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Dec 19

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Natural Hair Care: 10 Amazing Cleansing Conditioners for Curly Hair

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Photo by Jeffery Erhunse on Unsplash Natural Hair Care: 10 Amazing Cleansing Conditioners for Curly Hair By Jacqueline Samaroo Textured hair needs to be properly hydrated and moisturized in order to be healthy and look its best. The special, mild formulas of cleansing conditioners for curly hair can help. They gently clean hair and scalp without the stripping and drying…

Sep 21

This is Why I Stopped Co-Washing

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Photo courtesy of @charmsie by Keisha Fadeyi In the era of curly hair awareness, education and acceptance we have all but abandoned shampoo in many hair care regimens. Many of my favorite curly bloggers and YouTubers swear by co-washing and credit this practice with hair growth and maintaining moisture. Often times we hear horror stories about how shampoo leaves our precious…

Dec 18

All About the Curly Girl Method

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All About the Curly Girl Method for Natural Hair by Raquel Aguiar for CurlyNikki.com 2025 Update- For a more indepth and updated article on the famous and effective Curly Girl Method, check out this article! The Curly Girl Method, otherwise known as CG Method, was developed from Curly Girl: The Handbook, a book written by Lorraine Massey and Deborah Chiel…

Sep 21

Are You Washing Your Natural Hair Wrong?

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biancaalexa's wash and go! by Sabrina Perkins of SeriouslyNatural.org You already know just how beneficial co-washing is to a natural hair. Moisture is the name of the game as well as keeping the harsh chemicals and products away from our hair as much as possible! I don't think any natural would disagree with me on that. I'm sure by now…

Sep 21

Could Excessive Co-washing Cause Excessive Shedding?

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by Michelle of Radiant-Brown-Beauty.com Today I was thinking about co-washing and how it might be causing excessive shedding. That is, depending on how you co-wash, of course. You see, lots of ladies co-wash their natural hair with a conditioner. Hence, the term “co” aka "conditioner" wash. Today, there are lots of products on the market meant specifically for co-washing. Yet,…