Get silky locks without flat ironing or just refresh an old press
Silk wrapping your hair is a relatively new technique of wrapping your hair while dry with a bit of moisturizer and shine spray and sitting under a hooded dryer. The purpose of this treatment is to give relaxed hair the ‘flat ironed and silky’
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What is oil rinsing and how does it help black hair?
I came across an old thread on Long hair care forums a while ago about oil rinsing and its benefits. I always pay attention when a thread carries on for more than 5 pages but this one had created quite a buzz with everyone wanting
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Give your hair an extra special treat of moisture.
This recipe works on the same principle as hot oil treatments or any deep conditioner in general. Start with damp hair clean hair and here’s what you’ll need;
1 small jar of real mayonnaise
1 ripe avocado
Put the avocado bowl and mash with a fork. Add the jar
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If your hair is dry and you need an instant moisture boost plus the added benefit of having a humectant that will continuously attract moisture from the atmosphere then you will enjoy this simple conditioner.
Ingredients:
1/4 cup Honey
1/4 cup Glycerine
1/3 cup olive oil
1 egg yolk
Fragrance oil (optional)
Place the egg yolk honey and glycerine and fragrance oil
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Discover this easy technique of steaming your hair and infusing much needed moisture with a hooded or bonnet dryer
So you’ve started to really take care of your hair and it’s thriving. You’ve bought all the things you think are necessary to keep your locks
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Many ladies think that they are protein sensitive. Are they denying their hair the necessary strength it needs to retain growth?
Protein sensitivity is a sometimes controversial but always a hot topic in hair care. Simply put, protein sensitivity is when hair will overreact in the presence of protein making it dry and brittle and more
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Discover this technique of temporarily straightening natural hair with no damage to the hair structure
If you have natural black hair chances are that you are already in love with your texture and wouldn’t change it for the world. As well it should be! But like anyone else, you don’t mind
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Treat your hair and scalp to a shop bought or home made hot oil treatment
Daily brushing, overuse of heated hair styling tools and dry weather conditions can take its toll on hair. The effect on black hair is even more pronounced due to its inherent nature of being dry to
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Find out how to soften kinky and curly hair with this all natural treatment
The caramel treatment is a product in the E’tae product line. Boasting an all natural line up of ingredients from honey, bananas to olive oil, this product delivers in its ability to seriously soften and hydrate the driest
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Find out the importance of protein in black hair care
To understand why black hair requires protein treatments, you must first understand what the purpose of protein in the hair is. Hair is made up of Keratin a kind of protein. When hair undergoes any chemical service or is damaged by
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