I learned during my transition from relaxed to natural that my hair does not grow at the average rate of 1/2 (.5 inch) per month. In fact, when I took the time to measure one of my curls, I found that I was closer to a growth rate of 4.5 inches per year rather than 6 inches. For those of...
Black Women Workout
You can exercise while you transition from relaxed to natural hair. Many women work out around their hair appointment schedule. I know. I did the same thing back when I was relaxed. To maintain my relaxed style during the week, I would take a bonnet attachment dryer to the gym and...
Trimming Your Hair
At some point as you transition from relaxed to natural hair, you will need to trim off the relaxed hair. A relaxer does not wash out and there is nothing you can use to strip the relaxer off your hair. The straight hair must be cut off. You can of course go to a salon; however, you can...
How to Transition t...
There are so many options once you decide to transition to natural hair. Of course, I decided to grow out my relaxed hair over the course of 2 years and I kept my hair straight for months into my transition. You do have options. You can protective style by keeping your hair in braids,...
Do Wigs Intimidate ...
If you have never worn a wig, it may be intimidating for you to go out to try on your first wig. I had this experience and was reminded of it recently when a friend asked me about wigs for the first time. She is having some medical issues that will result in her losing her hair very soon...
You Can Do Your Own...
If you are like me and using wigs while you transition from relaxed to natural hair, you may be wondering what to do with your own hair while wearing wigs. The answer is PLAY IN IT! What you do not want to do is grow up a full head of natural hair for 1 to 2 years and then not know how to...
Crisco on Natural H...
I had been reading a ton of information about natural heads using Crisco, yes that Crisco, on their hair and getting great results. After reading about it for months, I finally went out and bought some Crisco. The ingredients are: Soybean Oil, Fully Hydrogenated Palm Oil, Partially...
Hair Rules – ...
I had not worn my hair straight in some time and decided to try out Hair Rules Express Blow Out, which I read was $55. There was a lot of buzz about Hair Rules products, which I had never tried, so I thought the best place to try them would be the salon. When I arrived I checked in with...
Two Strand Twists o...
So, I had twists put in my hair using extensions and my husband liked the style so much that he had his hair done in the same way. He has waist length dreadlocks that are now in two strand twists. Although he is a total copycat, I do like the style a lot. I’m not sure that one needs...
Hide Your Hair Prod...
Hide Your Kids, Hide Your Wife, but most importantly, Hide Your Hair Products For some reason that Bed Intruder song just popped into my head when I was writing this. Hah! If you have not seen it, check youtube. Something that became a problem for me during my...
Hair Styling Charge...
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 letting...
My First Natural Ha...
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...
Curl Defining Cream...
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...
Natural Hair and Hu...
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 guess...
Natural Hair Salons...
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...
Hair Model for A Da...
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 my...