The secret to having long relaxed hair is knowledge. It’s all about knowing how to care for your relaxed or permed hair for yourself and understanding your strands. Relaxed hair is processed with chemicals to make it straight or to smooth out the kinks in natural hair, once this is done a relaxed head will require a different level of care than natural hair, it cannot be … [Read more...]
5 Must Have Black Hair Care Products
If you were given five minutes to escape your house or your place of abode, what are the five hair must-haves that you should carry? I generally pitch this question to persons who are interested in growing long healthy relaxed hair and the answers would vary. The reason I ask is, you do not need more than five products to maintain hair growth at any one time. Some ladies … [Read more...]
How to Choose a Shampoo that’s Good for Your Hair
For the record, I do not use commercial shampoos, if I can avoid them. The cheaper the shampoo the more it seems to strip the hair and damage it. I am determined to phase them out of my hair regimen since my hair does so much better without them. I wash my hair with homemade recipes or I use a very weak, heavily diluted non-sulfate, non-ammonium, shampoo to wash my hair when I … [Read more...]
Banana Hair and Skin Benefits
When you have a ripe banana or two in your house, the last thing you might want to do is to think about using it in your hair. Most persons love to eat their banana not wear it in hair. However, banana is a known hair and skin beauty aid. It is rich in natural oils, vitamins, potassium and carbohydrates. It helps to soften the hair and protects the hair’s natural elasticity; … [Read more...]
Summer Hair Care Tips For Relaxed Hair
One of my favorite songs by Roberta Flack is Summertime. The first part of the song says, Summertime when will you come I wanna put my light things on I wanna put my winter life away Summertime I need a sunny day Summer is normally one of the hottest times of the year and with summer comes a whole host of activities that are not exactly relaxed hair friendly. The trouble with … [Read more...]