Natural hair is not inherently weak, but it will damage easily if you’re not careful. You might wonder why your hair doesn’t appear to be growing or why it looks frizzy or even matted at times. Having long and gorgeous natural hair can be a reality if you learn some smart techniques and stick with …
10 Ways You Are Causing Damage to Your Natural Hair Read More »
As your natural hair grows tangles come easy and it takes an investment of time to get through them. Detangling properly is a definite must if you want to retain hair length, as improper detangling will break off your hair. Follow these steps in order to achieve a beautiful, tangle-free hair: Step #1 Prepare a spray …
Use These 4 Steps to Detangle Your Hair and Reduce Breakage Read More »
I use to be so afraid of cutting my hair even when I desperately needed to let it go. Now that I understand what it takes to grow healthy hair that mentality eventually faded. I see no point in holding onto scraggly broken off strands just for the sake of length, especially when it looks so terrible! …
There are many different factors in life that may make us less interested in giving our hair the care it needs. Whether it’s work, becoming a new busy mommy or stress sometimes other areas will take priority. Unfortunately if you go too long without nurturing your hair, the price can be hefty. Especially if you have fine …
3 Ways To Avoid Damage When You Don’t Feel Like Dealing With Your Hair Read More »
If your hair has gotten so bad that every time you touch it you are finding broken off short strands or mid-shaft splits you know the situation is serious. Not to fear, you can turn the situation around. However, when it’s really bad it’s important that you take steps right away to get your hair …
6 Steps to Follow As Soon As You Notice Bad Hair Breakage Read More »
When it comes to styling, handling, and maintaining Type 4 hair, it is especially important to be careful with your tresses. If your hair becomes damaged as a result of color, heat, or thinning, you may have to modify some of your styling methods in order to accommodate for your hair’s fragility. If you have …
3 Helpful Tips for Styling Damaged/Color-Treated Type 4 Hair Read More »
Hello,My name is Semira and I have been natural for about a year and a half now but my hair is still really short. Due to this I started stretching my hair out with a straightening comb and although I still get some breakage it isn’t at as much as I was experiencing before. I mostly braid …
Reader Question: It Has Been a Year and My Hair Hasn’t Grown Much At All Read More »
What I have come to learn for my hair is that I can’t do in betweens; my hair has to be completely straight or all the way kinky. Otherwise, I find that breakage comes pretty easy and it’s not pretty. Admittedly I have become so accustomed to wearing my hair in it’s natural state that …
When Straightening, Get it All the Way Straight…How Texture Differences Cause Breakage Read More »
Black Naps’ reader Ashley asks, Hi, I am 15 years old and live in London, England. My question is: How many inches of natural hair can I roughly expect in one year? Also my hair never seems to grow past my neck, it doesn’t even touch my shoulder. What should I do? P.S. I’ve been transitioning …
Reader Question: How Much Hair Growth to Expect in a Year Read More »