REGIMEN KIT PRICE LIST

1. Everyday Moisture Kit- N4,500

“This kit is extremely important, it contains the 2 products you need for Moisturising & Sealing. Just like skin, your hair needs to be moisturised daily, this kit contains the very basics of a successful regimen. “

·         1 Moisturiser; Helps to Hydrate hair daily

·         1 Oil; Used to seal in the moisture and keep hair from losing its hydration

2. Gentle Cleaner Kit- N5,500

“This kit is for you if you want a CLEAN head of hair; you get the benefits of cleaning your hair and ridding it of dirt, sweat etc. without stripping it of all the moisture. Wash days won’t leave your hair feeling stripped.”

·         2 Bottles of Conditioner; Use a conditioner by itself to wash your hair (co-wash) or to replenish moisture contents after shampoo. Conditioner serves many purposes, so why not get 2?

·         1 Moisturising Shampoo; Gently clean your hair and scalp with a moisturising shampoo that doesn’t strip your hair of essential oils

·         1 Clarifying Shampoo; Prevent product build-up by clarifying once every 6 weeks, giving hair a fresh start ever so often.

3. Advanced Treatment Kit- N6,500

“This kit makes for happy wash days and helps you get better results whether you air dry or blow dry by making sure dried hair remains moisturised and frizz-free.”

·         1 Protein Based Leave-In Conditioner; Extremely mild protein that STRENGTHENS and MOISTURISES hair (For protein sensitive hair, substitution is available)

·         1 Moisture Based Leave-In Conditioner; Prevents frizz by saturating hair shaft, so even when the water dries out moisture remains

·         1 Deep Conditioner- Treat your hair to some extra loving by Deep Conditioning, your tips especially will appreciate the extra moisture.

SAVE MONEY- GET A COMBINATION PACKAGE FOR N12,500!!!!

Please send an email to nigerianmane@gmail.com with a starter kit request as well as information about your hair (click here for required information) to help us source the best products for you.

We aim to respond to all requests for either starter kits or products top up within 24 hours. For those of you that just want to have a bit of hair banter, questions are most welcome too.  

"Tips for Maintaing your growth this Christmas"

Hey Y'all,

So I am off on holiday in much warmer climates (the motherland) so I won't be needing my winter regimen for a couple of weeks, "Yay for sunlight!” Since I don't have to protect my tips from my winter clothes I can probably wear my hair down and for that reason I don't mind stretching my relaxer less than the last time. I will be doing the whole protein prep for my relaxer this weekend, and by the time I relax my hair it would have been a 14 week stretch; I think 3 months is an ideal amount of time to wait.

Anyway the main aim of this post is just to provide you some simple tips to ensure that whatever you do to your hair this Christmas will help promote or retain growth.

Calling ALL Hair Enthusiasts in Lagos!!!!!!!

Are you a hair product junkie in Lagos? Do you follow a strict hair regimen and are fast running out of your favourite products? Then Tougher Than 9jerian Hair is here to help you. 

Contact us at nigerianmane@gmail.com to let us know what products you would like to top up on and we can take it up from there.

If you are a newbie to all this hair business but would like to care for your hair more (natural or relaxed) then we've also got you covered. We will help you create a REGIMEN KIT that is tailored to your own hair. Please send an email to nigerianmane@gmail.com with a starter kit request as well as the following information to help us source the best products for you.

 1.Hair Type; Relaxed or Natural

 2. Hair Health Test Results; click here for the 3 tests

• Porosity
• Shedding
• Protein/Moisture Content

 3. Preffered Hair Styling;

• I only wear weaves or Braids
• I flat iron my hair at least every week
• I often alternate between extensions and wearing my own hair
• Or any other styles not mentioned

 4. Current Hair Regimen /Routine (if any)

For tips on starting a regimen click here to read all regimen related posts on this blog

 5. Problem Areas and Hair Goals

We aim to respond to all requests for either starter kits or products top up within 24 hours. For those of you that just want to have a bit of hair banter, questions are most welcome too.  

Happy Hair Growing, 

KBK. 

Winterising my Regimen For Winter

Hey Y'all

So winter is definitely here and I have to winterize my regimen to ensure my hair stays healthy in this cold months to come. I usually change my regimen by changing how I wear my hair and some of the prodcts I use, so here is a quick post on my winter regimen additions:

My Winter Regimen

For the winter, I focus on keeping my hair hydrated through washing, co washing, moisturising and sealing

Washing

2ce a week I Wash my hair with VO5 "Give me Moisture" conditioner and follow up with my TREsemme Keratin Maque.

