Funky Little Divas Bowtique: #ABE Sponsor Spotlight

Our newest sponsor for the "A Blogtastic Extravaganza" is Erin, from Funky LIttle Divas Bowtique! Erin is a mother of one crazy little boy (her words, not mine) :) who makes bows. She had decided to make some bows for her cousins baby shower and the rest is history! In addition to adorable bows, she makes beautiful bow flip flops, headbands, bow holders and anything else her customers come up with....

Inspired Style

Welcome to our first Inspired Style posting, where we find styles that are creative and inspiring and recreate them in our own way.This style was inspired by this photo I saw on Hydratherma NaturalsRead more...

July Hair Carnival: Summer Hair Care

The bloggers of the hair care community want to provide informative resources for our readers. We have decided to come together once a month to provide our followers with a collection of posts on different topics. This month's theme is Summer Hair Care. Enjoy visiting all the articles on this topic! Here is my post on summer hair care, from there you will be able to visit more bloggers posts on this...

Going "No-'Poo": Guest Post

This guest post is coming to you via Brittany of The Pistachio ProjectReady for an extremely crunchy topic? No 'poo! No, I am not talking about not going to the bathroom, I am referring to the method of not shamPOOing your hair.Before you start thinking, EWW, gross! Let me explain. No 'pooing does not mean that you are not washing your hair. Although some die hard crunchies will go that far and only wash with water. It does not begin that way...

Sprout's Green Blog

Sunny Summer Pictures - PicturesSprout’s Green Family asked me to be one of this weeks co-hosts for Sprout’s Green Blog Hop. This week the topic is natural ways to stay cool and beat the summer heat. Read more...

Got Natural Hair Care Questions?

Next week we will have a special guest on to answer your natural hair care/style questions! She is a natural hair care stylist and the creator of a natural product line for hair and skin! If you have any questions, problems or concerns regarding natural hair care, information or styles leave them below or send them to my email, untrainedhairmom at gmail dot com,  for our natural hair stylist to answer in her post next week!Read more...

UPrinting Giveaway! *closed*

UPrinting.com is a leading socially responsible online printing, marketing and technology firm that has been online for 11 years. They are committed to eco-friendly printing  and environmental sustainability. UPrinting has kindly offered one Untrained Hair Mom reader 250 Personalized Stickers for their website or business. What a creative and easy way to promote your business! These personalized...

Saturdays “Shappin” Hairstyle: 4th of July Style Braid Out

I have been slackin’ on my Saturday Style posts and I do apologize! I wanted to share photos of D’s braid out from her braids that we did for the 4th of July. I removed the bands and beads, then used my fingers and the end of a rat tail comb to take out the braids. We, of course, had to add a flower clip to accessorize.Read more...

Go Green Giveaway Event

Want to meet bloggers, gain followers and have fun? I would like to announce the Go Green Giveaway Event!!! I am accepting submissions from bloggers who would like to participate! Please see complete details and fill out the form below and send it in!Read more...

Hair Nightmares: Relaxers

This week we have Nadirah Angail “On the Realization that Relaxers Are Not For Me” They say, "Mama knows best." I believe that now, but I was skeptical back then. That's why I begged for a perm. I was persistent with my question, but she was consistent with her answer. Years went by. No perm. Then, it happened.Read more...

Babo Botanicals UV Conditioning Spray Review

During these hot summer months many of us are doing what we can to protect our children from the sun and UV rays by means of sunscreen and protective clothing. I recently discovered an all natural UV hair and scalp protecting spray by Babo Botanicals. Their products are created with the highest quality organic botanical ingredients from an organic farm. *Fun Fact: This brand was named after the...

UndaGod Apparel

Back in April, my hometown was hit by a tornado; devastating much of the small community. The school and 149 homes were destroyed.D was spending the night there that night and by the grace of God, she and the family were ok and the house sustained minimal damage. A local apparel shop, called UndaGod: Apparel With a Purpose, designed some T-shirts and pledged to donate 40% of each sale to the relief...

Kountry Cuties Bowtique: #ABE Sponsor Spotlight

Our next “A Blogtastic Extravaganza” Sponsor is a new little boutique, located in my hometown, called Kountry Cuties Bowtique. Owner, Laura, is a stay at home mom to 3 adorable kids,  Kollin 6, Kyleigh 5, and Konner born 2-26-11. She basically started making bows because she couldn’t find any that she liked for her daughter and her business grew from there. Laura makes some beautiful bows, you...

