Hair Styling Charged by Length My husband has long hair, I mean really long.  His dreadlocks aka locks are down to his waist. He has been growing them for about 10 years and he stopped cutting his hair a couple of years ago just to see how long it would get. Prior to that time he was...

    Roller Set Natural Hair – Your First Transitioning Hairstyle For your first hairstyle during your transition, you should try a roller set.  It is not at all difficult to roller set natural hair.  In fact, roller setting transitioning hair is the same process as roller...

        Phony Ponytail –  Protective Hairstyle for Natural Hair –  37 Weeks Post Relaxer I was looking for a protective hairstyle for natural hair to give myself a break.  I was debating buying the clip on hair piece called “The Mane Clip” and...

  Why You Should Read Labels – Ingredients in Hair Products Using the wrong ingredients can ruin your hair when used over a period of time, although there are not many ingredients (i.e., relaxer, color, chemical curls) that can ruin your hair after one use.  You need to study the...

      Rejuvenol Keratin Treatment I finally got fed up with the breakage of my relaxed hair.  I had a second mini chop done at the salon, after getting a second keratin treatment on natural hair. The stylist used Rejuvenol.  I took advantage of the special – $99...

      What is Your Hair Type and Why You Should Care You should care about your hair type because knowing your hair type may help you to pick out products to use on your specific hair type.  You might notice that some product manufacturers label their products for a specific...

For How Long Should You Transition? The only person who can decide when you are ready to cut off the remainder of your relaxed hair is you. If you have a goal length in mind, you can calculate how long it might take you to reach your goal presuming the ½ inch of hair per month average. You...

  I attended my first natural Black hair panel event a few days ago, hosted by Honey B Creations.  I attended as a hair model.  I have a frohawk with two strand twists that were done in bantu knots.  I have to take it down before my next work meeting but I do get to keep it for a few...

    I was a hair model for an event on Saturday and my hair was done in a frohawk style with cornrows and two strand twisted bantu knots.  The stylist used Jane Carter Solutions Curl Defining Cream. I had never used any Jane Carter Solutions products on my natural hair although my...

    The weather can be your worst and best friend when you have natural hair. You may have the perfect routine down for your natural hair, or your transitioning hairstyle as you are transitioning to natural hair.  You may have found your holy grail natural hair products.  But...

  My Experience with Natural Hair Salons I have been natural for a while but I have never used any of the natural hair salons in my area.  I’m in NYC and some of the most popular natural hair salons can be found in this area.  I have been a DIY person for basically my entire...

I was asked to be a hair model for a hair show in New York City hosted by Honey B Creations, and I accepted.   I had no idea about the event at all until I saw a tweet on twitter asking for last minute hair models for natural hair.  It turns out the salon, Sabine’s Hallway, is near...

      WEN Cleansing Conditioner – 1st Wash after the Mini Chop I was 48 weeks and 1 day post relaxer at this time.  Technically this is the second wash after the mini chop but I did not take many photos of that wash yesterday. I was out of town and just had to try WEN...

      Flat Iron Natural Hair – 103 Weeks Post Relaxer I took down my curly twists after 9 weeks and flat ironed my hair with my FHI Runway. I did not get as much growth as I had hoped but I noticed that my hair is stronger and a little longer. I know that my hair...

    Mastered Roller Setting – 5 weeks and 1 day post relaxer I was 5 weeks and 1 day post relaxer and this was my 7th self roller set.  I finally found the perfect combination of products for roller setting my hair.  I did not have staple washing products but I did like...

      Flat Ironing Natural Hair I have finally gotten a process down for flat ironing my 100% natural hair.  It seems like a lot of work; however, the results come out well and it lasts for a while with no reversion.  A video is below. My steps are: pre shampoo treatment,...

  My Pibbs Dryer – Roller sets made easier My Pibbs 512 dryer was delivered on a few days before I took these photos but I had just washed and set so I did not need to do my hair again.  I broke out my dryer to test it out with a roller set – my 5th rollerset on my own....

      Mesh Roller set with Pibbs At 4 weeks and 2 weeks post relaxer I deiced to go back to using mesh rollers to see if I got faster results using the Pibbs.  If you recall, I had started out with my first roller set using mesh rollers and air drying my hair.  I got much...

          Spring Twists aka Curly Twists – Crochet Braids on Natural Hair- Protective Hairstyle for Transitioning Hair I had this style in from 93 weeks and 6 days post relaxer through 103 weeks.  I had a new style done, crochet braids done as curly twists. I...

      Stop!  Don’t Buy Any New Natural Hair Products for Your Transition You have decided to transition to your natural hair, you picked your transitioning hairstyles and now what’s next?  My suggestion is to take stock of the hair products that you already own.  This...

      One Thing Nobody Ever Tells You About Transitioning Your Hair Going natural without the big chop is not easy.  In fact, it is probably easier to cut off all your relaxed hair (also called the Big Chop or BC) and start with a teeny weeny afro (also called a TWA). If you...

        Half Wigs – Great Protective Hairstyles for Transitioning Hair I decided to try half wigs for the summer.  I was 75 weeks and 2 days post relaxer. The wig is called Aisha and the brand is Outre.  It looks much better on than in the promotional photos....

      Keratin Treatment on Natural Hair:  LASIO ONE DAY FORUMLA I took the plunge and had a Keratin Treatment on Natural Hair at a salon.  I thought it would be a good transitioning hairstyle for me.  At the time of my first BKT I was 66 weeks and 1 day post relaxer. I had...

        Co-Washing Natural Hair If you have been researching the possibilities of going back to natural hair then you have no doubt heard of co-washing natural hair.  You are probably wondering what in the heck that means. Using sulfate shampoo can dry out the hair since...

      Washing Natural Hair in Sections – 17 weeks and 3 days post relaxer I had previously stretched my relaxer until 18 weeks and 3 days (just prior to my transition from relaxed to natural hair) but I had not started to wash my hair in sections until I was 17 weeks an...

        Evil Fairy: Dealing with Single Strand Knots on Natural Hair As you transition from relaxed to natural hair, you will notice a phenomenon that many naturals call fairy knots aka single strand knots which are exactly as they read, knots that form on a single strand...

      Shed Hair versus Breakage: Hair Loss During Transition from Relaxed to Natural Something that you will notice as you transition from relaxed to natural hair is that you may have more hairs in your comb or brush during your daily hair maintenance. During this hair...

      My first roller set – Mesh rollers This was my very first roller set done on my own and  I cannot really say that I roller set natural hair since I was only 3 days post relaxer. I attempted my first full roller set with mesh rollers. I was never good with...

      Lies About Transitioning from Relaxed to Natural Hair I transitioned from relaxed to natural hair over the course of 2 years and along the way I discovered several things that are just not true about natural hair. The biggest lie that you will hear is that natural hair...

      What is the Demarcation Line? Around the time when you would normally get your relaxer touch up is when you see the line of demarcation on your hair strands.  The line of demarcation is where your relaxed hair and natural curly hair meet along the hair strands.  This...

        Congratulations!  If you are reading this, you are thinking of making the transition from relaxed to natural hair or you are about to help someone else with their transition. Before taking the leap into the transition, you need to really think about why you want...