4 Tips To Make Exercise and Transitioning To Natural Hair Possible

4 Tips To Make Exercise And Transitioning To Natural Hair Possible

Summer is coming and we all want to look our best in that small bikini. So, whether you workout on a regular basis or you’re just trying to reach a specific goal you’re probably jumping, squatting and doing your cardio which means you’re sweating. Exercise and transitioning to natural hair doesn’t sound like a good partnership. However, you want to workout and still be able to rock your hair without having to […]

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Fresh Spring Natural Hairstyles For Transitioning Hair

Fresh Spring Natural Hairstyles For Transitioning Hair

Temperatures are rising, the sun is showing and we’re looking forward to Spring.  This winter has been a long and cooold one and there was no mercy for our curls. I don’t want to be preaching, but I hope you protected your hair.  Did you deep condition regularly, sealed your hair, wore protective hairstyles and covered your hair when outside? Good, because Spring is just around the corner and if you protected your […]

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how to improve hair porosity

How To Improve Hair Porosity

Hair porosity refers to your hair’s ability to attract and retain water inside the hair strand, and this has a direct relation to how the cuticle layers lie in your hair strand. I have discussed this topic in a series of blog posts where I talked about different aspect of natural hair, and how they affect the way we care and choose hair products. You can start reading this series here if you […]

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Unboxing Natural Hair Connecting The Dots

Unboxing Natural Hair – Connecting The Dots

So we’ve come to the final post of this 5 part series.  I know I’ve filled your head with a lot of information, and a lot of it might be hanging around loose without any connection to each other. We now know that natural hair is very complex as we looked into porosity, density, texture, elasticity and hair type. Phew!… This was like an intense Natural Hair Master Class. It was a lot! […]

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Unboxing Natural Hair Texture and Elasticity

Unboxing Natural Hair – Hair Texture and Elasticity

After discussing hair type, porosity and density you are probably rolling your eyes and thinking you can’t handle any more information. I’m with you! It is a lot of information, but it’s vital. This way you can respond to your hair’s needs the way it needs based on its own characteristics. So today will talk about hair texture and hair elasticity.     What Is Hair Texture And Hair Elasticity? Hair texture […]

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5 Natural Hair Accessories To Avoid

5 Natural Hair Accessories To Avoid!

We all have hair accessories! From the simplest hair band to the horrible banana clip from the 80’s. We have different hair colours, hair textures and haircuts, and they give us our own unique hair “fingerprint” by mirroring our personality, or at least that’s what we aim for. However, there is something about accessories that intensity, throw a light or magnify what is already there, whether it’s good or bad. There […]

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Unboxing Natural Hair What Is Hair Density

Unboxing Natural Hair – What Is Hair Density?

Hair density is the third post in the Unboxing Natural Hair series.  Previously we talked about hair type and hair porosity and discussed how they connect. If you haven’t read these post you might want to check them and come back here. Today we will talk about hair density – what it is, how to identify it and why it is important.     What Is Hair Density? Well, hair density and hair texture get […]

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Unboxing Natural Hair What Is Hair Porosity

Unboxing Natural Hair – What Is Hair Porosity?

Hi there! I hope you’re ready to continue our series of Unboxing Natural Hair! Today we will talk about what is hair porosity. We now know that according to Andre Walker there are 4 different hair types and each one has its own characteristics.  This is important because it helps us understand how our hair responds to styling and products.   However, this alone is not sufficient to understand how natural hair behaves. […]

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