GENERAL OPINION

You Probably Spend More On Your Hair Than You Think

Contents: The Dollars and Cents of Haircare The Why Behind it All Is It Even Worth It? Watch The Documentary ...
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Top 3 Reasons We Are Seeing A Huge Return To Relaxers

Toward the end of 2019 we noticed several influencers and people in the natural hair community returning to relaxers. With ...
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The True Pioneers of the Black Hair-care Industry

https://youtu.be/yuNHt8Ous3k Contents: A Legacy of Hair-Care Giants The Visionaries Honourable Mentions & Hair-care Gurus of Our Time Final Thoughts A ...
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If Your Natural Hair Could Talk, What Would The Conversation Be Like?

Years ago when I first started my natural hair journey I used to say that my hair was sort of ...
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I Used To Hide My Natural Hair Under Crochet Braids From My Boyfriend

Shortly after my move to NYC I knew that it was time to finally bite the bullet, and chop off ...
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My Friends Think I Change My Hairstyle Too Much – Oh Well!

@therealkarlaj Ever since I was a little girl I was always fascinated with my hair. I had hair all the ...
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The Last Time I Installed Box Braids They Lasted 3 Days, Here Is Why

@skyetownsend After I big chopped I was desperate to find a protective style that I could wear, and keep in ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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“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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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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