A texturizer is the term used to describe a chemical process that is performed to slightly change or manipulate the hair’s natural texture or curl pattern. For example, slightly curly hair would be less curly or wavy after a texturizer is done. In order to accomplish this chemical hair service an alkaline-based product such as sodium [...]
The spring and summer of 2010 have proven to be full of surprises. On June 25th, 2010 Daria Wright, celebrity hairstylist and founder of Straight To The Root won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievements in Hairstyling for her work [...]
Practically every woman that has ever sat in my styling chair is convinced something is wrong with her hair. It doesn’t matter if the woman is black, white, Latina or any other culture. Almost immediately I hear how each woman somehow dislikes her natural hair texture. My client might describe her hair as being just [...]
What may seem like a simple answer to the question of combing natural hair isn’t exactly cut and dry. The answer is no …..and yes. The question of to comb or not to comb depends on when and why you are doing the combing. For the group of African-American women from a certain generation (my mother is one [...]
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Often shiny hair that moves or flows freely is considered to be healthy. And because of those factors the hair has what I call an increased “touchability factor”. The appearance to the eye is that shining, bouncing hair will also be soft. Just like the Charmin people are tempted to touch it. If that’s the kind of hair that you’re longing [...]
FYI-Please don’t ever refer to a black woman’s hair as hair as “nappy” ( can also be spelled “knappy” ). In general, it’s not considered a compliment. A black woman’s natural hair texture happens to be quite a touchy subject. A friend of mine had an experience the other day that proves the point. My friend is black and [...]
Did you know that an itchy scalp is a sign of a bigger problem and that can and does affects the condition of your hair? In general it is a very common problem. I would say that itchy scalp problems are even more common among African American women based on a few factors related to [...]
There isn’t any one-size-fits-all approach when it comes to proper scalp hygiene. With that being said, many black women do not shampoo their hair frequently enough to maintain a healthy scalp environment. Culturally speaking, it’s quite typical for black women to shampoo their hair once every couple of weeks. Under normal circumstances this can work. [...]
There’s a very black and white issue among hair salons that seems to be largely ignored. It’s what you might call the ”elephant in the middle of the room”. I’m referring to the phenomenon of so called “black” hair salons and “white” hair salons. For the most part, beauty salons are in the business of providing personal hairstyling services. So therefore it is [...]
