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I hope that my blog post have been beneficial in teaching all types of people and hair textures about natural hair. Natural hair is a big part of African American/black culture and I feel its important that everyone is able to appreciate its versatility while also being educated on the subject. A big topic IContinue reading “Final Blog post of the semester”

Gel is a NEED in many naturals lives but it’s also hard to find the best ones. I’ve created a small list of hair gels with pros and cons to help pick what’s best for you. Uncle Funky’s Pros: Healthy ingredients! Organic Aloe Vera Juice, Aqueous-Infused Extracts of Marshmallow, Chamomile, Nettle & Horsetail, Vitamin E,Continue reading “Who has the best hair gel?”

A lot of natural hair women enjoy wearing the hair in a high puff. It’s a cute laid back look but can be dressed up as well! Here are some tips and style that you can do to switch up your puff! Different edge styles Use a “puff cuff” instead of a hair tie toContinue reading “6 ways to pump up your puff”

There are a lot of videos out there that share natural hair journeys and many wonder what exactly that journey entails. Some women have been natural all their lives but some had perms before. Those who have had perms (straightens hair with chemicals) have decided to grow their perms out into their natural hair. ThisContinue reading “Transitoning naturals”

You might have heard someone say “the syringe is real” Well today I’m going to explain that and ways to help combat shrinkage Shrinkage is when someones hair shrinks up in length because of their coil, curl, pattern. Check out these pictures for some examples: There’s not true way to combat shrinkage but there areContinue reading “Shrinkage”

In the natural hair community there are a lot of different options when it comes to hair products. Which means you go through a lot of trial and error when finding the right one. As I talked about before, in a previous blog your texture affects what type of products you need. Click here toContinue reading “The hard decision of Product choice”

Protective styles are exactly what they’re called. They’re used to protect your natural hair and basically give your hair a “break” from all the wash n’ gos and constant manipulation that you do on a typical week. This allows for your hair to grow and decreases breakage, since you aren’t touching your hair as much.Continue reading “Protective styles”

There are various ways a naturalista can style her hair but a common one that many do is “Wash N’ Go”. Don’t let the term decieve you it’s far from a wash and literally go. These typically take a decent amount of time which is why many refer to wash day as its own dayContinue reading “Natural Hair Wash n’ go’s”

For many years society has seen natural hair as an unprofessional hair style but in today’s workplace were seeing a shift in for the better. There are many organizations promoting natural hair and even laws in states like California and New York being passed to protect the wear of cultural hairstyles such as dreads andContinue reading “Natural hair in the workplace”

“You have good hair” What does that really mean? Keep reading to find out… In my first blog post I’ve decided to explain hair textures. Many don’t know that hair is categorized into 4 different types. Each type grows naturally from someones head. Hair types range from Type 1- 4C, with the straightest being 1Continue reading “My First Blog Post:Texture”