Hi,

   How is everyone? I wanted to share some tips. I'm not sure about anyone else,
but my hair kept breaking recently because I committed the worst sin; i dyed my
hair and relaxed it! My hair was abused! But its the price we pay sometimes for
looking good. Or so i thoght. I've gone natural now, no chemicals whatsoever!
   Anyway, you girls might want to check out www.inkylovesnature.com for good
black skincare and www.nubiangold.com for good hair growth stuff.
   Do you guys think that hair is a way of making a political statement? Do you
think that by straightening our hair that we are really abusing ourselves? I
read some wroting by Marcus Garvey, which made me think.

   Let me know guys


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Thank you so much.  I am enjoying the styles.  Please keep the websites coming.

Erica


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From: Sonia <s00nia@...>
To: BlackTresses@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2007 7:34:04 PM
Subject: Re: [BlackTresses] HELP!!!!! Getting Married and need pictures of
hairdo

Hi,

this site has a few hairstyles you might like too:

http://www.morris- roots.com/ bridal.htm

http://www.morris- roots.com/ styles.htm? freeflowing

sonia

On 13/10/2007, KC Kelly <afrokimono@yahoo. com> wrote:
>
> Try Essence magazine's webpage. They have a hair gallery that could give
> you a start.
>
> KC
>
> edublove < edublove@yahoo. com <edublove%40yahoo. com>> wrote:
> Hello all,
> I am getting married in April '08. I am looking for pictures of a
> possible hairdo. The issue, I have locks, very long locks and I have
> yet to find any pictures of a wedding style that I like. I hope that
> someone out there can help.
>
> Thanks
>
> KC
> The Afro in Kimono!
>
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Hi,

this site has a few hairstyles you might like too:


http://www.morris-roots.com/bridal.htm

  http://www.morris-roots.com/styles.htm?freeflowing


sonia



On 13/10/2007, KC Kelly <afrokimono@...> wrote:
>
>   Try Essence magazine's webpage. They have a hair gallery that could give
> you a start.
>
> KC
>
> edublove < edublove@... <edublove%40yahoo.com>> wrote:
> Hello all,
> I am getting married in April '08. I am looking for pictures of a
> possible hairdo. The issue, I have locks, very long locks and I have
> yet to find any pictures of a wedding style that I like. I hope that
> someone out there can help.
>
> Thanks
>
> KC
> The Afro in Kimono!
>
> ---------------------------------
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>
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>
>
>


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Try Essence magazine's webpage.  They have a hair gallery that could give you a
start.

   KC

edublove <edublove@...> wrote:
           Hello all,
I am getting married in April '08. I am looking for pictures of a
possible hairdo. The issue, I have locks, very long locks and I have
yet to find any pictures of a wedding style that I like. I hope that
someone out there can help.

Thanks






KC
The Afro in Kimono!


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Hello Everyone,

I've added to my Journey to Locs journal. I started out with two stand
twists and have been on the journey a year now. My hair is actually
locking. Check it out.

http://journeytonubianlocs.blogspot.com/2007/10/one-year-down.html

Peace

Deatri

Afro in Kimono,

   I would love to know the name of your stylist and the salon where you got your
flat twists done.  Do you think you could share that with the group?

Gimbiya



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Hello all,
I am getting married in April '08.  I am looking for pictures of a
possible hairdo.  The issue, I have locks, very long locks and I have
yet to find any pictures of a wedding style that I like.  I hope that
someone out there can help.

Thanks

i can relate. I'm 44 and younger women who had see-thru permed hair
(i'm not hatin', i've had perms most of my life and i know why
relaxing is popular) were making comments like "i wish i had thick
hair like that" etc. They can.

i flipped my 'fro upside down (it was a hot day) to pick it out more
and more and get some air circulating on the back of my neck and then
here come the brothas workin on the streets outside...oh baby, blah
blah, naw mee?? haha

my 15yo son was getting a shape-up and he's a 6+ ft., 275lb.
linebacker...well anyway he stopped the madness.

it was like bees to honey.

