Guest Blogger - CurlyNikki

Sep 21

Applying Products to Low Porosity Hair

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 24 Comments

by NaturallyChelsea As a low porosity natural, product application can be a very long and arduous task. The foaming of products, the little white balls of product and literally having the product slide off of your hair and into the sink can quickly get annoying and layering is something one can only dream of. Read On>>> There isn’t a lot…

Sep 21

An Indepth Look at Porosity and Naturally Curly Hair

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 6 Comments

by Tonya McKay of NaturallyCurly Porosity is the term used in the science of hair care to describe how easily water and other matter can diffuse back and forth through the cuticle layer and into or out of the cortex. Hair is much like a sponge, capable of absorbing water and other substances from the environment, and also susceptible to…

Sep 21

Your Hair Is Growing- Learn to Retain Length!

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki No Comments

by Michelle of Radiant-Brown-Beauty.com Your hair growth is not the problem. Unless you have some form of a disease that stunt’s your growth, your hair is growing. If you have ever had a relaxer, you know that “new growth” sprouts out within less than 6 weeks. Yet, it may be that the length of your hair never appeared (or appears)…

Sep 11

On Achieving Your Best Twist-Out

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 3 Comments

by Jamila of ForTheFabulousAndFrugal Hey y'all! Saw this post on CurlyNikki last week and wanted to share my response: While browsing the forum, I came across Carmella_G's thread about the moment you know your twist-out is going to be fierce. The night before I release my twists, I always take a sneak peak by unraveling one of the twists in…

Sep 11

Transitioning to Natural Hair: Ignoring The Urge To Return to the Lye

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 27 Comments

source by Bennii Blast of The Culture Pine I often see a lot of transitioners appearing to be at their wits end when they reach that point in their transition, where the call to reach for the box of relaxer is looking like it is about to be answered. Read On>>> Although I have surprisingly not had the itch to…