New Hair Care and Skin Care Line

Hello Queens,

Thanks for being patient as I get my online store launched. This post will be about what else other than my New baby. My On-Line Store.

Let’s recap. I mentioned that in my last post. I make my own hair and skin care products. Everything is Homemade in the Kitchen of my home and made with organic ingredients. The main two Raw kinds of butter I use is Shea Butter “N” Raw Mango Butter. 

Sugar Scrubs

My favorite of all my creations. I absolutely LOVE Sugar Scrubs. It exfoliates your skin and leaves it soft after the first use. Plus, It works better with any of the Body Butter I’ve made. My skin is clear, smooth, soft and feels great. Comes it all flavors. To name a few Grapefruit, Vanilla Lavender, Sweet Orange, and Lemon.

Body Butter

Mango and Shea Butters are my two main ingredients. The Body butter come in more Flavors that smells good enough to eat. (But DoN’T) LOL. Mango Butter is excellent for Eczema and other skin problems that may cause discomfort. It’s soothing and helps to heal and relax you from the breakout and uncomfortable itching.

Shea Butter is the Best Butter I ever and I mean ever use. I use it for my hair and skin. It not only moisturize the skin and hair but it also helps with everyday problems such as chapped lips, flaky skin, moisturizes dry spots E.i elbows, knees, heels of the foot, the bottom of the foot, and back of the neck to name a few.

Both kinds of butter are great to use and safe to use on babies as young as six months old. The flavors are endless.

Hair Products

Ok, Let me say this. Not to knock the natural hair brands that are on the market. They ALL are great and believe me when I say I tried them all. However, I find it hard to spend over $10 consistently for a hair product that may or may not work. Some places allow exchanges and returns and other Don’t. It became a problem, and I have Enough and gave bags of products away.  Plus, My hair texture is different from my two daughters hair which meant Yup to Buy more products.

So Enough was Enough. I went into the lab (My kitchen and dining Room LOL) to begin to make hair products for my princesses and I. My children helps me from time to time which is a wonderful feeling and great bonding time.

Moisturizing Hair Buttercream– Is made of both kinds of butter and oils and homemade Flax seed gel. It works absolutely great with the Great Eco Styler Gel for great twist outs, braid outs, and Rods. While the gel gives you the hold you want, the Hair buttercream provides you with the Moisture you need. Comes is endless Flavors.

Coconut Co-Wash~ This is a mild hair Cleanser between shampoos. It strips the hair way less than Regular shampoo. It’s made with Real Coconut Milk and smells delicious.

Black Jamaican Castor Shampoo– Do I really need to explain? LOL. If you guess it from the name, It’s made from JBCO oil and African Soap that is shipped from Ghana. A little goes a long way. Both Cleanser and Shampoo comes in a nozzle bottle so you can point directly to the scalp then work the product in. NOTE: A clean scalp helps with hair growth.

Honey Deep Conditioner~  Made with Raw Organic Honey. Since I live near a few farms, I go to the farmers market for my Honey. Honey is my Life. This conditioner helps with breakage, dryness and Honey is the Key to Moisture. Works better when you warm it. ***Best Seller***

Coconut Pre-Poo Treatment~ This product is for extremely dry hair. On wash day when you use your favorite shampoo, have bleach in you hair? Want to get your hair braided? Or weaved? Bottomline, you must add moisture in your hair before you may do something that could dry out your hair. This treatment is use BEFORE the shampooing process. Think of it a Deep Conditioning Treatment. This product adds moisture that you will notice right away after your wash. That you may want to skip the Deep Conditioner process.

Salt Scrub

This Scrub is made from Sea Salt, Epsom Salt, and Himalayan Pink salt. Salt Scrub is used for a Foot scrub. The salt softens the heel and any hard skinned area of the foot for easier removal of hard skin.

Leaving your feet feeling baby soft before adding the body butter. Plus, it’s best to moisturize your feet after you exfoliate. 

My scrubs and body butter works best as a combo.

BeHide the Scene

I began to make body butter and scrubs for my daughter. She has eczema and everything her doctor prescribed to her only worked short term and still would leave her uncomfortable and asking for more of the very same stuff that she hated in the first place.

I begin to research online for recipes that would heal my her. So, Taylor sugar butter was born. I start to learn how to whipped Shea Butter and Mango butter. I also learned about many different kinds of butter and what they offer.

