Ruby's Hair

Ruby's hair is beautiful, but it is very different from mine. I do my best to take care of it, but I don't always know what products to use or how to style it. Also, Ruby has never had a haircut and I assumed she would need a trim sometime soon. All of these questions about her hair caused me to call for help. Friday a friend of a friend came over to help me out. She is in cosmotology school and knows a lot more about black hair than me. Here are a few things I learned from her...
1) Ruby's hair is healthy--which means I am doing okay :)
2) Her hair doesn't need to be cut for a long time; I guess she doesn't have dry ends like I do.
3) Twists and pigtails are an easy alternate to braiding (I was mostly doing the pigtails but I might add in twists here and there)
4) I can put conditioner in her hair even when I don't shampoo it. This will help her hair stay moisturized.
5) Walgreens and Walmart have the basic products I need. Before I bought hair products from Grand Rapids or the internet so it is nice to know that probably isn't necessary.

After my lesson in haircare, I learned how to put twists in Ruby's hair. She doesn't love it when I do her hair, especially when I have to comb it out, but she did okay. It is tough to get the back of her head done since she doesn't have great head control, but with a few pillows propped underneath of her, I got the job done.

Here is the before photo...(she doesn't look thrilled)

And the after shot:

Glad to be done :)