Protective styles are one of the keys to retaining length during the winter months. Also remember to keep your hair moisturized and deep condition weekly. For more tips be sure to enter the Protective Style Challenge! Here is another video … Continue reading →

The Protective Styles Challenge has officially started! I am so excited about this years challenge for there are going to be some new and rewarding changes to this years challenge, but to start off, if you are new to my … Continue reading →

The Protective Style Challenge has ended as of the 1st of April 2011. How long did your hair grow throughout the winter? Personally I definitely saw some growth with my own hair and I love it. It’s amazing how much … Continue reading →

We are now into the second month of the Protective Styles Challenge. If you are participating how are you protecting your hair and keep it moisturized? Here is a video on how I am protecting my hair during the Protective … Continue reading →

Your hair length is a huge factor on how you will style it during the Protective Styles Challenge. Keep in mind that the Protective Style Challenge is not only for natural hair women. It is also for relaxed hair women as … Continue reading →

The protective styles challenge for the year 2010-2011 has begun. I decided to shorten the challenge by two months, because it is not very cold in November or April. The cold air usually starts towards the end of November to … Continue reading →

The time is approaching to start utilizing your protective styles once again. What is a protective style? For those of you whom don’t know and are new to the site, a protective style is a style that will protect the … Continue reading →

I’ve heard of the so-called concept of “training” natural hair, meaning to have the hair respond a certain way to heat. “Untrained” natural hair would be more unrulely, so to speak. It wouldn’t become silky straight when a blow dryer … Continue reading →

Is co-washing (conditioner washing) the hair overrated? It is to a certain degree. Co-washing can add moisture to dry natural and/or relaxed hair, but so can a good deep conditioning treatment. Let’s looks at the pro’s and con’s of co-washing … Continue reading →

A new article has been added to both the natural and relaxed haircare section. This article goes over the anatomy of the hair strand, including the functions of each layer with an included diagram. In this section you will also … Continue reading →