Hair Restoration
Take a peek inside my story
I wish I took a picture of my head before I started. I don’t use a razor on my head, but you can see from the first photo how thin my hair is.
Our story
The oil
What to mix
- Emu oil
- Vitamin E oil
- Black castor oil
How to mix
- Mix 1 ounce of Emu oil to 2 oz of black castor oil, 1/2 oz of vitamin E oil.
- Mix them together.
- I suggest letting the mixture set for about 3 days to a maximum of 1 week.
Usage
You can use the oil right away. But if you let it sit for a few days this will allow the oils to bond together.
Always shake before using.
Also: The oil is light enough to add to a small cosmetics spray bottle,to apply to your scalp.
Hair care
While you sleep
To prevent breakage when you sleep wear a satin bonnet on your head or buy a satin pillow case. Regular pillow cases have thread counts, which determines how tight the gaps are in the fabric.
Your hair can get caught in the spaces between the fibers and rip out from the root while you sleep. Satin material has a very tight thread count and will protect hair breakage.
Washing your hair
You can wash your hair on your normal schedule. I do suggest paying attention to the kinds of hair shampoos and conditioners you use. Ingredients in some shampoos and conditioners can further damage hair. After washing your hair shake the bottle and re-apply the oil.
Wearing a plastic/shower cap
The heat from wearing a plastic cap on your head is also beneficial to hair growth. You can wear the cap while you sleep or throughout the day.
Pros
Deep conditioning: The shower cap or plastic cap traps in heat and moisture, opens the pores in the scalp allowing the oils to get into the roots. It also prevents the hair from drying out.
Cons
The oils, gels, or other products that are in your hair will combine and potentially cause build up. People who do not wear their hair naturally should be aware of how it affects their hair styles.
These are 20z squeeze bottles. I am selling them for $13.85 each includes shipping, handling
You can also buy these products on Amazon and mix them yourself.
Click an image to view the product on Amazon.
Avoid these ingredients
- Sulfates
- Parabens
- Polyethylene glycol
- Triclosan
- Formaldehyde
- Synthetic fragrances and colors
- Dimethicone
- Retinyl Palmitate
- etc.
8 ingredients to avoid in your shampoo and conditioner
Backstory
In 1998 I was diagnosed with hyperthyroid disease and because the thyroid regulates hormones, heart rate, etc. I lost all the hair on my legs, arms, and chest during that difficult period between 1998 until 2002 when I got my healing.
My scalp begin to see small changes but not a lot to be alarmed but I pretty much saw no hair loss on my head.
These are photos from 2005. The first time I had locz was in Detroit Michigan.
Stress at the job 2006 – 2015
In 2006 I removed the locz to prevent implicit or explicit bias from potential congregates for my new church.
During this time in my life things at work changed for the worse. By the time I realized what was happening it was too late.
In 2008 my boss found out about my 5 college degrees and honorary doctorates and I was in school to get another degree. He on the other hand had only a high-school diploma. You can probably guess the problems and threats I faced everyday to force me to leave.
As a christian I tried to comfort him and make him feel I’m not a threat. It didn’t work, from him it got worse and eventually into him calling me liar, and many other things. He tried to use my relationship with the Lord as a weapon by saying I offended him and let down the Lord.
Slow growth
Hair growth was slow. Using clippers on my head on averaged of about once or twice a month. Letting my hair grow out was not an option.
Why I made the oil
Because of my experience with hyperthyroid disease and the process of recovery I started learning how products sold here in the US contain chemicals that preserve food or give it its tastes are not natural to the body.
Which means the body has to get rid of it. When the body becomes overwhelmed, symptoms appear that seem unrelated to the foods I ate or the chemicals that came into contact with my body.
Over the counter deodorant cases the glands under my arm pits to swell. The large lump goes away when I stop, but when I switch produces I continue to get them. So I make my own deodorant.
Just recent as 2020 I was using air fresheners in my camper van because of the dog. The dog didn’t like the smell and in a small closed area like the van – it was not pleasant for me either. When I came home I did research on the chemicals of that spray (fabreeze). Well too much exposure can affect the respiratory system.
I make my own sprays of different smells out of natural things in my yard like – rose petals, cinnamon sticks, essential oils, lavender.
How I used the oil
Well, I’m going to be really honest with you. In the beginning I applied the oil every day until I got my locz. Then I stopped using it once my hair was long enough to twist with starter locz.
I would wear a shower cap on my head while at home. At night and around the house I would wear a satin bonnet. I wore that thing out so much it looks like a brown mushroom on my head.
Protecting the hair
I wear a satin bonnet on my head at night. The thread count of satin fabric is very high which means hair breaking off while you sleep is cut down.
You can also purchase a satin pillow case.
