40+ Naturals: Meet Michel!

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Natural Hair: Natural Recipes

Tips for Pampering your Natural Hair !Healthy Scalp, Healthy Locs Nyesha Samuel, Publisher/Master Loctician http://healthylocsblog.comThese 3 products are the perfect combination to keep your hair healthy and moisturized this season.There are few things that will pamper African American hair like butters that include Shea butter. Shea butter is smooth and luxurious for your hair, and it will help your hair maintain a smooth and hydrated look. These are non-guilty pleasures, such as you might experience when you get a massage, a pedicure or a manicure. Shea Butter Body When you think about creamy hair butters, one of the first types that...

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Natural Hair: Braided Mohawk Style

Check out this style from Dominique-Alexis of Natural-hair-care-info.com.Braided Mohawk Skill level: Advanced Turning heads and receiving compliments from all, a braided Mohawk is a hairstyle only for the daring! The key to mastering this style is using the most unique braids imaginable leading up to the curly/wavy/straight hair.For further instructions, click here!There are two basic ways to do this hairstyle: with extensions and without. Keep in mind that the longer the hair, the more extreme the style seems. For this style, you need: Rat Tail Comb Hair Moisturizer Wide tooth combRubber bands Hair Clips Extensions (optional)You get...

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YouTubetorial: Getting a Clean Scalp

I saw the title of this video by You Tube's PrettyDimples01 and immediately wanted to share with all of you. If you're like me and struggle with some scalp issues, you probably enjoy learning as much as you can and trying new ways to keep the scalp healthy. I especially liked this video because I also wear twists a lot and do not always want to remove them to cleanse my scalp.The original goal for the video was to be able to wash the scalp without getting the rest of her hair wet. As you'll see later on, things did not go exactly as planned however the resulting style was still beautiful. It gets pretty funny a few minutes in when you see what method she attempts to keep her twists dry while she cleanses!Click to watch:After all is said and done, the takeaway for me was the fact that she accomplished...

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Natural Hair: The US Surgeon General Explains Why Health Should Trump Hair

{Photo Credit}If you do a google search for Black women, hair and exercise, 12.5 million results pop up. There are seemingly endless blog posts, articles, and videos dedicated to the dilemma so many black women face regarding their health and hairstyles. The ability to exercise freely without the worry of ruining or sweating out a style is one of the main reasons some Black women decide to ditch the chemicals and embrace their natural texture.I know that in this forum I am preaching to the choir and this is not new news. But, in case you are unaware of the issue, this excerpt sums up the sentiment:According to the American Journal of Public...

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Natural Hair: Erykah Badu to Host Natural Hair Parade

{Image from essence.com}The buzz around the net is that Erykah Badu will be sponsoring and hosting a natural hair parade in Dallas, Texas over the Labor Day weekend! This is a free event to celebrate natural hair and share knowledge in the process. {Event Facebook Page}Some more info about the parade: Isis Brantley, also known as the "guru of natural hair care," is celebrating 31 years of natural hair prowess and, being a spokeswoman for black ancestral culture, is throwing the "Nation's First World Natural Hair Parade And Festival" in Dallas, Texas. Read the rest here.Do you live in the Dallas area? Would you attend a natural hair parade? If...

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Natural Hair: Shelli's Hair Journey

Shelli from hairscapades.com sent me her hair story to share. She has gorgeous hair so check out her journey. Thanks Shelli!Q: How long have you been natural?A: I’ve been natural for about 11 years.Q: Were you a long term or short term transitioner, and why?A: I guess I was a relatively short term transitioner, if you could even call it transitioning. I BC’d at 6 months post relaxer. Those terms and the idea of “transitioning” didn’t exist in my world or vocabulary at the time. I got my first relaxer and hair cut at 13 at a salon. From then on, either my mom or I relaxed my hair once every 6 months with a home perm. I could probably count...

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