Hair Talk
Is it Wrong to Wear Fake Hair in Product Advertisements?
As I flip through my favorite magazines, being the hair obsessed person I am I always take note of the various hair product advertisements. I glance at the glossy page and think to myself things like: “Oooh, she’s prett...
5 Hair Tools That Have Improved My Hair
At the core of having healthy hair is keeping it clean, moisturized and providing the right amount of protein. A great diet, exercise and drinking plenty of water are equally important. Finding the proper products ranks third...
I’m Confused about the Term ‘Big Chop’
I’m confused about the term big chop. I like to think I know (almost) all there is to know in the online healthy hair community, with both natural and relaxed hair. I enjoy reading in forums and blogs they way most people wat...
Natural Hair Does Not Always Equal Do It Yourself
When I first “discovered” the online healthy hair community a few years ago, I became fascinated with researching ingredients, methods, techniques, products and anything that would help my hair become healthier and grow longer....
My Hair Story
“Duro duro, malo malo”, the hairdresser complained. Male patron asks (in Spanish), “How do you do hair that is so hard and so bad?” Hairdresser begins to respond, but I interject. “Excuse me. I u...
My Top 10 Favorite You Tube Hair Vloggers
I’ll share a secret with you – I went about three years without cable television. Yep…three whole years! But I’ve always had the internet so during that time You Tube became a regular source of entertainment and I’ve develope...
Do people still lie about being natural?
I remember when I was younger, people got texturizers or curl relaxers and claimed it was their natural texture. Soul Glo juice dripping down the side of their face, they would look you dead in the eye and say “My hair i...
Hair versus Health, A Black Woman’s Struggle!
It is no secret that there is a long standing struggle with Black women between maintaining great looking hair and exercising regularly. In the June/July issue of Sophisticate’s Black Hair Magazine, I was shocked to read...
Natural Hair Discussion: Is it easier if you start with short hair?
When I first began my healthy hair journey, my hair fell to about neck and chin length. I refrained from relaxing for seven months due to a bad relaxer service (see my hair story for more details) because I was waiting to retu...
Acceptable Ways to Wear a Scarf in Public
As I begin this post, I pray you are not the woman of whom I speak. The one who wears bonnets in public. The woman who rocks rollers outside the confines of her home. Said chick who walks around with her hair wrapped with a ...
