Nat — The Curly CEO

So I decided on a whim to straighten my hair. You know, it's been 4 months since I last straightened it and that was when I did my big chop at the hair dressers. 4 months is a BIG DEAL for me considering I pretty much used to straighten my hair every week when I had my relaxed hair.  I  didn't wash my hair, but I didn't think I had too much product in it. Considering my hair  was already dry, and to me stretched out, I thought it'd be good "prepped hair"  (not realizing my daily water-hair milk-oil routine) and that surely it had more product than I thought... And to add to that, I even put detangler product and thermal protectant serum in.  So I  started straightening it and it turned BRITTLE (looked like a serious case of split ends)!  I thought I had to cut all my ends (more than an 1") off.  I  realized I was literally just burning the products in my hair, matching almost the smell of burnt weave. I  freaked out once ...

i lo v e pop corn . Oh my golly, I love popcorn. So far, I said that 3 times before even really starting this post! LOL. Well then, I knew I always loved popcorn, no matter where it came from: Microwave, Movie Theatres, a friend's house at a sleepover, you name it! But to find out that popcorn is actually good for you?! That is music to my ears. Health Benefits Why you too, should love popcorn = Many vitamins & antioxidants (maybe even more than fruit!) Low in calories and good to carb hunger pangs (1 cup of air-popped popcorn is only 16 calories and 0.2g of fat!! ..Although the oil used to pop the popcorn adds to these numbers) Enough fiber to make you feel fuller, longer.. unlike diving into a bag of fatty chips which doesn't make you full at all! Less than 2min to make and very cheap You determine what goes on the popcorn so you can control the salt/fat level Check out this site for more info! Popcorn Don'ts As much as these are good benefits, the...