6 Week Healthy Hair Challenge

I am a member of Natural Sunshine.com, and the creator suggested a water challenge in order to have healthier hair. Sounds easy, right? The first week was hard, I'm not even going to lie. I've literally floated to the bathroom the past week, but my hair hopefully is loving it! I think that people should try the challenge. You have to get 8 glasses (64 ounces) a day anyway, so why not see how it helps your hair? Take some notes on the benefits/changes in your hair, skin, focus, etc.

Techinques: Some websites suggest an 8x8 or drinking 8 glasses by 8 pm. Others carry a 64 ounce bottle and drink from that all day. I have a 23.7 ounce bottle and drink 3 bottles a day, which is comes to about 8.7 ounces.

Benefits: My skin is less dry, which has been a problem for me, especially around my mouth. It's amazing what water can do for your skin. Since I'm drinking so much water, I really don't have a taste for anything else. I was a heavy iced tea drinker, last week I only had 3 cups all week!

Let me know how you make out! Check out http://naturalsunshine.ning.com/ for more information.

Reactions to the "Do"

"Wow, you cut your hair!!!!!!"

"You had such pretty hair."

"You've got that good hair...so it'll grow nicely, maybe."

"It's really reallllllly short."

"I have to get used to it."

A selection of the reactions from the people in my life. It was quite funny seeing/hearing their reactions to the new do. They were mostly surprised, partly because I only told a few people that I was doing a BC. The funniest comment was, "I have to get used to it". Its funny when someone else has to get used to your hair! I want people to have positive reactions about my hair, but its not necessary! I am confident in my decision to go natural because I did it for myself and because I truly love it. My hair feels healthier and looks better than it ever did relaxed! I can't wait to see how my hair looks it grows.

Mr. Sulfate, you devil you!

I decided to go to my local hair store and get some products for my natural hair (cue the wind storms). I walked into the store and they had a wide variety of products, I was immediately excited! I started to read the ingredients, low and behold my friend Mr. Sulfate was there. Every bottle I picked up (and I mean every bottle) had sulfate in it! I decided to keep looking anyway, because A) I needed some shampoo and B) they had to have something without sulfate, right? After another 15 minutes passed, I asked the owners if they had anything without sulfate in it. Reply, " HAHAHAHAH no we don't have that, goooooooddddd luck".

Needless to say, I left there without anything but an attitude! I still don't see the humor in my question. Maybe today is opposite day, where questions become jokes? You'll let me know won't you? Anyway, I headed to my local supermarket and found shampoo (and conditioner, yay) without sulfates or parabens (thankfully). It was a bit expensive, (picture above) but it was worth it if I don't like it, I'll try something new.

Moral of this story, always always always READ THE LABELS (and stay away from moody hair store owners before you catch a case)! Anyone have any tips or similar stories? Please share, I could use a good laugh!

My BC!

Hey! I'm Amanda,I'm 22 and now I'm natural!

This blog is dedicated to my hair journey and for others that are going through the same process! I'll probably dedicate it to beauty as well, because let's face it, we are all BEAUTIFUL!

I decided to do the BC because I was tired of my relaxed hair! I looked at old pictures of myself and noticed that I had the same style from middle school to until my College Graduation! I had no clue how to take care of my relaxed hair (and didn't want too). I wanted something new that I could take care of and be excited about.

I went to a Salon for my Big Chop! I'm so happy that I did because it looks great! I think if you're going to do the BC, you should to a least talk to a hairstylist or someone else that is going natural. I also watched a lot of Youtube videos and started following natural haircare blogs and websites. Do some research before you start!

So the natural journey begins....stay tuned.