REGIMENS

The Buffering Method - Yay or Nay?

The Buffering Method – Yay or Nay?

As some of you guys may have heard or not, natural hair vlogger Kimmaytube created a method called the buffering ...
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Are You A Product Junkie? Tips On How To Recover

Are You A Product Junkie? Tips On How To Recover

Move away from the hair product aisle. Yes that’s it, nice and slowly. Now listen up, didn’t you just purchase ...
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Transitioning 101: An Example Regimen For A Transitioner

Transitioning 101: An Example Regimen For A Transitioner

Finding a weekly washing and conditioning regimen sounds so simple but honestly there are several different ways to do it ...
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The Curly Girl Method For Natural Hair

The Curly Girl Method For Natural Hair

What is the curly girl method? The curly girl method is just an alternative to caring for your natural hair ...
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Benefits Of African Black Soap In Your Hair And Skin Regimens

Benefits Of African Black Soap In Your Hair And Skin Regimens

To say that beauty is important to us is a gross understatement. Sure, we may know that we are gold ...
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My 4 Best Ingredients To Look For In A Hair Conditioner

My 4 Best Ingredients To Look For In A Hair Conditioner

In a hair world where practically every product promises great things for your hair, how do you choose what’s right? ...
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Should Conditioner Be Rinsed Throughly Or Is It Ok To Leave A Little In Your Hair

Should Conditioner Be Rinsed Throughly Or Is It Ok To Leave A Little In Your Hair

I have been seriously considering the resolutions for my hair journey this year. There are things that I learned last ...
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The Dangers Of Not Assessing Results In Your Hair Regimen

The Dangers Of Not Assessing Results In Your Hair Regimen

We were sent this question recently here at BHI: I tried the coconut lime relaxer, didn’t work, then the caramel ...
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Transitioning 101 – A Complete Guide To Switching From Relaxer To Natural Hair Part 2

Transitioning 101 – A Complete Guide To Switching From Relaxer To Natural Hair Part 2

Hello Naturals!  I’m back to bring you more steps that should make your transition from relaxed hair to natural hair ...
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Protein Shots For Your Ends To Aid In Length Retention

Protein Shots For Your Ends To Aid In Length Retention

We run hair stories and interviews for a number of reasons; it feels great to share if you are the ...
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Transitioning 101 - A Complete Guide To Switching From Relaxer To Natural Hair Part 1

Transitioning 101 – A Complete Guide To Switching From Relaxer To Natural Hair Part 1

Transitioning from relaxed to natural is not as hard as some would assume. Most claiming how hard it is are ...
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Little Known Ways To Boost Your Hair's Tensile Strength

Little Known Ways To Boost Your Hair’s Tensile Strength

Tensile? What in the world do you mean by that? Ok do not sit there reading this and think, ' ...
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3 Things To Remember When Deep Conditioning Relaxed Hair

3 Things To Remember When Deep Conditioning Relaxed Hair

Dare I say it; relaxed hair gets really dry too! One of the things that stood out for me the ...
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Natural Products Are Desirable But Not Necessarily Better Than Synthetic Ones

Natural Products Are Desirable But Not Necessarily Better Than Synthetic Ones

Raw foodism has gained in popularity in the last decade or so with restaurants and online stores popping up everywhere ...
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A Basic Length Retention Regimen For High Shrinkage 4b 4c Hair

A Basic Length Retention Regimen For High Shrinkage 4b 4c Hair

“The fact of the matter is princess; there is no secret to long hair!” - Unknown I can’t tell you ...
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The Search and Destroy Method

The Search and Destroy Method

Have you ever heard the saying ' If it aint broke, don't fix it" well that is my personal approach ...
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How To Use Glycerin In Dry Non Humid Weather

How To Use Glycerin In Dry Non Humid Weather

Glycerin is one of those ingredients everyone loves to hate including me. My reasons are varied; at first I didn't ...
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The LOC Method Explained - Why It Is The Best Way To Moisturize Your Hair

