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Natural Hair Terms And Acronyms: Part 1

 

If you have searched different hair forums and sites, you may come across many different natural hair acronyms. Here is a break down of some of the frequent acronyms used to describe natural hair. 


No Poo: Sulfate Free Shampoo.

Co-Wash: Conditioner Only Washing.

DC: Deep Condition. 

Pre-Poo: Pre-conditiong the hair with oils or conditioner prior to washing it.

No Cones: Using products that do not contain Silicones (an ingredient commonly found in popular hair care products.)

SLIP: Refers to the slipperiness of hair, prior to detangling. 

BC: Big Chop (When women cut off chemically or heat damaged hair, so that they are fully all natural. 

GHE: Green House Effect: (method of using a plastic cap to stimulate the sebum in our scalps to moisturize the hair.)

CGM: Curly Girl Method (Co-Washing and using No Cones to cleanse and style the hair.)
PJ: Product Junkie

ACV: Apple Cider Vinegar Rinse, commonly used to clarify hair.

CWR: Cold Water Rinse.

TWA: Teeny Weeny Afro.

WO: Water Only.

-These are some of the basic terms, there are a ton more. I will cover some more next time, so check in for Part 2. 

-What are some of the terms you frequently use? 

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SpotLight: S'Miah

S'Miah age 3
My name is Maurisa and I'm a mommy of 1 Beautiful Princess, who means the world to me.








Isn't she just lovely! Child model in the house!!! lol You do a wonderful job on her hair! Keep up the good work Maurisa. 
-If you would like to see your child on KandyLandKurls please click on our tab "Participate" above, for more details. 
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Protective Style Challenge: Mini Twists (Week 5-7)

With only a week left, we are almost finished with the Protective Style Challenge. I, along with a few other Mama's, have openly admitted that we are starting to REALLY enjoy not styling our kids hair daily. We somewhat became "Lazy" lol. But we do maintain the hairstyle by adding moisture and oil. 

I decided to do mini twists again, so that I won't have to style her hair for a few weeks. We really enjoyed the first time we did the twists, and I think we will continue doing this style throughout the year. The mini twists last a lot longer than cornbraids and regular braids. The twists seem to hide the frizz alot better than braids. 


I pre-pooed, washed, conditioned, air dried and stretched, her hair a day before styling. While styling the twists, I used Bee Mine Curly Butter mixed with Eco Styler Gel for hold. I moisturized daily with Cara B Naturally Leave In, and Blended Beauty Oil.

How is your Little One rocking their hair this week? 
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Product Review: Pretty Puff Dolls

One of our amazing sponsors for the Protective Style Challenge is Pretty Puff Dolls

Pretty Puffs were born in 2002 as a result of the challenges that many minorities face when attempting to purchase dolls with ethnic characteristics. Plush in design, what distinguishes Pretty Puffs from similar dolls is its unique style of hair, styled into afro-puff pony tails. In general the market has been reluctant to include dolls of such distinction and characteristics, Pretty Puffs are made to show minority girls, teens, and women that being different, having brown skin and kinky hair is absolutely a thing of beauty.


Review: The Pretty Puff Doll came in a purple little pouch, and she smelled so good. Yes, I smelled the doll...please don't ask...Anywho, I removed her from the pouch and felt her hair. I was so shocked that the doll hair has such a curly thick texture. She is dressed so cute! I placed the doll on her vanity. When N came home from school, she noticed her right away and said she smells good....we are both odd...but seriously, I think they spray her with something. 
I asked N to pick a name for her. She decided to name her "Whitney" yes, after Whitney Houston lol. We watched her funeral together, so she now is a fan of Whitney. After Michael Jackson died, she became a fan of him as well. Okay back on topic lol, she loves Whitney and keeps her on her vanity. In the mornings when I'm doing her hair, she plays with Whitney. It helps to keep her head still. 


 She loves Whitney, can't you tell by the smile!



One (1) Lucky Winner will receive the cute Pretty Puff Doll below!


