A common misconception among black women is that natural hair is more difficult to manage than relaxed hair. Caring for natural hair does require different techniques but these techniques are just different not necessarily more cumbersome than relaxed hair care methods. Of course at the root (pun intended) of the “difficult to manage” argument is ...
As a result, individuals, especially African Americans with textured hair are unable to truly experience healthy hair or discover the true lusciousness of Black Hair or Ethnic Hair. Curly or “kinky” hair needs moisture. African American or Ethnic Hair is no different than any other hair type. African American, Biracial, and Ethnic Hair can grow ...
A few months ago I found out about Miss Jessie’s Curly Pudding, which is a jelly-like hair cream for curly and kinky hair. I decided to buy a jar from a local salon that carried the Miss Jessie’s line, and while I was there I decided to buy a jar of Miss Jessie’s Baby Buttercream ...
Being a nappy-headed beauty can be both a wonderful and challenging experience. Many African Americans have chosen to embrace their natural nappy hair. A more positive name for nappy hair is natural hair, and this article is about my own three-year journey as a natural haired college student and what I learned. Natural hair is ...
Awhile back I purchased a leave-in conditioner by the Kinky-Curly company. I loved how soft and manageable it made my hair so I decided to buy the Kinky Curly Gloss Pomade because it was recommended for smoothing the edges of relaxed hair or just adding moisture. When the pomade arrived to my house I was ...
With all the people out there with that thick coarse unmanageable hair, that no matter what you put into it to make it shiny and smooth, it just doesn’t seem like it’s working. Well being a hairdresser and also having very curly thick hair, I have had those days where I would try every product ...
Black hair can be hard to manage and if it is not taken care of properly hair loss or extreme dryness can occur. Black women and men love to keep their hair looking beautiful and providing it with the proper vitamins that it will need in order to grow to a desirable length. Here is ...
The first thing to acknowledge regarding black women’s hair is that it is vastly different from that of women of other ethnicities. While it comes in various textures and lengths, the majority of African Americans have course hair, that in it’s natural state is an afro. I have not seen anyone of any other race ...
Let us begin with a few basics about natural, aka Napptural, hair. Natural hair is hair that has not had its physical properties altered by chemical processes, including, but not limited to hair relaxers, texturizers, silkeners and jherri curls. These products alter the natural texture of the hair by breaking down disulfide bonds, which hold ...
You might think that you can manage biracial hair using the same methods you would use to manage Caucasian hair. Fortunately it doesn’t take white mothers of biracial children long to realize this is not true as the hair often ends up messy, damaged, and out of control. Biracial hair actually needs much of the ...