by Paula Barker | Oct 24, 2025 | 4A Hair, 4B Hair, 4C Hair, Hair Care, Self Help, Self Image, Troubleshooting, Uncategorized
Sometimes at the salon we see clients who want to know “how do I stop compulsive hair pulling”. This is an issue that not many people talk about but it happens more than we care to admit! One of the problems in many afro-centric communities is the unwillingness to...
by Paula Barker | Oct 2, 2025 | 4A Hair, 4B Hair, 4C Hair, Gray Hair, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair Fails, Hair Styling, Health, Lifestyle, Self Help, Self Image, Troubleshooting, Uncategorized
Younger people would be more mindful of the things they are doing to themselves if they ever had to provide hair services for older women. Today, certain requirements to achieve a look involve work that I see leaving them with a lot less hair than their parents and...
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 | Sep 18, 2025 | Business, Hair Care, Hair Salon Business, Lifestyle, Self Help, Self Image, Troubleshooting, Uncategorized
I think we need to address the issue of ghost appointments, why they are a thing and are there cultural differences in decision making processes that we are missing!? Previously, western countries had mostly molded their populace into these proper human beings who...
by Paula Barker | Sep 3, 2025 | 4A Hair, 4B Hair, 4C Hair, Exercise, Hair Care, Self Image, Uncategorized
Over the years, clients who are always in the gym have asked “can too much exercise cause hair loss?” Regular exercise is great for the body – it keeps you and your figure happy but it has been said that too much exercise can cause hair loss! This question is...
by Paula Barker | Jun 17, 2025 | 4A Hair, 4B Hair, 4C Hair, Braids, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Dreads/Locs Repair, Fades & Hairlines, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair Repair, Hair Styling, Haircuts, Hairstyles for Spring, Hairstyles for summer, Self Image, Uncategorized
A potential client was showing me their ideas for a style they were considering and I realized that not a lot of people ever think “how important is your hairline?” Often we get in trouble as hairstylists because we don’t vocalize potential styling problems to...
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