Hair Relaxers Linked to Cancer – Black Women Fight Back by April Preyar I was 25 years old when I did the “Big Chop.” As my silky, jet-black, shoulder-length hair fell away and drifted down to the salon floor, tiny curls sprung up in their place. For the first time in my life, I felt free! The crushing weight of…
Photo by Raquel Santana on Unsplash Hair Porosity: What Is It and How Is Black Hair Affected? By Jacqueline Samaroo Understanding your hair is important in caring for it and getting it to look its best. Hair porosity is one characteristic of hair that is good to know. It can guide you in your choice of natural hair products and…
by Kanisha of BlackNaps.org As we all know, natural hair and oil are pretty much the perfect match. When it comes to Type 4 hair, particularly 4c, this match becomes especially important. Oil can be used for a multitude of purposes for natural hair, including: Prepooing Detangling Hot Oil Treatments Scalp Massages/treatments Adding to conditioners/deep conditioners Adding to your spray…
hair idol, Nacketia! via BlackNaps.org Damage is a barrier that will prevent you from seeing hair growth. Your hair is actually growing all the time, but with damage in the way, your hair is breaking off at the same rate it is growing, which is why there will appear to be no growth progress. You have to slow down…
IG @chocolateblackdoll by Sointocurls via Blacknaps.org How to Naturally Darken Your Hair! That’s right. The safest alternative for beautiful dark hair color might just be on your shelf in your pantry, and if you guessed coffee or tea, you are absolutely right! After all, who hasn’t heard of those stubborn coffee and tea stains that are extremely difficult to remove…
source by AB of TheKinkAndI.com Short answer: NO. Continue!>>> ‘Terminal Length’ is a concept I did not understand until very recently. When I started growing my hair out in uni, it started breaking when it reached a comfortable shoulder length. Just a little below the shoulder. Then, I was relaxed. I went natural and it was all good in the…
by Sabrina of SeriouslyNatural.org Hair typing is the easy way to determine what type of curls you have. Although it is obvious enough that natural hair varies in texture, hair typing is a system that makes it easy to point out what category your strands fall in. Hair typing is a big thing in natural hair and while the verdict…
source by Sabrina Perkins Washday blues…ugh! They will have you cursing for sure. We love our curls, coils, and waves but sometimes we get tired of the extra work many of us face during washday. I used to dread washday but now I have gotten my washday down to a science by planning ahead. This is a necessary component of…
by Sabrina Perkins of SeriouslyNatural.org If you’re someone who dreads the idea of wash day because of the hours you spend detangling, you’re not alone. In fact, as I’m writing this I’m cringing at the thought that I actually used to spend close to an hour and a half finger detangling my hair before wash day. While that may be…
Dr. Dre on IG via DrPhoenyx.com It’s always a pleasant surprise when you stumble upon a vitamin or supplement that can cure some of the most common health issues, while also giving you a nice little beauty boost. And such is the case for MSM! I was recently chatting with a newly natural neighbor (try saying that 3 times fast!),…
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