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The importance of protective hairstyles.

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Hello Afro Family! I am back with another informative blog. I have really missed writing to you . This past week I uploaded the video above. In this blog I will be focusing on why protective hairstyles are important and what they can do for your hair when properly done and taken care of. A protective hairstlye is a hairstyle that tucks away the ends, keeping your ends from tugging, pulling and manipulation. There are two types of protective hairstyles. Short term protective hairstyles and a long term ones. Short term protective hairsyles include: two or three stand twists, braids(these are done with no extensions), buns, bantu knots, conrows , flattwist and wigs. Long term protective hairstyles include braids, twists and conrows with added hair. Nowadays there are a lot crochet hairstyles that do not need minimum work to install. The difference between long term and short term protective hairstyles is the length in which the style will last on the head. Short term protective styles
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Is co-washing bad?

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Hey Afro family Today I want to talk about Co-washing, this is a very controversial topic in the natural hair community so I wanted you to know my thoughts regarding it. What is co-washing?  Co-washing is short for conditioner washing.  This is the process of washing your hair with a conditioner.  Pros of co-washing? 1. Leaves your hair feeling  moisturised as opposed to shampoo that leaves your hair feeling stripped off its natural sebum. 2. Provides mild cleansing agents. 3. Helps with styling purposes, it is easier to style hair after cowashing because you do not need to moisturise it as opposed to shampoo.   Cons of co-washing exclusively?  1. Hair will feel dull and heavy because it is not being cleaned properly. It will lead to moisture overload.  2.   Your hair will smell because your hair's natural ph balance will be thrown off.  3.Hair follicle will not breathe, the co-wash coates the hair instead of cleansing it.  4.You will develop scalp problems like dandruf
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WHY BLACK WOMEN WEAR WIGS AND WHY SOME CHOOSE NOT TO!

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 Hello Afro Family! Today I will be doing something different, I am not a controversial writer but I felt the need to address the endless insults we the black women of this country have had to endure in the past week. I am a natural hair enthusiast so I feel it is my duty. The History of fake hair.  Weaves originate from the African continent. The first race to be discovered wearing weaves were the Egyptians in the year 3400 BC. The weaves later developed into braids in the days of Cleopatra around 500 BC. In the 1700s white women wore powdered wigs and those that could afford these wigs were rich. King Louis started wearing wigs to show off his masculinity and power to the world. In the 1900s clip-ins became popular because they were easily removed. In the 1940s long hair became popular and the market for long extensions grew rapidly. In the 1960s big hair was a thing and hair extensions became more common. In the 1990s hair became cheaper and easily accessible.   So why
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Onions for hair growth!!!

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Hello Afro family!  In this blog post, I will talk about onions and how they can benefit our natural hair. I have used onion juice in the past and the picture you see below were the results. I was amazed at how black and shiny my hair became during that period of time. I also recently started using it again and the results are the same. It needs consistency to work. I took it upon myself to go on an onion juice and onion oil challenge for the next three months and I hope you can join me after reading this. Vitamins and minerals included in onions : Vitamin B6 Vitamin C  Potassium  Sulfur  Manganese Biotin  Fiber  These are some very important nutrients and antioxidants. I believe however that the most important of them all for hair growth has to be sulfur. Which is what we will be focusing on in this blog. Sulfur compounds give onions the pungent taste and the distinctive smell. Sulfur provides collagen production, which in turn aids in healthy skin cells and ha
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The importance of using protein on your hair!!!

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 Hello, Afro family welcome back to my blog! If you are new please subscribe and click to the arrow on the top to catch up on the blog posts you have missed. This blog was created especially to make your hair journey easier. Also do not forget to press follow when you go check my profile. I am also available on YouTube. My videos are usually an extension of my blog. Now that is out of the way! Let's get into the topic at hand.  Today we are going to be talking about Protein. In my previous video, I said that our conditioning needs to be balanced between moisture and protein treatments. In my wash day blog post I also showed you my two regimens. Only using  moisturizing conditioners will cause hygral fatigue which I have recently experienced. I neglected my protein treatments while my hair was in braids, now I am paying the price.  Why is protein important for our hair?  The hair on your head is made of 88 to 90% protein. Orally consuming protein and using protein treatm
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Dry Scalp

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Hey Afro family! Today we will be talking about dry scalp. We will be discussing factors contributing to dry scalp and the dangers of not treating a dry scalp.   When your scalp is dry it can be seen and felt. Usually, this scalp has itchiness to it and small flakes that fall off when the scalp is scratched. Dry scalp is a bigger problem than most people realise because it can lead to thinning hair and loss of hair as a whole. Constantly scratching the scalp can also cause sores and wounds on the scalp, which will cause infections on the scalp. Some serious dry scalp conditions include eczema and psoriasis.  Why does the scalp itch?  Sebum protects and nourishes the scalp. Without it, harmful substances can easily penetrate the skin leading to infections and inflammation. This inflammation can often not be seen with the naked eye, therefore the correct name would be micro-inflammation.  How to increase sebum?  First and foremost, drink water. It help
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OILY SCALP

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Hey Afro family! Today we are going to be talking about the scalp. This topic was inspired by a number of subscribers. They have asked regarding the health of the scalp and how to take care of it when it's dry or too oily. I will be focusing on oily scalp this week and I will discuss dry scalp next week.  The scalp lies in between the hair follicle and the hair shaft. This is the most sensitive part of our head because it collects everything from the dust in the air to the products we use on our heads. It's very important to keep the scalp clean so it does not get infected. The scalp produces its own natural oil, which is sebum. This oil is produced by your sebaceous gland.  Have e you ever heard that you should not grease or oil your scalp? If you have oily scalp you already suffer from too much sebum so oiling or greasing it may cause scalp diseases which I will cover later in this blog post. Treat oily scalp differently from dry scalp.  The same sebum that lies o
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