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 ...
Many women of African decent have opted to go natural but are not sure how to. You now know you want to be a beauty with naturally textured hair but are not sure how to make the transition from relaxed to natural. There are a few different ways which can adhere to any type of ...
Even though it’s not a great habit I tend to try different relaxers occasionally because I’m always on the lookout for a better product. Even though I’ve been a big fan of Profectiv’s Hair Relaxing System for around two years I wanted to see if I could find a relaxing system that would be even ...
You finally did it! You made it all the way through the process of going natural. Your question is now what? What do you do with all your naturally textured hair? Any hair with a course texture or even a softer and wavier texture needs adequate care to prevent breakage. It is a learning process, ...
Right now I’m in the process of transitioning my relaxed hair to it’s natural state, and my head now currently holds two majorly different textures of hair. The majority of my hair is stick straight while the roots are wavy, curly, and kinky. My relaxed hair is dry because of the chemicals I’ve used on ...
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 ...
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 ...
The snow has finally thawed and the summer vacation season is here. Whether you head south to Florida, cruise to a Caribbean island or travel abroad, fabulous hair is a necessary accessory to accompany your bikini-clad body. After working months to get your body perfect, why mess up your look with a baseball cap, a ...
Many people with kinky, textured hair chemically relax it to get their tresses straight and silky. But many times this relaxing can leave you with straight hair that is also flat, unattractive, limp and lifeless. The flatness problem can be compounded when flat ironing relaxed hair, or if the hair is already naturally fine. If ...
We all want strong, shiny, beautiful hair like we see in the commercials, but most of us have given up on that quest before it even began. The truth is, unless you have your own personal stylist for your day to day needs, you’re probably not going to have hair as shiny and flawless as ...