Saturdays "Shappin" Hairstyle: Veil Style Braids into a Ponytail of Small Braids

How it's done: After washing, detangling and moisturizing; I parted out a circle, starting approximately 1 1/2 inches out from Ds hairline. I clipped the remaining hair in the center out of the way. And began parting squares and making ponytails all the way around using Bee Mine Curly Butter on each section. As always, I had previously soaked the rubber bands in extra virgin olive oil. Once I had...

The Ultimate Curlformers Giveaway! *closed*

This giveaway is closed as of 10:30pm May 13, 2011, but feel free to check out our Curlformers Review We are proud to announce that Untrained Hair Mom and KandyLandKurls have come together for an Ultimate Curlformers Giveaway. You will be able to enter this giveaway here and at KandyLandKurls! That means your chances of winning DOUBLE! Curlformers has kindly offered 2 prizes: •1st Place Prize:...

Essential Oil Blend Winner

Thanks to everyone who participated in our first giveaway! The winner of our essential oil blend giveaway is... Comment # 9 which is.... aven208 Congratulations! Please email me your info by May 1st! If you didn't win don't be sad...try your luck in our newest giveaway...

Hair and Skin Care Ingredients to Avoid

I've been using sulfate free shampoos for several years now, but I never paid attention to what was in them. I decided take a look at the ingredients list and look them up using the Cosmetic Database, on Environmental Working Group, a site in which you can search specific products or ingredients and be informed of their health hazards. I've found this site to be a very useful tool, they also have many great articles. My specific shampoo has an overall...

Saturdays "Shappin" Hairstyle: "V" Shaped Rolling Twists

This weeks "shappin" style is the "V" shaped rolling twists. How I got this look: After washing, detangling and moisturizing, I parted her hair from ear to ear and tied off the back section to keep it out of the way. I parted the front section down the middle, then parted out a small "V", this made two little sections (one on each side of the middle part). I sprayed on our oil mix, rubbed it into...

Curlformers Review

After much debating (in my mind), I finally purchased a Curlformers kit. I was torn between spending the money on them or getting flexi rods. My concern with the flexi rods was: would they stay in her hair? I've read that they don't stay in thin/fine hair very well. After using the Curlformers, I don't regret my decision at all. They are easy to use and produce some amazing curls! I got the kit that...

Saturdays "Shappin" Hairstyle: Faux Hawk with a twist and a poof

Welcome to this weeks "Shappin" Hairstlye: the faux hawk! This is my favorite type of hair style, there are many different versions of the faux hawk/mohawk/frohawk and this is our most recent attempt at it. To get this look, I first sectioned off the top, middle part of her hair, which would later be the "bump". Next I split the hair on the right side into 3 sections and began twisting each section...

Our first giveaway!

This giveaway is closed as of April 29th, 2011, but feel free to read about our natural hair care oil mix and other essential oils great for hair and skin care. Hey everyone, welcome to our first giveaway! If you missed my article on Essential Oils for Hair Care you can check it out here. This giveaway is for an essential oil blend formulated for dry hair. The winner of this giveaway will receive a 2.7 oz (a little goes a long way) bottle of a...

BBB is having a giveaway!

Little Penguins giveaway at Beads, Braids, Beyond! Check it out and tell them I sent you!http://beadsbraidsbeyond.blogspot.com/2011/04/little-penguins-giveaway.html#comment-f...

D featured on KandyLand

D was recently featured on the children's hair care blog, KandyLand, go check it out! Kandyland Spotlight: D A big thanks to KandyLandKurls for putting the spotlight on our little...

Saturdays "Shappin" HairStyle: Connecter pony halo and bun

Each Saturday we will be posting the most fashionable and cute hairstyles, my daughter is biracial, more specifically Caucasian and African American, and our blog is primarily for the care and maintenance of children's biracial kinky-curly hair, but so many of our styles can be done on any hair types. I would like to start this post by explaining the title...Shappin means fashionable, according to...

Essential Oils for Hair Care

Essential oils have many therapeutic properties, I want to list the essential oils with benefits regarding hair care:•cedarwood - used for eczema, Seborrheic dermatitis aka dandruff, hair loss, dry hair•tea tree - dandruff•patchouli - eczema, dandruff•rosemary - dry skin, dry hair, hair loss, dandruff•thyme - hair loss•sage - cleansing, eczema, hair loss, dry hair•lavender - hair loss•chamomile -...

New Venture

So, originally this started out as a giveaway blog; I needed a name and quickly came up with Untrained Hair Mom... people began asking me questions about our styles, products we use and for other tips, so I've decided to expand the blog to include more of that!  I will be making more posts in the near future! I've also created a FB page exclusively for Untrained Hair Mom http://www.facebook.com/untrainedhairmomFeel free to friend the page, post...

Hair Accessories: Diva Do's & Everything in Between

I discovered this beautiful crocheted headband at Diva Do's & Everything in Between  I absolutely fell in love with it! So, she sent me the white one pictured and a hot pink one, too. I love that they are soft and comfortable for my daughter to wear all day. And they tie in the back so they actually stay on her head all day (she has trouble keeping the regular headbands on). The headband...