Natural Hair News
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Shampoo. This one word has caused so much controversy within the natural hair care community. Sulfates? Silicones? Soap? Suds? What does all of this have to do with shampooing and achieving a clean scalp and sleek hair? First, we’ll talk about sulfates. What are sulfates? More precisely, what is sodium laureth (or lauryl) sulfate? It […]
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There is one basic rule to achieving longer, healthier hair and that is to “Keep It Simple!”. All of the women I have seen that have longer hair (I’m talking about waist-length and beyond) have simple regimens. Having a simple regimen doesn’t mean you can’t be a product junkie or that you have to keep your […]
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I’m just going to lay it out for you all, a lot of the information in the natural hair community can be questionable and have you walking in circles with your hair. Often when you’re newly natural, it can be hard to know what is meat and what is bones. Here are 5 haircare mistakes […]
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Creating a haircare regimen can be an exciting as well as a daunting task. We all know that having a great haircare regimen and sticking with it is one of the key factors to retaining length. Here are 5 tips you can use to create your haircare regimen: 1. Start simple. Don’t add a lot […]
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When it comes to hair and water, the two go together like cereal and milk. Just as milk adds moisture to dry cereal. Water adds moisture to dry hair. But, water alone is not enough to moisturize dry hair. On its own, water is not a moisturizer. Take a moment to think on that… This […]
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Natural hair sisters are embracing more short hairstyles. This is true despite the fact that many natural hair women desire to have long, luscious locks. But if you’re a natural hair sister with a Teeny Weeny Afro (TWA) or you keep it simple and short, we have the 8 best short hairstyles. There’s something about […]
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Shampoo and conditioner aside, any product you place on your hair is going to coat the strands and cause buildup. Why do we shampoo our hair? We shampoo our hair to get rid of buildup in our hair. For some,...
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Interested in dying your hair jet black? You Will Need: Henna Indigo Distilled Water [I use two boxes of the Henna and the Indigo because I have pretty thick hair and would rather have more than enough product to cover my hair liberally]. The Process: You will first need to apply the Henna application. The […]
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About the Denman Brush You know you have gotten that feeling when you were first introduced to the Denman Brush. Those white bristles; the several rows of Denman brush teeth. It’s quite a terrifying site when natural hair sisters think about it. I know for certain that my initial thought was that my poor ends […]
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As natural hair women, many of us want nothing to do with lye which is scientifically known as, sodium hydroxide. As more of us start reading product labels and becoming more aware of what we put on our hair, we start to see [sociallocker] ingredients we wouldn’t have otherwise paid attention to. Recently, there has […]
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I stumbled upon a “Tweet” in 2016 by Strawberricurls about a Naturalista going to the salon to get a wash and style but, instead, the beautician gave her a relaxer by mixing the relaxer in her conditioner. Here’s some of the story: “I agreed as long as it didn’t take too long and she promised […]
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Sunday night, I entered my science lab and created a weekend concoction: a DIY deep conditioner treatment. I had a hiatus and some minor problems trying to make my own homemade deep conditioner masque. However, overall, I was very satisfied with the results. Usually, I do this before braiding my hair at night. I like […]
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Shampoo and conditioner aside, any product you place on your hair is going to coat the strands and cause buildup. Why do we shampoo our hair? We shampoo our hair to get rid of buildup in our hair. For some, shampoo can be too stripping. Unfortunately, stripping can take away the hair’s natural oils leaving […]
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