Guest Blogger - CurlyNikki

Sep 11

Shelli’s First Cassia Treatment for Natural Hair

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 12 Comments

by Shelli of Hairscapades A few months ago, when I was replenishing my henna, indigo and zizyphus stash from Mehandi.com, I decided to order some cassia from too. I’d been wanting to try it for a while as an interim treatment between hennas, because it is supposed to have many of the same conditioning benefits sans the time-consuming and…

May 04

How to Cope with Dry Ends- Natural Hair

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 17 Comments

via AroundTheWayCurls We all face dry ends from time to time. Dry ends are just a symptom of a habit (or lack thereof) that needs to be modified. As the cooler weather quickly advances, I wanted to provide some tips to bringing some moisture back to your strands.You can follow one or follow the whole sha-bang to ensure optimum results.…

Dec 18

Health Related Hair Issues You Shouldn’t Ignore

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 30 Comments

Is Your Hair Telling You Something About Your Health? by Sherrell Dorsey of OrganicBeautyVixen We’ve got a handle on how to style, moisturize, co-wash, deep condition, twist out, braid out, big chop and transition our hair. Great. While everyone has spent the last few years becoming experts on their hair (and everyone else’s for that matter), one topic that is…

Sep 11

Change Your Thoughts and Break Your Patterns

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 15 Comments

source by GG of PeaceLoveandPrettyThings Ever since my mother was diagnosed with schizophrenia, I've been worried that I would eventually face the same fate. When you have a family history of mental illness, or any health issue/disease for that matter, you can easily become engrossed with the idea that you are going to get sick, too. You might mistake normal…

Dec 18

Going Natural 101– The Methods

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 27 Comments

Hair Idol-FrizzCurls Tammy Goodson of CurlyChics The phrase “going natural” implies some sort of excursion or exploitation and in fact, it is indeed an adventure. A journey of sorts; with multiple paths, detours and diversions along the way. The decision to eliminate chemicals from your hair life, is a personal one and can be intimidating, as such, each journey is…