Why Questioning Your Traditions Is A Good Thing
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...
Why It Is Good To Know How To Sew
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...
How Long Can You Keep Braid Extensions In
It seems the people in our industry no longer agree on how long you keep braid extensions in. It was a well known fact that braids lasted a certain amount of time depending on the one chosen. However, these days the information being circulated is different...
Lost Almost All Hair While Combing Out Locs
What if you had dread/locs and decided, like a lot of people, to do a makeover and lost almost all hair while combing out locs? It is safe to say that people change their minds all the time. They love a style today and want another the next!Many people who decide to...
What No More Slacking Off Means For Business
We had two massive snow storms that inspired me to write on what no more slacking off means for business. With all that white stuff blanketing the city and sending many to the emergency room trying to get rid of it, appointments would usually get cancelled. But, this...
Celebrating Black History Month With Hair Care
Celebrating Black History Month with hair care is acknowledging the achievements of black hair stylists. Of all the hair stylists out there, I think those whose service includes afro textures have to be superstars!On a daily basis, hair stylists that specialize in...
What Does Running A Business Mean
I was shoveling snow that fell overnight at the salon and started thinking how do you run a business correctly? So many people have invested copious amounts of money into starting businesses, launched grand openings and disappeared within the same year! It cannot...
Will Dying My Hair Ruin The Curl Pattern (4C Texture)
If you want to color your hair and are wondering “will dying my hair ruin the curl pattern (4C hair texture), this might help. There are so many myths about color in the super curly hair community, we want to give you the back stories that are keeping you from...
Guide To Dread Extensions From Existing Dreads
With so many people reusing their dread/locs, I thought it would be helpful to do a guide to dread extensions from existing dreads. Many people have their dreads/locs cut for reasons such work, medical emergencies or boredom but they come back because they miss the...
Thoughts On New Year’s Resolutions
It’s the start of a new year and I was having thoughts on New Year’s resolutions. Many people make lists and guilt others into doing the same. There are so many things that could be put on these lists, I decided this is perhaps the best time to forget making any...