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…
by Susan Walker of Earthtones Naturals via Three Naturals First things First – Hair Width Regardless of if your hair is straight, wavy, curly or kinky we all have 3 basic widths: fine, medium and thick which can also be called coarse. Width is not how the hair feels but describes the thickness of each individual strand of hair. The comparison is…
by Susan Walker of DrWalkerWellness.com So this is going to be a bit controversial. No, a lot controversial. I don’t really want to go to where I’m taking this to be honest. However, in the upcoming weeks I’m going to be discussing a topic that can be compared to nails on a chalkboard in terms of the effect it has…
by Erica Thurman of EricaThurman.com So I’m in the grocery store the other day and some stranger walks up and asks me to take a paper bag test! She was like, “I need to know if you light-skinneded enough to hang out with us.” Ok, so that’s not what she really said but that is what it felt like. Most…
by Susan Walker of Earthtones Naturals Now that hair texture and type are established, we can take a closer look at some popular hair typing systems. These are used by textured women to help identify their hair and communicate with other curlies or product choice and hair care methods. Some of these systems are simple, some more complex. In my opinion, I believe…
Sarah of Wonderlust writes: I think hair typing gets a bad rap. When I started my natural journey, I knew very little about what it meant or what my hair would even look like. It wasn’t as though I started getting my hair straightened really young, but ponytails (two in the front, one in the back) ruled my life back…
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