Tag Archives: African American Hair

5 Steps to Grow African American Hair from Your Neck Line to Your Lower Back

If you’ve chemically treated your hair or just started getting perms/relaxers, this article is a must-read to help you grow your hair before it breaks. Today, many African American or Black women have their hair chemically treated. This statement does not diminish the growth of African women choosing to go natural. However, the undiscovered truth […]

African American Hair Care: Co-washing

In the comments section of a recent article I wrote about treating African American Hair, someone mentioned that washing their hair on a daily basis made it more manageable. As an African American woman I had always been of the opinion that washing African American hair every day would dry it out and so I […]

Best Moisturizer for African American Hair

What is the top moisturizer for African American hair? With hundreds of products on the market claiming to prevent breakage and maintain 100% balance of moisture in the hair, it’s imperative that African Americans stay up to date on products that actually work. Whenever there is a new product on the market, there is always […]

Use Coconut Oil to Grow Your African American Hair

About a year ago at a wedding shower, I received a little party gift along with a bunch of other cosmetic items. The bride’s best friends worked in the beauty industry and hand tons of wonderful goodies. When I got home and went through my gifts, I opened the jar to reveal a pungent scented […]

The Golden Rule for African American Hair Growth

A great black hair care regimen will include the following: a high quality shampoo, preferably an all natural one, a high quality conditioner, natural hair oils for a healthy scalp, and an all natural daily moisturizing lotion, cream, or serum. For added perks, a hair healthy black hair care routine will also include a monthly […]

The Dos and Don’ts of Managing Your African American Child’s Hair

As hair technology advances many people find themselves digging up the old skool ways of doing black/African hair, this is true with the ever so popular distribution and use of greased hair, which was and is an essential product in keeping the black community in. restoration of moisture, and longevity in black hair, but today […]