Since learning how to make my own products for hair and skin, it has saved me money and time from going to the store and clipping coupons.

I make 8oz and 4oz of ALL the products I have. Best of the texture of the product a little goes a long way. My products are under $10 because almost ALL Natural products in the market are over $10, and that’s without tax. I rather help my community to have Healthy skin care and hair care than to look for a “get rich” scam. Not calling the Natural hair lines scams but most women must wait for sales even to try these products. So, I created a line that is affordable, organic and naturally made. 

Time

I am dictating MOST of my time to my New Hair Care and Skin Care line. I love blogging. However, This Line takes time to build. I will keep you Queens updated as much as possible with my Line of Products. Here is the Link to my New ONLINE Store.

 

http://taylorsugabutters.bigcartel.com

 

 

Until next time

Love. Peace and Hair Cream

Blogged By: Tanya K

CEO of Taylorsugabutters

Summer 16″

Ok, Queens well officially begin Summer, and I know you ladies are looking for ways to maintain your coils, kinks, and curls. Looking for protective styles, just plain ole ways to take better care of our crown of curls.

Let’s get started. Here in Baltimore, Maryland the weather is starting to heat up and at night, it becomes sticky and Let’s face it ladies “These curls ain’t loyal”!! Here are a few *Tips* to use to help your hair from becoming fluffy.

Picture courtesy of Google Images

 

Add Eco Styler Gel/ or any clear gel with a hair cream or butter to help with the hold when styling Twist-outs, braid-outs, rods, etc. Hair creams or butters will moisturize your hair, and when the moisture in your hair meets the muggy, humid air, it may become a *BIG* Bush. Not saying I don’t like the Big Bush because you guys know I do. However, if that’s not the look you are going for you may want to add a gel.

It’s best to mix the two products together on your hand first before apply on your hair. If the two products create a white residue on your hand, it will do the same in your hair.

 

courtesy of google images

 

Heat Protectant Serum, spray, or cream. Yes, that’s right. I love the Cream of Nature and Tresemme’ Heat protection and Serum. I know you would normally add to your hair when using heated styling tools, however, these products can help to control fly-aways as well as to hold a good curl pattern for wash and go’s and twist-outs. Plus, it’s perfect for protecting your hair from chlorine in the pool or salt water at the beach. I love big hair (Defined curls), and Heat Protectant helps to keep your hair softer, shinier and helps your hair from frizzing and drying out on those hot summer days.

This is my favorite say it with me now! ***EDGE CONTROL*** Nothing screams summer is here more than melting edge control or edge control that only got your back for the first 5 to 10 mins of life. Quite frankly It’s disrespectful to put all that work and money in a good ( slick down ) just for the edge control to abort the mission. I know ladies it’s hard to find a good edge control that’s not flaky, sticky, leaves the white residue, or just don’t well control the edges. Well, these are a few I love. Yes, I tried each item and loved them all.  These edge controls give me the best slick down of all the slick downs.

The next thing is my Second favorite.  When your hair just refuses to be your friend I mean refuse to give you any act right. Well, it’s time to try an Updo, Flat twist, crown braids, etc. These kind of styles are convenient, easy to do and just plain cute to style.

Picture from Pinterest Flat twist w/2 strand twist

Crown Braid  (Picture from Pinterest)

 

 

Two strand twist(photo from Pinterest)

Single two strand Twist (Picture from Pinterest)

 

Or you may want or miss your curls. You can always unravel your locks (twists and braids) and let’em flow. And Did I mention you can’t go wrong with a High Puff, Rods and crochet braids? These styles seem to be the trendiest styles for summer 2016. 

This is a picture of my beautiful 14 y/o babygirl. (rocking crochet braids)

 

 

 

Red hair don’t care. I just love rods during the summer months. They will start off tightly curled and loosen up by the end of the week.

 

Well, Queens, that’s all for now. If you would like to see any other summer style to help maintain your natural hair. Please feel free to let me know by emailing me ourkinksrcurls@gmail.com or contacting me on my social media pages.

Happy Summer 2016 Queens

Be kind to yourself, Remember to NEVER give up on your hair.

Love Peace and Hair cream.

Blogged By: Tanya

courtesy of google images 

 

Ballin on a Budget for Natural Hair Care

Hello Queens & Happy New week and New Season;

Since I became natural, I would hear and still hear to this very day comments on how “Natural hair products are so expensive. I totally agree Queens, Yes Natural hair care items are on the expensive side and will have you in the store making life decisions between picking out a hair care item you may need, may want to try or lunch and & gas. I hear you ladies and I been there. Unfortunately, when you are a newly natural I recommend to try as many products as possible to find out what works for you and learn to stick with that.

