Do Topical Growth Aides Work? Lots of people take vitamins and use topical products to try to increase their hair growth rate in order to speed up their transition or to just grow out their hair faster.  I have only tried one topical growth aide, Mega Tek Cell Rebuilder. I used Mega...

        Dominican Blowout on Natural Hair – Why all the Controversy? During your transition from relaxed to natural hair you may find it easier to just keep your hair straight.  Some transitioners have chosen to have a Dominican blowout on natural hair in order to...

    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 setting...

        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...

  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...

      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 Fig...

      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...

  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. I...

      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...