Most curly girls know about the importance of deep conditioning curly hair. It’s something that has become part of the natural hair indoctrination and it’s something that rapidly becomes a part of any curly hair routine. Though it is a fairly simple hair care practice to do, it’s easy to not reap the full benefits a deep conditioning session has all because you’ve been doing it the wrong way. Outch! Talk […]
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Curly girls have a lot to discuss when it comes to their hair and some topics are more trendy than others, but one topic that raises a fair amount of concern and anxiety among curlies is thinning hair. Yes, it not only robs us of the dream of having a big mane but it also has a negative effect on our self-esteem pushing us look for solutions to fix thin curly hair […]
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Life is full of challenges. Some big, some small, but they never end and as soon as we accept this the better we’ll be able to deal with adversity. The reason I’m saying this is because I’m currently facing a new challenge in my curly hair journey. You may think that at this point in my hair journey, as a curly girl and as a blogger, everything is cut and dry […]
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Don’t know about you, but I frequently daydream about winning the lottery or coming across a large amount of money a distant (dead) relative leaves me in a will. Of course, I have a better chance of winning the Euromillions first, but it’s a good dream nonetheless. 😉 Anyway, when I indulge in this alternate world, I do a LOT of shopping. I mean, a LOOOT of shopping (we’ve all have this dream, […]
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If you’ve ever felt that being a curly girl in the natural hair community is full of rules you need to follow in order to have healthy hair and that you get confused or overwhelmed (or both) by most of them, then this post is for you because you don’t really need to follow them. Well, not in the way you probably think. I understand that as newbies we want to start our new hair […]
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If the title of this post caught your attention I’m glad because I needed a bait to wheel you into a subject that many people in the natural hair community are 1) unaware, 2) don’t understand or 3) ignore thinking they now know best. So let me just pull up my sleeves to try and explain the truth about surfactants in curly hair products, and clear some of the misconceptions that can […]
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If there’s one thing a lot of people in the natural hair community are all too willing to do is to accept and follow hair product advice on their hair woes. It’s very common to read or hear people say “My hair is super___ (fill in the blank) what can I do to fix this?”. Though products can do a lot to lift and rehabilitate your hair’s health, they’ll work better […]
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In case everywhere you turn to you see big, voluminous curly hair and you’re out there stuck with limp, flat, curly hair wishing you could do something about it then keep reading because I got a few tips for you. We all know curly hair is generally associated with having a big mane, something along the lines of Diana Ross or Chaka Khan. Maybe a little bit more tamed, but certainly […]
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