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Alright..I am actually excited..I’ve tried tons and tons of wash and go’s before and really never liked them totally. Buttttttt..on Monday I tried a wash and go (really just for the heck of it and because I needed to look decent in a jiffy), so I decided, let me give this thing yet another try. Now [...]
August 12, 2009
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 [...]
August 12, 2009
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 [...]
August 10, 2009
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 [...]
July 30, 2009
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 [...]
July 29, 2009
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 [...]
July 21, 2009
Hello everyone! I hope all is well. It’s been about a month now, and I hope everyone is remaining strong with the DC Challenge. Now I got a lot of questions from time to time on applying DC to hair and so forth, so I made a new video and you can check it out here: Here [...]
July 19, 2009
Hello all my wonderful naturals (and aspiring naturals!) It’s time for another book review. Quite frankly I’m disappointed in myself for not sharing this book with you sooner. I’ve had it for a while (aka a little over a year, lol) and I love it!! The book is entitled Nappturosity and it is written by [...]
July 17, 2009
After watching a lot of videos on youtube, and seeing a few people talk about this method, I decided to give it a try. I didn’t measure anything, but according to what I read, you should use: a cup of conditioner to 1/2 a cup of baking soda, and if you so desire you could add [...]


























September 29, 2009
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