This post has been long overdue.So for all of you who have been asking me what my washdays look like nowadays,here goes.I currently wash my hair every two to three weeks as opposed to previously when i washed on a weekly basis.This is because i hardly have time nowadays.
PrePoo
 Whenever i can,i prepoo with either soyabean oil(vegetable cooking oil) or lily of the dessert aloe vera gel topped with castor oil.I cover hair with plastic and leave it on for about an 30 minutes to an hour.I proceed with detangling and proceed with the next step.
I just got some coconut oil and i think i will going back to prepooing with that.
Cleanse
Depending on how dirty my hair is,i will either wash with the liscious creamiliscious cleanser or co-wash with aussie moist 3 minutes deep conditioner or shampoo with the cantu shampoo or african black soap.
Note;I always wash my hair in sections.

Deep Condition
I always find myself reaching for the liscious deep conditioners.Guys these DCs(deep conditioner) are soooo good.there super moisturising.if am looking to do a thorough detangling session,i will reach for the butterlicious.For a deep conditioning session with a detox benefit i will use the chocolicious,and if my hair is feeling limp i always use the nourishlious which is a light protein DC.
I also recently started using the creme of nature strengthening milk masque and so far so good,it has really good slip and leaves my hair feeling soft.
I do a little more detangling when applying the deep conditioner and also when rinsing it off.I dry off excess water with an old Tshirt.

Moisturise
I always start this step by spritzing my hair with a mixture of aloe vera gel and rose water.Rose water helps stabilise hair's PH balance and can aid in repairing hair's damaged porosity.Aloe helps with prevention of dandruff,promotes hair growth,conditions hair and leaves hair all smooth and shiny.
I let the spritz do its job for afew minutes then apply the liscious leave in and seal in moisture with  my whipped shea butter mix or the butterlicious butter balm by liscious.

Scalp
I oil scalp with castor oil.

Daily Routine
Bacause i have been wearing my hair out everyday since january,daily moisturising starts two days after washday.I spritz my hair with the aloe vera gel and rose water mix and apply grapeseed oil(i find butters too thick for daily use).Midweek i oil my scalp with castor oil,
I still do clay washes once in a while when i can.
Hopefully this answers most of the questions you guys have been asking me.
what does your wash day look like?any similarities?comment below.

Hey curlies!
A number of you asked how i got this hair style so here is a detailed description of how i did it.
Hope it helps.

Items Used
Lottabody style me texturising setting lotion
orange,purple and white perm rods
hair clumps
spray bottle(used this for spritzing setting lotion on hair)

Method
I did this on freshly clarified,deep conditioned and moisturised hair.I put my hair in twist(medium size) and let it air dry to about 90% so as to cut down on drying time.I approximately had about 16 twists.oh i did the side part before installing the twists.

I unravelled each twist,parted hair in about 2 to 3 sections on each twist.
I picked a section of hair and spritz the length of my hair with the setting lotion and smoothed the lotion along the hair length.
I proceeded to curling the ends of my hair on the rod and slowly twirled the hair around the rod towards the scalp then closed the rod(does that make sense? lol).
I installed rods starting from the front towards the back.
Left them in for 24hours.
The Following day i removed rods and separated each curl once and fluffed using my fingers.

before separating curls day2curls

I preserved the curls by putting them in a pineapple and wearing a satin scarf  topped with a satin bonnet when going to bed.For those who don't know what to pineapple hair is,its basically gathering your hair on top of your head like you want to do a ponytail,then you take a satin scarf and wrap it around your pineappled hair.

day2curls day3curls

Hope this was helpful.If you have any further question feel free to ask by commenting below.

Hey curlies!!I know its been a looooong time since we spoke,please accept my heartfelt apology!life happened. For starters,am back in school(woot woot lol)and am still learning how to balance my life as a wife,working mother and a student.so if any of you are/have been in the same boat,please kindly advice a sister.
 Anyway!!back to the main aim of this post. So last december i was sent samples of asili naturals products by sompwe whose the country director(Zambia) for the brand to try out the products.The line includes;rose water,first press castor oil,infused castor oil(with either peppermint oil or rose oil),hair and body butter and plain shea butter.
 I asked sompwe to give a brief history of Asili and here is what she had to say;
 "Asili is a brain child of a very good friend of mine jolly mokorosi whose based in South Africa.I would say shes the founder of Asili because she had the courage to actually start Asili while the rest of us were busy buying chemical ladened products.like most women,jolly was tired of chemical heavy,expensive products that did't cater for kinky coily hair and she actually did something about it.I partnered with her a little later down the line".
 So here goes the review;

Rose Water Mist 100ml@K55
The rose water comes in a clear 100ml spritz bottle and is made from real rose flower petals.No other ingredient is added.
This was easily my favorite product in the line because finally i had found good quality rose water.I could tell it was good quality because of the intensity of the rose flower scent and the clear with no sediment appearance.I use this as a toner for my acne prone,blemished oily skin.Now i wont say it healed my skin,but it definitely helped hydrate my skin.
I predominantly used it on my hair after rinsing out the deep conditioner and it helped my hair absorb the leave in conditioner better and further softened my hair.I also used it in my daily spritz in place of water and the difference was noticeable.
It also helped calm my scalp when the itch came calling.all i did when scalp felt itchy was spritz,massage,oil scalp and i was good for days.


Hair and skin butter 125g @K95 and 250g@K165.
Ingredients coconut oil,shea butter,African beeswax,tea tree oil,lavender oil,rose oil,lemongrass oil.
This comes in a 125g and 250g plastic jars.Don't really know how i can describe the scent but it kinda smells lemony.On first glance,i noticed these little white particles in the butter which i was abit worried about but to my surprise disppear on contact(ask sompwe about the particles she said its because they don't add emulsifiers to the butter).This butter melts on touch of a finger and turns into oil which made it very easy to apply on skin.I applied it immediately after shower and it locked in moisture and left my skin moisturised all day.Did't really like the scent for a body butter but as a hair product the scent is perfect.Would appreciate a vanilla or cocoa scent for the skin.Tried removing makeup with this product and i was amazed,everything came right off.Apply sizeable amount on skin and wipe face with tissue or makeup wipes.just be careful not to get it in your eyes.

Hair and body butter melting off the back of my hand.

First press castor oil 150ml(plain @K50,peppermint infused@K60 and rose infused@K60).
This comes in 150ml dark bottles.The oil isnt any different from the Now Foods castor oil that i have used before but the scents are a bonus.If like me you not really a fun of the castor oil scent then you will appreciate this product.The benefits of the essentials oils are also amazing.My favorite is the peppermint one because it invigorates my scalp and aids in hair growth.keeps the dandruff away too.

Shea butter 125g@K70
In the few years that i have been a natural,i have used quite a number of shea butter brands and this one is right at the top with the best of them.it works great as a sealant.

Overall i think this is an excellent all natural brand with good quality products.Despite being a little on the pricey side,the products are well worth the price.Asili gets my stamp of approval.

Jolly and sompwe would like to give an oppotunity to women out there who run salons or just want to earn an extra buck to join Team Asili as distributors.For further details,contact sompwe on +260968464720 for further details.