Understanding your hair porosity can make it easier to choose products and build a natural hair routine that works for you. Porosity describes how readily your hair absorbs and loses water. It is separate from curl type, so two people with Type 4 hair can have very different needs.
Have you ever tried a viral…
Trimming your hair is an important part of reducing breakage , maintaining healthy ends, and supporting length retention. While trimming doesn't make your hair grow faster, it helps preserve the length you already have by preventing split ends and breakage from travelling further up the hair shaft.
Many people avoid trims because they're worried about…
Afro textured hair is naturally curly or coily depending on your hair type. You usually see your curl pattern when you wash or wet your hair but as it begins to dry the texture will change depending on how you style it. Most of us want to rock our hair in our natural curly or…
Black women have been wearing extensions in forms of wigs and weaves as a protective style for decades. Over the last couple of years, more brands have been emerging specifically focussing on extensions for Type 4 Hair. These textures are usually described as kinky straight, afro curly or coily hair.
In this article, we’ll be…
If your 4C hair feels dry, brittle, or prone to breakage, the right deep conditioner can help restore softness and make it easier to manage.
With so many formulas available, choosing the best deep conditioner for 4C hair can take some trial and error. We've rounded up 12 deep conditioners, from moisture-focused masks to strengthening…
French curl braids have become more and more popular over the last couple of years, moving ahead of traditional box braids and is the new way of doing knotless braids. Funny enough, it’s a trend that was well known in the 90’s and worn regularly by the braid queen herself - ‘Brandy’ on the hit…
Starting your natural hair journey can be daunting which can make it difficult to embrace your new hair texture.
You’re still in the early stages of trying to figure out how to work with your new hair texture, how to style it and what products to use. Depending on if you big chop’d or…
