~I Love Being Natural~(Old Post/Repost)

(not my room) :)

Good evening, at the moment I am watching Cities of the Underworld on History International. I am always on the History Channel.

As I sit her I came across some pictures of my B.C (big chop) and I am amazed how much my hair has grown and how healthy it is. Something else I notice since I have been natural is that I actually play in my hair. I never played in my hair when I relaxed it. 

Matter of fact as soon as I relaxed my hair;I would weave it up or Kinky twist it. Which defeats the purpose of relaxing it in the first place. I will never understand why I would relax my hair just to cover it with weave and extensions. At any rate, I just wanted to share some pictures of my progression. 

I love being natural!

Mingo...

Mohawk-Natural Hair Style

Here is another example done by Prettydimples01 of the Mohawk (fro-hawk) on natural hair.

Hair Update

Hair update...

I decided to plait my hair for a protective style due to the hot weather. But as you may know, if you have been following me on a regular, I don't leave styles in my hair for very long.

This may  be different because it has really been hot lately.

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Tomingo's World- Natural Hair Journey Update

Sorry the picture is a bit blurry sometimes cells are only good for one thing. TEXTING...(smile)

Good Day everyone, just wanted to share some of my hair pictures. Its hot and humid down south and for me that means SHRINKAGE!

So since the weather has gotten hotter and the humidity is off-the-roof. 

Its time for a more cool (er) hair style.

Plaits or Braids depending on what part of the country you are from.

For some naturals this is no big deal;however for me, I am not known for leaving a hair style in for longer than a couple of days. 

I applaud females that can leave a style in for longer than a week, let alone 3 or more weeks. 

So my goal is to leave them in until the end of the week. 

Thats the best I can do. :)

Peace

Tomingo

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Mango Illipe Butter Creme~Natural Hair Condition

My Mango Illipe Butter Creme

I love trying new things and I have been experimenting with exotic butters such as Mango and Illipe Butters. Both have some wonderful properties and since they are natural it’s good for your hair as well as your skin.

And with the winter months ahead we naturals will need some added moisture to our hair to keep it healthy and these butters help keep hair moisturized which reduces breakage.

Illipe Nuts come from a tree that is native to Southeast Asia and Borneo. Illipe butter has long lasting moisturizing attributes, it is most known for its skin softening qualities, it consistency is resembles that of coco butter; however, it has a higher melting point (takes longer to melt). Illipe butter Refined has a slight earthy nutty smell that can be masked by using, lavender scents.

Mango butter refined is a soft, lumpy, solid butter…even though this butter comes for the kernels of the mango tree the butter I purchase did not have a smell. Despite the lumpy grainy texture that Mango butter has it melts instantly on the skin.

 This is IIipe Butter

Mango Butter

How I make my Mango Illipe Butter

½ cup Illipe Butter (refined)

½ cup Mango Butter (refined)

1 tsp of olive oil

2 or 3 drops of Essential Oil (please research the oils before using on your skin)

Put hot water into medal bowl…

Place the plastic bowl into the water with the Illipe and Mango butter inside and stir until it all melts. Sit into the refrigerator for about an hour and it turns solid.

(Please do not microwave any of your butters)

That’s it!

It feels great.

This is what I used...

This is Illipe Butter
This butter is very hard and takes longer to melt than Mango Butter.








This is the Mango Butter as you can see it has a griddy texture. However it melts instantly once it makes contact with your skin.

Once it becomes solid the texture of the Mango Butter will come through so if you don’t like the grit you may not want to use the Mango butter. However if you do, just remember that you must allow the butter to melt into the palms of your hands completely to avoid the dandruff look…