GOODNEWS!!! I’m here to shed a little light on being a product junkie on a budget. Yes, homegirl on a BUDGET!!!  from oils to vitamins I have the list for you.

Ok, Let us begin.

Tip: Always check the websites of the stores, yes the weekly paper will show you sales, but the stores Website are mostly more accurate than the Sunday paper. Walmart & Target carry trial sizes in some products starting prices $2.99 and up.

Walgreens: Currently have Carol’s Daughter on sale Buy 1 Get one-half off.

http://www.walgreens.com/store/store/product/view_product_details.jsp?id=prod6262858

Walgreens has reduced Cream of Nature price (not in sale paper)

http://www.walgreens.com/store/store/category/productlist.jsp?N=360463&Eon=360463&No=80&

Cantu Line for Kids & Adults

http://www.walgreens.com/store/c/cantu-kids-care-curl-cream/ID=prod6269082-product

Nature’s Bounty Hair, Skin, and Nails with Biotin Gummies Buy 1 Get 1 Free http://www.walgreens.com/store/c/nature’s-bounty-hair-skin–nails-gummies-with-biotin/ID=prod6204470-product

http://www.walgreens.com/store/c/nature’s-bounty-hair-skin–nails-gummies-with-biotin/ID=prod6204470-product

CVS

Has Shea Moisture and OGX products for 25% off.

http://www.cvs.com/shop/beauty/hair-care/styling/N-diZdjZdhZ3uZemjrglZiyizZ13twe1Z2k?DCSext.TriadCampID=B2786&WT.ac=Shop-Beauty-LeftNav-Cat-HairCare&sortBy=highestRated

This sale happens often and does not appear in the sale papers. Need to a card for these sales, Plus the extra bonus sign up for coupons to be emailed to you. I a $20 coupon sent to me and my hair products came to $50 with card and coupon, $17.89 after card and two coupons.

Target ( Every natural chica hang out spot) Part 1. Target Beauty aisle is Lit. Depending on your area Target has a Heavy flow of Products for us Curly, kinky chicks with coils. Target always have sales on some or all hair and beauty items Plus, have a $10 off coupon via text and receives a $5 gift card when a certain amount spent. Plus, Shea Moisture has coupons in the Sunday’s paper not as often as we would like, but nonetheless it’s best to use the coupons during the sales.

I love to support Carols Daugther, Shea Moisture, etc., But lately, I decided to venture off to other more cost-effective lines of the store.

Ok, Now I started using this line called Renpure and Hask for my Hair Care. I mention these products in two article I written in May, and it costs less when I may need something that works well with my hair, and I can afford during the (Rent is due week). I fell in love with the line. It’s cheap, and it works well with kinky, coiled hair. I like to add Honey to the treatments. The line is available at Target, Walgreens, and CVS. It’s always on sale as low as $1 for the treatments and $3 for shampoo and Conditioner. Yes, this line works well on type 4 hair. 

This inexpensive line is Great when you need something to get you by.

Another tip is **In-Store Coupons*** usually when you purchase something at Walgreens, Target, and CVS you will get a coupon or two along with your receipt and it usually be a coupon for the product you just bought for you next visit. You can combine these coupons along with others and only pay tax.

Sally’s now prints out $5 coupons for card holders. This is a plus. So ladies if there a product you are itching to try but it’s not in your budget, This is when the coupon come in handy. For example, I have a $5 **In-store coupon** I want to try an item from The Mane Choice line, Let’s say the shampoo and it’s cost $12.89 (Cardholder price), and I give the cashier my $5 off coupon. I only pay $7.89 and stay under my $10 budget for Natural Hair Products.

Moral: Ladies, I know it can be a headache to apply for Club cards, but it’s worth it when you want to save more. All the stores I mentioned in this article cards are free except for Sally’s card. It cost $5. However, you get a $5 in return as a coupon for you next purchase. Plus, every time you visit and make a purchase you get a $5 coupon. That’s pretty cool.

