We love a shampoo bar, and it's good for the environment, and it's good for our mood (with the delightful fragrances and ritual and sudsing), and depending on the ingredients, it can be really good for our curly hair! Check out our faves:
The extensions should meet our hair where it is. You shouldn't be blowing out and re-pressing and curling your leave-out... your real hair. Leave-out your real hair in its natural state and buy hair that matches that. Let is match your fly, not the other way around, and you'll find your hair will thank you.
When angry little bumps keep appearing around the hairline, hair products belong in the conversation alongside skincare. The American Academy of Dermatology explains that haircare can contribute to breakouts and recommends looking for labels such as non-comedogenic or won’t clog pores.
Trying a glycerin-free gel is one way to make a deliberate change. It does not prove glycerin is causing your styling problems (stringy, greasy, wet-looking, piecey curls that don't hold up in weather), and removing it does not make every formula humidity-proof. The whole product matters. The products you layer under it matter. I avoid glycerin in my leave-in and…
Products that include honey, glycerin, panthenol, hydrolyzed wheat protein and propylene glycol are great when you’re looking to draw moisture from the air into our thirsty strands. But products with these ingredients can go totally opposite on you during the winter months, drawing the moisture out of your hair and releasing it to dry ol’ man winter (who I’m pretty…