you can do for your hair, the hot oil treatment is – by far – the most satisfying and luxurious. I do them once a week, on average, and I’ve finally gotten the routine down to an art. Here are my secrets, and a step-by-step guide to getting the most out of your own homemade hot oil hair treatments.
This is a LOT of information, so today we’re just going to cover the basics on how to create your own hot oil for your hair and all the yummy goodness you can add (or not). Part 2 will be the best ways to apply, clean off, and use your hot oil hair treatments. (Too much information, so little room on the internet.)
Hair: Dead Protein or Alien Communication Devices
Every child has a little chemist inside. That brainy, inquisitive spark that tells them to mix certain unrelated liquids together and see what happens. Most of the time, it’s things like glue and orange juice. Or toilet water and lipstick.
If not kept in check, this little chemistry curiosity, we grow up to mix things like vokda and beer. Just a little tip, parents.
Anyway, when I was a kid, my inner chemist was mostly just curious about my hair. Changing it, especially. See, when I was a kid, my hair looked like this:
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