I had this question from one of our visitors last week and I thought it was important to highlight it. There is a new product from Dax that states no petrolatum, no mineral oil. But the main ingredients is hydrogenated vegetable oils, is that good for the hair? Other ingredients are coconut oil, castor oil, [...]
Continue reading …The Brazilian Keratin Treatment has been demonized a lot in the media and hair universe since it was first released onto the market. But I’m not here to defend it, not at all. For those of you that don’t know, formaldehyde is a colorless, flammable, strong-smelling chemical that is used in building materials, for embalming the dead and to [...]
Continue reading …Are you in the market for a new hairstyle or glasses? Before you even consider changing anything you should figure out the shape of your face and what styles or glasses shapes will compliment you. THE ROUND FACE This face is full with a rounded hairline and chin area. The area around the cheeks will [...]
Continue reading …Fads travel through pop culture like wildfire. Love it or hate it, once it has caught the attention of the fashionistas among us, you start to see the same hairstyles in every street corner and in every walk of life. From the 17 year old no hoper to the executive types being chauffeured to work. I [...]
Continue reading …I’ve been asked a few times if I ever intend on writing a book on black hair care. When I first started on my hair journey a good few years ago I remember getting most of my advice from hair forums. As helpful as they were, I found that forums were lacking in ‘specificity’. I [...]
Continue reading …Nope, sorry to disappoint but it’s just a cleverly photoshopped image of blogger Natural Chica‘s hair on the First Lady’s head! So we already know that Mrs Obama has natural hair but favors a press and curl for her everyday style. Seeing the image however got me thinking about how we view natural hair in the [...]
Continue reading …I admit freely that I don’t like protective styling. I’m not saying that I never use protective styling, I just never genuinely enjoy it. You see, for me it’s a novelty to have my own hair the length that I’ve used weaves in the past to achieve. Call me vain but I’ve worked so hard [...]
Continue reading …If you follow my personal blog you will know that I have recently given up wet braid outs as a length retention hairstyle. Let me start by saying that I have always preferred myself with curly hair, what’s not to like? However, length retention is more, shall we say, ‘challenging’ when you allow your hair [...]
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