How To Know When It’s Time For A Haircut
I just came to realize that many people, especially women, have no idea how to know when it’s time for a haircut! As a hairstylist, I think I took it for granted that everyone knows this like they know they need to wash their hair regularly. Well, turns out, it is...
How Do You Reattach A Broken Dread
Depending on how often you maintain your dreadlocks, at some point you might have to figure out how do you reattach a broken dread. No one likes to lose hair and If you were to go through a locking process, losing a dread would be catastrophic!Over the years, I have...
How To Prevent Split Ends On Natural Hair
If you look it up in the dictionary, pruning means to trim a tree, shrub or bush and if you think about it, this is what you need to do when you ask how to prevent split ends on natural hair. The hair is like leaves that grow out of the tree, which is like your...
Good Shoes For Standing All Day
ne of the first things they teach you when you start hairdressing school is the importance of good shoes for standing all day. Of course, being new, you take notes and comply with the rules. However, once you go looking, you notice that good shoes for...
Teaching Adoptive Parents To Care For Natural Hair
Many couples and families now are interracial and this has increased the need for teaching adoptive parents to care for natural hair. The parent who takes charge of the hair is usually at a loss of what to do if they have no family who understands it. They will...
Have Dreadlocks And Suffering From Hair Loss Or Thinning
I did a post on this back in August of this year and was requested to speak more on the subject. There are many people that have dreadlocks and suffering from hair loss or thinning. What starts out as an exciting journey, can become a battle with time, lifestyle...
Overcoming The Language Barrier
At some point in your hairstylist life, you will have a situation that requires overcoming the language barrier. This does not happen very often, but every now and then there is a “situation”. Most times you can probably figure it out because both sides want to...
Can’t Make My Appointment
Since the pandemic, many people now working from home have suddenly realized I can't make my appointment like I used to. Working from home sounded so good. I mean, you don’t have to get dressed for work; no running for the bus or jumping in the car; the fridge is...
Why Can Some People Handle More Pain Than Others
People with curly hair have regular “entanglements”. We can comb our hair and five minutes later, it goes right back to tangles. Not to say this does not happen to those with straight hair, it just seems to like curly hair more. After a few years, you hopefully...
Interlocking vs Crochet Method
Many of the calls I receive on dreadlocks will often ask what I think of the interlocking vs crocheting method. It is like asking what is the difference between planting flowers: they will all grow but each has its requirements. Many people swear all flowers come...