OPINION

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

“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 ...

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 ...

6 Reasons Sitting Between A Relative’s Legs Getting Your Hair Done Is One Hair Tradition We Hope Never Goes Away
For years my mother did my hair, she would sit me in front of her and have all my toys ...

Why Does My Hair Journey Have To Be A Struggle With My Family?
The decision was my own to go natural, but somehow, my hair choice seemed to be always other people’s business ...

5 Things Only Natural Girls Understand
There are only a few things in this world only natural girls understand and we would be lieing if we ...

Does Long Hair Still Mean Empowerment? – The History Of The “Long Hair Perception”
Remember the very first time when your mom felt that you had ‘come of age’, and she finally used the ...

8 Things Men Who Have Women With Natural Hair Need To Know
IG: Fros and Beaus I read an article recently where a naturalista felt that it was important to let her ...

Let’s Put This To Rest – Are Keratin Treatments Really Cheating On Being Natural?
Natural hair is such a vague term that it sometimes causes unnecessary debates between Naturalistas in the natural hair community ...

5 Hair Tips that Simply Do Not Work For Everyone
I really appreciate natural hair bloggers who understand that not all curls are created equal. In their posts, they make ...

There Is An Obligation Of Honesty When You Are On A Natural Hair Journey – My Thoughts On Natural Hair “Influencers”
When I decided to go back to being natural, it wasn’t an easy decision to make. The process was an ...

Would You Ever Pay $150.00 For A Hair Product?
The other day I was reading a blog post about Kerastase Chronologiste. Truthfully the product sounds awesome, but before I ...

4 Things Stylists Wish That We Would Stop Doing To Our Hair
I know you know that the salon business is a huge one. Salons aren’t going anywhere and even though the ...

6 Interesting Ways Female Inmates Take Care of Their Hair while in Prison
Do you watch Lock Up? I know I am about to show how boring my Saturday nights are by the ...

The Truth About Your Favorite Hair Guru: 3 Tips On How You Can Become Your Own Guru
Hair care does not have to be so difficult. In fact, hair care should be as simple as eating pie. Seriously, ...

3 Reasons Some People Doubt that Black Women Can Have Long Hair without a Weave
Courtneynaturalhair Have you ever been weaved checked? To be honest, I haven’t, but I know a few people in my ...

Overall Health for the Best Hair Should Be Your Mantra this Year
I am on a serious health journey this year, I am talking about whole foods, nothing processed and a ton ...

What Science Says about Hair Growth and How Real Life Differs
Here’s a fun fact for you: a single bolt of lightning has enough energy to toast 100,000 slices of bread ...

5 Reasons the Hair Typing System is Totally Overrated
When I started my healthy hair journey (HHJ) and learned there was a system in place that helps you determine ...

My Hair Salon Nightmare: Scissor Happy and Rough
A few weeks ago I decided to go to the same hair salon that my sister frequently visits to get ...

Melanesian People Can Teach Us a Valuable Lesson in Judgement, Culture, and Race
I bet you didn’t see this one coming. Neither did I. Blacks with naturally blonde hair? That’s strange for those ...

Poets Alysia Harris and Alex Elle’s Story – Being Black with Little to No Hair
mypoeticinsanity.BlogSpot.com For those of you who are poetry lovers, Alysia Harris and Alex Elle is probably all too familiar for ...

How Young is too Young when Using Extensions in a Child’s Hair?
I am going to venture out on a limb here and say that this is a matter of opinion and ...

3 Reasons You Should Not Get a Vixen Sew In
So I have another wedding to attend in May, and since I am on this “New Year New me” thing ...

5 Hair Practices We Do That Everyone Says Are Bad For Us
Okay we get it! We get that we shouldn’t use certain products to care for our hair or we don’t ...

My Thoughts On White Women Wearing Braids And Other Kinky Styles
Black culture being stolen? Now with all of the previous ruckus about supposedly “white people stealing the black culture and ...

A Pictorial Guide On What to Do When Strangers Want to Touch Your Hair
Afrobella.com We tackle this subject at least a couple times per year because to be frank, it is a ...

6 Naturals That You Should Be Following On Instagram
Ladies, I know most of you have Instagram, and if you don’t this might just be the post that will ...

My No nonsense Approach To Salon Appointments
It’s that time again to head to the salon! Personally, I don’t go to often because 1. I can do ...

6 Natural Hair Rules That Need To Be Broken
In current society there are rules whether fully successful or not they are necessary to ward off complete chaos or ...