They’ve instilled in our minds that we are suppose to grease our scalps and lubricate our hair with hair grease. They make claims on practically every product out there that it will make our hair grow or our money back right? Who are they you ask? The hair care industry. Millions of black women should [...]

Note: Please do not get the Naturalaxer and the Natural-laxer confused, they are not the same thing. I am referring to the Naturaxer from growyourownhair.com in this article. I heard about this so-called natural relaxer and I even thought about trying it, but as always I did my research first and discovered that this product [...]

I don’t know how much I can stress the fact that all the hair products in stores that claim to make your hair grow or grow faster will not and will never make your hair grow. Your hair is already growing and your hair doesn’t need any help in the growing department. What our hair [...]

So the word of the day is “Breakage”, “Black Hair Breakage” that is. Looking over the key words for this month this is what I came across. I’ve decided to tackle this topic head on as one of the Black Hair Blog’s articles! Why does our hair break so much? The answers are: Dryness Weaves [...]

I’ve been to beauty supply stores searching for products that can also be used as a good moisturizer for the hair, but to my suprise every  hair creme and lotion contains either mineral oil A.K.A paraffin liquidum, petroleum (a thicker form of mineral oil, or protein. This ingredients prevent absorption of moisture and dry out [...]

I no longer recommend the use of shampoo’s containing sulfate’s unless it’s used to clarify the hair once a month. Have you ever wondered what is the best type of shampoo to use on your relaxed black hair? Well the answer to this question is a shampoo that carries the right pH balance for relaxed [...]

Flat irons, straigtening combs, curling irons, all these appliances our dry hair dreads so dearly. These appliances actually dry out and damage our hair and can cause breakage if used way too often. Do you flat iron or press your hair daily? How many times have you used your curling iron this week? Do you [...]

Please see this post after reading this product review. I’ve been using the Ultra Black Hair Lotion Creme Moisturizer product for about a month and a half and so far so good. I wish I would’ve ordered the larger bottle because I wasn’t planning on using it as much as I’ve been using it. I [...]

I really liked using the PhytoSpecific Phyto Relaxer even though I have begun using a different relaxer for now because of my budget, but this relaxer was the only relaxer I have ever used that did not burn or cause any chemical burns what so ever! It claims to be a no-lye relaxer and unlike the many “no-lye” [...]

So you’ve decided to relax your hair or maybe your are already using a relaxer, but you are considering something that claims to be less damaging. Is there really a less damaging relaxer? Are no lye relaxers more sensitive to the scalp and hair? The honest answer to this question is a plain no.  No [...]

So I tried the Palmers Coconut Oil Forumula (with vitamin E) Replenishing Hair Milk because it was something new on the shelves at Walmart, but this product like many others with great potential contains protein(keratin & amino acids) which can be quite drying to the hair. It also lacks humercants which are ingredients that are really needed in African [...]

I was in the grocery store the other day trying to find a good shampoo for my hair type: chemically treated, dry, damaged, etc. There were tons of shampoos to choose from and it’s funny how the shampoos that are actually so-calledly geared towards our hair type are exactly NOT what we need. Most shampoos [...]

This shampoo contains sulfates and I no longer recommend the use of shampoo’s with sulfates at all unless it’s for clarifying the hair once a month. After looking over the formulations of shampoo’s made for African American hair, I decided to venture out and look at other shampoo’s that aren’t made specifically for a certain [...]

Do you like to wear wigs and clip in ponytails? What if I told you that the combs in these hair pieces can cause scalp damage resulting in your hair thinning out. Also the use of a wig daily is never good because it suffocates the scalp which can result in slow hair growth. Your [...]

I’ve been doing a lot of research on shampoo’s that are best for black hair and I learned some things from actual experience and from the research I did. The first thing I learned was that sodium laureth sulfate is a milder cleansing agent than sodium lauryl, but it is still drying to the already [...]

I purchased the Wild Hair Growth Oil a month ago because I’ve noticed that this rather expensive oil has been advertised in the back of most black magazines claiming that it will grow your hair long beyond any length you’ve ever achieved. The company that manufactures the Wild Hair Growth Oil makes a lot of [...]

I used this product for about 3 months  and I have some complaining to do. I’ve even removed it from my recommendations based on what has happened as a result of using it. It moisturized my hair nicely, but after using it for a while it seemed to have some negative effects on my hair. [...]

I started using this leave in hair strengthener about a week ago so my hair can remain moisturized as well as strong while I am wearing single braids. I planned on wearing braids from time to time to aid in my hair growth and I needed to figure out a way to keep my hair [...]

****IMPORTANT*** - Note: I just discovered that this product contains beeswax. A no no for black hair. In fact all of  the Carols Daughter styling & moisturizing products contain beeswax. I no longer recommend this line for our hair type. The review is finally here! I haven’t been able to update the site because I was [...]