If you want to maintain healthy hair and you are traveling, I have some essential hair care and travel tips to share with you. My hair has gone through a lot during my travels around America and abroad, and my successes and failures with my hair have both taught me a lot about how to maintain healthy hair while away from home. Here are…

Our healthy hair journeys provide a mix of different feelings. Feelings of elation as we see progress or meet a given length goal.  Feelings of boredom as we continue to go through with the same humdrum processes day in and day out.  Also, we experience a wide range of experiences that cause us to grow in…

Do you have a hair crush? In a pursuit for healthier hair, we fall in love with the way a person's hair looks and strive to achieve a similar condition, style, texture, or length. However, be careful about whose hair you fall in love with. To a certain extent, falling in love with a certain hair style or…

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Product Description: Intensive Conditioning Treatment is an intensively deep conditioning treatment that strengthens, revitalizes and gives exotic shine. It prevents hair breakage and deeply infuses moisture from the inside out. Ideal for all hair types, including relaxed,…

When it comes to healthy hair care, it is very important to understand the chemistry of your tresses. The basic structure of your hair breaks down into two categories: the hair follicle, and the hair shaft. Let's delve further into each category:

The Hair Shaft: 

A lot of hair care…

Once your hair has endured enough heat damage (from flat irons, blow dryers, curling irons, etc.), it is nearly impossible to restore the health of severely damaged strands. As a result, it is in your best interest to use heat as wisely as possible when drying and styling your hair. Here are my top five tips to…

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As the weather grows colder, it is important to make some changes to our hair care routines to make sure our tresses stay in top shape.  Cold winter weather has a tendency to leave your hair dry and brittle if you don’t take good care of your hair.  One word can explain why your hair goes through such a…

Do you wonder what a debate would actually sound like between a woman with relaxed hair and a woman with natural hair about their chosen hair style? There are so many blogs and articles out there by women who explain why they prefer wearing their hair natural or relaxed. Cafe Belle has pretty much summarized that conversation/debate below: (Disclaimer: the conversation is not meant to summarize every single woman's hair story). 

The…

Swimming is probably my favorite way to cool off on a hot day. However, many women of color avoid the pool as though it’ll cause them to melt like the wicked witch of the west.  I can’t count the amount of times I’ve heard women say that they don’t swim because they don’t want to get their…

Do you crave thicker, more luscious hair? If so, check out the following oils, nutrients and techniques that are considered the most popular ways to achieve thicker hair:

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Hair porosity, in simple terms, is the ability of your hair to absorb and diffuse moisture.  This basically means that your hair is kind of like a sponge: it absorbs moisture through the cuticle layer into or out of the cortex layer of the hair. There are three categories of porosity which your hair can fall into: low porosity, normal porosity, and high porosity. …

When it comes to taking better care of your hair and achieving certain hair goals, your thoughts matter. It's so easy to get caught up in products, ingredients, and technique, and forget that how we think about our hair can ultimately make or break our ability to achieve our healthy hair…

With the rise of interest among women who are interested in better ways to take care of their hair, pre-pooing has arisen as a great way to increase the health and beauty of our tresses. It really isn’t anything new – it has just become really popular. It is a pre-shampoo treatment where an oil or light…

How many of you have ever felt as though your hair does not grow or won’t retain its length? No matter what you do, how many different products you try or different styles you wear, you just don’t see the change that you want.

Do you ever think that your hair…

I saw a post on Facebook re: a blog/article on HelloBeautiful.com reporting that weaves and braids have been shown to contribute to thinning and balding problems among black women. According to the article, " A recent study of middle aged black women reveals that nearly 30% have sustained permanent scalp and…