Now: For natural hair oils. I would recommend the Supermarket baking aisle, Trader Joes or a few farmer markets. Oh yes, for oils it’s pretty easy to find and buy. They come in large jars and lasts forever. Olive Oil, Coconut Oil, Avocado Oil, Grapeseed oil, Peppermint oil and the list goes on. All can be found easily in any baking aisle in any market or store that has a food goods aisle in them. Coupons for these goods can be found in the Sunday paper or online at Coupons.com.

Happy Saving Queens, I want to hear about you guys saving on these brands and couponing   on these items, Don’t torget your club cards can also come in handy.

Until next time Love, peace & Haircream

Be Kind to yourself first

Blogged by: Tanya K.

 

 

 

Edge Control on the Go.

Seriously, someone thought of me when this was thought of. 

Lettuce Pray Naturalistas,

Cream of Nature has blessed us with edge control in a lip balm like a tube. Not sure how you ladies feel about this but I’m super excited. Ok, here’s the brief story.

I was yet again in Walmart, ( I work like walking distance from Walmart so please judge) Yes, I said go ahead and judge. Lol, *cough* back to the review. While on my daily stroll through Walmart, I almost always go to the Natural hair section, and it’s a big part of a huge Natural Hair selection. (pic is currently up on this site)  Suddenly, I looked down where the travel size hair care items were and seen this lovely thing. It cost less than $3, and it comes in handy. I keep it in my tiny makeup bag of hair and make-up goodies.

So, No more carrying an entire jar of edge control that may be very well as we speak taking up space in your handbag, book bag, etc. With this easy to carry (lip balm like a tube), you can take along this fantastic small tube for that major quick fix. Let me mention since the summer is among us, we all could use this as a carry on in our purse and for less than $3, it’s worth the try.

Click link for the Product:

http://www.walgreens.com/store/c/creme-of-nature-argan-oil-perfect-edges-on-the-go/ID=prod6304398-product

Be Kind to yourself, Love yourself, Queen.

Until next time Love, Peace & Hair Cream

Blogged By: Tanya K.

Catching up. Came a long way.

Hello, queens.  Hope all of you beauties enjoyed your Spring break and Easter holiday. This picture you see here is an old picture of me dated 5 years old during my 5th anniversary with my job. As you can see from this picture I was a bit on the heavy side and yes, I know what you are thinking. Yes, this was my real hair. I was relaxed and had bleached my hair. This was how and when I began my Natural hair journey. You can’t tell but my roots were thick as cornbread and my bangs had breakage and kinda thin. All though my hair can take coloring very well, it did not take relaxers well at all. Every time I would get a touch-up my day 1, day 2 and day 3 hair was slamming. But by day 4 through 7 my scalp was itching, my hair was flat, I couldn’t hold a curl, and I had to maintain my style for another week until my next appointment and my hair was shedding like crazy. I use to comb my hair to the front of my head to cover my burnt, thin edges. I was miserable trying to maintain 2 different textures of hair. So, I big chopped right after this picture was taken. BEST DECISION EVER!!!

Now, let’s fast forward a bit. Today is my 10th anniversary with my job, I lost all my baby weight and gain just a little back (lol) I moved up 2 more positions since this picture and I am now a little over 3 years natural and may I add again I LOVE IT!! Part of the reason I lost my weight was I did not mind sweating my hair out. Yes, queens you and I both know a few people who hate to sweat out a good relaxer ( I was one of them).  When my edges got damp it was over and I didn’t want any parts of it. (real talk) Once I big chopped I knew I could workout and not worry about my hair. I knew that water and a healthy diet would help with my hair growth and yes contribute to my weight loss as well. See, as momma would say “I’ll killing 2 birds with one stone”. #Nopunintended

Since returning back to natural I learned how eating and living a better lifestyle can help with my weight control and hair growth. I started to save more money by not needing a salon visit every 2 weeks instead every 2 months for a trim or press. I still love to try products but I make smarter choices when I go product shopping. I only buy products that are on sale and I mean a GOOD SALE. I would stock up on my favs and try any newbies that I heard good reviews about. Since the natural hair industry is booming you can catch a good sale at CVS, WALGREENS, TARGET and of course SALLY’s. (BTW) if you do not have club cards for these stores you CAN NOT get the products at the sale price. So, please go to your nearest locations and apply for your keychain cards. Now, as for Sally’s it cost 5 bucks but you get a $5 coupon you can use for your next purchase and the membership last for a year.

So, there you have it queens I wanted to tell you guys what I’m been up to and I’m sorry for not blogging as much as I should. However,I made a commitment to post a blog every Wednesday and Saturday night.