Healthy Hair
The Difference Between Ceramic & Titanium Flat Irons
With so many terms used to describe flat irons, it is difficult to determine what they all mean and if they are important or simply clever usage of certain “buzz” words to make the tool sound more impressive. Most people are u...
Why Are So Many Natural Hair Products Named After Foods?
In watching the trends of the hair care industry the past few years, more specifically the natural hair community, I’ve noticed a few things, none of which is new but just updated to reflect the direction in which hair trends a...
How To: Grow Out Your Nape
he “kitchen”, a relatively simple name for an area of the head that causes some African-American women maaa-jor distress. For those who don’t know, the “kitchen” refers to the nape, the area at the back of your head just abov...
Temple Thinning: When All Else Fails, There is Hope!
The very first time I noticed my temples receding was when I was 23 years old after I removed my micro braids. It never really struck me to be a hair loss issue as much as I figured it was because of the constant pulling. T...
Overcoming Traction Alopecia in Black Women in Three Easy Ways
A hair in the head is worth two in the brush. ~Oliver Herford Have you ever seen a woman with a wide hair part, wide enough to know that she lost some hair from that region or stared fascinated as a young woman walks by and th...
Hair Food…Literally: Recipes to Feed Your Hair’s Appetite
On my journey for healthy hair, I’ve grown rather skeptical of store brand products. Have you ever skimmed the ingredients of your favorite shampoo or conditioner and wondered, “How can this be natural?” Y...
Washing & Conditioning Your Hair for Optimal Hair Growth
The first step to happy and healthy hair is a CLEAN SCALP! So, washing is the first lesson: Wash your hair at least once a week. Washing your hair in the shower keeps your hair going in the direction you’d like to wear i...
Hair Loss and African American Women
Traction Alopecia is seen mostly in African-American women. Millions of people damage their hair by wearing styles that pull too tightly on their hair. This is known as traction alopecia, this type of hair loss is caused by ...
Love Your Hair This Winter with Protective Styles
It never fails. By the time you finally figured out the perfect recipe of products that allowed you to achieve perfect summer hair with perfect kinks, coils and curls that wouldn’t explode into a frizzy mess, you blinked and t...
How To: Lengthen Your Hair Beyond it’s Hereditary Limit
It’s fair to say that no matter the texture of hair, most women want long, flowing locks. This is manifested even in some of the childhood fairy tales that we know about. For example, the story of Rapunzel tells how her h...
