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Growing up in a Caribbean community I would often hear Continue reading →

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• Cantu Shea Butter for Natural Hair Complete Conditioning Co-Wash. Co-washing (conditioner washing) is healthier for our hair as it prevents our hair from getting dried out by the harsh and stripping chemicals that are in many shampoo’s. Continue reading →

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In my 5 Black Hair Myths blog post I spoke about the misunderstanding when it comes to moisturising black hair. Continue reading →

One of many myths that have been going around among the black community and people of other races for as long as I can remember is that afro-kinky hair doesn’t grow or stops growing at a certain length. I am going to talk about many things that some of us do and/or believe about may just be what’s holding us back from having long and healthy tresses. Continue reading →

As I was sat in church on the first Sunday of the year with my boyfriend and his family, we talked and thought about the past year that had flew by, and what we now have in front of us. I thought about Continue reading →

Have you decided to grow out your relaxer/heat damage but don’t quite know what to do? Stay posted for some tips that I learnt back when I first stopped relaxing my hair. Continue reading →

Unless you have a medical condition that effects the growth rate of your hair, damaged hair follicles from relaxers/hair styles that are too tight (you would be bald if this was happening, I will do a separate post on balding), or your hair is thinning and balding from age, your hair hasn’t stopped growing. Continue reading →

The main culprit of frizzy and dry hair is lack of moisture. There are many ways to moisturise your hair, I will name some below. Continue reading →

I commonly hear black people talking about ‘good hair’, for example  “got that coolie hair” and ‘bad hair’, such as “got that nappy hair”, “need a relaxer” etc and it makes me question why or how we have become so brainwashed into a ‘the lighter the skin the better you are’ mentality, that we tend to view  BLACK  people with BLACK features, such as big lips (even though this is now a ‘trend’), wide noses, dark skin and afro/kinky hair negatively?. Some people may link this mentality back to slavery Continue reading →