A few years ago, when the natural hair movement was in its early stages, when YouTube was taking its first steps and representations of naturally curly hair were less evident on the streets, being natural was truly a journey of love and labour. There was little to no information available to guide you on your journey, can you imagine? Turn the page a few years forward and there is practically a […]
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You can transition to natural hair for 5, 12, 24 or however many months you want, and your journey is still gonna be full of learning curves, happy discoveries, some surprises, and a lot of frustrations and doubt. It’s certainly not an easy path to take and, among all this, you have to decide when to big chop your transitioning natural hair. Talk about pressure, right? There you are still […]
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Oils are an essential aid of my hair regimen. I use them all the time and I don’t think I can do without them. In fact, I have seven different oils I use on my kids’ hair and my own. There’s no need for that many and sometimes I think it’s too much, but I’m sure there’s someone out there with a wider collection. Anyhow, when it comes to applying oils on my […]
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So much of what we do to our hair is about moisture. I would estimate that 99% is about it, but don’t quote me on this there is no empirical study just hands on experience. It’s funny (it’s actually not), but before I transitioned to natural hair I didn’t do anything to keep my hair moisturised. I know this may be a shocker to some of you, and then again maybe not, […]
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Raise your hand if you ever missed your weekly deep conditioning session, felt too lazy to do your pre-poo or kept your hair in a bun for weeks on end out of pure laziness!?! C’mon I know there’s a few of you out there. I’m sure I’m not the only who has fallen guilty of this deadly sin. Yep, you betcha! I’ve done it too and I will probably do it again. […]
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If there’s one thing I often hear people talk about is how hard it is to moisturise their natural or transitioning hair now that they’ve decided to go natural. Usually, they complain about having tried everything in the book, or that their hair is just too difficult or impossible to work with, and some I find are too damn lazy or don’t give much thought to their hair. Either way, moisturising your transitioning […]
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Is there anyone who doesn’t want healthy, strong, shiny and bouncy curls? Yeah, I guess we’re all on this journey working for this. When entering into our transitioning hair journey our hair is pretty much damaged and in an effort to take better care of it many of us resort to natural ingredients because of their proven benefits for hair. Lemon, a champion in the kitchen, is one of those ingredients […]
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There’s no doubt the technological and scientific advances we witness today can be a big help in the beauty and hair care industry, however, Mother Nature never ceases to amaze us. Those of you who read my posts here know that I am a big supporter of natural hair brands that insist on, favour and support natural ingredients in their products (or the closest to it) in detriment of chemical ones. In this particular blog post, […]
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