After reading a recent post about a mother who received back lash from concerned parents and citizens on social media for installing faux locs on her daughter’s hair, I couldn’t help but wonder when a simple hairstyle which is loved by many suddenly became abusive. I mean, is it child abuse because faux locs is […]
How Hair Trims Increases Length Retention
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. […]
10 Benefits of Castor Oil on 4c Natural Hair Growth
If you’ve been struggling to grow your natural hair for a while now, I will recommend you check out castor oil due to its rapid hair growth abilities. Before the natural hair community discovered the amazing benefits of castor oil, castor oil was just a pharmaceutical item that was taken orally to help remedy constipation, […]
20 Things To Do While Deep Conditioning Your Natural Hair
Like many naturals, wash days can take up a good portion of your day. You can however speed up your wash days by doing these twenty activities while you deep condition your natural hair. For me, even though hair days takes about 4 hours of my Sunday evening, the truth is that, 3 out of […]
Five Shea Butter Benefits on 4c Natural Hair
If you’re wondering about the benefits of Shea butter on natural hair, then you’ve come to the right place! Hailing from the tropics of East and West Africa, shea butter is a product of the shea-karite tree, and it’s probably the only tree in the world that is packed with an abundance of hair and […]
Thirty Black Women’s Natural Hair Quotes
If you are starting to feel overwhelmed or discouraged by your hair journey, I invite you to reflect on these 30 Black women’s natural hair quotes. I have grouped these quotes into four categories that you might relate to you. I encourage you to share your favorite quotes with friends on social media and feel […]
Today’s Twitter Chat with Lumo Naturals on Hair Growth & Length Retention
I had a pleasure of hosting my very first twitter live chat today at 3pm-4pm EST. See, I have been thinking of hosting a live Twitter/Facebook chat for a while now but just never got around to it. So when I was invited to host one for Lumo Naturals (a natural hair salon in Abuja, […]
10 Things to Stop Doing When You Transition to Natural Hair
Newly Natural is a series of post for newbies who wants to transition to natural hair. Check out the first post on how to set SMART Goals for your hair, the second post on 3 ways to go natural and the third post on 10 key topics to research about your hair. The fourth post […]
Newly Natural #4 | Natural Hair Type: What, Why & How
Newly Natural is a series of post for newbies. Check out the first post on how to set SMART Goals for your hair, the second post on 3 ways to go natural and the third post on 10 key topics to research about your hair. This fourth post is on the basics of hair typing. […]
10 Topics to Research Before You Transition to Natural Hair
The Newbie Natural is a series of posts for anyone who is planning on going natural and would like a step by step guide on how to do so. The first post in this series talked about the three ways to go natural. In that post, I talked about the reasons why someone would choose […]