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Hair Care Recipes: Tropical Treats For Summer Hair

We all know that the summer heat can bring dry hair to our curls and the sweat can bring toxins to our scalp. Try these 100% natural grocery store tropical treats you can create yourself to beat the heat and hydrate those curls! Coconut Banana Hair Smoothie: Blend 1 can of Coconut milk, 1 half ripe banana, 1/4 cup olive oil and honey in a blender until smooth.  Apply to wet clean hair. Cover hair with a pla ...

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Natural Hair Story: Black Women Going Natural

Chris Rock's 2009 documentary "Good Hair" revolutionized the hair industry and African American women noticed. Women like Charlottean Kobi Brinson. "It doesn't really make sense for me to not have my natural hair texture," said Kobi Brinson. "I don't know what it looks like so we'll see." Kobi has no idea what her real hair looked like. Her mother began relaxing it at the age of 11. "Because once it's relax ...

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Black Women And Beauty: It’s More Than Just Hair

"Nappy hair." "Bad hair." "Good hair." "Weaved hair." "Curly hair." "Kinky hair." "Permed hair." "Short hair." "Natural hair." "Dreadlocked hair." And on and on and on. Nobody, and I mean nobody is more obsessed with our hair, how it looks, how it feels, how others feel about it, and how we feel about it than African-American women (also known as "Sistas"). I want to get right to what ails us, and it ain't ...

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Natural Hair Story: My Boyfriend Encouraged Me To Go Natural

By: Driadonna Roland The hair on my head has been permed, bleached, mohawked, braided, fried, dip-dyed and weaved. A look at the so-called “Photos of You” on Facebook is misleading. I’ve had so many different looks you can’t tell it’s the same girl! It’s not that I love switching up the game. The reality is I grew up despising my hair. While my sisters had fine hair that turned to springy curls when water w ...

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