HOT NEWS: Gymnist Gabby Douglas Hair - AGAIN!

So today I decided to join the debate about Gabby Douglas hair during her performance at the 2016 Olympics in Rio and 2012 in London.

Olympics 2012, Gabby was the first African American to earn an individual, all round Olympic title!

OMG I am appalled at the amount of negativity out there especially on twitter about this young athlete!  People are talking about how she should have made an extra effort to make her hair look more presentable and that she has enough money to do this so why didn't she.  These same people are not even acknowledging that she has won more gold medals this year.  I am soo happy for her and her team!!

I was proud of her when I first saw her performance in 2012, I am not into watching the Olympics etc but the first time I saw her, she made an impression on me.  She is truly a gifted and talented young woman.  She works hard and I mean hard, to achieve this level of skill.  What I see is a woman that is FOCUSED and does not intend to let anything get in her way - not even her hair!

There are other athletes who have their weaves, extensions and braids while performing but not everyone is the same.  Gabby chose not to have any hair distracting her during her performance, she has her hair neatly tucked back and she is happy with that.  As I look closely at a few of her photos, she does have a weave or something in her hair but it is all pulled back. Gabby choice to put her money into her training which paid off BIG TIME!! But you can be guaranteed when she has to do go to an event, she would go all out to make herself look 'fly'!!!

Please people, stop the hating and show more love!  To Gabby, I am so proud of you and your accomplishments!  You go girl and please, please, ignore these haters.

Here is a response from Gabby in 2012 to the haters:

“What’s wrong with my hair?  I’m like, I just made history and people are focused on my hair?  It can be bald or short; it doesn’t matter about my hair.  Nothing is going to change, I am going to wear my hair like this during beam and bar finals.  You might as well stop talking about it!”

Review Of Possiave Hair Straightener Brush | Natural Hair

I had a desire to try one if those hair brush straightener that I saw on TV and the reviews from other YouTube creators are positive.  Eventually on July 30, 2016, I took action and ordered one of these products.  The first one that I tried ordering on Amazon for some reason my order was not going through.  Anyway I ordered the Possiave Hair Brush Straightener and on August 4,2016 the product was in my hand!!  Wahoo!! ☺️

I began reading the manual and by the third page I realized that the content was translated from another language because the translation was a bit rusty and I had a little trouble understanding the instructions but I was able to put the pieces together to be able to use the product. 

On the side of the brush handle there are three buttons, the top one is to start and turn off the brush, the middle one has a plus sign and is to be used to increase the temperature of the brush.  The third button has a minus sign and is to be used to decrease the temperature of the brush.  There is a LCD screen on the back of the brush handle where the temperature of the brush is displayed. The electrical cord is approximately 6 feet in length.

I had my hair in mini twists so I untwist my hair, brushed it out and applied some Kuza 100% African Shea butter.  While I was doing that, I had the brush heating up and stopped at it when it reached a temperature of 200 degrees celsius. Next I sectioned out my hair and began using the Possiave Hair Straightener Brush.    I think the highest it heats up to is 230 degrees celsius.

I used the brush straightener to brush each section of my hair and the curls of my hair began to stretch out but the ends of my hair were a bit husky.  However I was pleased with the results.  Keeping in mind that I don't want my hair to be bone straight but I just want to stretch my curls to make my hair more manageable.

When I was done even though my curls were stretched out a bit, my hair was like a big mass and believe or not I did not know what to do with it.  I found it to be a bit unmanageable. 

Issues.  While brushing my hair with this brush straightener, as I held the brush, my hand was over the controls which would fluctuate as I brush my hair.

On my second attempt (August 8, 2016): I co-washed my hair, sectioned it out and applied some Blue Magic Hair Grease and combed my hair into large twists.  By the next day when my hair was totally dry and I used the brush straightener again.  I brushed my hair in small sections and with each application, instead of using the brush as a brush, I used it as a curling iron and stroked my hair with the brush slowly, from the roots to the ends of my hair.  Right away I realized that I was doing the procedure better this time and my hair was a bit more straighter than the last time include the ends!👍👍

Now I can easily comb through my hair and put it into some sort of protective style.  My stretched hair basically lasted for a week.

My Friends Cut Off Their Dreadlocks Because Of Health Issues

My topic today is about another friend of mine that cut off his beautiful dreadlocks because of health issues. 

I did a post in 2011 about a lady, that I met in Trinidad, who had her dreadlocks cut in a bob hairstyle and it was dyed blonde.  I had a mini interview with her and asked why she cut the hair and she informed me that the hair was heavy and she was getting a lot of headaches.

Click the following link to read that post Heavy Long DreadLocks

My second friend (Kat), I also did a blog post about her in 2014, and she too cut her dreadlocks but this time she cut everything off.  She said that it was an injustice to the rastarfaian tradition if she just cut off some of her dreadlocks.  She was experiencing headaches as well and had problems sleeping.  After numerous massages and trips to her family doctor, she made a finial decision to cut off the dreadlocks.   The length of her hair was to the middle of her back. 

She is doing pretty good rocking her short natural hair.  But honestly she looked fabulous with her dreadlocks anyhow health comes first. 

Click the following link to read that blog post - Interview with my friend who cut off her dreadlocks

Now this year I saw a post on Facebook from friend's (Kat) husband that he too cut off his dreadlocks!  His hair was always nicely maintained and the length was up to his buttocks.  I had the opportunity to speak with him briefly a few days ago and asked him why he cut off his dreadlocks and he said that he was having some neck pain.  I know that his hair was his pride and joy so I am sure that this was a very difficult decision for him.  He too is donating his locks to the local cancer society!

Note to my friends:  you can lock your hair again and begin another journey!

Dreadlocks Stocking Cap

We Need Muscle To Burn Body Fat

On one of my many visits to my local grocery store, I met one of the workers there who every time I see her she has a different hair style.  So on this particular day when I first saw her my first comment to her was, "I can't keep up with you because every time I see you, your hair style is different!"  This time she had some purple braids installed.  They looked fabulous! 

So we were talking and I asked her if the braids were heavy and she said, "Not really".  But her only problem was when she is taking a shower it is a little hassle trying to avoid the hair from getting wet.  Plus she said she has not been going to the gym for the past couple of days because she is trying to avoid to sweat in her head.  In addition to that she said that she found that she was putting on weight even though she was working out so hard at the gym (we use to go to the gym at the nearby local community center and we became acquainted there - I no longer go to that gym)!

Well I became additionally alert when she said that! She said that she is building muscle and found that she is putting on weight!  I asked her if she is making this judgment based on what she is seeing on the scale and she responded positively.  I took the opportunity to tell her that she is on the right track because muscle is heaver than fat.  So at this point of her work out journey, she should not allow the scale to guide her but instead monitor how her cloths fit! 

Even though the scale may record that your weight may have increased but your cloths are beginning to get loose, you are on the right track!!! I encouraged her to continue with her work out routine!  Muscle increases our metabolism which interns helps our bodies to burn fat!!!