The LOC Method Explained – Why It Is The Best Way To Moisturize Your Hair

If you are on a new hair journey, abbreviations can get a bit daunting, and sometimes you may wonder if ...
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Don't Use Lack Of Time As An Excuse For A Poor Hair Regimen

Don’t Use Lack Of Time As An Excuse For A Poor Hair Regimen

I do not have time to deep condition my hair, really I don’t. I do want to deep condition it  and every ...
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How Hard Water Affects Your Hair Care Routine

How Hard Water Affects Your Hair Care Routine

I think one of my biggest pet peeves is a dirty kitchen; I cannot cook unless my kitchen is spotless ...
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The Difference Between Shedding And Breakage

The Difference Between Shedding And Breakage

Salt. Sugar. At first glance, these two substances look very similar. They're both white and crystalline. As children, many of ...
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Do You Need To Prepoo If You Only Wash Your Hair Once A Month?

Do You Need To Prepoo If You Only Wash Your Hair Once A Month?

If you asked me that question and gave me only 2 seconds to answer it I would probably blurt out YES! ...
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8 Tips To Shave Time Off Your Weekly Hair Regimen

8 Tips To Shave Time Off Your Weekly Hair Regimen

We have been talking about saving time a lot lately and for me it is always at the forefront of ...
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Anatomy Of A Great Wash Day

Anatomy Of A Great Wash Day

Have you ever wondered what the wash day of the next sistah looked like? You would be surprised to discover ...
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Are Protein Treatments And Conditioners Absolutely Necessary In Your Hair Journey?

Are Protein Treatments And Conditioners Absolutely Necessary In Your Hair Journey?

Between hair growth pills, hair growth oils and pomades that tingle when you apply them to your scalp, we are ...
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You Are Not Failing If Your Hair Gets Dry!

You Are Not Failing If Your Hair Gets Dry!

Have you ever heard the saying, ‘It is the nature of the beast’? There are times I will look at ...
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Back To Basics: Condition Your Hair But Shampoo Your Scalp

Back To Basics: Condition Your Hair But Shampoo Your Scalp

When learning about hair care for the first time, information overload is a real issue and for newbies this can ...
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The Staggered Protective Styling Regimen - Grow Your Hair Long The Easy Way

The Staggered Protective Styling Regimen – Grow Your Hair Long The Easy Way

Over the last few weeks we have posted quite a few articles on protective styling techniques complete with tips on ...
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Can You Learn Anything From A Naturalista With A Different Texture From You?

Can You Learn Anything From A Naturalista With A Different Texture From You?

NaturalNeiicey & I am Lewa ‘Guuurl there is no way, that sistah with the 3C curls is going to be able ...
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Five Detangling Cocktails To Make Wash Day A Breeze

Five Detangling Cocktails To Make Wash Day A Breeze

My definition of a fabulous cocktail is something that is smooth, easy to make, and makes life a little easier, ...
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A Critical Look At Weaves - Maybe Not So Protective After All

A Critical Look At Weaves – Maybe Not So Protective After All

I know what you are thinking, another post about how weaves pull on the edges of your hair, causing receding ...
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Heavy Oils And Butters Are Not For Everyone

Heavy Oils And Butters Are Not For Everyone

I cant decide if having fine hair is a blessing or a curse. I am more inclined to decide that ...
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LUV Naturals Easy Wash Day Routine For Natural Hair

LUV Naturals Easy Wash Day Routine For Natural Hair

Your wash day is essentially the heart of your hair care regimen and the regimens that we post on BHI ...
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An Ultra Protective Hair Regimen For The Girl Who Does Not Like Weaves Or Braids

An Ultra Protective Hair Regimen For The Girl Who Does Not Like Weaves Or Braids

I put my first weave in when I was transitioning to natural back in 2008. The hair was long, not ...
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A Look At The Cathy Howse Regimen For Relaxed Hair

A Look At The Cathy Howse Regimen For Relaxed Hair

Cathy Howse used to be known as the don of relaxed hair and even though she is natural now her ...
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