Hard water and hair can be a “deadly” combination as it can cause havoc on your transitioning hair and you may not even be aware of it. I certainly wasn’t when I came to live in London, although I did feel a difference in my hair. At the time, way before I started transitioning, I used a mixture of tap and bottled water to make a final hair rinse after I conditioned my hair. […]
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Postpartum hair shedding while you’re transitioning to natural hair can be a scary thing. We all know it’s something that normally happens after giving birth, however, during transition your relaxed hair is already in a weak state and you may fear it will fall out by handfuls in excess of the “normal” shedding during this period. The Reality is… On average, we all loose 100 hairs a day and […]
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If you read my Henna For Hair Care post you know what henna can do for natural hair and you know I am a great supporter of its use. That is why today I am sharing my current henna hair dye recipe. Chances are that if you are reading this post you’re curious about henna and want to know more about it, so if you haven’t read my article I highly advise […]
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Frizz is often an unwanted companion of natural hair and although some of you don’t mind a bit of it, for others it can ruin an entire Sunday’s washing routine. You can watch and read endless tutorials, visualise your goals, and put the law of attraction into work and you can still fall short trying to achieve that perfect wash and go or that gorgeous bantu knot out. It can be infuriating and frustrating […]
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Transitioning to natural hair is often a synonym of doing a lot of protective styles. This is frequently recommended to bring your hair back to health and to protect your relaxed hair at the line of demarcation. I know, I know! I can’t wait to get rid of those too so I can wear my curly hair in an easy and quick wash & go. However, while I wait for that day to […]
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I’ve viewed countless videos from curly vloggers where we can learn how to trim and even perform haircuts on our own hair. Being a transitioner I understand this because in this journey to natural hair we embody the “Do It Yourself” philosophy. The thing is, we’ve come to care and love our hair so much that we don’t want someone come in and ruin it. There are too many horror stories out there for […]
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Can’t stop the urge to scratch your scalp? And the more you scratch the more you want to do it? Does this urge come when it’s most inappropriate? Itchiness on your head is a symptom that something is not well on your scalp. The reason for an itchy scalp can be very simple and common, but it is important to identify the problem so you can address it. 1| Allergic Reaction […]
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I won’t lie, Summer is my second favourite season of the year. Nevertheless, as temperatures rise and the sun makes its appearance more noticeable and desired I wonder if you’re protecting your transitioning hair from the damaging effects of sun exposure. Just as we protect our skin from the sun we should do the same for our hair. We now have several hair products that offer protection from the sun, chlorine, the wind […]
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