Don't Visit a Bald Headed Stylist!

This afternoon I was watching a rather interesting Judge Alex episode.  A woman sued her former hairstylist for giving her a CUT instead of a TRIM.  The hairdresser was sleeping with the client's brother but when the affair ended, the plaintiff claimed that the hairdresser became nasty and spitefully cut her hair on purpose instead of trimming it like she asked.

I felt this woman's pain and I believed that she should have won the case. It was obvious to me that the hairstylist did that out of spite. She was wrong for that.  I can relate because I've had inches cut from my hair when I only needed a light dusting, and I've had another woman scratch my head right before applying a super relaxer.  These are just a few incidents that stand out in my mind.  It's to the point where I am very hesitant to trust people in my head.  A wise person once remarked about a short haired salon employee that did my hair: "[her name]'s hair all broke off and you lettin her in your head?"  I wish I'd listened to those words because that lady's faulty technique ended up causing me severe breakage later on.  I found out during my routine touchups, she'd been combing the relaxer from root to end to "keep it straight".

I have become scarred from my bad experiences so now I only want people with long hair to do my hair.  If you've got a short cut I might let you do a rollerset but you won't be wielding scissors and coming near my head.  If I can't trust you to keep the hair on your own head wtf you gonna do to my locks?  Now I'm not saying that all short haired stylists are like that.  There are so many professional women who wouldn't dream of being so unprofessional and cruel, and many of them aren't bald headed because they can't take care of their hair, but they have a short cut by choice.  I'm not talking about them.  I'm talking about broads like the one on Judge Alex.

Has this ever happened to you?  Unfortunately this is a problem that long haired black women end up having to deal with at some point in our lives.  Usually it's because someone is jealous, angry, or bitter because you have hair so they mess you up.  It's that pathetic crabs in a barrel mentality that some people are afflicted with.  If you got it - get help!!

Naturally Lighten Your Hair With Cinnamon

Are you looking for a safe way to lighten your hair? Yes, there actually is a safe way to lighten your hair!  Cinnamon powder contains no harsh chemicals with any potentially damaging effects. Natural, pressed, and relaxed heads can all use cinnamon without seeing any damage at all.


ITEMS TO HAVE READY:
-cinnamon powder
-oil or conditioner of your choice (I use extra virgin olive oil)
-wide tooth comb
-cup or bowl
-1 or 2 towels
-shower cap or head scarf to tie your hair in

WHAT TO DO:
-Mix cinnamon powder and hair oil together.  You should use a healthy amount of cinnamon.  I don't measure it but if I had to guess I'd say I use 1/8 cup.  It will form a sludge-like consistency.  You can use as much as you want to though, cinnamon isn't expensive lol.
-Coat cinnamon/oil mixture all over your dry hair. Comb it through to make sure that it distributes evenly.
-After hair is covered with the mixture, you can cover your head with either a shower cap or a scarf and leave it in overnight.  Sometimes I will do this around 4PM on a Sunday afternoon and I don't wash it out until the next morning.
-Rinse cinnamon/oil mixture from your hair and then shampoo as normal.


I've done this about 4 or 5 times and I see the subtle effects already.  I have relaxed hair, I started out an off black color and my hair has gotten 2 shades lighter.  My friends and family have noticed the difference.  I am doing this once a week before every shampoo.  I plan to keep doing the cinnamon lightening so my hair will just continue getting lighter.  You probably won't see a noticeable difference the first few times you do it, but just hang in there. If you do this routine before every wash you will.

Be careful and do a skin test first because it may offensively tingle your scalp.  Think about how it feels to chew Big Red gum and picture that on your scalp.  The first time I did it, it was pretty irritating but the feeling subsided after a few minutes.  I haven't felt irritation at all the last few times I applied it but that may be due to the amount of cinnamon I used.  Cinnamon lightening really doesn't have to be exact, it's not like you're using chemicals in a salon.

It will give you a deep reddish tint so if your hair is light and you want a straight up bleach effect without any color tint then that would be the only instance I would not recommend trying cinnamon.