Every 2nd Sunday I use Shampoo instead of Conditioner to wash my hair;

Wash Days (2 Sundays a Month)

 

1. "Pre-poo" with a hot oil treatment of " Castor oil, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Extra Virgin Coconut Oil and Argan Oil for 15 minutes.

Deep Conditioner Review: TREsemme Keratin Smooth Masqe

I have been on the lookout for a great store-bought DC cause the main ingredients of my homemade deepconditioner (Aloe Vera and Shea Butter) have finished, so last week when I popped into Superdrug and noticed that they had a number of promotions going on, I decided to try something new. I ended up getting products from the Tresemme Keratin line; the hair Masque and the Conditioner and mostly because they were half off.

Shampoo Review: Botanics "Intensely Hydrating Shampoo"

So yesterday I needed to wash my hair and realized I had no shampoo left and since I wanted to deep condition as well I went to Boots to get some shampoo. After roaming through the aisles; I saw the boots I was at didn't carry Organix, since I already dragged myself all the way there I just decided to choose something.

"Getting To The Root of Your Breakage"

Testing, Testing, 123

See what I did there? No? Ok.... Anyhoo..

Hello everyone,

Just a quick post on identifying your damage, these 3 quick tests can help you determine your hair's health

Hairology: Breakage & Shedding

The common misconception is that our hair doesn't grow (our- African, Black etc), relaxed hair especially. Because we relaxed heads have to touch up when our new growth resurfaces, then I believe it is safe to assume that growth happens.

The biggest issue when you are trying to grow your hair is probably retaining the strands on your head. To know how to prevent hair loss you need to determine what type of hair loss it is beore you begin treating it.

Prelude to a How-To Style Post

I experiment with my hairstyles a lot, from what products give me the best outcome to different ways to get my hair wavy, straight e.t.c.

My go-to style however is the easiest to do, it is a twist out flexi-rod set. It is extremely simple to do because I section my hair into only 2 parts and it can be done on wet or dry hair.

It keeps my hair away from the flat iron and heat damage because I can just air-dry and still achieve great results.
So I will be uploading a video tutorial showing the steps I follow and the products I use.

Until then Happy Hair Growing xxx

Relaxer Process: Step 3

This is the final step to my "Relaxer Process", it is typical for me to keep my hair straight for more than a week after I relaxed because I know once I wash it I won't be flat ironing it for a while.

Because my hair was not fully flat ironed I did not have any qualms washing my hair sooner than I usually would (2weeks). So Wednesday, I proceeded to Wash and put my last type of protein.

Relaxer Process: Step 2

If you haven't read Step 1 feel free to peruse it here before/after you read this post. I follow these steps to reduce the breakage a relaxer can cause.

So step 2 doesn't focus on the actual relaxing as this time I got my hair relaxed at the salon, it just gives some tips on how you can reduce damage on your relaxer day

Relaxer Update 1

The Relaxer Process!!! Step 1

My last relaxer was about 24 weeks ago on April 6th 2012 (Yup! I know the exact date), this has been my longest stretch wearing my hair out without a relaxer and during this time I only straightened my hair once.

That being said, in order to achieve long healthy relaxed hair you do not necessarily have to wait that long in between your touch-ups. In fact if proper care isn't taken you might end up loosing the extra length your new growth would have provided. This has also been my easiest stretch and I mostly stayed away from the creamy crack because I noticed some breakage in the back right of my hair (I suspect it was one of my rare salon visits), so I initially wanted it to grow out a bit but then I got carried away.........


My "Relaxer Process" takes 3 weeks because it includes the preparation before, the actual relaxer and after the relaxer.

"A Few Of My Favourite Things"

Hey y'all

If you have recently started looking into improving your hair's health and you are wondering what products you should get, this post might be helpful. Although it is possible that the products that work for my hair might not work for yours, these pointers should be somewhat beneficial.

 So before I begin with the list here is a quick warning, I have probably mentioned this before but it is very easy to become a product junkie, yes it's good to experiment however when you find out what works, stick with it! You want to avoid jumping on every product's hype. Also when you begin to look for products it is a good idea to break it down into your regimen categories.

So below is a list of my favourites;

Wash Day

Sunday is my usual Wash day, so if you do have a regimen or are looking for tips on what to do on Wash day, here goes

My process on Wash day is pretty straight forward; I wash my hair, deep condition, detangle  then air-dry/style it.

