Way more important than knowing your hair type is knowing your hair porosity. However, many people are so focused on finding out what their curl pattern is, that they skip one of the most important lessons they could learn in their natural hair education. Having high porosity hair will affect how products work on your hair or how your hair feels to the touch, for instance. This knowledge is vital for […]
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If you’ve been transitioning to natural hair for a while now, or even if you just started, you know the life of a naturalista can be one filled with joy at the sight of their beautiful new curls. Nevertheless, you also know that it takes some work and planning to have those curls continuing to grow healthy and strong. There are daily, weekly and monthly hair care practices all transitioners should […]
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Cremes, custards, puddings, parfaits, creme Brulee, whipped butter and detanglers. Phew! Did you get all that? These are just a few product names you can see printed on the label of natural hair products. While we love the array of hair products catering for African-textured hair, it can be overwhelming shopping for hair items when the time comes. How do you differentiate one from another? What do they do exactly? If […]
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Are you familiar with that feeling of confidence that comes when you’re 100% confident, heck, you’re 150% sure you’re in the know and then you discover that you should put your foot in your mouth? Has this happened to you? Why? I’m only asking because we often follow a few practices to have our hair in tip-top condition, and they could well be the right ones, but then you find out […]
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Whether you like it or dismiss it, find it absolutely necessary or a waste of time the truth is a pre-poo can make a really big different to the health of your transitioning hair. Yes, it’s perfectly possible to have healthy hair without subscribing to it, but your hair would be a lot more resilient if you did a pre-poo on your wash day. Having transitioning hair equates to having fragile […]
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This time of the year is when we generally realize that Winter is really here. The temperatures keep getting lower and the rain, snow and cold breeze become relentless on our hair. Keeping our hair moisturised is a major concern and having products that support this is a must if we are to keep our healthy hair. So, if you want suggestions of good moisturisers for your winter hair regimen keep […]
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Does frequent washing help your hair grow faster? This is a question or topic I’ve seen being addressed and discussed in several blog posts and natural hair forums. It’s quite an interesting question if you think about. Could such a simple change in your hair care regimen make your hair grow? Can this really be possible? Let’s join hands and walk trough my thought process on this one. Ditching The […]
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It’s amazing how the year goes by so quickly and, suddenly, before we know it, here comes Christmas again. I wonder if you’ve done all your gift shopping and if so, did you remember to include yourself in that list? I hope so, you deserve a reward for all your efforts during your hair journey, or have you been a bad girl!?! If your case is the latter, then this is a good […]
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