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Get general advice on caring for and maintaining healthy hair regardless of hair style, hair texture or hair length.

Articles in this category category generally do not fit into other specific categories or offer information that is universal to our readers...regardless of their age, race or ethnic background.
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6 Easy Tips To Beautiful, Healthy Hair

hair tanglesNothing looks more beautiful than a head of full, sleek, and shiny hair. All women want their hair to fall like liquid silk, and while the “results” seen in hair-care commercials may be a bit too perfect to be real, there are numerous things you can do to improve the health and beauty of the hair you have.
USC professor studies the politics of follicles and how they shape an African American woman’s identity.

Hair Cut by Fire

This style is hot!  Imagine cutting your hair.  Now imagine cutting it with fire.  Yes, actual FIRE!

Hair & the Elements of Moisture

One of the main complaint that folks have about their hair is a lack of moisture.  But what does "moisture" mean?
Let’s face it ladies, when it comes to our hair, we have all had some bad days. No matter what your ethnicity or hair type, this is a common factor that we can all relate to

Product Rotation

Your hair, just like your skin, builds up resistance to the products you use.  What works today, may not work tomorrow.  It doesn't mean the product has lost its effectiveness but rather that your hair has become accustomed to your current product line's formulation.  Learn how to maximize the effects of your hair care products.
Ok, with all this talk about choosing the right products and adding "life" to your dull hair, it's kinda funny when you consider that hair in and of itself is dead.  When we talk about "healthy" hair, we're referring to someone who has cared for themselves and hair in a fashion that it appears shinier, stronger and overall...healthy. 

Build-Up

How to prevent and remove product build-up in dreadlocks.  Detailed discussion on common things that cause build-up as well as product suggestions for dreadlocks build-up removal.

Short Hair With Confidence

70% of a girl’s confidence comes from her hair. Growing out a short hair style can be one of the most frustrating and confidence zapping processes a girl can go through.

Quench the Thirst of Frizzy Hair

frizzy hair90% of us suffer with dry brittle or frizzy hair because our hair is deficient of (moisture) WATER! 
cute hair cutIt’s amazing what can be done with hair. It is so versatile to work with and anything that is done to your hair in terms of styling can be undone and even if it may take a few months the significance here is that it is not permanent, which is probably the reason that people experiment so much. So what have some of these experiments yielded over the years? Incalculable different types of hair styles! And here are just a few of the many, many types.

Braids and Face Shape

oval face shapeOvals are known as the "ideal" face shape because it offers the most versatility.  Where the shape is ideal, other factors such as wearing glasses, your face profile, the size and shape of your nose for example should also be taken into consideration when choosing a hair style.

Hair & Face Shape

How to determine which hair styles best compliment your facial structure.
hair type and textureHow to determine how your type and texture using this new, unbiased and easy to use system.

Healthy Hair Diet

OPENS IN A NEW WINDOW If dry, limp hair is weighing you down, then this diet is for you. Did you know that what you eat is reflected in the health of your hair? All of the hair-revitalizing shampoos in the world won't help if you aren't nourishing your body.

Combing the History of Black Hair

ella sheppard ex-slave, pianist and reformer1800s: Without the combs and herbal treatments used in Africa, slaves rely on bacon grease, butter and kerosene as hair conditioners and cleaners.

Lighter-skinned, straight-haired slaves command higher prices at auction than darker, more kinky-haired ones.

Internalizing color consciousness, blacks promote the idea that blacks with dark skin and kinky hair are less attractive and worth less.

Hair Care by Egg

eggsEgg has become an important part of your hair and skin care diet. Everyone wants to have beautiful and lustrous hair. With the use of raw eggs anyone can find themselves with beautiful hair. These can be used for making some of the best hair conditioners.

Homemade Beauty Recipes

applesBeautiful hair and skin with homemade recipes and items you can find in your kitchen.

Tips for Healthy, Shiny Hair

shiny hairDull and dreary hair takes away half the beauty of the face. Healthy, glossy, manageable hair that reflects light and falls around the face beautifully, is the dream of every woman that is not so difficult to attain after all. Here are a few tips to make your hair shine.
hair typesHairs can be straight, curly or wavy and this factor is one of the most important one while choosing a proper hairstyle for an individual. They are categorized according to degree of curl in the hair strand. While straight hair has no curl, wavy hair has soft curls while curly hair is very twisted and has a spring like structure.
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Hair Colours

Dull Hair Color?

Does weather or the elements impact hair color?

When to Use a Professional Colorist

Deciding when to use a professional.

Shopping for Hair Colour

Choosing the right hair color.

Natural Black Hair Styles

Afro

The Afro is a classic style that was popularized in the United States during the 1960's and '70's. The Afro is the ultimate expression of the strength and beauty of African or Black hair.

Bantu Knots or Zulu Knots

Bantu knots are a very simple style that be achieve with hair of just about any length. 

Braids

Braids are the cornerstone of natural hair styling.  They can be long, short, real, fake, black, white, thick, small...

Learn how to care for and create braids and braids extensions.