With Health Comes Length
In my opinion, hair extensions that match your natural texture are the best because you don’t have to manipulate your hair to match a different texture, it looks realistic, and it’s a great way to see what certain styles might look like on your hair without ever having to touch your actual hair. Kinky curly […]
I have had a long hair care journey and when some of my friends transitioned they were full of questions for me. One of the questions I keep getting is: “How does your hair stay so soft?” From all the pats I’ve received (granted without permission) I can tell that softness is appreciated. I don’t […]
This past Saturday I had the awesome idea to straighten my hair. I haven’t pulled out a flat iron since that time I attempted to wear my TWA straight for my sister’s wedding back in 2014, which was ultimately a fail. Anywho, I honestly wanted to try something different with my hair and, not to […]
Fall is here and in full effect! And you know what that means ladies, cold and dry weather is changing the way we dress, do our makeup, and most noticeably–how we take care of our hair. Women with all types of hair types and textures experience a change, but for those of us with high […]
Everyone’s natural hair regimen is different. It often depends on your hair type, personal style, and the length of your hair. With that said it is important to find a natural hair regimen that works best for your hair and lifestyle. However, I know how complicated a natural hair regimen can get and how quickly […]
I have been asked this question a number of times and in my experience, there is no one answer that fits everyone. With that said there are some common factors you can consider to determine how often you should wash your hair. Lifestyle I work out 4 times and this might mean washing my hair […]
Years ago, Cofounder of Urban Bush Babes Cipriana pictured above, gave us the secret to her long 4C natural hair and I am going, to be honest, I thought to myself there has to be more to it than that. Cipriana said that she does loose twists in her hair 99% of the time and […]
There have been moments in my hair journey where my hair has been exceptionally dry and it felt as if no matter how much I sprayed it with water, or what I put on it, it would get worse and worse. There will be moments in your hair journey as well when you just cannot […]
The other day I was scrolling through Instagram and saw a picture of a little girl in a stylist chair with her hair very matted. The stylist said that the child had a very sensitive scalp and her mom hated to see her cry so her hair was sort of left alone for way too […]
You have searched all over and you just cannot find a good hair regimen to fit all of your styling needs. Well have no fear, this article can let you in on some tips on how I have maintained my hair for years! This is not a fool proof recipe so you may not get […]
Dry hair is something that doesn’t go unnoticed. Even someone who doesn’t know a thing about natural hair can look at it and in two seconds tell if it’s lacking moisture. Though some might be too afraid to say anything, oh don’t worry, they notice! And I’m sure you do too. This is why we, […]
Last night I got into a pretty heated discussion with a concerned mom who has a two-year-old child with very dry hair. Her concern was that she would twist her daughter hair overnight only to have it unravel by the morning and be a super frizzy and very dry. Dry hair for children is common […]
Once you decide that it is time to get your hair healthy again it might be confusing on just where to start. I remember there was a point in my hair journey right in the beginning when I stared at the mirror asking myself what in the world was I going to do about my […]
I have been pre-pooing for a long time, and to be honest, I prefer to pre-poo with a super rich conditioner over an oil. If you like to pre-poo you might be wondering…. which is better, conditioner or oil? Before we get into that, let’s talk about what a pre-poo is just in case this […]
As you go about your hair journey there are bound to be times that you think back to your childhood hair care practices. You might think about what your mom or grandmother did to maintain your hair on a weekly basis and do some comparisons to what you are doing now. For me, the fondest […]
I used to have a very bad habit of plucking my single strand knots right off the strands. I would literally feel one at the end of my hair and pull it off until I felt a smooth strand. Let me be clear, this is the worse way you could ever deal with these pesky […]
Wash day for type 4 hair does not have to be stressful! As a matter of fact, it could be one of the simplest things that you have to do in your weekly life once you let go of the anxiety. The reason we focus on kinkier textures when we write about hair care is […]
The other afternoon as I was patiently sitting down getting my hair done, an older woman came into the salon to talk to one of the stylists and thank her for what she had done to her hair earlier and to give her an extra tip. I looked up and saw that her hair was […]