Life is full of challenges. Some big, some small, but they never end and as soon as we accept this the better we’ll be able to deal with adversity. The reason I’m saying this is because I’m currently facing a new challenge in my curly hair journey. You may think that at this point in my hair journey, as a curly girl and as a blogger, everything is cut and dry […]
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Hair porosity refers to your hair’s ability to attract and retain water inside the hair strand, and this has a direct relation to how the cuticle layers lie in your hair strand. I have discussed this topic in a series of blog posts where I talked about different aspect of natural hair, and how they affect the way we care and choose hair products. You can start reading this series here if you […]
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Hair density is the third post in the Unboxing Natural Hair series. Previously we talked about hair type and hair porosity and discussed how they connect. If you haven’t read these post you might want to check them and come back here. Today we will talk about hair density – what it is, how to identify it and why it is important. What Is Hair Density? Well, hair density and hair texture get […]
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Hi there! I hope you’re ready to continue our series of Unboxing Natural Hair! Today we will talk about what is hair porosity. We now know that according to Andre Walker there are 4 different hair types and each one has its own characteristics. This is important because it helps us understand how our hair responds to styling and products. However, this alone is not sufficient to understand how natural hair behaves. […]
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