Question of the Day - CurlyNikki

Jan 27

Access Denied

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 133 Comments

By Andrea Dawn This past weekend I had an unsettling experience that I’m trying to make sense of. I thought that sharing the story and hearing your feedback might help me put it in perspective. I was having a great time shopping in an urban neighborhood known for its hip, bohemian shops, vintage clothing stores, indie cafes and culturally…

Dec 18

Crossing Product Lines

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 45 Comments

Tammy Goodson of CurlyChics Most product companies have a complete, comprehensive line of products they believe to be essential to the health of your hair and in some cases, body and skin. As such, they are promoted to be used by the consumer as a system, including the shampoo, conditioner, leave in, styler, etc. For the most part, the hair…

Sep 11

Is Your Hair A Reflection of Your True Self?

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 26 Comments

by Sherrell Dorsey of OrganicBeautyVixen My hair has taken me on a journey through self-love, self-hatred and self-awareness. My bathroom has been both a sanctuary and purgatory as I picked, prodded, primped and shouted to the mirror at myself. Both praises and curses flew from my lips in the direction towards the kinky, curly, dry and complicated strands that grew from my…

Sep 11

Good Hair and ‘The Talk’

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 109 Comments

by Asmarett Ashford of LivingNaturallyEverAfter Let me start off by telling you all that I am not an authority figure on hair nor do I claim to be the best parent in the world. Now that I put my disclaimer out there, let me introduce myself. My name is Asmarett Ashford and I am the founder of Living Naturally…

Sep 11

What are Cationics? Why Do They Stick to Hair?

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 5 Comments

via TheBeautyBrains Ximenia asks..I read that cationic surfactants stick very close to the hair because of their charge. So they can’t be rinsed off with water. Which shampoo do I have to use to avoid a build up? Is a build up possible at all? Can I use soap for this, too? The Left Brain responds: “Cationic” is a chemist’s…