Many of us know the feeling: We do something to our hair (overprocessing the hair with heat tools or chemical treatments) and wonder if it will recover or if we just need to chop it all off and start over. While some type of damage may be irreparable, your hair can bounce back from negative treatment if you…

Are you a girl on a healthy hair mission? Are you determined to take your hair to the next level of strength, length, and/or thickness? That's awesome! Just don't fall into these easy traps for messing up your healthy hair regimen: 

Product selection: Be very picky about which…

If you are embarking on a healthy hair journey for the first time, you may feel overwhelmed by the amount of information available online about healthy hair care. You probably read and/or hear people promoting a variety of techniques or products, and you may not sure which ones work for you. Here are some of my…

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…

A well-known image of a black girl and her hair during her youth: a girl sitting on a chair while her mother is trying to style and comb through her hair, sometimes in such a painful rush that the girl is sitting there close to tears because of the constant tugging on her hair and her tender scalp. Rushing…

In order to fully embrace and incorporate a healthy hair care regimen for yourself, it is important to understand that products as well as technique are two factors that can make or break your regimen. For example, if you have great products but you improperly comb through your hair or don't know how to…

Written by: Kwan Stafford

Different Ways to Straighten Your Tresses

For generations, women have…