Book Recommendation E-book : ‘Your Mane Concern : Secrets to healthy hair and scalp’ by Stephanie Anderson If you are wanting to have more information about hair care, how about browsing through this e-book that trichologist, Stephanie Anderson has spent some time to compile. She considers herself ‘a healthy hair advocate and a professional in the… Read More »
Natural Hair Care And Hair Styles For Children AAH, yes, our children, the gems of our creation, the reason for living our lives! Without a doubt, we all love our children – no matter what they may do, no matter what they may say, no matter what they may look like! For some of those things,… Read More »
Indian Powders…Where Do I Begin? Using Indian powders for hair care has been around for ages. This is a part of the Indian culture, a practice referred to as Ayurveda. It focuses on the balance between the spirit, mind, and body. It uses plant-based treatments which may be derived from roots, leaves, fruits, bark, or seeds.… Read More »
One of the problems facing black women with natural hair, is the common question – ‘How should I wear my hair for work?’ In today’s society with so many women giving up the ‘hair crack’ aka ‘hair relaxer’ to go ‘natural’, they sometimes feel like ‘a fish out of water’ especially when it… Read More »
Hmmm…Where Do I Start? As with any new journey that one embarks on, one has to do research, research, research. This is what I did and continue to do. There are so many improvements on a constant basis. If I had to simplify this journey, I would say start with a basic natural hair care… Read More »
Protective Styles Well, what exactly is a protective style and what does this have to do with the question of weaving one’s hair? Quite simple – a protective style is ANY style that you use to give your hair a ‘break/rest’ from all and any type of manipulation. Manipulation can take many forms – combing brushing… Read More »
Eco Styler Gel Olive Oil Ok, here goes. I am not a huge gel person, though I must say, sometimes it comes in handy. I usually DIM – read “Do-It-Myself” by making my own preferred Flaxseed gel. So, in a crunch when time eludes me, I keep a tub of Eco Styler Gel with… Read More »
Aveda Smooth Infusion Collection Line And so, like most natural haired women, we like to change it up once in awhile – after all, this is the best part of wearing natural hair…the flexibility! You can be curly in the morning, and straight in the evening, if you were so to choose. And the best… Read More »
A Black Man’s Perspective On A Black Woman’s Natural Hair Once again we are here to take a peek ‘through the looking glass’ of the minds of A Black Man’s Perspective On A Black Woman’s Natural Hair by examining their thoughts through their interviews. We will be talking with two Black men and their views about… Read More »
I will begin this post by saying that I have not done a full-blown survey on this interview topic, but I have spoken with a few couples to get their feedback. It is a plan to harness the masses at a later date to see where their opinions rest.