Every woman on a journey to longer, stronger hair knows of and fears the dreaded setback. Setbacks sneak up on you when you least expect it and can destroy any and all progress that you’ve made. Most setbacks are obvious things that most of us pinch ourselves for not knowing sooner. Knowing saves many of [...]
As more and more Black women discover the beauty of their naturally kinky hair, the feud between relaxed and natural women of Color is growing at an alarming rate. While some natural ladies feel as if women who choose to relax their hair are betraying their African roots, relaxed ladies feel that they are constantly [...]
Black Hair Media is full of information on how women of color can achieve the hair lengths of their dreams. Yet as you grow your hair to unbelievable lengths, achieving full heads of thick, luxurious, voluminous hair may be more difficult to do. Whether you genetically have thin hair or it has thinned from years [...]
One of the most disheartening things for anyone is to see is their hairline wearing away. It’s bad enough for a man, but it can be emotionally traumatizing for a woman. African American women in particular, are especially prone to damaged hairlines due to the overuse of chemicals and hairstyles that cause stress on the [...]
Over the course of my hair journey I have made some pretty serious boo boos. In the search for the perfect product combination, it is safe to say that I have turned over most stones. So I am going to list out a few of my most disastrous attempts at DYI beauty treatments and why [...]
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Let’s face it, there is nothing glamorous about lifeless flat hair. Unfortunately, many of us were born with it and have no idea how to style it. Ponytails are cute but it does not have to be a life sentence. There are more options to adding life to your hair than you can wrap your [...]
Hair Breakage: Prevent It Before It Starts
When new growth appears at the roots at an average of a quarter inch or more per month, it indicates that the scalp it grows from is healthy enough to produce hair naturally. However, when the length does not increase, this is indicative of breakage. Not to confuse breakage with shedding, breakage occurs at a [...]
Caring For The African-American Infant’s Hair
How can you not think of your baby as a real, living doll?! Her chubby cheeks are so cute you can pinch them, and his little toes are so….you get the idea. You can barely stop yourself from dressing them in cute little get-ups before running to whip out the old Nikon for the 74 [...]
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