My Hair Story & Reader Questions
Reader Question: Relaxed Hair Woes
Reader Question:
I’m relaxed and can’t seem to get my hair to grow so I keep it under quickweaves and it still doesn’t promote hair growth. My hair is short so I have to keep relaxing it to look decent. Im soo stressed my hair is changing my whole life its making
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So you are interested in beginning your journey to healthy long locks? Wonderful! Let me put your mind at ease straight away by stating categorically that your hair CAN grow long regardless of your genetic makeup or hair texture. From the most fragile curly hair to the kinkiest coarse hair, progress is inevitable if you know what to do! Read the rest of the article . . .
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Relaxed Hair
Relaxing Your Hair Is Just A Hairstyle Not A Sell Out
And wearing your hair natural is not political statement.
When did how a black woman chooses to wear her hair become a political statement rather that what it is; a hairstyle?
I recently saw a thread on a black hair forum about relaxers being no different in terms of self hate than skin lightening creams and
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Relaxing, texturizing and texlaxing Black hair
Which one is for you?
Relaxing, texturizing and texlaxing are in actual fact quite similar. All 3 involve the use of chemicals called relaxers or texturizers to change the basic structure of the hair. The length of time the chemicals are left in the hair and the type of chemical used,
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Stop Relaxed Hair From Breaking
Get a new head of hair by stopping those ends from breaking off
So you’ve finally taken the plunge and relaxed your hair. Are you worried about the breakage associated with chemical relaxers of have you been relaxing your hair for years but have never been able to retain length?
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Tutorial on How To Give Relaxed Hair Movement. Yes even short Relaxed Hair!
Beat the dryness and get your hair moving!
If you have read the previous article, you will already know why your relaxed hair is straight but stiff. Below is a step by step tutorial on how to get your hair to fall through your fingers.
Here’s what you will need:
1.
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The Basic Steps Of Giving Relaxed Hair Movement. Yes even short relaxed hair!
Understand why your hair is straight but stiff and attain soft flowing hair
All hair is made up of the same material. Keratin. The way it looks and behaves (curly, wavy or straight) is something that is predetermined by genetics. Achieving hair with lots of movement in blacks, especially shorter
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5 Easy Steps To Longer Healthier Relaxed Hair
Learn how to take care of your relaxed hair for optimum growth
Here are 5 easy ways to get your chemically relaxed hair to grow and grow!
1. Deep Conditioning Treatments – This is key in the health of your relaxed hair. Moisture promotes elasticity which is important in making the hair
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Hair Problems
Top 10 reasons why your hair is not growing See why your hair remains the same length month after month in spite of your efforts at hair care
Are you going wrong in your regimen somewhere? Maybe you are doing too much or too little. This list covers both natural and relaxed hair. See the top 10 reasons why those locks just won’t grow!
1. You
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Managing heat damaged or relaxer damaged hair Find out how to deal with damage to the hair to nurse it back to health
Some would say that relaxed hair is damaged hair. This is not the case, relaxed hair has been chemically altered so cannot be treated the same way that natural hair is. It is easy to
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Styling
Using Weaves Or Braids To Fake It Till You Make It Are all protective styles created equal?
Weaves and braid extensions are a hit with black women allowing for dramatic style changes and added length at the drop of a hat. Although extensions look great, we are more concerned here with the health of your real hair. So is growing your hair out with any type of
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10 Protective Styles That Look Good So nobody wants to wear a boring protective style every day but you know you will probably have to at some point in order to protect those ends!
Here are 10 protective styles you will actually enjoy wearing! All links will open to new windows.
1. New take on a bun – See here
2. Cornrows
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General Articles
Obsess For Success Do you have to be obsessive in hair care in order to be successful?
A question I get often from friends and family ‘So what’s your obsession with hair anyway?’ It makes me smile when I hear it because I know that I tend to bleat on about benefits of deep conditioning, co washing blah blah
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Top 10 Healthy Hair Habits for Relaxed and Natural Hair What habits do you have to pick up in order to keep your locks healthy?
Habits can make or break your hair, literally. Let’s look at good hair habits that will keep your ends intact and give you swinging healthy locks. They are in no particular order:
1. Co-washing – As a rule of thumb aim to
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Finding A Regimen
What Is The Bare Minimum You Need To Look After Your Relaxed Or Natural Hair? This is what you absolutely need for a successful hair care regimen even on a budget!
We all want healthy gorgeous hair, natural or relaxed but we can’t all afford the crazy prices for some of the best hair care products. I recently received an email from a lady who lives in Nigeria and she wanted
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The Importance of Simplicity In Your Hair Care Regimen Simplicity is key in retaining length
Simplicity. There is something so obvious about this word yet so easy to miss. Simplicity in everything is the key to getting the results you desire.
I am reminded of looking though a black woman’s online photo album (as many do when looking for inspiration). It was the album of a
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