Hey guys,
So I went for NITC7 and I learnt some new things especially about Ayurveda(will definitely be giving it a go in the near future)! Didn’t stay till the end though because I wanted to avoid evening traffic.
Anyways, here’s what I bought!
vo5(N500), African Naturalistas’ glycerine(N1400) and Jamaican Black Castor Oil aka JBCO(N1750)
I also got some coconut oil(not pictured); a 500ml bottle which I shared with my friend(think it cost N1740).
My eyes also had a happy time seeing so much natural hair! I was so inspired. Didn’t take pictures sadly 😦 Only these two below.
They’ve both been natural for about a year! The one on the left has a hair blog that you should definitely check out.
Funny story guys: Before I went to NITC and bought Vo5, I’d been to Park n Shop and Goodies searching for it to no avail.
So after I got it at NITC, I went by my mum’s shop to meet her and guess what I saw on one of the shelves? Vo5! Imagine! (Talk about going to Sokoto in search of what was inside my sokoto!). So if you’re ever in need of Vo5, pay the shop a visit.
Angels supermarket: 88 Awolowo way Ikeja, Lagos(somewhat opposite Access bank; beside Holy Trinity hospital)
It’s N600.
The shop also has butterfly clamps(for sectioning your hair), honey(for deep conditioning etc), Extra Virgin Olive Oil({both little bottles and giant bottles} For hot oil treatments, sealing etc), Green tea and black tea( for tea rinses) and wide tooth combs(for detangling) as well as provisions and whatnot. So stop by.
I found a new silicone free conditioner! Garnier Fructis fortifying comditioner(strength and shine). I got it at Park n shop on Mobolaji Bank Anthony way for N550.
Sooooo, I’m finally in my first protective style since my big chop! 😀 My hair needed a major break from daily combing. It’s a full sew in using Pro 10 Bohemian curls(12″, colour 2).
I got it from a hair shop in my neighborhood for N1800 each(I used 2 packs so N3600).
I’m going to be doing my own castor oil challenge while I have the weave to see how much hair I’ll grow. I’ll be massaging castor oil into my scalp 3x a week(Sundays, Tuesdays and Fridays).
Didn’t do length check pictures cos I forgot but I have this picture I took some days before I got the weave for some sort of reference. I had straightened a small section in front to see my length. It’s about 3″ long in this section(my hair is between 2″-3″ in different parts with most parts being 2.5″).
So I went and got the sew in! It was corn rowed/ sewn a tad too tight so I sprayed my edges with some water and peppermint oil for some relief and then applied some castor oil and tugged gently to try and loosen it a bit. That really helped but I hope I don’t lose hair 😦
So here’s my hair
Love it!
At work this morning, someone asked why I did my hair in an accusatory tone( a tone that implied that he preferred the twa).
Someone else said with a smirk on her face “I thought you liked your short hair; why did you get a weave?”. In my mind I’m like “Ermm 1) na my head, no be ur own 2) yes I like the short hair. That don’t mean I don’t like weaves too 3) wipe that silly smirk off ur face”.
The head tapping has begun! Why is it that my head always itches when I get a weave, no matter how clean my scalp is?! 😥
Jennifer Abah 
I had my BC last month (25th November) and i have a little bit of a problem finding where to buy good products from in Kaduna. Did i say i love your blog? Nice hair too.
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Thank you so much! 😀 I hope you’re loving your fresh new look and your natural hair! Concerning the products, I think maximizing what you can find is the best way to go. For me, if I have no products at all, as long as I have conditioner and olive oil I can survive. You can get a good, cheap, readily available conditioner(e.g vo5, Natur vital, garnier fructis etc) at a supermarket and use it for different purposes e.g conditioning, deep conditioning, cowashing and even as a leave in. For washing, you can try black soap(I am yet to try it but I’ve seen many people use it successfully. I would recommend prepooing first though). You can get olive oil(at a supermarket) and coconut oil(market or supermarket) and use them to seal, prepoo, add them to your conditioner to deep condition etc. Castor oil and even glycerine are available at some pharmacies. Shea butter also is great and shouldn’t be too hard to find. You live in the North so you can try man shanu(I hear it’s awesome for deep conditioning) and henna(strengthens and conditions hair). Water, the best and most basic product, is always available! You can Google and try your hand at homemade recipes that involve easy to find items like bananas, honey etc. Basically, just make the most of what you can find and don’t stress your pretty head about what you can’t find. Good luck!
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Plenty thanks!
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