Loc Creme w/ ingredients

Good morning,

Loooong time no post...trying to work on that but, this post is to show off my Mixtress abilities.

This pic is on Loc Creme for my loc client that I have. I used some products from the beauty supply store but, stopped when reading the ingredients.





My creme ingredients are:

• Aloe Vera juice
• Herbal infused water (burdock root, comfrey root, lavender, and sage)
• Soybean oil
• Grapeseed oil
• Sweet almond oil
• Castor oil
• Horsetail butter
• Grade A shea butter
• Oat protein
• Calendula extract
• Honeyquat
• And a natural preservative called Tinosan SDC

It may seem like a lot of ingredients however, each serves a purpose for the hair growth, shine, and health. All of the oils and horsetail butter are light and absorbs easily. The shea butter is in there at a small percentage and will not weight the hair down.

Its a 8 ounce jar of goodness. I call it "Loc Creme" because I am using it on my loc clients however, I used it on my natural hair has well.

That's all for now, more to come...

(picture of locs re-twist with my loc creme)

Thanks for reading,
Akiya
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Virgin Coconut Oil Benefits

Did you know that coconut oil is not only edible but, can be used in your hair, on your skin, and in the production of soap-making??

Where do I begin about this wonderful fruit?!?! I will just focus on the hair aspect for now. In the above picture is how you would purchase this from the local natural/health food stores. Yes, this is food, why on earth would you put it in your head, you may ask??

Raw African Black Soap Benefits

(ORIGINALLY POSTED ON OLDER BLOG: June 13, 2008)

Well, as you know I am trying to make some products for hair and body. Recently, I have made body butters, soap bars, and lotions. Now, I have made some liquid black soap from Raw African Black Soap.
For those of you who do not know what Raw African Black Soap is...read this information from the site www.agbangakarite.com:

In Togo, black soap is the only soap used by mothers to wash their newborn babies, as its purity makes it gentle and non-drying for their sensitive skin. Our black soap is produced in small batches by hand, using age-old traditional techniques. Our authentic African black soap is made in Togo from pure virgin oils following fair trade and organic guidelines. The ingredients of our African black soap are virgin palm kernel oil, pure, unrefined shea butter and potash produced from the ashes of plantain leaves and bark from a local tree called Agow. The high percentage of shea butter (48%) is one of the unique features of our soap. In addition, there are no chemicals added as preservatives, color enhancers, or fragrances.

My Favorite Hair Brands

Here you will find a list of products for braids, twists, and locs - including the synthetic hair brands.

For regular single braids I use the RastAfri jumbo kanekalon hair. This hair is soft on my fingers, better quality for your hair, and resembles human hair. I also, use this hair the extension cornrow services as well.

To keep the shine and condition the scalp I like the Dr. Miracle's Braid Spray. It has a tingle feel and a semi-strong "medicated" smell. Or, try the Taliah Waajid Protective Mist Bodifier. This is an all natural product, great for keeping your hair moisturized while braided. This spray also as the "tingle" feel as well.

For the twist services I use the Black N Gold brand of synthetic dreadlock kinky hair and a different variety of products (not all at once though). I use an alcohol free gel called Twists N Locs mixed with some extra virgin olive oil and Taliah Waajid's African Healing Oyl.

Loc Butter Recipe

I wanted to let you know about a Loc Butter recipe I found (can also be used if you don't have locs). I'm all about making your own products to eliminate the synthetic and harmful ingredients that really do not help our hair but, just look good.


The recipe below is for 4oz. worth of loc butter but, you can double the amount for 8oz. or make half the amount for 2oz. (picture of the jar sizes are below). You can find all of these supplies from www.fromnaturewithlove.com.