![]() ![]() The reason why I don’t like and will never do this treatment is because of the baking soda. Why I Don’t Like The Cherry Lola Treatment If you’ve been reading my blog for a while you know me (yeah, your crazy Cherry Lola downer) you know why. – but, I have to say there’s something I don’t like about it. The benefits can convince anyone to do it – who doesn’t want all that?! Surely, someone crazy. Follow with a conditioner and style as usual. ![]() Once you’re done make sure to rinse well, baking soda if left on the scalp and hair can be disastrous. Thoroughly apply the concoction on clean, dry hair and let it sit for anywhere between 20 to 40 minutes. of baking soda and blend it with your mixture. It will become an airy, light cream with air bubbles and it will be ready to use. of Bragg’s Liquid Amino acids until you get a brownish cream (mix to a consistency that won’t run through your neck). What’s not to like, right?! Well… more on that bellow.Īccording to the original recipe, you need to mix 400gr/14oz of organic natural yoghurt with approximately 150ml/10 tbsp. Today it’s used as a rich protein treatment that deeply boosts your hair with moisture, reduces frizz, prologues hairstyles and supposedly makes your curls tighter (check my DIY protein treatment). With time she also found that it extended her hair moisture, being able to prolonged hairstyles without the need to wash or remoisturize as often. Eureka, I guess! This “deep conditioning” treatment was put together by its creator who accidentally found that it reduced her frizz. In itself, the Cherry Lola DIY concoction is perhaps one of easiest and simplest to make (more than the MHM) as you only need three ingredients – yoghurt, baking soda and liquid amino acids. The treatment’s history dates back to 2009, but in the past years, it seems to be mainly referenced in connection with the Maximum Hydration Method (MHM) – more on this on a future post. The rights to the Cherry Lola Treatment can be attributed to British YouTube blogger Cherry Lola that, just a scientist, named the DIY invention after herself (I guess she anticipated the treatment’s success given its popularity, right?! ‘Cause her name will be forever mentioned in the history of natural hair when it comes to moisture, even if you don’t know who she is. Still, there is a reason why I won’t do the Cherry Lola Treatment. Given the dry nature of naturally curly hair and the difficulties many have to keep it moisturised, it’s no wonder this treatment became quite popular in the natural hair community. Though the name might remind you of some sort of delicious dessert or sweet, the Cherry Lola Treatment is, in fact, a hair treatment whose main benefit is increased hair moisture, especially for those with low porosity hair. ![]()
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