Afroniquely You

I’ve decided for this winter, that since I won’t be able to really post as much, what I will try to do is to post atleast once a week, a total of 4 posts per month. Which shouldn’t be too bad. If that doesn’t happen, then at least, there will be a post a month. [...]

From time to time, you’ll get  a buzz about co-washing and why it’s better than the shampoo wash? In a prior posting, I made mention of the two types of washes. So be sure to read that and refer back to this one that will deal with Co-washing. Co-Washing This is my personal favorite way to wash [...]

A reader asked this question in hopes of just seeing everyone’s views, and I thought the question was pretty interesting as well, so I’m making another Q and A session: The Question: What is everyone’s experience with “reverting” back to the curlies after a press? Does the curl return 100%? Does it seem to take a few [...]

Back for another quick question and answer session. I am unsure who is asking this, but if you’re out there, I hope you see this: Today’s Question: I really need to clip my ends . All the articles I read say you should not blow dry your hair ever if you want your afro and kinky [...]

I know what it means to be natural, to be inspired, to be creative, to be free with your ideas. But many may ask, what does it mean to be Afroniquely You? Quite simply  to be Afroniquely You means to embody the whole concept of your natural beauty, on all levels of it. You are [...]

I’ve been getting lots of emails asking questions about what to do and what not to do, and I figure instead of replying to what sometimes is the same question..why not make a general q and a post? Today I’ll share an example of some of the questions I get and my reply: This is merely [...]

A lot of us probably haven’t even thought about hair types or even know what I am refering to..Well before I became natural I had no idea what it was either. I would read articles and people would say “I have 3b hair” or “what sdo you use for 4b hair?” and while reading those [...]

A lot of newly nappturals always find that the first thing they stumble upon is what to do? How often to wash, trim, moisturize, give a break, etc…Well in a hope to somewhat answer that I am writing this post. How often to wash? If you’re co-washing, you could do this everyday if your heart so desires, [...]

How to Wash Afroniquely Hair Washing nappy/afro textured hair is not the same as washing permed hair or straight hair or Caucasian hair. The methods we have to implement are very different. While a permed headed person hair is most fragile in it’s wet state, for us it’s the dry state. Out hair is like a [...]