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.
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 [...]
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 [...]
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?”
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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. [...]
For any of you brides-to-be that are planning a perfect spring wedding your wedding day hairstyle is indeed a high priority. I contributed for an article all about spring wedding hairstyles. If you are the about to take that walk down the aisle and you want some fresh inspiration. Check out the wedding hair guide [...]
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 [...]
