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Jan 27

Glycerin: A Nearly Ubiquitous Ingredient

By Nikki Walton Curly Nikki 3 Comments

NaturallyCurly.com writes:You know that love-hate relationship we have with fatty foods? Well, the same holds true for glycerin, according to Marsha Coulton, founder of Curl Junkie.“If you use too much, it can be too heavy and feel like an oil in your hair,” Coulton says. “If you use too little, you don’t get the effect you’re looking for."Just as fats…

Sep 12

LOCS: A Journey of Personal Transformation

By Nikki Walton Curly Nikki 3 Comments

NaturallyCurly.com writes:American Idol contestant Crystal Bowersox has focused attention once again on the ancient art of locking, perhaps causing many Americans to look at the hairstyle with fresh eyes.“I’ve had these for about four and a half years now,” Bowersox told AccessHollywood.com in March. “I do wash my hair— just so everyone knows. There’s a lot of myths out there…

Sep 12

Top 10: Afro Goddesses!

By Nikki Walton Curly Nikki 6 Comments

NaturallyCurly.com writes:The hair on these leading ladies is the stuff of legend. We talk about it, we blog about it, and admit it—we might even collect their pictures for inspiration. Check it out here!

Jan 27

Soul Train!- Decades of Hair Influence

By Nikki Walton Curly Nikki No Comments

NaturallyCurly writes:Where do we find our cultural influencers, see examples of who we are and get ideas of who we want to be? Today the answer is everywhere, but before we were bombarded from countless media sources, there was “Soul Train.” In the pre-DVR days of the early ’70s, Saturday afternoons were carefully choreographed around the broadcast of the “hippest…

Sep 12

Top 10 Humidity Fighters- Natural Hair Products

By Nikki Walton Curly Nikki One Comment

Need to beat the humidity? NaturallyCurly.com’s lovely CurlTalk users suggest these products to fight it! Try one of these gels which are more like serums, than heavy curl defining gels. The goal is to prevent moisture from the air getting in and puffing up your curls into a frizzy mess! Here are a few....Kinky Curly Curling CustardCurls Gel-les’cCurl Junkie Curls…