Today, let’s tackle carrier oils — you know, the oils that are oftentimes used in order to dilute the potency of essential oils. Because there are a variety of different ones to choose from, I thought it would be a good idea to break down six that are, hands down, really good for your hair…
There is someone that I know who has virtually no edges — now. She used to but she used to put her hair into microbraids so often, without taking a break, that the tension finally weakened in her hair follicles and now she’s bald, on both sides, about a couple of inches back. She’s actually…
I must admit that if there’s a message that is totally needed for me, it would be the intro of this article. When it comes to protein treatments, I don’t treat my hair to one, nearly as much as I should. However, recently, I did and man — I could immediately see the difference. It…
I remember the first time that I saw a grey hair on my head. While I can’t say that it was devastating or anything (I don’t fear aging), I will say that it caught me a bit off guard because…how do you actually prepare for the moment in your life when pigment cells in your…
Unless you’re wearing a super low fade or a “baldie” (and even then, between sweating and putting something on your head to maintain moisture or to make it shine, the points that I’m about to make may still apply), there’s no way around the fact that your hair (and scalp) are going to incur some…
Here’s a true confession — throughout basically my entire 20s, I don’t think I went three months straight without changing my hair colour. And although the variety was a lot of fun, like most things in life, when I see all that I was doing to my tresses in hindsight…I really should’ve put more forethought…
Although I know that a lot of naturalistas frown at the mere thought of heat being applied to their hair, I guess I’m a natural rebel at heart because I feel totally different about the topic. To tell you the truth, back when I was attempting the whole “no heat” thing, I was seeing less…
If there’s one thing that I can personally relate to, it’s how absolutely annoying it can be to have one side of your hair that is thicker and grows faster than the other. For me, it’s my left side and although I know that there are approximately 100,000 hair follicles on my head (yours too),…
OK, before some of you roll your eyes, let me just put it right on out there that I get that you are grown and some of the info that I’m about to share, you’ve probably heard before. Let me also put on record that I totally understand that, like so many things in life,…
Although I’m pretty sure that you get the general concept of what a hair follicle is, because this entire piece is devoted to how to take good (or better) care of them, I thought it would be wise to share the Reader’s Digest version of what they are — just so we’re all on the…
It’s interesting because, when it comes to getting some medium-sized box braids, I’m much more of a summer than winter type of gal. I think it’s because colder weather means less shrinkage (at least it does for me) which makes styling a lot easier and enjoyable in my world. There are some people I know,…
So, here’s the thing about hair care — the only way that you can get optimal results is if you really understand what type and texture of hair that you have (you can watch these videos to figure out your hair texture: Shoot, even then, in order to avoid frizz and breakage, so that you…