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5 reasons you are still struggling with dry curly hair

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5 Reasons Why You’re Still Struggling With Dry Curly Hair

It’s not strange to hear natural hair transitioners or naturals complain about how they can’t seem to keep their dry curly hair moisturised. These conversations are all over social media, blog post comments, YouTube videos, hair forums and so forth. Yes, when we talk about natural hair I have to say that most of what we do and talk about revolve around hair moisture. There’s no escaping it. While moisturising your transitioning […]

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5 Tools That Add Moisture To Natural Hair

Moisturising natural hair is always a major concern for anyone who decides to let their natural hair texture grow. If you know a little bit about curly hair you’ll understand why that is so and why we’re are always looking for the best products or hair care practices that will help retain hair moisture. But while we mainly focus on these, there are a few hair tools you can use that add […]

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The Handy Dictionary Of Natural Hair Jargon

“Whoa… let’s just stop a moment right there and rewind! Say what?!… Hydrolysed?! Hydrophobic!? Scab what!?… What the h…” This is exactly how I felt when I started my transitioning journey and was hit by a trainload of natural hair jargon that left me perplexed. At the time, it almost felt like I was taking a post-graduate course judging by the amount of research I had to do to understand […]

8 Ease Natural Hairstyles That Are Not A Bun Or A Puff

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8 Easy Natural Hairstyles That Are Not A Bun Or A Puff

Ever felt like you keep coming back to the same tiring curly hair tyles in your toolbox of hairstyles? I certainly have, and I feel like we all have those two or three signature hairstyles and we stray very little from them. While doing very important work on Instagram (fo’ real) I read a comment on a post that put me on a challenge to find easy natural hairstyles that are […]

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12 Co-Wash And Cleansing Conditioners For Curly Hair

Co-washing, or conditioner washing, is a great way to keep our hair clean and moisturised during summer or winter time when the weather can get to extreme temperatures. It has become a popular practice with the Curly Girl Method and the industry is now increasing its offering by developing more and more co-wash and cleansing conditioners for curly hair. With this no-poo hair cleansing method, you just need to get yourself into […]

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4 Tips For A Smarter Natural Hair Wash Day

Wash day can be a drag day. Talk about a long day of pre-wash care, shampoo/co-wash, condition, deep condition, steam, style and maybe diffuse. Phew!! This is the long version of a wash day, but, it can get longer if you add in some hair colour or henna treatment. I mean you can totally understand why the perspective your wash day coming closer can have some naturals wish they could snap their […]

Things You Need To Know To Build Your Hair Routine

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8 Rookie Mistakes To Avoid When Transitioning To Natural Hair

Being a rookie when transitioning to our natural hair texture can have its advantages. Despite the daunting prospect of a long journey, in the initial stages, one can feel empowered, excited and inspired by the new decision which can feed determination and commitment to stay on the new journey. However, this positive energy can also mean people are naive, blissfully unaware of difficulties and often times not prepared for the new path. […]

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5 Transitioning Hair Struggles And How To Overcome Them

For anyone who is or has transitioned to natural hair, what I am about to share with you won’t come up as a surprise. I know that many of you out there are going through this same issue and many are taken over the edge and give up altogether. The struggles are many and I mentioned them briefly on 8 Signs You’re Having A Natural Hair Meltdown And How To Stay […]