Five simple ways to tie scarves or head wraps

If you have been natural even for a few months you will know that there are days when you do not want to go through your daily regimen. Sometimes we try new hairstyles and they do not quite come out like we envisioned. Sometimes we just have bad to very bad hair days. It has become important to have a default style; mine is usually a scarf. I am getting pretty good at them; unfortunately I don’t have any pictures but will take a few.

So the video above from _tierraj (never heard the name before), shows five easy and popular ways to style your head with a wrap or scarf. The styles are quite versatile too and be used on different outfits and with different fabrics. 

Tip: you can use your satin bonnet or scarf under the head wrap or scarf to protect your hair from knotting up and drying out. 

Awesome styling

 

Watch Tiffany Marie Scott's styling of her TWA.

You already know that I love this and am so gonna try it. Seems easy with few products but time consuming; will distract myself with a movie while I do this. My hair is currently about the same length, may need to reduce the sides a little to give more mhff to the tapered look. 

Neem leaves or Dogonyaro as we call it

Neem tree or as we call it Dogonyaro is a very common tree across Nigeria and semi-tropical regions of the world. Almost all parts of this tree are used for medicinal and beauty purposes. It is popular for the oil in India, Bangladesh and Pakistan. Neem products are believed to be anthelmintic, anti-fungal, antibacterial, antiviral, contraceptive and sedative

If you live in Nigeria, you should know how common this tree is, it can be found from north to south of the country. It has numerous uses and most parts of the tree are used. The leaves and fruit are mostly used traditionally to cure malaria and sores but there are quite a number of ways and propose to use this powerful plant. 

Due to its antibacterial and anti-fungal properties Neem products are used to maintain healthy skin and cure problem skin such as acne, scabies and eczema. Its anti-inflammatory properties help with puffy eyes and swelling from blemishes. When the oil is used on the hair it helps reduce/cure dandruff, moisturizes the hair, control lice and adds shine. 

Extracts from this plant can be made into soaps, masks and oils. The leaves can be boiled or soaked in warm water to bathe with and wash/rinse out hair. 
I use dried Neem leave to rinse out my hair when my scalp feels a little dry and itchy. I bring about two liters of water to a boil then put the leaves in and let it cool down before I sieve out the leaves, The water than becomes a little brown, I use it to rinse my hair after a co-wash or deep conditioning.
The next face mask I make I plan on including fresh Neem leaves to help with my acne and spots. I will post the recipe for that once I try it out.

Nature is so wonderful; imagine the powerful plants and trees that grow in our backyards.

Getting it...

What did I say about not knowing how to style my hair properly ??

Well I did nice twist outs on  my dry stretched hair using Eco styler gel, results below.

I used a bobby pin to hold back one side of my hair and it helped that my twists came out nicely. I knew my hair was on point when I took pictures and got complients.

Che.. che... check it out...

Over night twists with Eco styler gel

Styled it good

I was feeling myself sha

Compliments rolled in

I really love my phone

Y'all can see the twists ne ?

So as you can see I am getting it.