Can’t discuss Black History on a Hair blog without discussing where most of us started. Relaxers. Hair Relaxers: Hair Discovers Lye (origin) His name was Garrett Augustus Morgan and he was born the seventh of eleven children of former slaves. He is best known for his invention of the…
(ORIGIN) Shampoo, which is a cleansing agent used on hair, can be too harsh for Black hair. It can strip the natural oils necessary to maintain healthy hair. Nonetheless our hair does need this cleansing agent to cleanse away pollution, dirt, hair products. Sounds like a losing battle but…
I understand there are a lot of Naturals out there who find nothing wrong with straight hair. Hot comb, flat iron….they are friendly tools to some of the fine women in the Natural hair community. I am not one of them…. Now that I have become a Natural and…
(ORIGIN) The decision to leave your well-known way of taking care of your hair is harder than some may actually realize. It may be harder than anything you’ve ever done before. What can make this transformation not only harder but failure ridden is a lack of support. Five and…
(ORIGIN) I’m sure all the Naturals out there know about relaxers but have you heard about this Brazilian Blowout? Only recently have I heard there was a buzz swirling around about this so I felt it was a good idea to discuss it. I get the belief that some Naturals hold…
