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Deep Conditioning: Deep conditioning is a crucial step that should not be skipped in your natural hair regimen. Whether you are a male or female, you should be deep conditioning with a fortifying treatment. It allows your strands to get a blend of moisture and protein needed to have healthy hair. And isn’t that all our goals? Yes! So, let’s begin:Purpose of Deep Conditioning: Deep conditioning is a crucial step that should not be skipped in your natural hair regimen. Whether you are a male or female, you should be deep conditioning with a fortifying treatment. It allows your strands...

If you’ve finally decided to say goodbye to your beloved hair relaxer or straighteners and embrace your natural hair, welcome to the club! Today it’s easier than ever to care for your afro, curls or waves.

Natural hair stylists have value because they have the knowledge, and by extension, ability to help you keep your natural hair healthy. Their rarity is the only downside they possess. With this article, that rarity dissipates into thin hair. That is a pun that should make you smile. This article provides you with tips that should aid your recognition of the best natural hair stylist you can find.

Licensed psychotherapist, best-selling author, and blogger, Curly Nikki, discusses the difference between moisturizing and sealing natural hair for her Hair Tip Tuesday. This simple and straight forward explanation can come in handy when looking to choose products that work best with your hair. “What is Moisturizing? Some synonyms for moisturize are dampen, drench and saturate… words associated with water. Simply put, to moisturize means “to make wet”. Therefore, true moisture comes from either water itself or products that are water-based. You’ll know if your product is water-based if the very first ingredient is good ole H2O. Many leave-in conditioners have this makeup...

The natural hair world is not an easy world to navigate. Because more and more people are going natural, there’s more and more information out there about natural hair. It’s easy to get lost and overwhelmed with all the blogs and tutorials. So we’ve created this overview of natural hair for those who are just starting out or for those who need a reminder of basic natural hair principles. (Check out all our natural hair care content here).   A Bit About Hair Understanding a little bit about the science of hair helps to understand how best to take care of...