My Style: Finger coil - outs

Hi guys,

I know its been forever since I updated you on how my  hair is doing, or how I have been wearing it.

I have been super busy at the office that I basically don't have much time for my hair, so thank God its a TWA! not much to do with it anyway.

My hair is in its 3rd month now.

My regimen is really simple at the moment... very simple!

I spritz the hair twice a day, with water and seal with my oils (mix Shea, olive, coconut & castor)

I deep condition at least once a fortnight,

I co-wash/shampoo weekly, and do a pre-poo before.

As for the styling I have been doing what I call finger coil - outs.

Basically I part my hair in tiny sections and coil them using my finger.

Stay with the coils maybe two days, then i undo the coils and wear my hair out the rest of the week.

I do the coils every week because sometimes my cap comes of kati kati ya usingizi, thus the style can get messy if i wear for more than a week.

So that is what I have been doing thus far. How are you wearing your hair lately?

(click the images for a bigger view)

PS: Its been a month since a comb saw my hair, and its is very happy!!! Who knew......?

Live, Laugh, Love,

Its only Natural

Natural Toto

Hairspiration: Dallah Dallah

I met Miss Dallah Dallah online (via facebook) and this lady has what I call Fwyaah hair. She has a BEAUTIFUL head of hair and I love how she is open to experiment with styles which always come out beautiful!

Dallah is not only a beautiful head of hair, she is also an inspiring young woman, who plays many roles in her life, and also makes time to run causes for the community like creating awareness on Leprosy and those affected in our community.

She took the time to tell us abit about herself and her hair journey and here goes;


1. Tell us a little bit about yourself, who you are what you do/involved in?
My name is Dallah, the Big Boss at Kenchic!!! Ok kidding, well, I’m a color n scarf sucker, Pink stan for life (have you seen her new video ‘TRY’?) very vocal and ‘occasional’ weird girl.
I’m a publicist, a creative, stylist, once a writer and an aspiring radio/TV presenter. I love media n all its pros n cons.

2. How long have you been natural?
Since 05’ n honestly if wishes were horses, we would not have weaves!!!

3. What has the journey being like for you?
My natural hair journey started forcefully when I had to cut down my well relaxed hair coz of school in Uganda. It was sad n believe it or not I collected my fallen hair and kept them the whole term in my locker! (Told you I’m weird) With time though, I started liking my new look n since then, I never looked back. I finally found what I had been missing with my hair.

4. What is your regimen like?
Honestly, I love rugged, uncombed hair. I wash my hair daily as I shower with conditioner (shampoo dries out hair esp. if washed daily) then spray olive oil sheen n voila! Once in while do box braids, cornrows or random styles that I tend to forget how I did them.

5. How is your hair perceived in your workplace?
In the Entertainment industry it’s really not a big deal, your creativity and personality is seen through such. We are allowed to go all cray so long as it reflects on your work positively I guess.

6. What do you think of the natural scene in Kenya?
I love that it’s growing, more n more peeps are embracing their natural real beauty but every style works differently for every person. One should identify what works for them than do something coz it’s trending.

7. What is your favorite natural hair style and why?
I never go wrong with a fro. Lately I’m loving the school girl cornrows

8. What do you love most about your hair?
That it’s black n shiny even without feeding it well n that I got it from my papa.

9. What do you hate most about your hair?
That it grows fast. Sometimes I just want it to maintain a certain length…

10. If you were asked to convince someone to go natural, what’s one thing you would tell her?
In a world full of evolving trends, you’ll never go wrong being a classic!

cornrows and scarf wrap

blow out/dry

hair balls (i lovey!)

another blow out/dry

afro puff

To catch up with Miss Dallah follow her blog: Dallahz

PS: click on the images to enlarge.

Live, Love,Laugh,

Its only Natural

Natural Toto

Demystifying Natural Hair Terms: Pre-Poo

Hi ladies, sorry for going quiet on you for a while now. Work is driving me crazy at the moment but as they say there is no pain without gain.

I have decided to introduce a new segment on my blog that will be dealing with terms you will often hear in the natural hair circles and sometimes you will have no idea what it means or what it actually entails. I hope this segment will help you, and if there are terms you would like elaborated, please hit me up on the facebook page or drop me a line on naturaltoto@gmail.com

Today we start with a common term, PRE-POO. For any natural head, it is very important you include pre-poo in your hair regimen. It makes you hair softer, shinier, protects it from over hydration and especially comes in handy for those suffering dry and brittle hair.

So exactly what is Pre-Poo?

First of don’t be scared, there is no actual poo involved…! Lol, its called pre-poo as it symbolizes the act before shampooing.
Pre-poo is a deep oil treatment you do before you shampoo your hair. It helps your hair retain moisture during the shampoo process and protects your hair from dehydration which might be caused by the shampoo itself.

How do you Pre-Poo?

A Pre-Poo involves soluble oil.
It can be Coconut oil (majority prefer this)
Or Olive oil (Extra virgin)
Warm the oil on double boiler (not in direct heat); usually this involves taking your jar of oil and putting in steaming water until it warms up.
Apply the oil in sections of your hair from root to ends and raking through the hair to ensure you don’t have knots in it. Massage it softly to your scalps… do this throughout your hair sections.
PS: You do this on dry head… It’s not necessary to wet your hair not unless you prefer to.
After applying the oil, wrap your head in a plastic cap for half-hour to an hour. You can also add a warm towel wrap if you want to.
Finally take out the wrap and shampoo your hair as normal.

Results:

Soft, shiny, manageable, detangled and shampoo protected hair.
So there you have it. What is & How to Pre-Poo. How do you do your Pre-Poo your hair?
Remember to stay locked on our facebook page as I will be posting daily hair tips on how to take care of natural hair.

my hair after a pre-poo 

Live, Love,Laugh,

Its only Natural

Natural Toto