Natural Hair News

Finding out which products are worth buying and which are not depends heavily on learning how to read hair product labels. This is not easy and does take some research, but thankfully natural hair products are way easier to read than commercial products. Learning how to read product labels also helps you learn how to […]

Embracing the Cuteness in Your Curls  There’s something great about the diversity of natural, curly hair, no matter whose head it ends up on.  Curly hairstyles are not only sexy, but very easy to manipulate and style. With that being said, curly hair is also a little troubling to keep healthy.  Although it comes with […]

We talk a lot about using unrefined shea butter, but what exactly are the benefits of unrefined shea butter?   Unrefined Shea Butter contains vitamins A, E, and F.  Vitamins A and E help to soothe, hydrate, and balance the skin. Vitamin F contains essential fatty acids, and helps protect and revitalize damaged skin and […]

How to Win Those Thinning Edges Back: Tips for Braids and Natural Hairstyles I recently talking to a woman and I have to say she’s my inspiration for this post. The woman had beautiful curls, but I couldn’t help but notice that the edges of her hair. They were so carefully pinned back by braids. […]

Upon becoming a natural, one of the first rules we all learn is how  to “properly” detangle our curls. This rule includes what tools to use, whether to detangle on wet or dry hair and in which direction to detangle the hair. Could some of this information be damaging our natural hair and causing some […]

Techniques Try one or a combination of these techniques to help prevent shrinkage! Shampoo hair in braids: Not only does this help prevent tangles, and make styling a breeze, it also helps prevent shrinkage because your coils are kept in an elongated state while cleansing.   For thicker twists, clip roots with metal duckbill clips: […]

Okay let’s face it, there isn’t much you can do with an inch of hair besides wait for it to grow out. This is something that is challenging for a lot of women who “Big Chop” down to a “TWA” or teeny weeny  afro. Many are left feeling like “What do I do now!”. Thankfully, […]

Although natural, I occasionally flat iron my hair. Before taking on this challenge. I did some research on how to avoid getting heat damage, breakage and split ends. Moreover, I did a henna treatment on my hair (post about that coming soon). With the Henna treatment, I discovered that I needed to moisturize my hair […]

Whether your goal is “bra strap” length hair, or growing out your TWA, join me for the healthy hair in 2020 challenge! No matter the state of your hair, you can turn it around by practicing healthy hair care techniques and keeping an air tight regimen [which sounds harder than it actually is]. Healthy hair […]

Content from MedicalNewsToday and FEMINA In the world of all things hair, there seems to be a huge discrepancy where eggs are concerned. Those who experience dry damaged hair, tend to look for a way out, the natural remedy of using eggs normally comes to mind.Eggs are commonly known to strengthen the hair, stop breakage, […]

There are lots of herbs you can add to your homemade mixes to help provide stronger, healthier hair! For many of us we don’t just have natural hair but, we like choosing natural products as well and if we can make these products ourselves that’s even better! Let’s talk about some inexpensive herbs we can […]

By MopTopMaven Depending on your hair type, products that contain polymers or any other ingredient geared towards hold works best for hair that doesn’t have a defined curl type. The polymers found in most of the curl creams and puddings on the market today create a light film over the hair that keeps the curls […]