I can’t remember the first time I heard about washing hair with conditioners on my healthy hair care journey. Initially, I was resistant to the idea because it seemed odd not to use shampoo or some form of soap while “washing” hair. My first try with As I Am Coconut Co-Wash Cleansing Conditioner forever changed my mind about co-washing and its benefits for natural hair. Don’t forget to join our Read More
Battle of the Beauty Boxes – Which is Best for Natural Hair?
If you have an insatiable lust for experimenting with new products (aka product junkie), one of the best ways to do this without wasting a truckload of money is via beauty subscription boxes. Hair and beauty boxes are an innovative way to try out products before investing money in the full sized products. This article will share the benefits of beauty subscription boxes and the best beauty subscription boxes for Read More
Is It Possible to Over Condition Natural Hair?
At the beginning of my natural hair journey, while transitioning, I shampooed and deep conditioned my hair one fine day but something went wrong. After my hair dried, it felt squishy and spongy like mashed potatoes. My hair was also very slippery and I could barely hold onto a chunk of it. I did not realize it until later that I was suffering from over moisturized hair aka over-conditioned hair. Read Read More
Healthy Hair Care Series Christmas Bundle Sale
In continuation of the 2018 holiday gift guide for natural hair, I’m sharing the Healthy Hair Care Series Christmas bundle sale details. The Healthy Hair Care Series was launched in 2015 as a premium hair growth resource to facilitate healthier hair care. The series has now grown to 3 books with 2 more in the research and development phase. If you’ve been looking for some great hair growth products to Read More
Max Hydration Method for Natural Hair – A Comprehensive Guide
I broke down the Cherry Lola Treatment in the previous article including the modified Cherry Lola treatment, step by step directions and options for high porosity hair. One of those options is the max hydration method even though this method was developed for low porosity hair as well. If you haven’t already, you may want to subscribe for access to the free resource library, which includes:- 95 Foods for Healthy Read More
Benefits of Sleeping on a Silk or Satin Pillowcase for Curly Hair
A great night time routine is as essential to healthy hair care as your daytime routine. One of the things that cause hair breakage and split ends is when the ends of the hair rub against cotton pillowcases at night, causing friction. This problem can be mitigated and eliminated by switching from regular cotton pillowcases to silk or satin pillowcases. This was one of the crucial changes I made when Read More
Hair Care Tips – Cleansing Hair with Minimal Hair Loss
One of the issues that can contribute to hair loss is mishandling hair when wet. Your cuticle is raised when you’re washing your hair and this is when it’s the most fragile. By the time you’ve put it through shampooing, deep conditioning, leave in, gel application and styling every week, you might end up with more hair in your sink than on your head. Don’t get me wrong. You will Read More
Understanding Hair Growth Cycle
A lot of people want hip bone length hair but in order to achieve this or any other length goals, it is important to understand the natural hair growth cycle as well as the reasons why your hair acts a certain way at certain times of the year/over the years. This article will cover the natural hair growth cycle, the four stages of the hair growth cycle, what each phase Read More
What’s My Hair Type?
I receive several questions about hair type so I decided to create a comprehensive post that addresses the questions – what’s my hair type? What’s my curl pattern? All human hair is composed primarily of keratin. Keratin is a kind of protein that’s formulated in the cells of the hair follicles. Your curl pattern is determined by the number of bonds between the keratin and other proteins within your hair Read More