When Those You Love Disapprove Of Your Locked Hair

“Why in the world would you DO that to your hair?”
“That doesn’t ‘fit’ you”
“All that pretty hair…what a waste!”
“Your hair used to be so pretty”
Believe it or not, all of those are statements I have heard from people, in one form or another, when I decided to lock my hair as well as my daughters’ [...]

Why Use All Natural Soaps And More Specifically, Castile Soap

I recently did an interview with Tanya Ortiz of AllNaturalSoapStore.com asking what the big deal is about using their castile, all natural soaps.  The interview proved very interesting and enlightening as she revealed some things that you may (or may not) have known about soap, so-called “baby shampoos” and more!
Turn up your speakers and listen [...]

Why We Need Books Like Her Special Hair, Kids Talk Hair And More

I know I’m months late because I’m not much of a TV watcher and especially talk shows.  But I recently stumbled upon the YouTube videos of the Tyra Banks Show where she had a panel of guests discussing what “good hair” is.
At first I didn’t want to watch the show because I knew there would [...]

I NEVER thought it could happen to me: Head Lice!

*Sigh*…Yeah, I’ve always heard of it happening to someone else.
I always believed that “Black people don’t get head lice” and now I know better.
No, it wasn’t ME…it was my youngest, 9-year old daughter. One of her friends had it and although she says she didn’t, I truly believe that my baby broke one of the [...]

The Oil Cleansing Method

Clear, glowing, dewy-looking skin, free of blackheads, pimples, cysts, and other imperfections seems to be an elusive goal. The booming skin care industry would have you believe the same with their claims of the need to rid your skin of oil completely and apply burning chemicals in order to avoid these imperfections. Modern society has [...]

What Is The Best Way To Start Locs?

If you’ve done any amount of research on the subject of locs or locking, you probably know by now that there are at least a good 5-6 ways to go about it… and actually more than that, truth be told!
So after making this discovery, now you’re left to wonder…
“Which method is best?”
And depending on who [...]