How Often Do Dreadlocks Need Deep Cleaning
One of the questions patrons often ask is “how often do dreadlocks need deep cleaning?” When maintaining dreads/locs, we try not to use any gels, creams or beeswax. This is not by accident as this causes the most feared result in the locked hair industry: ...
How Do I Stop Compulsive Hair Pulling
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...
Discontinued Hair Care Products
Last week it felt like I went on a mission impossible-type search for a line that joined the list of discontinued hair care products. With so much confusion being hurled at us, the last thing I needed was confirmation that the grapevine had been correct! Sadly, the...
Should You Combine Your Locs Or Just Start Over
Quite often with dreadlocks repair appointments, clients with thinning hair want to know “should you combine your locs or just start over?”. It is hard to have one straight answer to questions like these as the solution varies with each case!When it comes to...
Hair Services For Older Women
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...
Teaching Your Child Healthy Hair Habits
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...
Are There Cultural Differences In Decision Making Processes
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...
How To Tell If I’m Using The Wrong Shampoo
Quite a few times clients have inquired “how to tell If I’m using the wrong shampoo” after we had discussions about hair washing. These discussions usually take place when we are trying to comb out the hair before a service. The comb is stuck because the hair is...
Can Too Much Exercise Cause Hair Loss
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 not...
Can Natural Hair Have Split Ends
Over the years while consulting with clients on why their hair has not grown, I get asked the question ”can natural hair have split ends?” Some people in the super curly hair community have a tendency to avoid trimming their hair on the culturally preserved myth that...