Half Wigs for Protective Styling
Looking for a fresh and different look and keep your hair protected at the same time? Try a half wig! I discovered half wigs during my transitioning period, after searching for some quick ways to hide and protect my strands and look professional and polished. I actually went to my local BSS in search of [...]
I Decided to Go Natural Because…
This will be a recurring post that you will see from time to time that shares reasons why women much like you and me decided to go Natural. Quotes will come from real women, sharing real thoughts about their decisions to transition. Motivation and inspiration may come of these posts. Maybe you will find a [...]
Successfully Natural…An Interview with Victoria
We were excited when BHP’s Victoria agreed to do an interview with us. With her gorgeous natural hair, she never fails to awe us with her fabulous styles from week to week in the BHP Albums. BHP-Where are you from? Victoria-I am from Brooklyn New York. BHP- Describe your regimen. Victoria-I co-wash my hair once [...]
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 [...]
Transitioning from Relaxed to Natural Hair
Transitioning from Relaxed to Natural Hair Transitioning from relaxed to natural can be one of the best decisions that you can make for your hair; however, the process is not always easy. Some decide to transition because of the desire to enjoy the natural curls and coils that they were born with, others are forced [...]
A Natural’s Perspective: An Interview with Amina-Part 1
Amina is one of our top authors and editors here at the BHP blog. She is also a loyal and valuable BHP forum contributor. She’s always full of healthy natural hair care information, as well as creative ideas for styling. She is super inspiring to naturals and transitioners on our forum! That’s why we were so pleased that she took [...]
Interview with a Transitioner
Interview With a Transitioner Meet Alicia, one of our lovely ladies home to the bhp forum. She discusses elements of her journey to natural in order to give aspiring transitioners some insight. Enjoy! What made you decide to go natural? I’ve always entertained the idea of going natural years before I actually decided to do [...]
Must I Do the Big Chop?
Do I Have to do the Big Chop? Melissa from Harlem, NY writes: After seeing how beautiful natural hair can be, and noticing that I am not able to remember what texture my hair truly is, I have made the decision to go natural! There is one huge problem though, I do not want to [...]
Detangling transitioning hair Video Tutorial
Been getting a lot of questions on how to detangle transitioning hair. So I looked around and found an a great video tutorial on solving the baisc problems with detangling hair that is in transition. If your looking for more than a video here are three great articles on taking care of transitioning hair. Transitioning [...]
Denman Brush Review
Denman Brush Review The infamous Denman brush has been creating buzz on hair boards for ages claiming to be the remedy to all of our detangling needs. Well at first I was in no rush to go buy it, and I’m not sure why. I must say, upon purchasing it a couple of days ago, [...]
