Many ladies on healthy hair journeys (myself included) defend our use of wigs, ponytails, and weaves by stating they are accessories! When some people see my real hair, especially when I remove a long-term protective style like a sew in weave or braids, they compliment it and ask incredulously why on earth I wear fake [...]
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I tried several bantu knot outs over the first two years of my healthy hair journey without any success. This style is formed when your hair is twisted around itself until it forms a knot that resembles a stack of tires. When you remove the knots your hair will resemble a corkscrew rope. The “rope” [...]
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Since the beginning of time women have been trying to change their hair color to one more suitable for them. During the Iron Age women used limewater to bleach their hair to achieve a stark white. In ancient times the Greeks used mixing potash water with yellow flowers to get a yellow color. Roman women [...]
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There is a distinct lack of good customer service today, the sales reps who continue chatting to each other about shoes while I am waiting to be served or the taxi driver who sits watching me as I struggle to get 3 bags and a toddler into his cab. I have come to expect bad [...]
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I had a conversation recently with a good friend. She has had natural hair for the same amount of time that I have but she is part of the ‘stuck at shoulder length’ brigade. We were just chatting generally when the subject drifted to hair (as it usually does) and she mentioned wanting to take [...]
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Are you being too rough with your hair? I get this question a lot: ‘I have been natural for a few years now and no matter what I do protective styles etc, my hair just doesn’t go past shoulder length. What can I do to retain my length?‘ Lets get back to basics for a [...]
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Are all protective styles created equal? Weaves and braid extensions are a hit with black women allowing for dramatic style changes and added length at the drop of a hat. Although extensions look great, we are more concerned here with the health of your real hair. So is growing your hair out with any type [...]
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So nobody wants to wear a boring protective style every day but you know you will probably have to at some point in order to protect those ends! Here are 10 protective styles you will actually enjoy wearing! All links will open to new windows. 1. Interesting take on a bun – See here 2. [...]
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