IG@istina.manners #TeamNatural_ What Is a Hot Oil Treatment and 10 Reasons It’s Good for Natural Hair By Jacqueline Samaroo If you were to ask any random person “What is a hot oil treatment for hair?” their response might be “A fancy spa procedure, right?” Nope! It isn’t. It’s actually a quite simple but very beneficial natural haircare treatment that you…
source via TheBeautyBrains Lindsay Girl asks: I have used extra virgin coconut oil in my hair as a deep conditioning treatment once a week for several years now. I melt the oil in the microwave. This morning I was reading in an article on the naturallycurly.com website that the author of the article “heard” that you shouldn’t warm coconut oil in…
by Jensine from Jungle Naps Somewhere along your natural hair journey you learn the importance of detangling your curls. A necessary (and time consuming) evil! If only I could count how many frustrating hours I’ve spent untangling knots and asking my German/Irish husband for help. Side note: he is now a detangling pro too. Below are a few tips that…
via Nappy Naturally By now we’ve all read about the benefits of using hair steamers for natural hair care. We’ve seen all the beautiful natural haired divas whose hair has grown down their backs. They rave about their natural hair absorbing all the goodness of whatever deep conditioning treatment was done…and we look in our wallets to decide if we’re going…
photo via Natasha Leeds by Sabrina Perkins From a pre-poo to LOC to WNG, curly girls and their terms often run the gamut with acronyms and hair treatments that will do just about anything and everything to your curls. It can be somewhat difficult to figure it all out. Another issue would be when to use what and can they…
Kavuli Nyali-Binase via TheGoodHairDiaries I have been doing hot oil treatments since I was pretty young. I remember my mother buying these tubes of oil that was to be left in a cup of hot water for a certain amount of time. My mother would pierce the tube and squeeze wonderfully warm oil all over my head and allow it…
via the GoodHairDiaries What is a pre-poo? A pre-poo is when you apply a conditioning treatment to the hair prior to shampooing / washing so as to add moisture to the follicles. How does the pre-poo affect your hair? Yes, it’s true that everything that put on your hair before a shampoo will be washed away. It may be…
by Shelli of Hairscapades.com In the past, I would deep condition overnight in a minute … shoot, in a millisecond. But, over the course of 2011-2012, I learned about the importance of protein, protein/moisture balance and that I could, in fact, over-condition my hair. I realized that the very soft feeling that my hair had for most of 2011 was…
glam idol, Danielle By: Chelsea Satine of BlackNaps.org There’s just something about a hot-oil treatment that is so soothing. I remember there was a time when hot-oil treatments were an absolute must for me! I actually looked forward to them and trust me when I tell you, these treatments did wonders for my hair; leaving it manageable and full of…
by AshleyGlenn Many curlies enjoy using the ingredients that we find in our kitchens to create or improve hair products. Kitchens are spaces that help us become more creative and find more solutions that can be affordable or improve the overall health of our hair and bodies. DIY recipes and hair cocktails are not strangers to the natural hair community….