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The Art of Sealing- Natural Hair

By Curly Nikki 56 Comments
by Reignelle of Reignelle.com You will be applying these in layers to the length of your hair. Its optimal to seal on your wash days, when your hair is freshly washed. This has changed my life!1. Start with wet hair.Water is the only true form of moisture, if water is not present, neither is moisture.2. Apply a leave-in, moisturizer or…
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The Buzz About Honey

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CurlChemist Tonya McKay writes;If you peruse the CurlTalk discussions, you’ll see honey mentioned on numerous threads. This should come as no surprise, given honey’s long history as a health and beauty ingredient. The use of honey has been documented throughout human history, with mention found as far back as in various Sumerian tablets. The practice of cultivating bees for the…
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What’s the Scoop on Silicones?

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CurlChemist Tonya McKay of NaturallyCurly writes; We always get lots of questions about silicones, as they are in so many products and are of ongoing concern to many curly-haired consumers. I thought this month we could tackle a couple of those questions in a quick, practical manner (hopefully) to aid in the seemingly never-ending process of ingredient scrutiny and product…
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What is pH and What Does it Have to do With Hair?

By Curly Nikki 3 Comments
“pH” is an abbreviation for “potential hydrogen” and is a scale used for ranking the relative acidity or alkalinity of a liquid solution. The precise mathematical definition of pH is the negative logarithmic value of hydrogen ion (H+) concentration in the solution. pH = – log A scale of zero to fourteen is used for pH, with 7.0 being a…
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