Budget-Friendly Hair Care
We all love to pamper ourselves every now and then with luxurious shampoos and conditioners, but sometimes high-end products don’t fit with our budget. So how can you get a salon treatment without breaking the bank? Go to your nearest grocery store or farmer’s market and…go natural! Some of the best hair care products currently [...]
Healthy Hair…Healthy Color?
Summer hair is often associated with beach waves and sun-kissed strands. It’s no surprise that many women like to dye or highlight their hair bronze, blonde, or gold during this time of year. Even though coloring one’s hair can be an exciting change and offer something different, we are also reminded that if one isn’t [...]
The Mixtress’s Guide: Storing and Preserving Homemade Mixes
Whether you’ve concocted an Ayurvedic tea rinse or whipped up a moisturizing shea butter recipe, your homemade mixes will have this in common—they need to be properly stored and preserved. It’s exciting to be able to create and blend your own conditioners and moisturizers—it’s not so exciting if their potency declines and they become overridden [...]
Black Hair Styles Ponytails
The ponytail has received a bad rap, especially in the black community. I think that’s largely due to the fact that the pony has been the go to style on a bad hair day, and not given the proper attention that is required to give it that classy and chic look that it rightfully deserves. [...]
Tweaking Your Heat Regimen
You pick up your blow dryer, switch it on and…zap! You’ve just evaporated the moisture in your hair and raised its temperature to 80˚C—which means your hair cuticles will crack like dry skin. Whether blow drying, curling or flat ironing, overuse of direct heat will take a toll on our hair. Although one of the [...]
Regimen Building for Natural Hair
Natural Hair Regimen Since I have been showcasing natural styles for the last couple of months, many people have approached me with the questions – “What do you do to your hair?” “What do you put in it?” In short, these inquiries lead to the ultimate question – “Whats a good natural hair regimen?” There [...]
Moisturizing and Sealing Natural Hair
Moisturizing and Sealing Natural Hair Thainesha From Amory, MS asks: How often should you moisturize and seal natural hair? Hi Thainesha, thanks for your question. Moisturizing and sealing varies from one head of curls and kinks to the next. Natural hair looooooooves moisture and moisturizing/sealing daily is beneficial for many naturals. However, for some of [...]
Black Hair Care – Myths and Facts
Black Hair Care – Myths and Facts . . . There is seemingly no end to the glut of information available on black hair and its care. Unfortunately, there is plenty of bad info mixed in there with the good. And what’s even worse, is that the bad stuff sounds almost convincing enough to be true. Enough that even hair stylists preach like these myths are gospel, and really shouldn’t they know better? So what I’ve done here is compiled a Top Ten list of urban legends about caring for our hair, along with the facts to either back them up, or break them down.
Growing Healthy and Long Black Hair
Growing Healthy and Long Black Hair In this article we explore how to get black hair to grow long and healthy. We will also outline how to prevent damage and minimize breakage. Black hair is typically difficult to grow long because it is dry and is more prone to breakage and/or less capable of retention. [...]
