by Paula Barker | Mar 30, 2024 | 4C Hair, Blow Drying Hair, Braids, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Hair products, Hair Styling, Natural Hair, Relaxed Hair, Uncategorized
In the last few years, because of products being used on natural hair, I thought some of you could use some tips for washing greasy hair. Natural hair made a distinctive comeback in the early 2000s. Relaxer use all but disappeared. Hairstylists learned new ways to...
by Paula Barker | Mar 22, 2024 | 4C Hair, Braids, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Hair Salon Business, Haircuts, Lifestyle, Natural Hair, Relaxed Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized, Wigs
You might have had a friend or colleague from an afro-centric background suddenly declare that they are “going natural” with their hair, but “what does going natural hair mean?” When someone says they are “going natural”, it can be a signal that the person has come...
by Paula Barker | Mar 15, 2024 | 4C Hair, Hair Care, Natural Hair, Uncategorized
Tangled curly hair is usually difficult to comb out but you may be wondering, when this happens, should I use an afro pick? The afro pick has been a staple of the afro-centric community since the beginning of time. It has been time tested – examples of it were...
by Paula Barker | Feb 15, 2024 | Business, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Hair Fails, Lifestyle, Natural Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized
I feel like speaking on “how often should you wash your dreads” is like starting a never-ending argument, as there will always be someone who will react in shock if you say “one week” or god forbid “three weeks”. There are very different reasons for the times. ...
by Paula Barker | Jan 24, 2024 | Dreadlocks Repair, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair Fails, Hair Repair, Hair Styling, Natural Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized
Imagine, you decided to get the locs you have always wanted but now you are wondering do dreadlock extensions stay in? After all, the parents and some friends and relatives would just love any reason to say “I knew it was a bad idea!” Dreadlocks extensions have been...
by Paula Barker | Dec 7, 2023 | Dreadlocks Repair, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair Fails, Hair Repair, Hair Salon Business, Natural Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized
In a previous post titled “How do you appreciate a Teacher”, I highlighted the fact that a stint in Home Economics class in high school (along with some help from my mom) helped me enormously when fixing broken or damaged locs. It is crazy to think that something...
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