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Filed under: Hair Care , Trends , Hair Politics For many women, a black-owned hair salon is almost like a sanctuary; a place to go to not only get your hair done, but also to catch up on the latest gossip, catch up with old friends, and have some ‘me-time.’ But in the past few decades, Dominican salons have been taking over neighborhoods with cheaper prices, a more versatile blowout style, and more time-efficient results.

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The Hair Debate: Dominican vs. Black Salons

Filed under: Hair Care , My Hairstory Black hair comes in a variety of shapes, volumes, and textures.

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Ouidad: The Curly Girl’s Best Friend

Filed under: Natural Hair , Hairstyles , Hair Care , Product Reviews African American women looking for an eco-friendly alternative to harsh chemicals to straighten their hair, might have a new option. Natural Hair Care Oasis Green-Wonders. The hair line, which was created by a former employee of the maker of Ultra Sheen products, offers a natural organic, non-toxic, chemical-free straightener for black hair

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Hair Products for Black Women Go Green

I’ve heard of the so-called concept of “training” natural hair, meaning to have the hair respond a certain way to heat. “Untrained” natural hair would be more unrulely, so to speak. It wouldn’t become silky straight when a blow dryer and pressing comb, or flat iron is applied, but after using these appliances on the hair on a regular basis, the hair will respond “better” by becoming more silky, straight, smooth, straight, and some what limp.

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Can Natural Hair be Trained?

Filed under: Trends , Celebrity Hairstyles I am a lucky lady indeed. At the Lollapalooza festival here in Chicago, I got to see Erykah Badu take the stage and bring her feminine power and unique energy to this traditionally rock, electronic and male-dominated festival. Click here for a review, complete with video! Despite a late beginning and some sound cross-over at the end of her set, Badu was flawless and had the crowd completely under her spell

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Erykah Badu’s Mohawk at Lollapalooza 2010

Filed under: Natural Hair , Hair Care , Product Reviews , How-To , Video When one thinks ‘hair show,’ natural curls and waves rarely come to mind. But natural hair does have a place at the Bronner Bros

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Bronner Bros. Hair Show 2010: Au Naturale

Filed under: Hair Care , Product Reviews , Trends Grown and harvested in the southwest region of Morocco, the kernels of the argan tree have provided a beauty secret to women of the region for centuries. Moroccan women use the oil harvested from those kernels and apply it to their dry hair for styling and overnight moisture treatments. This ancient Moroccan secret has found quite a receptive market here in the US

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Hot Hair Ingredient: Argan Oil

Filed under: Hair Care , Product Reviews It’s summer and your hair is doing its best to handle the weather. But with that heat and humidity, your hair might as well ask you – what have you done for me lately? If you aren’t taking the time out to show your hair love with weekly deep conditioning treatments, I gotta ask – why not?

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Everyone Needs a Deep Conditioner

Filed under: Natural Hair , Hairstyles , Hair Care , Product Reviews With heat advisories and record temperatures across the country, it’s hard to go anywhere without looking like a melted, frizzy mess. The humidity in the summer air causes the cuticles in our hair to expand, which results in the frizz effect we all love to hate.

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Beat the Heat & Avoid the Frizz

This season, hair color ideas trends veer toward softer hues that add light or depth without altering natural hair color too much. But that doesn’t mean you can’t make a striking change.

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Hair Color Ideas

Filed under: Natural Hair , Hair Care , Celebrity Stylists , Trends As the summer season rolls around you can expect to see warmer weather and brighter colors. And I’m not just talking about clothese — I’m talking hair! Celebrities like Keri Hilson and Raven Simone have added new shades to their tresses, and if you’re thinking about doing the same, there are some things you might want to think about beforehand

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Dos and Don’ts of Hair Coloring

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