Thanks Pretty Puff Dolls, for allowing us to review your product!
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Product Review: Curls Of The World



We were given the opportunity to try Curls Of The World! I read two wonderful reviews and was eager to try them! Thank you Curls Of The World For allowing us to review your line.  

At Curls of the World, we celebrate wavy, curly, coily hair from around the world. We believe that it is important that you nurture every precious strand with 100% natural ingredients. Our team has searched the globe to find ingredients that will help you nourish, retain and grow long, lovely curls. We offer you 100% natural products that are free of silicone, parabens, lauryl sulfate and synthetic preservatives.


Georgia Peach Moisturizing Shampoo

Ingredients: Saponified oils of Avocado, Borage, Castor, Coconut, Evening Primrose, Palm, Sesame, Safflower, Sweet Almond Oil, Aloe Vera Oil, Saponfied butters of Cocoa and Shea.
Vegetable Glycerin, Lavendar Essential Oil, Carrageenan, Xanthan Gum, Potassium Sorbate, Silver Citrate, Natural Fresh Peach Fragance.

Review: This shampoo smells so lovely just like peaches, yummy! I love fruit scented products, so that was a BIG plus! I started with a half dollar amount of shampoo, and rubbed it into her hair. Within seconds the suds vanished. I went and applied more shampoo, and scrubbed her hair. Again, the shampoo vanished, it soaked right into her hair. Well I continued adding shampoo, and quickly tried to wash her hair. I ended up using more than half the bottle. But when I rinsed it out, her hair was nice and clean.  

Manzanilla Coconut Moisturizing Conditioner

Ingredients: Aloe Vera Whole Leaf Juice (Organic), Avocado Oil, Citric Acid, DL Panthenol,
Emulsifying wax, Glycerin, Hydrolyzed Oat Protein, Palm Steari Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Safflower Oil, Rosemary Oil, Coconut Oil, Jojoba Oil, Shea Butter, Silk Protein, Silver Citrate, Vitamin E, Water, Wheat Germ Oil and Natural Coconut fragrance oil.

Review: It smells like coconut! I absolutely love coconut scent. I received a small bottle, and well, I used the entire bottle in one wash. N's hair soaked it right in, I took this picture while I let the product sit.


 Her hair has the entire bottle of conditioner in it, but you cannot see it, again it soaked right into her hair. There was no way I could detangle with it, so I rinsed it out. And there was barely any product being removed when I washed it out.

Just the Flax Curl Defining Gel

Ingredients: Flaxseed Gel, Aloe Vera Juice, Glycerin, Rosemary Oil, Rose Essential Oil, Grapefruit Seed Extract,
Potassium Sorbate (a natural preservative)

After two products not working in N's hair, I decided to try all of the products on my son. His hair is finer, and has spiral curls, so I thought maybe it would work better. I applied the shampoo, our regular conditioner (since I ran out of the other one.) followed by the The Curls Of The World Gel. I then styled his hair in finger curls, the gel has a nice firm hold. But within 2 hours, his hair became frizzy. He is a busy toddler, and I didn't want to use a ton of product in his hair to make the finger curls stay. So I threw his hair into a ponytail. 

The remaining products: Tahitian Bay Detangling Conditioner, Curl Moisturizing Hair Cream, and Curlie Wurlie Kids Hair Cream. Worked just like the others. It soaks right into N's hair, and doesn't work for her curl type, or my sons. I recommend their product line for finer and thinner hair textures, maybe 1a-2b/c. But not for thick 3b/c-4 curls. We may not of had the best experience, but "No two heads are the same." So this may work for others. Also the price is more reasonable than many other natural hair care lines, and Rhee is so sweet.

-We will be giving away to 3 lucky winners (1) One Curls Of The World  product of their choice, each. 

You can find Curls Of The World here: http://www.curlsoftheworld.com/index.html


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Protective Style Challenge Sponsors

The Ladies in the Protective Style Challenge are doing a fantastic job, we only have 2 weeks left until the challenge is over. We have some amazing sponsors and gifts, for those who win the challenge. I wanted to save the announcement until later. So I can see who REALLY wanted to be in this challenge. This challenge purpose is to make our children's hair healthier. But of course the prizes are the perks lol. There will be 12, Yes you read that right, 12 Winners! Below are the sponsors/prizes!