I’ve got a guest post on Naptime is My Time!

Today I am over at Naptime Is My Time via my guest post on the benefits of coconut oil, including health, skin and hair…please check it out...

Whipped Hair/Body Butter + Andy & Kiara’s Adoption Story

As I was looking through products on Curly is Cuter one day I came across these organic whipped body & hair butters. Read more...

D's Birthday Bash Giveaway Event

In honor of my baby girl, D, turning the big 6 years old, we will be having a series of giveaways during the month of September…the items we will be giving away are some of D’s favorite things :) so I am sure you little Diva’s would love to have them too! Be sure to keep a look out in September for the giveaway announcements. <a href =”http://untrainedhairmom.blogspot.com/2011/07/ds-birthday-bash-giveaway-event.html”><img...

Goddess Garden Sunscreen Review/Giveaway

This giveaway is closed as of  July 27, 2011, please read our review and if you are curious to know who won check the winners page :)On my search for safer, more natural sunscreens I came across a company called Goddess Garden. Their superior effectiveness and non-toxic formula landed them on EWG’s Safest Sunscreen List as a best sunscreen pick in 2011. They have a rating of 2 (low health hazard)....

Hair Nightmares from All Things Cute and Girly: Growing & Learning

This edition of Hair Nightmares is coming to you all from Chellsea at All Things Cute and Girly.WARNING: You will see pictures of my daughter's head looking a hot mess due to me not knowing ANYTHING about caring for curly hair. I am embarrassed and ashamed! But I am pleased to show how much of a difference hair blogs have helped changed our life! Sorry for the quality of the photos..its all from my...

Dragonfly Soaps Winner

Thank you to everyone who participated in this giveaway! And thanks to Dragonfly Soaps for so generously sponsoring this giveaway! We had a total of 211 comments, and the winning comment is number 115  which was: Congrats! Please email me untrainedhairmom at gmail dot com with your details and your 3 scent choic...

Saturdays “Shappin” Hairstyle: ZigZag Pigtails

ZigZag parts are a great way to spice up a style. You can created a zigzag part to add some fun to any regular pig tail style. I made a zigzag part down the middle of her head, stopping about halfway to add a pony tail in the back.I put 2 braids in each of the 2 ponytails on the side, just to have a variation of the standard braided pigtail do. The next day I switched out the accessories. She wore...

Bee Mine Customer Appreciation Day Sale

Saturday, July 9th Bee Mine Natural Hair Care Products is having a Customer Appreciation Day Sale! Receive 15% off with a $15 minimum purchase. Three random orders will be selected to receive one of the following Bee Mine Gift Certificates: 1- $25 gift certificate 1- $50 gift certificat​e & 1- $100 gift certificate. In addition, the first 25 orders will receive a sample size of the Bee Lovely...

SmartMom Teething Bling

Baby Boy is teething and while I was looking around the internet for natural remedies and ways to sooth a little teether I came across Teething Bling by SmartMom Jewelry. Teething Bling is a necklace for mom which is completely safe for baby, because what baby doesn’t love to grab necklaces and jewelry and stick them in their mouth. I immediately thought “how clever, what a wonderful idea”! ...

Sidewinder Hair Holders: ABE Sponsor Spotlight

 While I love the traditional beads on braids, Sidewinder Hair Holders have a unique look and can be used without rubber bands that have a tendency to be damaging to the hair. Sidewinder Hair Holders are considered to be an easy and fast alternative to hair beads. They are actually not that difficult to put in, despite what one may think upon first glance, there is a very easy to follow video...

Sunshine Award

Tee-iabo Designs Sunshine Award - Yea!!!!Aww…I received this award from Sonya at It's A Bees Life by Tee-iabo Designs  Thank you, thank you, thank you :) Sonya is the creator and designer behind Tee-iabo Designs! Head over to her blog and check out her “Buzzy World”. In order to collect your award here's how it works:Thank the person who awarded you and link back to themTell one thing about...

Saturdays “Shappin” Hairstyle: Fireworks!

What Independence Day celebration is complete without a festive hairstyle for your little one! For this 4th of July I wanted to incorporate some patriotic colored beads and create a style resembling a firework. To create this look, start with clean, detangled, well moisturized hair. Then part out a circle around your child's head, clip the hair in the center, back out of the way and begin creating...