The winter season tends to dry out your hair more than usual due to the lower temperatures. Therefore protective styling is the most ideal because it allows the hair to rest and maintain moisture. There are all types of different protective styles, such as braids, twists, buns and even hats. All of these styles retain length, because they require little or no manipulation. The more
Dreadlocks are one of the most low maintenance, care free, and beautiful black natural hairstyles that you can have. You may find yourself afraid to make this change in fear that you have to do a big chop. Luckily, there are two types of locs that do no require you to cut off your relaxed or chemically processed hair. Sisterlocks and Bradelocz are two options that
Hair that is tightly coiled will experience extensive breakage if it is not cared for properly. If you are not seeing the natural hair growth that you would like to see you are breaking hair off at a greater rate than you are growing it. In this case, the way you care for your hair has to be changed. Detangling is an aspect of natural
As curly-kinky women we are constantly searching for products that give natural hair moisture. Many of us have little knowledge on how ph balance plays a role in how much moisture our hair will receive. When our hair becomes too dry, it becomes prone to excessive breakage and damage. Using the right product with the proper ph balance can prevent this from happening. What is
Often times you will hear people say I have locs because I refuse to call my hair “dreadful”. It also has been said that dreadlocks has a demeaning connotation which roots are derived from Jamaica. While many people may think dreadlocks originated in Jamaica this is incorrect. Before Jamaicans, many cultures have worn dreadlocks such as the Yogis of India and Egyptians. The style came in
