Question of the Day - CurlyNikki

Jan 27

Tried and True… and Not For You?

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 50 Comments

From oil rinsing to pre-pooing, naturals all over the world swear by routines that their hair loves...but we all know what works for one head of curls may not work for all-- so I wanted to put it out there...What tried and true routines have you had to throw by the wayside?Jamila says: I have tried and tried to section/…

Jan 27

It’s Their Hair, Not Yours…

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 28 Comments

by Jor-El of ManeManBlogHow can we create a sense of a natural hair community when we continue to “police” one another? By “police” I mean how we (try to) keep each other in line so we don’t break those so-called rules that “naturals” are supposed to live by. I bring this up because I recently had a conversation with a…

Sep 12

Fitness Check-In- How’s It Going?!

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 12 Comments

by Bennii Blast of The Culture PineSo it’s been almost a month and a half since I decided to step my fitness game up, and guess what? I’ve lost just under 20 pounds (19.6 to be exact) already and I am happy happy happy! I didn’t expect to lose that much so soon as I LOVE food. The smaller changes…

Jan 27

Determine the Percent of Ingredients in Hair Products

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 5 Comments

via The Beauty Brains Rae really wants to know…Hi, in your blog you talked about the 1% line. I’m not a cosmetic chemist and I kind of always wondered how to guestimate where the 1% line is. So my question is, if you’re not a cosmetic chemist, what’s a good guide to know more or less the ratio of an…

Dec 18

Dreads or Locs? Choosing the Right Word

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 59 Comments

by Sherrell Dorsey of Organic Beauty VixenIt was the fall of 2005 and I was fresh off the plane in New York City ready to seize my new life as a college freshman in the Big Apple, I had so much more than freedom in the concrete jungle. I had Brooklyn. Not too keen with the transportation system I hopped…