5 must haves for a natural beauty

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Hello there lovely peoples,

I have narrowed down five items that I feel are essential to a natural beauty such as yourself. 

1. A great hair oil: hair needs oil.  Everyone's scalp natural produces oil (sebum); however, the amount of oil that is produced varies across people (although it is most similar in people of similar ethnic backgrounds).  Typically, women of color have high sebum production; however, because of all the twists and turns in our hair the oil rarely travels down the strand as it does on straight, wavy or loosely curly hair.  Oil can coat and protect your hair and add shine.  Oil may also be bought to put on the scalp in order to prevent it from getting dry.  The type of oil you use is up to you.  My favs are Castor oil, Jojoba Oil and Vatika Oil for my hair.  Castor oil/jojoba oil or Castor oil/olive oil for my scalp.  However, everyone's hair and scalp are different so try out different oils and see what works best for you. 
2. Cute hair accessories:  I LOVE accessories!!!  So naturally I love hair accessories.  Okay, hair accessories aren't pertinent to healthy hair, but they do make your hair so much more fun.  I suggest getting a variety of accessories so that you can change it up: flowers, headbands, hats.  I also highly recommend making your own hair accessories.  For inspiration you may want to check out this post, this post or this post from the Mop Top Maven. 
3. A great conditioner:  An awesome conditioner is so essential to having healthy beautiful hair (natural or relaxed).  It is very important that your conditioner moisturizes and detangles preferably without leaving a bunch of build-up and residue.  My fav conditioner currently is Aubrey Honeysuckle Rose.  Some others that I like are Aubrey GPB, Say Yes to Cucumbers, Herbal Essences Totally Twisted
4. A hair routine that works for you:  Some people may say that having a routine is not necessary.  However, having a hair routine cuts down on stress tremendously.  Having a hair routine also helps reduce product junky tendencies.  Included in a hair routine is an appropriate night time routine.  I recommend your night time routine including a scalp massage, oil your hair (and scalp if necessary), putting hair in a protective style such as braids (maybe just 2 or 4 or so) and sleeping on satin (pillowcase, scarf, bonnet).  Although it sounds weird, your hair will respond better to having some type of routine, trust me.
5. Patience:  learning your hair is a process.  You and your hair should be friends not enemies or frenemies.  Even if you have been natural for some time, don't be frustrated if you feel like you haven't quite figured everything out yet about your hair, it takes time.  When you get frustrated (and you will at some point about some hair issue), just take a breath and chill out.  

Well, these are the five things that I have found most essential to working toward healthy happy hair and Shayna.  What is it that you feel should be added to the list.  

Tootles for now!!!!