To Perm or Not to Perm

Many women of color are now abandoning the perm and going natural, as it is in style now. For many women this may be a long term decision to abandon the lye for good.

Hundreds of women of color have been scolded by the perm, burnt ears, neck and scalp, hair loss, hair damage and so on. Yet many women of color are hesitant to abandon the relaxer due to convenience and managing our natural hair.

Styling your daughter’s hair may be time consuming for any Mom. Styling hair in the morning, can be particularly stressful if you are trying to get your children cleaned up, dressed, fed and out the door for school.  This task becomes more daunting and challenging for mother’s with children that has thick and coarse hair. A relaxer is an easy fix to managing black hair and significantly decreases the amount of time required on hair styling. Is the relaxer necessarily the best fix or just a solution of convenience? Who is to decide what is best?

As we become more conscience of our bodies and health most people are choosing a natural alternative in many avenues in life include makeup, hair products and hair treatments.

So what are your plans for managing your daughter’s hair? Do you plan to apply a relaxer to you daughter’s hair? If so at what age?

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Bee Mine Products strive to give you the best products to keep your tresses in the healthiest condition it can be.  Our products are all natural and organic of the highest quality and hand made with love and delivered to you. Please visit us at www.BeeMineProducts.com

We would like to offer a weekly regimen that’s easy to use that will keep your hair healthy and in the opportune environment for optimum growth.

This regimen is for those that might hair alopecia, balding, thinning or want to simply increase their growth.

Week 1 and subsequent weeks thereafter

1.     Shampoo once a week with Bee Mine Peppermint & Tea Tree Nourishing  Shampoo.  Condition afterwards with Bee Mine Avocado Balanced Cream Conditioner rinse with cool water.

2.     Co-Wash 1-2 times a week with Bee Mine Avocado Balanced Cream Conditioner rinse with cool water.  One of these times can be a deep condition (DC).  After applying a efficient amount on your wet hair place a conditioner cap or shower bonnet on your head.  You can either leave cap on or use a hood dryer, heating cap or warm towel for 15-30 minutes.  Rinse thoroughly with cool water.

3.     Apply Bee Mine Hair Growth Serum (either scent) daily or every other day sparingly to your scalp only, massage well.  A little goes a long way.  You will need to use a moisturizer to combat any dryness that may occur.

a.     Bee Mine Bee Loved Hair & Scalp Moisturizer – This moisturizer is great mostly shea butter and on the heavy side. If you are natural, have dry brittle hair we recommend using this or if you prefer a lotion consistency.  A little goes a long way.

b.     Bee Mine No Sulfur Serum (either scent) – This moisturizer is oil based and has a liquid consistency.  It can be used by all hair textures (permed, natural, tex laxed, etc.).  It has many uses such as (growth serum, hot oil treatment, sealer, pre-poo, wraps, etc.)  A little goes a long way, use sparingly.

c.  Luscious Balanced Cream Moisturizer – This is luxurious cream that is a balance of moisture and proteins.  If you are looking for a moisturizer that will keep your hair balanced and won’t weigh your tresses down, this is it!

4.     Once a week preferably once every two weeks do a hot oil treatment.  Use Bee Mine No Sulfur Serum (either scent).  Apply oil to your hair and scalp (don’t over do it   ) place a conditioning cap on your head or shower bonnet.  You can leave it on and do things around the house, use a hood dryer, heating cap, warm towel.  If you are using no heat please leave it on for at least 1 hour if you are using heat leave it on for 15 minutes.  Rinse out gently with warm water.  Depending on how much oil was used for the treatment you might want to do a light co-wash.

5.     Use Bee Mine No Sulfur Serum (either scent) nightly to seal your ends.  It’s essential to keep your ends healthy to retain your length and elevate split ends.  Please use a silk or satin scarf on your hair after you seal and if at all possible a silk or satin pillow case.  Just in case the bonnet or scarf falls off.  Cotton pillow cases can cause your hair to break off.

6.     The next best thing and the most essential is to clarify.  You should do this once a month or twice monthly depending on how often you are using lots of products that might cause buildup.  Keep in mind buildup will cause a product not to perform at it’s best simply because your hair is loaded down.  Please if possible use “Organic Raw Unfiltered Braggs Apple Cider Vinegar with the Mother” in it.  Use two cups of warm distilled water and 1-2 tablespoons of Braggs ACV.  Mix items together and use as a rinse after you’ve washed and conditioned with our Bee Mine Products line.  Some use as a no poo, massage well rinse and condition with Bee Mine Avocado Cream Conditioner.


Styling – Bee Mine Bee Hold Curly Butter

This is a wonderful product that’s very moisturizing and versatile in it’s uses.  If you are natural you can use in twists, puffs, pony tails, fro’, finger curls, etc.  With transitioning and relaxed/permed that are stretching this is a great natural products that helps to lay down unruly hair.  This product has helped many with stretching their perm and transitioning to natural.

Things to remember – Try to air dry when possible, use wide tooth comb, detangle with conditioner, blot dry not rub with towel (micro towel).

In order to have healthy hair you must have a healthy inside as well.  When you decide to make this lifestyle change to keep your hair healthy, it’s essential to keep your insides healthy.  Eat properly, drink plenty of water and exercise for a healthier YOU! Visit Bee Mine Products today to order your products!

Bee Mine Products YouTube Contest

Bee Mine Products YouTube demonstration and product review
contest. Where you use one of our products, demonstrate how you use them
and showing the final result. If you are using our Serums you would have
time to document your growth. This contest started on September 1, 2009 and
run through September 30, 2009. Your final entry has to be in no later than
September 30, 2009 to be considered no exceptions. Please make sure you are
registered on our site and you are a member. Please log into our site leave
your YouTube link at contact us.

The winner will receive $75 dollars in merchandise & $75 dollars in cash.
The winner up will receive $25 dollars in merchandise & $25 dollars in cash.
And the third place winner will receive $25 dollars in merchandise. All
winners will be chosen on October 1, 2009, this is why it’s so important to
turn your links in. Have a blessed afternoon and good luck to everyone!!
See you on YouTube!