The best thing about naturally textured hair is its versatility. The options to wear your hair curly or straight is so much fun. When straightening natural hair, it is so important to ensure that it is done properly. Whenever heat is applied directly to the hair, there is the possibility of compromising your curl integrity. …
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Preserving straight hair during the summertime is not always easy: you have to fight humidity, sweat, rain, and intense heat. However, there are ways to fight the elements and preserve your hair for weeks with the right tools and tricks. (Mind you, starting with hair that has been flat ironed to perfection will cause you …
When it comes to having healthy natural hair, it is often advised to eliminate or limit the use of heat- including blow drying, flat ironing, and/or curling the hair with heat. Many naturals (myself included) have experienced heat damage, an issue that can occur with even just one time of straightening the hair. However, some …
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Many naturals enjoy flat ironing their hair during the winter months because you usually don’t have to worry about your curls reverting due to humidity in the air. Still, it’s important to have a method for keeping your hair straight that will keep your hair from losing its sheen. Also, it’s good to have a …
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Every now and then you may get the itch to switch up your look by flat ironing your hair. Now that cooler weather is here and straightened styles have more likelihood of lasting, it’s important to choose a heat protectant that will compliment your hair’s texture and aid in giving your style the shine and …
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 …
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A little heat never hurt anyone, especially if you’ve been practicing proper and protective hair techniques. Thanksgiving is a very special occasion and opting to flat iron and curl your hair can be a welcome change. The videos below feature the following: Beauty By Lee shows how she blows out and curls her hair two …
Many natural divas choose to press their hair so they can wear it straight. However, there are a few rules you may want to follow in order to keep your pressed hair healthy. Do NOT go to the Dominican salon to get your hair pressed. Dominican stylists are very rough with kinkier hair textures. The use …
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If you find that your naturally kinky/curly hair is a bit difficult to manage because of the knots and tangles, using heat to stretch your hair may be an option. For some, knots and tangles are very minimal and they experience less breakage and shedding. Others find that their hair shrinks to half of its stretch …
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