First Sponsor: Pretty Puff Dolls  
(1) Winner will receive a Pretty Puff Doll
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2nd Sponsor: Beija Flor Naturals

(1) Winner will receive: Beija Flor Naturals-Creme Brulee For Kinks Curls & Coils 8 oz 
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3rd Sponsor: Pretty Brown Girl

Pretty Brown Girl
Girls T-Shirts
(1) Winner will receive a Pretty Brown Girl T-Shirt.
Pretty Brown Girl Book
(1) Winner will receive a Pretty Brown Girl Book.

Umbrella
(1) Winner will receive a Pretty Brown Girl Umbrella.
Pretty Brown Girl Poster
(1) Winner will receive The Pretty Brown Girl Pledge.

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4th Sponsor: Denman
Catalogue
D3 Kiss - 7 row brush
(1) Winner will receive Denman Pink "Kiss Me Quick" Brush


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5th Sponsor: Curls Of The World

(3) Winners will receive (1) One Curls Of The World product of their choice. 

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6th Sponsor: Eli's Body Shop

(1) Winner will receive Eli's Body Shop Shea Butter.

(1) Winner will receive Eli's Body Shop Hair & Scalp Conditioner.

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7th Sponsor: Sweet Honey Child





(1) Winner will receive Sweet Honey Child Socks, and Pin.
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WOW! There will be 12 very happy ladies!

We have to give a HUGE Thanks to all of our wonderful sponsors!

Please check them out, and tell them KandyLandKurls sent you.  
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Product Review: Bowdabra Bow Maker

I have to start by giving a BIG thank you to Mommy Rantings and Bowdabra for giving me this opportunity to review The Bowdabra Bow Maker! 

Bowdabra is a Designer Bow Maker and Craft tool.
Which helps you to create bows, swags, decorations, hairbows, party favors, corsages, pet bows, baby bows, scrap books and much much more!

The Bowdabra Kit includes:
-The Bowdabra
-Bowdabra Wand
-30 Minute Project DVD
-Instruction Book
-10yds Bowdabra Bow Wire
(shown above)



I also received The Mini Bowdabra

The Mini Bowdabra Kit includes:
-1 Mini Bowdabra
-1 Hair Bow Measuring Tool (dual side)
-1 Instructional CD
-10yd Bow Wire
-Instructional Book
-Free Online Membership Coupon



Here is the simple Instructional video on how to use the Bowdabra.


Review: I really enjoy doing reviews that allow N and I to have quality time together. I must admit, I'm shamefully crafty-challenged. I've seen so many women/fellow bloggers creating beautiful handmade items. I couldn't help but to feel sad...sigh... But NOT anymore hahahaha! (-sings-) I can make a bow! I can make a bow! and it's all thanks to the Bowdabra bowmaker

I opened the box, and the first thought in my mind was, "oh my goodness, you are not crafty! What did you get yourself into!" I even asked our Facebook friends to wish me luck! I popped in the DVD, and I followed right along. Sandy's directions are so simple and easy to follow. It only took me a matter of  2-3 minutes to complete a bow. I stared at it, and was truly shocked! I ran to show N the bow, and she said " oh cool, I want to make one!" and it was on!!! I explained how to use it, and together we created a "Fold and Twist Bow" and then a "Double Fold and Twist Bow." Honey, we were on a roll! We were so into it, that we didn't realize the time, and it was a little past her bed time. The next day after school we continued making bows. Then she wanted to do it all by herself, she made 2 bows. Then I found some of our hair clips, and hot glued them to the back of her bow.

Here are the final results of our bows. 

 (Made by me)

 (Made by N) Not bad for a 7 year old



 (I added a little bead with the letter N.)

The Bowdabra is the perfect DIY tool! Thanks so much Sandy we enjoyed reviewing the bowdabra! You can find the Bowdabra at their website http://bowdabra.com/

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