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Sep 21

How to Protect Your Hair While Swimming

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 11 Comments

by Nicole Hollis of Hair Liberty Swimming is fun and relaxing whether you're doing it for exercise or just to cool off. You don't have to limit your pool time for your hair, but you do have to take some extra precautions. Chlorinated water and constant friction from swimming will take a toll on African American hair. Spend a few…

Sep 21

Is It Really Bad to Grease Your Scalp?

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by Nicole Hollis of Hair Liberty If you grew up in a traditional African American household, a jar of hair grease was never too far away. Oiling the scalp with thick grease was thought to be a staple of any good hair care regimen. Today, experts advise against oiling the scalp, but many African American women still believe that hair…

Sep 21

Everything You Need to Know About the Science of Tea Rinses

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by Nicole Hollis of Hair Liberty What is a tea rinse? A tea rinse is done by pouring a cup of tea, commonly green or black, over the hair to reduce shedding or stimulate hair growth. How is it supposed to work? The caffeine in the tea penetrates the hair follicles. Is there any proof that tea rinses make hair…

Sep 21

Understanding Fine Natural Hair

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by Nicole Hollis of Hair Liberty After studying African American hair in depth, doctors and scientists have found a lot of common features. Hair of African descent is likely to be very curly, dry, and fragile by nature. Those are the more universal characteristics, but obviously every black woman's hair isn't the same. One of the most important differences between…

Sep 21

Minimizing Natural Hair Damage

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by Nicole Hollis of Hair Liberty When you're enthusiastic about hair care and dedicated to a healthy hair journey it can be difficult to be objective about your hair. It's easy to talk about things that keep the hair healthy like gentle handling, good conditioners, and low manipulation, but if those were the only things that mattered, everyone's hair would…