My Healthy Hair Journey

Most of my life I straightened my hair. I hated my curly frizzy mess of a mop. I would straighten it daily and dye it all the time. Since having my daughter not only do I not have the time to be straightening my hair everyday but I want to set an example of embracing natural beauty for her. After not using heat on my hair for a year I started doing research into ingredients in my hair care products. Becoming a mom had also made me hyper aware of all the harsh ingredients that are unnecessary in products. Since I was making sure these ingredients weren’t in my daughters products I began cutting them from my products as well. This started with my hair products.

Sulfates, Parabens, and Silicones are harsh drying ingredients that were still damaging my hair even though I wasn’t using heat. After watching many YouTube videos I began using SheaMoisture products. These were the more affordable option and they definitely made my hair softer! But I needed more moisture and better styling products. I decided to splurge and bought a bunch of Deva Curl products. They changed my hair forever. Not only were the free of the harsh ingredients but they were full of healthy moisturizing ingredients. 

[Deva Curl Product I use: Decadence No Poo, Decadence Conditioner, B’Leave In, Supercream, and Light Defining Gel]

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After a year of seeing my hair change I knew it was time to start changing other products over to natural ingredients. I started using Myers cleaning products, and Burt’s Bee’s skincare. Next was makeup. There are lots of natural makeup brands but I didn’t like the feel of any of them. They were either cakey feeling or they didn’t last long. I finally discovered Sweet Minerals. I didn’t feel like I was wearing makeup, which is my favorite kind of makeup. It lasts all day, its sweat-proof, and provides sun protection! I loved it so much I signed up to become an educator and now I LOVE sharing it with everyone.

If you want to know more about why to avoid these ingredients and other ingredients to avoid, Food Babe wrote an excellent post about it.

https://foodbabe.com/clean-up-your-beauty-routine-how-to-find-safe-makeup-cosmetics/