EVERYONE GOES NATURAL THINKING IN A TWO DAYS THEY WILL HAVE WAIST LENGTH HAIR, LETS PUMP THE BRAKES RAPUNZEL.. LETS BE RATIONAL HERE. THERE ARE WAYS TO INCREASE HAIR GROWTH, BUT TO ACTUALLY GROW YOUR HAIR LIKE RAPUNZEL IN A WEEK WOULD TAKE A FEW BUNDLES. I’M GOING TO MAKE THIS SHORT AND SWEET AND GET TO LISTING, SINCE I KNOW THAT’S WHAT YOU CAME HERE FOR. TIP #1 Your hair is dry, brittle, … [Read more...]
What Black Women Need to Know About Hair Loss
According to an article found on WebMD, written by Kathleen Doheny, African American women have specific hair issues. In fact, Doheny says hair loss in common amongst black women. Similarly, Dr. Susan Taylor, a dermatologist and writer for the Huffington Post, refers to hair loss among black women as an epidemic. We have provided you with various types of hair loss in order for you to boost or … [Read more...]
4 Tips On How To Create A Simple Regimen
When you are new to hair care or are trying to figure out your own hair you may not be so sure how to build your natural hair care regimen. Or perhaps you’ve been caring for your hair for some time now and have come to the conclusion that it's time for a change in how you care for your hair. Whatever the case may be building a regimen doesn’t have to be challenging, all it needs are the basics … [Read more...]
3 Step to Prepare Your Natural Hair for a Swim
The salt and chlorine of a pool can be very drying and damaging to natural hair. If you swim frequently, a great product to use for clarifying after a swim is Tri-Swim Shampoo. Here’s three, easy steps to protect your hair during a swim! 1. Drench hair in water — Natural hair soaks up moisture the best when wet. Therefore, drenching, wet hair is the best way to make this method as effective … [Read more...]
How to achieve your best wash & go ever!!!
It’s April, winter is FINALLY coming to a close, and the quest for that perfect wash-and-go is on! Some of us prefer fluffy wash-and-gos while others prefer more defined curls; neither is better than the other, but for me and many natural ladies I know it’s a bit (read: a lot) more difficult to get that curl definition than it is to get the fluff. Products play a major role in how defined our … [Read more...]
5 Bad Hair Habits to Break for Hair Growth
We all want to care for our hair as best as possible. We buy all our products, stick to our regimen, and pay attention to our hair's needs. Sometimes, we get accustomed to doing things that harms our hair instead of nurturing it. If we do it for so long, it turns into a habit which causes major damage to our hair in the long run. Here are five bad hair habits to break! 1. Hands in Hair Syndrome — … [Read more...]
3 Unconventional Ways to Detangle Natural Hair
About a year after beginning my healthy hair journey, I was fairly certain that I had successfully mastered growing my coily hair. However, I had yet to figure out how to detangle my fro without it being an all-day affair. Perhaps, that’s an exaggeration, but it lasted much longer than I felt necessary. So for the last 4 years, I’ve been on a quest to make detangling my hair easy, relatively quick … [Read more...]
2015 Hair Goals You Should Have
GOAL #1 Health Although I feel like this is a no brainer, with all of the new protective style trends going on taking care of your hair should be your number one priority. I have been guilty of not taking care of my hair and wonder why my hair isn't thriving like it should. Your hair will not grow if it is not properly taken care of. This means not wearing your protective styles for too long … [Read more...]
5 Must Do Tips for road trippin with natural hair
Well, my road trip from Denver, CO to New Orleans, LA has ended and I’m actually typing this in the car on the way back “home”. We’re sad, all of us, and as we trek our way back to Denver we are all silently planning our next trip back. The trip was fun, fast and full of feasts with friends and family as most trips should be. There are always hiccups on road trips but I can honestly say none … [Read more...]
Silk Wrapping Natural Hair… What the heck is that?
Silk wrapping your hair is a relatively new technique of wrapping your hair while dry with a bit of moisturizer and shine spray and sitting under a hooded dryer. The purpose of this treatment was intended to give relaxed hair the ‘flat ironed and silky’ look without the heat trauma involved. Somewhere down the line it was realized as a great technique for naturals and we found a way to make … [Read more...]