Some people can tell when the temperature changes by how their body feels. Some of us can tell by how our hair feels. When the temperature starts to dip and the days feel cooler we not only need to pay attention to how we adjust our skincare but also our hair care.

While our relaxed hair can be susceptible to dryness and damage all year long it seems to be particularly amplified during the shift from Summer to Fall. So when Summer starts to roll over to Fall there are few things I start to pay attention to keep my relaxed hair healthy.

From an early age, I had a budget. That is thanks to my parents. They taught me and my siblings that the best way to manage your money and help it grow is to not only know where you are spending your money but plan how you will be spending your money.

When we started getting an allowance our mom drew up a budget for us with a certain amount going towards tithe, some to savings, and the rest was spending money. As I got older and started working I also created a budget that helped me reach some of my early savings goals.

When I first started budgeting as an adult I just used a spreadsheet and mapped out what I thought I should be spending each month. Because I was newly living on my own I didn’t have a good idea yet on what things like groceries and utilities would cost. So my first few budgets were fails which I found to be typical when you first start budgeting.


Soon I switched over to using a website/app to create and manage my budget. I liked using the site/app because it allowed me to easily see what I was spending each month and adjust my budget categories accordingly.

When I moved back to North Carolina one of the things I knew I wouldn’t have to worry about was finding a hairstylist because I was going to use one of the stylists I had used when I previously lived in North Carolina.
 

If you have any hair on your head you’re going to have a split end or two in your lifetime. And that’s ok as it’s bound to happen because split ends are a common occurrence, especially with relaxed hair. What isn’t common is having split ends all of the time because they can cause some irreparable damage to your hair strands.

If you think your relaxed hair has split ends or you experience them often, keep reading to see what you can do to fix split ends and avoid them.

Since I was a teenager and started paying attention to the way my skin looked I’ve been dealing with oily skin. It’s both a curse and a blessing. It’s a curse because I start to glow a few hours into the day and it’s hard to keep makeup looking good on my face. But it’s a blessing because it’s what’s keeping my skin from wrinkling and looking young.

Due to my oily skin, I would stay away from skincare products especially face moisturizers that talked about replenishing moisture or adding hydration because I thought that would make my oily skin worse. In fact, I even went through a period of time where I didn’t wear moisturizer every day.


What I found is that avoiding moisturizing my face had the opposite effect. It dehydrated my skin to the point that my skin was producing even more oil to compensate. This meant I would look oily earlier in the day and would have to blot multiple times throughout the day to keep my makeup looking halfway decent. I needed to change my approach.

When it comes to my relaxed hair I go through phases. Sometimes I want and need to use heavier creams on my hair because my hair is feeling really dry. Other times I want and need to use something lighter because my hair isn’t that dry and I don’t want to weigh my hair down.

I’ve found that finding a heavier leave-in conditioner for my hair is pretty easy as it seems there are so many heavy ones out there. On the other hand, finding a leave-in conditioner that is on the lighter side but still moisturizes hair was a taller order. I tried several with no success until I decided to try a leave-in conditioner from TGIN.

Money can be complicated. Especially when you don’t have a lot of experience managing money outside of paying bills and putting some aside in a savings and/or checking account.

When it comes to buying hair products for my relaxed hair, Sally Beauty is one of my favorite places to shop because it’s almost like a one-stop-shop for all things hair care. Sally Beauty carries many different haircare brands, I can also find hair tools like hairdryers and hair shears.

Additionally, Sally Beauty has different sales throughout the year saving me money on hair products I use regularly and love or hair products I want to try for the first time. Sometimes the sales are for hair tools, specific brands, or product groupings.