Afroniquely You

No matter who you are..it is so important to develope some sort of routine. Whether or not you are an experienced guru like Rashida and CurlyChronicles or you’re a newbie to this, or maybe you’ve been travelling this path for a while, but still can’t seem to get the perfect hang of it..one thing is [...]

It’s time to get rid of all the myths that surrounds natural hair. I am just going to highlight the top myths I’ve heard/seen in my lifetime: Myth 1: Natural Hair Is Hard To Maintain: This is the most common myth out there. If you think about it, every hair type is a bit hard to maintain, [...]

HAIR GROWTH 101 Since we are on the topic of wanting to grow our hair and maintain what we already have, it may be of help to identify the phases our hair goes through. On average the hair grows about .3mm (or 1/8 an inch) per day, or 6 inches per year. Hair follicles are comprised of [...]

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 [...]

Faith one of our previous features, has been kind enough to share with us a recipe she uses on her hair quite often. She says: I do this about once a month or every 2 weeks and it works wonderfully! Ingredients: Take about 3 spoons of mayonaise (any kind) 1 cap full of oil (any kind for example, olive, [...]

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 [...]

Okay, maybe it doesn’t grow your hair, but it sure does help with length retention. Using plaits as helped me retain a lot of length during the winter months. So they are my go to when I “can’t be bothered” with my hair. Plaits are no stranger to most of us. If you have ever worn [...]

I’ve been slacking on my pre-pooing, and it’s beginning to show. Hence I need to start doing it faithfully. But what exactly is pre-pooing?? What does it mean to pre-poo? It in essence is a pre-wash deep treatment, either overnight or for a an hour or more, under heat or without heat, on dry dirty hair. Prior [...]