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Straight To The Root was founded by celebrity hairstylist, Daria Wright. This site stands apart because it provides expert hair care advice from a licensed professional hairdresser who specializes in working with black hair. Wright currently freelances for editorial and television and is based in the New York City area.

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By on December 03rd, 2011

Do Your Hair, Don’t Floss Before You Head To The Dentist

An interesting thing happened to me the other day.  One evening while I was diligently and (apparently too vigorously) flossing my teeth I unexpectedly loosened my temporary dental work causing it to fall out. First thing the next morning I made a call to see if I could come in for an emergency appointment to see the dentist.  I was off that day and my dentist is only a [...]

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By on August 03rd, 2011

Is Your Hair Falling Off?

Email question from a subscriber with a hair dilemma. The subject line read “Help ! My Hair Is Falling Off “: “I always notice lots of breakage especially when I wash (my hair). Also when I apply product to do a twist out I always have to keep taking the hair off my fingers because so [...]

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NYC Fashion Week February 2011
By on March 25th, 2011

NYC Fashion Week February 2011

As a freelance artist  my agent is responsible for securing bookings for me for special hairstyling assignments. These gigs as they are more commonly called are often times for celebrity clients. Hair by Daria Wright and Makeup by Victoria Stiles for Kess Agency Lynn was really great to work with and she was so down to earth. She talked about [...]

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What Is A Sulfate-Free Shampoo?
By on October 04th, 2010

What Is A Sulfate-Free Shampoo?

With all the new hair products on the already crowded shelves in the beauty supply store, now there’s  a new group of labels to grab your attention. Obviously, if the shampoo is promoting the fact that it’s “sulfate-free” then sulfates must be bad, right? Well, not in all cases.   Actually sulfates are a detergent or cleansing agent added [...]

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What’s The Quickest Way To Grow My Hair?
By on August 11th, 2010

What’s The Quickest Way To Grow My Hair?

 Straight To The Root Answer :  The answer to this hair growth question is never easy because in fact there really is no “quick” way to grow hair. Hair growth is a steady but gradual process. Our hair is always growing even though we tend not to notice. Just think of how often you have [...]

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What Is A Texturizer?
By on July 28th, 2010

What Is A Texturizer?

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 [...]

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Daria Wright Celebrity Hairstylist Wins Emmy
By on July 07th, 2010

Daria Wright Celebrity Hairstylist Wins Emmy

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 [...]

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Process For “Growing Out A Relaxer”
By on June 23rd, 2010

Process For “Growing Out A Relaxer”

Question : “I’m in the process of growing my perm out and my hair is in BAD shape. Most of the perm is still in. What products do you recommend?”

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Why Do Black Women Hate Their Kinky Hair?
By on June 22nd, 2010

Why Do Black Women Hate Their Kinky Hair?

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 [...]

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African-American Girl Ousted From Class Over Her Hair
By on June 10th, 2010

African-American Girl Ousted From Class Over Her Hair

This is almost hard to believe since it’s so absurd. I came across this article today about an 8 -year- old girl that was made to leave the class by her teacher. The teacher claims that he couldn’t tolerate the girl’s hair product. The product in question apparently was a popular hair dressing lotion by Organic [...]

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Should I Comb My Hair Now That I’ve Gone Natural?
By on April 21st, 2010

Should I Comb My Hair Now That I’ve Gone Natural?

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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Part 2 Itchy Scalp Series-Harsh Chemicals Can Irritate Scalp
By on March 23rd, 2010

Part 2 Itchy Scalp Series-Harsh Chemicals Can Irritate Scalp

This is the Part 2 of the four part series on uncovering the reasons behind an extremely itchy scalp. Very often I see clients become intolerant to a chemical process over time. Since your scalp is skin, a hypersensitive scalp can develop over time especially if harsh chemicals are :   Overused  Misused Chemical relaxers are used to [...]

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First Black Female Millionaire – How She Made A Fortune
By on February 23rd, 2010

First Black Female Millionaire – How She Made A Fortune

The woman in this photograph, Sarah Breedlove is an example of a  true pioneer. She was truly ahead of her time.   She is more commonly known as Madame CJ Walker.  Walker came from humble beginnings she rose through the “ranks” of plantation life steadily. She started a plantation worker  and worked her way up to being [...]

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10 Brands Great for Natural and Curly Hair
By on February 04th, 2010

10 Brands Great for Natural and Curly Hair

1. Jane Carter Solution Fellow hairstylist, Jane Carter created soothing natural  products 2. Hair Rules Created by hairstylist Eric J. Dickey he knows curly hair for sure 3. Miss Jessies Ultra popular line formulated by two hairstylist sisters, Titi and Mikko 4. Morrocan Oil  soft, smooth and shiny hair  5. Organic Root Stimulator Effective products [...]

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This Flat Iron Is In My Hairstyling Kit
By on February 04th, 2010

This Flat Iron Is In My Hairstyling Kit

My work as a freelance hairstylist means that I work in a non-traditional environment. Currently, I am working on the Tyra Banks Show which is taped in New York City. I have worked with America’s Next Top Model winner Jaslene shown in the video clip, styling her hair for appearances on the Tyra Banks Show, [...]

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