When I started my hair journey I used to watch a lot of YoutTube videos about natural hair and, as I shared recently on my Instagram page, given the change, I would have probably become a product junkie. Lucky for me, that didn’t happen. Not that being one is a bad thing, no! It’s just that it can it distract and steer you away from your curly hair goals when you […]
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When I started my natural hair journey, back in 2013, one of my most dominants thoughts in the first few months was knowing what hair type I had. I wanted to know if it was gonna be wavy, coily, nappy or if I was gonna get beautiful ringlets… I quickly got out of this ‘obsession’ but I see many curly hair newbies worried about this same topic and it concerns you could […]
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Hair growth is on the list of most, if not all, curly hair newbies, right up there with hair moisture. Every other email I get is specifically about it or somewhat related to it. I get that once the decision to go natural is made we want to take the fast route to our destination – natural hair. However, there are many things that affect hair growth that you need to […]
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Moisturising curly hair is still the main talking subject within the natural hair community whether you’re a curly newbie or a veteran, and this isn’t difficult to believe since our hair needs it so much and there are so many problems related to it. In my free ecourse, Boost Your Hair Moisture, I get a lot of questions about hair moisture as people are not sure about what to do to […]
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For most of us going on a hair journey finding hair products tailored to our curly hair needs is not a problem. Thankfully, natural hair care brands keep growing every year as does our choice of products (just be careful and find those which have an ethical and conscious approach to ingredients). Still, despite having our lives made easier by all the market choices we now have, finding curly hair products for […]
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Blogging about natural hair gives me the opportunity to talk about something I love, but also to be able to help someone out there who reads the information I put out. I love receiving your messages letting me how you now understand the nature of curly hair and what care you need to put into it. However, despite all the info on the blog, the videos and even the eCourse, I notice […]
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Because we’re all looking to shape our curls into perfection like a beautiful floral arrangement today’s post addresses something talked about in our Facebook group last week – finding a good curl defining gel. Yep, it seems like this week it’s a big ‘Yay!’ for all DIY lovers out there and no, it’s not your regular flaxseed gel recipe. Today it’s all about oats, more specifically an Oatmeal Hair Gel Recipe for […]
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I may be projecting my own experiences here, but detangling may be the second biggest obstacle, after breakage, any curly hair transitioner faces when their hair reaches a certain length. However, it’s a problem that is not unique to them. In fact, ALL curly girls face it at some point in their journey. One thing’s for sure, we all want to reduce time detangling curly hair. The first problem arrives when you’re […]
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