by Paula Barker | Nov 13, 2025 | 4A Hair, 4B Hair, 4C Hair, baby's Hair, Blow Drying Hair, Braids, Child's Hair, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair Repair, Hair Styling, Natural Hair, Troubleshooting, Uncategorized
Many times as hairstylists we get people who are tender headed and want “to know how do you fix a sensitive scalp?” Combing and brushing the hair is pleasing or painful depending on the person you get in your chair. Caution is essential in order to deliver the...
by Paula Barker | Sep 25, 2025 | 4A Hair, 4B Hair, 4C Hair, baby's Hair, Braids, Child's Hair, Hair Care, Hair Salon Business, Hair Styling, Self Help, Self Image, Uncategorized
I have come to realize that parents who engage in gentle parenting have a lot to learn when it comes to teaching your child healthy hair habits. I think I benefited from what could be called gentle parenting Boomer style coming from an afrocentric household. My...
by Paula Barker | Jul 14, 2025 | 4A Hair, 4B Hair, 4C Hair, baby's Hair, Child's Hair, Dreadlocks Repair, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Hair Fails, Natural Hair, Uncategorized
After making dreads/locs for many years, I noticed a trend that honestly surprised me and I had to seriously consider the question: should kids have locs? I know parents want their kids to look great on social media but they have no idea what hairstylists have to go...
by Paula Barker | Jun 12, 2025 | 4A Hair, 4B Hair, 4C Hair, baby's Hair, Blow Drying Hair, Braids, Business, Chemical Straightening, Child's Hair, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair Salon Business, Hair Styling, Haircuts, Natural Hair, Salon Pricing, Uncategorized
On my way to work today, I saw a child running ahead of his parents on the street and was reminded of parents that cannot say no to their kids. Despite many calls, the child ignored them and ran harder. I was judging because I know I could not have pulled that stunt...
by Paula Barker | Oct 26, 2024 | 4C Hair, baby's Hair, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Hair Fails, Hair Salon Business, Haircuts, Hairstyles for summer, Self Image, Uncategorized
After abruptly refusing to cut her broken ends, a client blurted “is it normal to be scared to cut your hair?”- perhaps out of embarrassment. One thing I have learned in life is never to dismiss other people’s feelings because you don’t know how they came about. We...
by Paula Barker | May 24, 2024 | 4C Hair, baby's Hair, Curls & Perms, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Hair products, Hair Styling, Natural Hair, Uncategorized
When people decide to lock their hair, some choose starting locs with a comb twist. It makes that loc “journey” longer and often requires doing the twists much smaller to make the head look fuller but you get the same result. Starting locs with a comb twist is not...
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