OPINION

“I Am Not An Expression Of My Hair, My Hair Is An Expression Of Me” – I Am Not My Hair

@georgia_roses When I say I am not my hair, what I am really saying is this: Whether I choose to ...
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Will We Ever See a Girl With Dread Locs Crowned Miss World?

Sanneta Myrie The Grand Coronation of the Miss World Pageant is slated for tonight. We all know hair has been ...
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Should Beauty Gurus Be Blamed For Customers Buying Shady Products Because Of Their Reviews?

Buying hair weaves, wigs, and extensions online has become the fast, easy, and convenient way to get your hands on ...
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5 Beliefs About Natural and Relaxed Women That Need To Be Corrected

1. Women only wear weave because they have no hair The idea that women wear weaves and wigs because they ...
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I Have ‘Good Hair’ They Told Me – But It Is A Term I Really Do Not Like

Ever since I could remember, I’ve always heard that I had “good hair.” My hair was long, thick, and somewhat ...
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My Co Worker Asked Me Why I Would “Prefer To Be Nappy”

When I started transitioning, I had a few close friends from work who couldn’t understand why I would want to ...
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The Day My Mother Finally Accepted My Natural Hair

It’s been a long road but I feel like my mother has finally accepted my natural hair. Just to give ...
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I Don’t Care What The Blogs Say, I’m Not Giving Up Shampoo

@frogirlginny “If you want to keep your hair moisturized, give up shampoo!” I can’t say how many times I have ...
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All Of My Friends Are Natural Too, and I love it!

@thecurlybunch So, I have a group of about 4 really close girlfriends who I met during my undergraduate college days ...
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The Moment My Sister Told Me She Would Prefer My Hair Straight At Her Wedding

As of 2 months ago, my older sister is newly engaged! She is the first out of my mom’s 3 ...
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7 Things I Hate And Love About My Natural Hair

I read a post the other day that tackled some of the things natural women love and hate about their ...
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How Swapping One Product Can Completely Change The Outcome Of A Style

@annisshfd My natural hair and I have had a love-hate relationship these past few months. At one point I was ...
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Wearing A Protective Style Does Not Mean I Hate My Natural Hair

Last week I stayed late at work to catch up on a few things. As I was leaving, I ran ...
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5 Black Women That Own Natural Hair Brands that You Should Know

The days of the ethnic woman entrepreneur are here, and we couldn’t be happier! Before the rise of the natural ...
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4 Insecurities I Had That Made Me Hesitant to Go Natural

Sharing your insecurities can actually be a very good thing. It is almost like therapy and when you share publicly ...
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Serious Question: Is Honesty The Best Policy When It Comes To Hair Extensions?

beauty_depot The other day I was in Starbucks and I saw this woman with beautiful curly blond hair, and once ...
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My Eco Styler Gel Contains Triethanolamine, A Possible Carcinogen- Should I Be Worried?

Triethanolamine, or TEA, is an ingredient commonly found in many ethnic hair care products such as hair gels, serums, creams, ...
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4 Things I Hated About Getting Relaxers

I think most of us naturals have gone through our ‘straight hair’ phase. I remember that I wanted to relax ...
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9 Hair Products That I Avoid At All Costs

When you search online for hair products, there are plenty of rave reviews and people that share their favorite products ...
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The Salon Visit That Ruined My Hair And How You Can Avoid The Same Experience

In my early teens, my haircare routine was absolutely horrendous. I would straighten my hair multiple times a week, wash ...
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Why I’m Not All the Way There Yet With the Maximum Hydration Method

I’m the cautious type and for that I make no apologies; it’s who I am and it will govern the ...
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5 Salon Problems I Have Encountered That Should Change Immediately

CREDIT: Tim Hussin for the Wall Street Journal#2327 HAIR I’m not sure if this is the case with most naturals, ...
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10 Natural Hair Vloggers Most Of Us Can’t Get Enough Of

1. Naptural85 Instagram Whitney is 4a/4b natural queen who has been natural since 2008 and has shared her journey ever ...
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Ingredient Lists Do Not Have A Race! – People Have Asked Me Why I Use ‘White Products” In My Hair!

When you first start your hair journey there are almost always skeptics and naysayers. The misconception that black women can’t ...
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Why Are Other Cultures So Obsessed With African Hair Braiding?

I love to travel and in doing so I tend to always get my hair braided before a long trip. The ...
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Why I Stopped Washing My Hair In The Shower

Who washes their hair in the shower? *raises hand* I have done it all the time in the past. Not ...
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Stay In Your Natural Hair Lane, Know Your Limits and Quit Obsessing Over Your Hair

Sometimes a girl just needs a good old hair lecture. Someone to sit us down and tell us to literally ...
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I Am Still Skeptical About Heat Protectant – Watch Why One Woman Refuses To Use One

Prior to my healthy hair journey I didn’t even know that there was such a thing as heat protectant for ...
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What I Learned About Hair Care From My Friend Who Wears Hijab

IG: suhuromar I do not know many women who wear hijabs but the one woman I knew, I met when ...
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That time I Went To work And Got Hair Fondled By A Co-worker

Hearing stories like this from other women on a hair journey, my first thought is: people really have some nerve ...
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Never Let A Stylist Pressure You Into Something You Do Not Want – My Quick Weave Disaster

A trip to the hair salon is supposed to be an exciting experience. Especially for someone who only goes every ...
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Are Salons More Respectful Of Your Time Now Than It Used To Be Back In The Day?

CREDIT: Tim Hussin for Wall Street Journal I read an article recently that was about how black salons have failed ...
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“I Am Not Comfortable Rocking A Fro At Work” – Determining Personal Hair Styles At Work

As I’m transitioning into working full-time, I wanted to find alternative ways to wear my natural tresses. Rocking a big ...
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Let Us Take One Last Critical Look At This – Are Extensions On Children A Form Of Child Abuse?

After reading a recent post about a mother who received backlash from concerned parents and citizens on social media for ...
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