Hi My Name is Mimi && I'm a Product Junkie...*groups says HI MiMi*

Hi My name is MiMi && I'm a PJ




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Hi lol My name is Mimi && I'm a 24 y/o 3c/4a Transitioning mother of a 19 months 3b/c and I am soooo new to this and extremely excited about the whole process. I mean I have learned so much about hair by  during my search for all natural products for my transition, reading reviews (which I LOVE!! Nothing better than hearing a persons opinion after using it) and googling the rest haha, I came across the acronymn PJ and learned that it stands for product junkie (the curly hair world has it's own language; PJ, BC, DT etc) && boy oh boy I am becoming one. I want to try EVERYTHING..I wont even tell you how much I spent on Curls products and then Mixed chicks..all before I stumbled upon this site..NOW I'm interested in trying out... (My list of items to be purchased)



Intelligent Nutrients Certified Organic Hair & Scalp Treatment Oil



My Honeychild Type 3/4 Hair Creme



My Honeychild Organic Shea Butter Scalp Cleanser



My Honeychild Olive You Conditioner



My Honeychild Honey & Horsetail Reconstructor



My Honeychild Honey Hair Mask



Ok Ok so I OD on the My Honeychild..but those purchases will be made in the near future..but my list doesnt end there...



Curl Junkie Curl Fix Intense Hair Treatment



Curl Junkie Curl Rehab Moisturizing Hair Treatment



Kinky Curl Curling Custard



Kinky Curl Knot Today



Uncle Funky Daughter's Good Hair Conditioning Styling Creme (I read it's like MC's LI but w/o the crunch)



As for my daughter I am soooo lost...I ordered her the Curls line..but I'm also very interested in Blended Cutie && Original Sprouts && Fairy Tales && Kinky Curls.. I'm tempted to buy them all really. I was leaning towards ordering the Blended Cutie tonight..I'll hold off for a bit. I'm definitely TIRED of the Carols Daughter Tui for my daughter but it does not do enough for her hair...



I need HELP



BTW If anyone has tried any of the products I would love to hear how it worked for you. Thanks in Advance



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UPDATE: 3/22/2010 --> I gave in!!! I bought a few of the products on my list =/ LASTNITE lol yep I did it. THis is turning into a serious problem.



Purchases:

My HoneyChild Olive You Deep Conditioner (4.oz $9.00)



My HoneyCHild Honey Hair Mask (4.oz $5.00)



My HoneyChild Honey And HorseTail Reconstructor (4.oz $10.00)



My HoneyChild Organic Shea Butter Hair Paste (4.oz $9.00)

My HoneyChild Sophia's Old Fashion Hair Grease (4.oz $5.50) <--All Natural I plan to use it on my daughters hair when i braid it applying mainly to her hair lightly coating her scalp. Read nothing but positive reviews and found it to be cheap enough to give a try.

All of the My HoneyChild products were purchased from the actual My HoneyChild website. Very easy to navigate, however not very professional, it's hard to locate your cart for checkout unless you add more items to your cart. Also there weren't any pics of what her product looks like in hair for reference purposes. I like the fact that she has ALL natural products and read positive reviews both on NaturallyCurly.com and the site. The prices differ on the My HoneyChild site because they offer smaller sizes at a reasonable price for those who want to try it out.

Curls Itsy Bitsy Spiral Baby Curl Moisturizer ($10.00)



Curls Ring Around The Curlies Leave In Creme (11.00)



I spent about $13.00 dollars because she offers a points system and I recieved 157 points from my first purchase earlier last week and I used those points towards my purchase last night. It was a difference of like 12.50 which I'm undecided about how I feel I spent 167 dollars and I couldnt even get 20 dollars worth of points..Let me not be petty. I ordered it to finish out the It's a Curl collection for my daughter, hoping that it lives up to the pictures and the reviews on the site.



Also while Rummaging through google I stumbled upon a blog http://productjunkiediva.blogspot.co...&max-results=7



(it referenced My HoneyChild also she is a PJ) and she spoke about Rhassoul Clay that's supposed to rid your skin and body of Toxins that lead me to search for a reasonable distributor of the Rhassoul Powder to experiment with my self && I came across this website https://www.camdengrey.com it features everything you could think of && the prices are SUPER reasonable. They offer Raw UnRefined Natural products, butters, waxes, oils, poweders ANYTHING you can think of. Definitely making purchases from this site in the NEAR future. Also great for if you are trying to experiment with making your own homemade hair products

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TRANSITIONING Woot Woot!!

Last Relaxed 9/2009 No BC for me I'm GROWING it out!!!



3c/4a Havent straightened my hair in 2 months Currently wearing a Wash N Go



Experimenting with Curls && Mixed Chicks ..impatiently awaiting their arrivals this week
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Update--> It arrived 3/24/2010

My 19 month old daughter Kennedy 3b/3c possibly 4a in the back. Very fine sides.. How do I retain moisture for her curls?? HELP!!

