Shrinkage is a natural aspect of 4c hair. It surprises me each time natural haired women are shocked by how much their hair shrinks. The truth you must embrace right now is that the more coily the hair is, the more it shrinks. Think of your 4c natural coils as a spring. The only way …
Split ends are not cool. They can prevent you from enjoying your natural hair and even from growing long hair! That’s why in this post, I will be sharing how to get rid of split ends. I will also be sharing three natural hair products you can use to treat split ends, so that you …
Even though the weather has warmed up a bit, many women will still choose to do protective hairstyles in order to give their hair a break from frequent manipulation and from the elements. Protective styles are not only for the cold weather, they can also be done in the warmer season to protect the hair …
What’s the big deal with split ends anyway? Why should I cut my hair so that it can grow longer? How does hair trims lead to hair growth? What does apples have to do with natural hair? In this week’s post on Bella Naija, I explained how hair trims DO NOT make your hair grow. …
When most of us began our hair journey, we tried to read all we could on ways to grow our natural hair long. Some of us even did a lot of research on hair products which would make our curls pop and grow them long. Then after we’ve accumulated all the products we read about …
Growing 4c hair long can be very difficult because of the tendency for our hair type to be dry and break constantly. That’s why in this post, I want to share five 4c natural hair growth tips for five groups of naturalistas. There are many reasons why your hair might seem like it’s not growing. …
length retention does not equal growth One of the most commonly misused term in the hair community is length retention, and not only is it misused, it’s also rarely talked about and so, many women are unaware that healthy long hair is highly dependent on this important hair characteristic. What is length retention you might …
We’ve all been told many times without number to protect our ends because they are weak and fragile. We’ve also been told to apply products to our hair starting from the ends and working our way to the top. Another popular hair tip we’ve received is to always tuck the ends of our hair away …
A quick and easy way to trim the ends Dusting is a type of hair trim, except you don’t cut off as much hair as you would with traditional hair trims. It is also done more frequently, in between regular quarterly (every 3 months) hair trims. Dusting is done to clip off single stranded knots …
Black hair, (relaxed or afro-textured) requires A LOT of care in order for it to be healthy and grow long like Indian and Brazilian people’s hair. Healthy hair care requires us to start doing certain things we’re not used to doing to our hair while also reducing or eliminating bad habits which are damaging to …