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Natural Black Hair
Natural Black hair comes in many textures and types. Whether your hair is curly, kinky or nappy, this section is dedicated to you. Caring for natural Black hair is often a mystery to most women of African descent who reside in the western world.
Many, due to relaxers and other chemical procedures, are clueless as to how to properly care for their hair. Where information and products are on the upswing, it's very easy to fall for incorrect advice and marketing
In this section you will learn about various natural Black hair styles, products for your hair type, how to use these products as well as how to deal with common issues faced by women with natural Black hair such as slow growth, dryness and breakage.
Going natural is a journey and we're excited to embark on it with you. You ready? Let's get started!
Braids and weaved styles are wonderful when done correctly. Unfortunately, many stylists engage in practices that can actually lead to permanent damage and hair loss.
When you consider the structure of African, natural Black hair as compared to other, straight hair types, you may wonder why or how our hair developed into a kinky, coily pattern. Currently the prevailing theory is one that has to deal with Adaptation.
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"I'm a preme lockhead and just wanted to commend you on the site... BUT I do wonder why you call beautiful locks DREADS?? They are in fact no way dreadful - as stated by the white settlers upon receiving our first of many stolen/bamboozled ancestors onto slave ships to this white supremist, imperialistic country (-bell hooks).
This is a modified form of traditional braids in that human/synthetic hair is weaved into your own. This method has added benefit because the hair extensions act as a shield to UV rays which could be damaging to the hair. What type of hair extension you choose will primarily depend upon your budget.
Styles using human hair last longer but are more expensive. Plastic synthetic hair is available and very cheap (approximately $1/bag) but it's difficult to work with, may damage the hair and doesn't last very long.
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If you've ever gone to a salon and had a dreadlocks consultation, you're bound to have run into a stylist that said or did something that either made you rethink growing dreadlocks or at least rethink allowing that particular individual the opportunity to cultivate them.
Comb twisting is achieved by using a small rat-tailed comb to form coils. This is usually done by a loctician or natural hair stylist, but you can achieve this look on your own with time and patience. Another advantage is that they can be done on very short hair.
The key to healthy Black hair and growth is moisture. I just recently changed my moisturizing regiment, because while I religiously moisturized my hair, it was still very dry. I found that although I was frequenting African hair care vlogs and blogs like Curly N
Let's face it, natural Black hair is dry. Sure, we can argue about how it only appears that way because unlike straight hair, our hair has difficulty refracting light. This decreased ab
Relaxers, relaxed black hair can be a challenge to care for. Relaxed hair often goes through cyclical periods of growth and breakage. These tips will teach you how to maximize the health, appearance, growth and feel of relaxed African hair.
From ultra-soft, to ultra-kinky, the naaniMODELS are here to help you understand that no matter what your texture, no matter what you do, locking isn't a science. We all go through the proces
Hairstyles come and go. Over the decades we have seen big hair, flat hair and moussed hair. Our hairstyles have been fried, dyed and slicked to the side.