Going NATURAL....

Ok ok ok so after years of "thinking" about it I've finally decided to just go ahead && get with the program and just go NATURAL!!! It's like a super huge deal to me because I have always wanted to just did'nt have the balls to do it until I had my daughter.  Kennedy's hair is very similar to my hair back when I was a child, #Fact she actually got her hair not from her father but from ME.  My mother permed my hair at a young age because my sister needed one && because although my hair was curly, it was thick and frizzy making it hard to manage.  When I look at K's hair I love her curls but it's so hard to keep her hair moisturized like OMG..I thought to myself that's probably why my mother just threw in the towel && said forget it PERM it!! lol But unlike her, Kennedy's hair did'nt make me want to give in the towel it made me want to search for products what will promote healthy hair growth and all natural products that will work for her hair.  I want her to embrace her natural hair, to love who she is and to FINALLY find something that will work on her curls.

I think I already stated this before in a previous blog, but if not I get my hair permed every six months.  The last time I had my hair permed it was back in Sept and as the time came to get a new perm I started to question if I wanted to go through with it or if I wanted go natural.  Problem: When going natural because my hair is naturally curly and possibly has more than one curl pattern, along with it's inability to stand humidity, how now would I approach the situation that would make this time different?  There are all kinds of products on the market from curly perms to Jeri curls smh but nothing to really work on naturally curly Ethnic/Mixed hair.  I have tried all the "white people" products that are designed for curls but nothing would work on my curls probably because I dont have "white people" hair. && As far as the black market is concerned they are too busy RELAXING and  TEXTURIZING their hair that they dont really embrace their natural hair.  So on my quest to go natural as I am 7 months into NO perm, what will I do with my hair??

Taking it upon myself to research different products on the market that cater to my hair needs, as well as friends and family close to me that are currently suffering from the same dilemna, I took to GOOGLE!! SN: I LOVE that search engine. Ok, so anyway, I searched for curly hair products that cater to ethnic/mixed hair and came across a few sites that really caught my interest.  But now what?? Well in order to determine which products work best on your curls you have to have your curl pattern diagnosed.  The curl chart ranges from 1 to 4 with letters from a-c assigned to each number.  1 being the straight and 4 being the kinky, a being the straightest and c being the curliest of each hair pattern.  After assessing both Kennedy as well as my own hair I had an idea that we fit in the 3 catergory which is the curls, 2 are waves and 4 are kinks, but wanting to be sure I contacted the administrator of the website and sent pictures of both my hair as well as Kennedy's hair to have it professionally assessed.  The pictures I sent were pics of my hair wet in it's state now as well as close up pics of my new growth to show the curl pattern. After about an hour she contacted me and confirmed Kennedy to be a mixture of 3b and 3c and said my hair is likely to fall around 3c or 4a, I'm betting it's 3c though with possibly 4a mix because there is never just one curl pattern to your curls.  Star References: kennedy's hair falls between: Mya (3b) and Rachel True (3c) and my hair is Rachel True(3c) and Beyonce (4a) .

Wow..I guess I've talked an awful lot already..Sorry but the best way to fully understand something you must become obssessed with it and I am soooo there with hair. In these past few weeks I have been reading about the hair products featured on the different websites, I have also been reading about different hair regimens and what steps should be taken in caring for your curls. For instance you should wash with a cleanser once or twice a month and wash with a purifyer in between, that during your transition your hair will eventually revert back as long as you dont continue to flatiron it and that during this process you should deep condition atleast once a week.  The proper brush to use as well as the different hair styles you can use to grow your hair out.  I dont think it will be that hard for my hair to revert because unlike most people my hair doesnt/isnt straight and never has been the perm just relaxed my curls so I dont have straight ends or straight pieces.  I opted for grow it out and have my ends trimmed every 6-8 weeks instead of doing a (BC) big chop or mini cuts where they cut about 4-5 inches every few months.  I can only imagine the damage that was done to my hair after all the perming but I look forward to stronger longer curls as I continue to learn and love my curls. 

I'm like so excited.  I ordered products from two different websites && will be posting pics of my progress. Wish me luck =). Ps. I dont alter my curls in any way shape or form. I dont manipulate them by twist outs, braid out`s, finger curling I wash my hair and Go period. My current regimen until my products arrive: Wash w/ the purple bottle of Pantene ProV & condition w/the purple bottle, comb the conditioner thru && then rinse then apply a small amount of conditioner in my hand and even distribute that provides enough weight that I dont have to worry about my hair poofying up and becoming a mess. About every two days I co-wash with the conditioner and then apply a small about to my hair that's it.