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Oct 28

stretched natural hair best products for length retention

3 Best Products to Help Natural Hair Retain Length and Moisture in Stretched Styles

By Nikki Walton Curly Nikki, Natural Hair No Comments

You love your curls. You love your coils. You even love shrinkage when it isn't trying to hide three years of growth from the general public. Still, you've noticed something practical: when you wear your hair in a gentle stretched style, it tangles less, forms fewer little knots, and requires less untangling the next morning, or on wash day.

Oct 24

3 Best Products for a Complete Silk Press Routine Under $100

By Nikki Walton Curly Nikki, Natural Hair No Comments

We don't want that James Brown. We don't want that Frederick Douglass. No disrespect. We love it all. But today? We want that Katt Williams. A silk press that SWANGS.

Oct 16

3 Best Products for Stretching Natural Hair Without a Blow-Dryer or Flat Iron

By Nikki Walton Curly Nikki, Natural Hair No Comments

The hair reaches your shoulder when you gently stretch it. Left to its own devices, it would prefer to live somewhere up near your ear. Braid-outs and twist-outs on damp hair with the right products give you tons of stretch, but still not the big, blow-out results you want.

Oct 12

3 Best Products for Keeping Natural Hair Stretched Without Heat

By Nikki Walton Curly Nikki, Natural Hair No Comments

Shrinkage is healthy. It is also occasionally extremely inconvenient. If the goal is easier detangling, fewer tangles at the ends or a style that hangs a little longer, we can stretch natural hair without plugging anything in. The product cannot change our texture, but moisture, weight, and a good set can help the hair dry in a more elongated position,…