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Archive for October, 2011

2011 Holiday Gift Guide: Natural Hair Dolls
[ 4 ] October 25, 2011

2011 Holiday Gift Guide: Natural Hair Dolls

 
Natural hair dolls for your little girl have made the 2011 Naturally Me! Media Holiday Gift Guide. A year ago I wrote an article on Mattel’s Black Barbie with natural hair and the importance for little girls.Many of us related our doll choice as kids on the prettiest one with the nicest hair. What if all [...]

How to use a Diffuser on curly hair
[ 0 ] October 24, 2011

How to use a Diffuser on curly hair

As the weather begins to change you shouldn’t have to stop wearing your curls and coils! Learn how to use a diffuser on your curly hair to run out the door without wet hair for your  wash and go’s.
What is a diffuser?:
A hair diffuser is an attachment for your blow dryer that diffuses the air from [...]

Amber Rose wears an Afro
[ 0 ] October 19, 2011

Amber Rose wears an Afro

Celebrity Amber Rose tweeted a picture of her wearing a dark brown afro wig! The model/socialite is known for her bald blonde hair but she decided to have a little fun pairing the afro with big hoop earrings and a beautiful smile.
Everyone seems to want to play it up with natural hair styles now! This [...]

Olive Oil
[ 0 ] October 19, 2011

Olive Oil

Olive oil is a very rich in high level of mono-unsaturated fatty acids and antioxidant vitamin E oil which makes it a great ingredient for your natural hair. You often see olive oil as an ingredient in many commercial hair products however pure extra virgin olive oil (yes the kind that you can cook with) [...]

Olive Oil and Honey Hair Mask
[ 0 ] October 19, 2011

Olive Oil and Honey Hair Mask

Olive Oil and Honey are pretty popular ingredients to use on dry hair. I like to use this hair mask recipe in the Fall and Winter to give my hair a nice boost from the cold air and dry heat. Olive oil is great for relieving dandruff while honey is a great humectant, which draws [...]

Nicki Minaj rocks Blonde & Pink Dreadlocks on set of new video
[ 7 ] October 19, 2011

Nicki Minaj rocks Blonde & Pink Dreadlocks on set of new video

Nicki Minaj hair itself is known all over no matter real or fake, black or blue,curly or straight. Nicki has embraced dreadlocks to add to her lookbook of straight bobs and gumby hair styles. The Super Bass singer/rapper has them for her new alter ego “The Female Weezy”,  where she is impersonating Lil Wayne.
The look [...]

Sodium Laurel Sulfate
[ 0 ] October 18, 2011

Sodium Laurel Sulfate

Sodium Laurel Sulfate also known as Sodium Laureth Sulfate is amongst the kings in the sulfates (SLS)  where you will commonly find them in your commercial:

Soaps
Shampoos
Bubble-baths
Tooth paste
Dish soap
Laundry detergent
Children’s soaps / shampoos
Stain Remover
Carpet Cleaner
Fabric glue
Body wash
Shave cream
Mascara
Mouthwash
Skin cleanser
Moisture lotion
Sun Cream

Sodium Laurel and Laureth Sulfates are known skin and eye irritants  that are used in our [...]

Castor Oil
[ 0 ] October 17, 2011

Castor Oil

Castor oil is a great hair oil to relieve very common problems women can face. Castor oil is extracted from the castor bean of the castor plant. Castor oil is great for promoting hair growth, relieving dry scalp, preventing hair loss
You many remember the old bottle sitting in your mother or grandmother’s medicine cabinet or [...]

Natural Hair Styles: Frohawk
[ 1 ] October 16, 2011

Natural Hair Styles: Frohawk

The infamous Frohawk is a combination word made up of afro and mohawk natural hair styles. This popular style can be seen paired with cornrows, bantu knots, flat twists, buns, twists, and even roller sets.
This funky style is definitely a head turner and can be achieved on natural hair starting at about 3 inches.
Frohawks can [...]

Detangling Natural Hair
[ 1 ] October 15, 2011

Detangling Natural Hair

Natural hair and curly hair is prone to tangling and matting. It is important to gently remove these tangles in knowing how to detangle your natural hair to ensure it’s health. As your hair gets longer more knots and tangles may appear so taking your time completing this step should help eliminate them.
Tools to use [...]

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