Regardless of race, ethnicity, or gender, hair is a part of our identity. People have experimented and had fun with different hairstyles forever. But it seems that within the textured hair community, we seem to be under a bit more scrutiny from each other about the hairstyles with which we choose to experiment. […]
For some reason, a false narrative has spread that highly textured hair is harder to grow. Loads of companies have cashed in on this myth. They sell us miracle biotin pills, fancy masks, massagers, shampoos, conditioners – all with the promise of growing our hair. It seems that there are new “magic hair growth” products […]
Our natural hair is so versatile. Almost like magic, we can cover a handful of styles ranging from pin straight to ‘fro, and everything in between – all in the span of one week. We can even temporarily change our curl pattern to another curl pattern by braiding or twisting. There’s no limit to what […]
We wear our hair straight for many different reasons: Personal preference, easy maintenance, or accommodating accessories that don’t fit around curls. In recent years, the narrative around straight hair has changed. Many of us have come to believe that straightening our hair is “unnatural” and is inherently damaging. Sorry to break the news, but whoever […]
We’ve all been there. Young and grumpy about our too tight braids and/or ponytails. So, our parents finally make us an appointment at a salon where we wait and wait while the stylists chatter around with more than one client already in their chairs in various stages of done. Finally, our turn. They wash […]
