by Paula Barker | Apr 11, 2025 | 4C Hair, Hair Care, Keratin Treatment, Natural Hair, Uncategorized
If you read a recent article I wrote on “What You Need To Know Before Getting A Relaxer”, you may be at a loss as to what to do with managing your super curly hair! Well, if you are no longer a fan of being fully natural, you may have heard of keratin treatments and...
by Paula Barker | Apr 3, 2025 | 4A Hair, 4B Hair, 4C Hair, Dreadlocks Repair, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Dreads/Locs Repair, Hair Fails, Hair Repair, Uncategorized
I have been seeing examples of what could go wrong when you interlock improperly with new clients. I do not interlock myself, but I do get clients who grow concerned when their dreads/locs are falling off or hanging by a strand! Interlocking, which is when the...
by Paula Barker | Mar 27, 2025 | 4C Hair, Chemical Straightening, Hair Care, Natural Hair, Relaxed Hair, Uncategorized
If you have natural hair and are considering straightening them, here is what you need to know before getting a relaxer. Managing natural curly hair requires work. I have had to correct people who say “it’s just hair, how hard can it be? That’s you. Other...
by Paula Barker | Mar 21, 2025 | 4A Hair, 4B Hair, 4C Hair, Blow Drying Hair, Business, Color Shy, Curls & Perms, Hair Care, Hair Fails, Hair Styling, Natural Hair, Self Help, Self Image, Uncategorized
Sometimes at the salon we get asked to do services that confirm why questioning your traditions is a good thing. Often people carry on traditions that affect them but only question it if it threatens their mental health and hair! Hair salons get calls for help with...
by Paula Barker | Mar 12, 2025 | 4C Hair, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Dreads/Locs Repair, Hair Extensions, Hair Fails, Hair Repair, Uncategorized
Over the last ten years of my loctician career, it has become apparent to me why it is good to know how to sew. Making little repairs to clothing or adjusting the waist of pants aside, it has become a valuable skill in dread/locs repair. At first, when clients would...
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