Reader Q: How Do You Do Your Tea Rinses?

For both tea and coffee rinses, I boil water and pour it over whatever tea bags I'm using or coffee (I use instant coffee) I have in a mason jar. To make my life easier, I use my Black & Decker...

Product Review: Silk Dreams Go Moist Shampoo

Price: $8.00 for 8 oz bottle Purchased At: www.silkdreamshaircare.com Promises: "Go Moist will make your hair say WOW! This lauryl/laureth sulfate free shampoo delivers a perfect, mild, cleansing...

Hair Story Feature: Meet Courtnea2001

Hi all, meet Courtnea2001, our first hair story feature! Your hair is?... Relaxed (this includes texlaxed) When and why did you start your hair journey? I originally started my hair journey in...

Wash Day

(1) Pre-pooed overnight with coconut oil. (2) Shampooed with Silk Dreams Hair Care Go Moist Shampoo. (3) Coffee rinse. (4) Applied Paul Mitchell Super Skinny Daily Treatment for 5 minutes then...

Video: How I Detangle

Moisturizing, Pineappling, & Preserving Curls

End of day 2 hair, after moisturizing & sealing Q: How did you wear your hair for bed to preserve the curls? The method to the right is how I preserved my curls for day 2 in the second picture. To...

Share Your Hair Story

Sometimes I get awesome emails from readers sharing their successes. I find them inspiring and I know many others would as well. I'd love to post your stories and share them. Don't be shy, hop on...

Flexi Rod Set

EbonyCPrincess' lovely flexi rod sets have made me want to try doing a flexi rod set for months and I finally did one this week! I did this flexi rod set after deep conditioning with Kenra...

Product Review: Mizani Supreme Oil Satin Crème Moisturizing Mask

Price: $20.50 for 8 oz jar at Ulta. Purchased At: I received this product for review, but it can be found in Ulta and online. Promises: Silicone-free formula, rich in natural oils (penetrating Rice...

Video: High Bun Fun (Tutorial)

I'm a few weeks late but here is a quick video on how I do high buns. The first bun is a looped bun and the second bun is how I ddi this bun linked here a few weeks ago.

Requested: Day-to-Day Routine

I don't do much during the week besides focusing on moisturizing and sealing and having my hair in some form of protective style pretty much every day. Even if I wear my hair down, at some point...

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day lovelies! The image below is EXACTLY how I feel about my mom and grandmother. We're hours apart but they're always in my heart. Wishing all the mothers, grandmothers, caretakers...

Navigating JGA Just Got Easier

...with drop down menus! Finally got around to adding some drop downs to make searching and finding topics a bit easier. Go wild, go crazy, hover on the menus just for fun! *Beginner's Hair Manual...

Coffee Rinses for Shedding

As you all know, I love doing weekly tea rinses to minimize shedding. Teas that contain caffeine, like black tea and green tea, help reduce shedding because caffeine blocks the hormone responsible...

Wash Day

[1] Pre-pooed with Hair Trigger on my scalp, coconut oil on the length of my hair. I've used coconut oil on the length of my hair for the last 2 weeks because it helps work out any tangles I have...

Wash Day

(1) Pre-pooed with Hair Trigger on my scalp and safflower oil on the length of my hair (2) Shampooed with Silk Dreams Hair Care Go Moist Shampoo. (3) Coffee rinse. (4) Protein treatment with Silk...

Wash Day

(1) Pre-pooed with Hair Trigger on my scalp, Mizani Supreme Oil Mask on the length of my hair, I needed to use this conditioner up so I chucked using an oil on the length of my hair for this wash....

Smoother Edges (Part II)

I posted last week on successfully laying my edges using Eco Styler Gel in Smoother Edges Part I. I've found a second gem for my edges in aloe vera gel. Aloe vera gel doesn't hold as long as Eco...

Hair Babble

I've seen many hair care companies advertising their brand new products that are full of ceramides and I can't help but chuckle and think that we of the online hair care world were waaay ahead of...

April Goals Review + May Goals

So, I dropped the ball in April, completing only a quarter of my goals. Halfway through the month I knew I wasn't going to roller set my hair but I was still willing to do a flexi rod set... yeah,...

Ingredients 101: Get To Know Proteins

Smoother Edges

You may have looked at the picture above and said: "DUH," but you have to realize I haven't owned a brush since 2010 lol. I tossed out my brush because my edges were thinning at the time and I was...

Thank You

I'm secretly a huge, enormous mushy sap. I reign it in on the blog but darn it, it's bubbled over. I started JGA 4 years ago as diary to help track and record my hair journey. I never imagined that...

Wash Day (Bring Out the Flowered Buns)

[1] Pre-pooed with Hair Trigger on my scalp and Kenra Moisturizing Conditioner on the length of my hair. My hair was feeling a bit dry during the week and I have a huge bottle of this conditioner I...

JGA in Black Beauty & Hair Magazine

I forgot to share this with you all but I was in Black Beauty and Hair Magazine's December/January issue. Whoop whoop! I was interviewed by the lovely Tola O. of MyLongHairJourney.co.uk. The lovely...

Wash Day

[1] Pre-pooed with Hair Trigger on my scalp, coconut oil on the length of my hair. [2] Shampooed with Silk Dreams Go Moist Shampoo. [3] Tea rinsed using green tea and peppermint tea mix. [4]...

Hair Babble

I'm nearly done drafting the 2014 Dear Hair, Just Grow Already journal and I'd love to know what new sections you would like to see added to the journal! I saw the cutest little girl at the market...

Requested: Skin Care Routine

A lovely JGA read requested I post my skin care routine so here ya go. I've battled my acne for years and it's only within the last 4 months or so I've found a routine that works. I'm down to 1-2...

Protective Styling: The Good & The Bad

Jeanne asks: "Hi Jen, I see the term "protective styling" mentioned left and right in the online hair world. What is a protective style and must I incorporate into my regimen?" Hi Jeanne! A...

Wash Day

[1] Pre-pooed with Hair Trigger on my scalp, safflower oil on the length of my hair and steamed in my pre-poos again. [2] Shampooed with ORS Creamy Aloe Shampoo. [3] Tea rinsed using green tea and...