Hair & Beauty
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The “D” Word: Understanding What Causes Hair Damage
Our goal on this journey is (or at least should be) healthy natural hair. While damage usually isn’t intentional. It sometimes can be the result of our own ignorance, negligence, or over ambitious…
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Fighting Frustrations on Your Natural Hair Journey
Having been natural for the past several years, I know how challenging navigating this natural journey can be. Especially when there doesn’t seem to be a clear path or reliable sources that you…
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Let’s Be Real: Setting Realistic Expectations for Your Natural Hair
This is our moment of clarity, a lot of our frustrations about our hair stems from the fact that we are basing our expectations off of someone else’s reality and not our own.…
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Curls Poppin’: 5 Natural Hair Brands That Work Great For Tightly Coiled Curls
Whether you’re a product junkie or not, it’s good to know what’s out there when it comes to high-quality products that will work on your tightly coiled curls. If you want to be…
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Got Suds: Taking A Closer Look at Surfactants.
Do I really need to know this? While you don’t have to be a cosmetic chemist to select a good shampoo, knowing the ingredients that make up your shampoo and how those ingredients…
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Make It Work: 5 Reasons Your Wash And Go Failed & How To Fix Them
There can be several reasons why your wash and go is unsuccessful. Here are some of the more common reasons your wash and go didn’t work and how you can avoid making those…
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Wash Day Essentials: Shampoo
“Shampoos are intended to rid the hair of sebum, sweat components, styling products, and environmental dirt. The idea of beautifying the hair is really a secondary concern that is primarily addressed by a…
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Hated It! Lessons Learned from My Worst Salon Experience Ever.
A while back I wrote a piece on how to hit the stylist jackpot. Well, today I’m sharing the absolute WORST hair experience I’ve ever had. EVER!!!! And the lessons I’ve learned that…
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Let it Go: Unhealthy habits to drop now if you want to achieve natural hair success. Part 2
I’m back and putting it all out there about the mistakes I’ve made on this natural journey. Hindsight is truly 20/20. Looking back over the things I’ve done to my hair; it is…
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Let it Go: Unhealthy habits to drop now if you want to achieve natural hair success. Part 1
When doing the most goes completely wrong. This phrase could probably sum up the early stages of my natural hair journey. Some of the actions I’ve taken, in an effort to have long…