Right now, my hair is about 17 weeks post relaxer and I've got quite a lot of new growth, so dealing with the two textures requires a little more time

13 weeks post relaxer

For this you will need the following;

• Shampoo
• Deep Conditioner
• Large Tooth Comb 
• T-Shirt
• Moisturiser or a creamy leave-in
• Oils
• Towel
• Preferred styling tool

Shampoo: I would normally use my Organix Argan Oil shampoo on my regular wash day, however today I will be using my ORS Aloe Vera Creamy shampoo because I have been using a lot of products in my hair and I feel like I need to remove any product build up.

1. Section Hair into 4 parts and then rinse hair thoroughly with warm water (opens cuticles)
2. Use about a dime-sized amount to clean each part
3. Massage my scalp with whatever is left and rinse out the shampoo

Deep Condition: On days that I clarify I do a protein treatment before I deep condition, but today will be different as last sunday when I did my protein treatment I washed with my Organix shampoo, so today I am making up by switching my shampoos. You can use a store bought DC however I prefer to use a my DC mix here that works for my hair.

1.  Leave the DC in my hair for 45 mins 
2.  cover my hair with a plastic bag 
3.  wrap my head with a towel for extra heat and then type this post

Detangle & Rinse: Before I rinse out my deep condition, 

1. I comb each section gently from tip to roots with a large tooth comb
2. I apply some of my VO5 conditioner to my detangled hair 
3. Rinse it all out with cold water (well as cold as my head can take), this helps to close the cuticles and seal in the moisture

Drying & Styling: 

1. I wrap my hair in an old t-shirt to drain the excess water for 30 minutes
2. Moisturise with my Herbal Essences Beautiful Ends leave-in
3. Although not in my regular regimen, I use some of my Cantu shea butter leave-in (it is a really light protein that can be used weekly)
4. Seal with Extra Virgin Coconut Oil and Air-Dry hair in bendy/flexi rods.

Moisture for Daysssssss

My Deep Condition Mix

If you walked into your nearest Beauty Store, Target, Boots or just looked online you would probably find a number of Deep Conditioners that will work well for your hair. I on the other hand choose to make my own DC and my reason is this;

When I move to Lagos my access to store-bought deep conditioners is likely to be quite limited so I'm basically planning for the future, I have opted for things I can easily find in Gidi! So most of what you need can be found in any market or in my backyard in Lagos, for anyone out of Nigeria, Amazon might be able to provide suitable substitutes.

Anti-Hair Regimen

There are those who dedicate their sweat, blood and tears to achieve their goals and there are those who just "aint about that life", if you are in the 2nd group this post might help you. 

So yesterday after I posted my hair regimen, and I got the same responses I've been getting for a minute; it's stressful, can't be bothered, I work e.t.c. With most things you can go hard from the beginning or make little changes that will eventually lead to the end goal. 

So here are some tips for the lazy Uninspired.

"If I can do it, you can do it too"

I have had relaxed hair for as long as I can remember and I know growing up my hair was definitely not amazing, one of my earliest bad hair memories was in primary school..

I had a friend who had extremely long shiny hair (can't remember if it was relaxed) and everyday I used to eye her Locks, so after beefing for like forever, I decided that I too wanted shiny hair. So when I got back from school that day I took a bottle of baby oil and literally dumped the whole thing in my hair, the results weren't pretty not only was my hair an "un-shiny" mess but my mother showed me how unhappy she was with my experiment when she came home...

"Getting my Hair to Act Right"

My Hair-care Regimen

Hair Regimen 101

Hair Regimen Basics

Here is a list of the basic essentials of a good regimen, the types of products and frequency of use will vary based on your hair type (natural, relaxed, coloured e.t.c.). I find this list can help some of us that tend to over indulge when we start something new. By following this guide you can prevent yourself from becoming a product junkie, I mean notice how it says 1 right? Yes in the beginning I suggest you acquire 1 of each product until you find it is not working for you or till you can calmly make a pocket-wise decision to buy more. Also if something works for you keep it and remember the 80-20 rule  (you know the one that says "if it aint broke, don't fix it"), That being said you can be a bit adventurous ever so often, anyhoo here is the list.....

Is this thing on..........

So my blog has been in existence since Feb 19th 2011, when the original plan was to blog my "Hair Journey" but for many reasons I didn't follow through.

I now stand before everyone "several"days later to follow through and share with you all that I have learnt about taking care of my hair, what works and what doesn't......

 K.B.K