--- In BlackTresses@yahoogroups.com, KC Kelly <afrokimono@...> wrote:
>
> Sisters,
>
>   I had a wonderful experience in a hair salon in Washington, DC on
Thursday afternoon.
>
>   I wanted to have my hair flat twisted as I will be in the
hospital Monday for a small surgical procedure and resting up at home
for the remainder of the week and didn't want to deal with stying my
afro each day.
>
>   When I arrived at the salon on Thursday afternoon, I took a seat
in my stylist's chair.  She and her niece rent booth space at a salon
across the street from Howard University.  Their chairs and booths
actually face all the other beauticians who typically work on women
with permed and/or straight-weaved hair styles.
>
>   After my stylist took down my bun, she washed my hair,
conditioned it and blew it out.  As my natural hair began to expand,
she shaped it into a mowhawk and we all had a good laugh at my image
reflected in the mirrors.  My har was huge and now that I have it
dyed a honey-brown, the lights were reflecting off ot if.  I told her
I was going to wear the style in the street one day and start a trend.
>
>   The stylist began to part my hair and started the flat twisting
processes.  This was nothing new.  What really touched my heart were
the folks who walked up to the stylist and me sitting in the chair to
get a better view of the process.  They wanted to know how long I had
worn my hair natural, what type of styles I put it in and the like.
They were all permed-heads but I guess the power of my afro dazzled
them.
>
>   The week before, a co-worker asked me if I would wear my afro out
more often and a woman on the Metro told me she had just gone natural
and hoped that her hair would grow out as full as mine.
>
>   I was growing a bit disappointed with my hair.  I was begining to
feel like I had hit an empasse and needed to do something else with
it.  I have seriously considered locking it but am torn between
Sisterlocks (which would be rather expensive for me to put in now
with the length of my hair) and traditional locks.
>
>   Just thought I would share.  It is great to be an inspiration to
permies and naturals alike.
>
>   KC
>
>
> KC
> The Afro in Kimono!
>
>
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Hello Everyone,

   I've added to my Journey to Locs journal. I started out with two stand twists
and have been on the journey a year now. My hair is actually locking. Check it
out.

   http://journeytonubianlocs.blogspot.com/2007/10/one-year-down.html

   Peace
   Deatri


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Sisters,

   I had a wonderful experience in a hair salon in Washington, DC on Thursday
afternoon.

   I wanted to have my hair flat twisted as I will be in the hospital Monday for
a small surgical procedure and resting up at home for the remainder of the week
and didn't want to deal with stying my afro each day.

   When I arrived at the salon on Thursday afternoon, I took a seat in my
stylist's chair.  She and her niece rent booth space at a salon across the
street from Howard University.  Their chairs and booths actually face all the
other beauticians who typically work on women with permed and/or straight-weaved
hair styles.

   After my stylist took down my bun, she washed my hair, conditioned it and blew
it out.  As my natural hair began to expand, she shaped it into a mowhawk and we
all had a good laugh at my image reflected in the mirrors.  My har was huge and
now that I have it dyed a honey-brown, the lights were reflecting off ot if.  I
told her I was going to wear the style in the street one day and start a trend.

   The stylist began to part my hair and started the flat twisting processes. 
This was nothing new.  What really touched my heart were the folks who walked up
to the stylist and me sitting in the chair to get a better view of the process. 
They wanted to know how long I had worn my hair natural, what type of styles I
put it in and the like.  They were all permed-heads but I guess the power of my
afro dazzled them.

   The week before, a co-worker asked me if I would wear my afro out more often
and a woman on the Metro told me she had just gone natural and hoped that her
hair would grow out as full as mine.

   I was growing a bit disappointed with my hair.  I was begining to feel like I
had hit an empasse and needed to do something else with it.  I have seriously
considered locking it but am torn between Sisterlocks (which would be rather
expensive for me to put in now with the length of my hair) and traditional
locks.

   Just thought I would share.  It is great to be an inspiration to permies and
naturals alike.

   KC


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Hello! I go by Scenic City, and I've been rockin my natural tresses for
about 3 years now. My hair is more wavy than curly on the ends (3a/3b),
but I want to learn some tips on preventing breakage so that it will
grow quite long.

This is what I do weekly:

I wash once a week with Burts Bees More Moisture (natural shampoo/ no
sulfates) and BBees More Moisture Conditioner
I use bioInfusion Olive Oil Hair Moisturizer on damp hair, then comb
through
I oil my scalp 1-2x/week with WGO (Wild Growth Oil), rubbing oil on my
ends
I lightly twist my hair up, pin it with a secure bobby pin.
Finally, I wear 1 yd of black satin as a headwrap (believe me, it fits).

If there's anything that I need to know about protective styling, let
me know. I don't think I'm doing exactly enough to get it growing to
its full potential. This is all I do....

God bless you sis. I'm wondering why on earth is it still necessary
to cater to the fears of others just to earn a living. It's beginning
to be a tired excuse that we must "water down" the African in us
unless we are hungry, starving Africans in the news. It's okay to be
bald, nappy and rail thin with aids as long as you wear a great big
smile when an American philanthropist drops through battle-weary mama
Africa bearing gifts.

Some cities/locales used to be more tolerant than others in the USA.
Where do you live? What region? Although to be quite honest in this
highly competitive, politically incorrect, low wage economic
climate...it's grimier all over the place nowdays.

The "haves and have mores" are breaking the backbone of hard-working
Americans & America.

Hairstyles should be the least of our worries but petty, puny people
won't let it go.

PS - I'm writing this to you on a super-hot 100+ degree day in
Cincinnati OH. My concern is my 15yo leaving home for varsity
football practice when schools all over the city were cancelled due
to the heat indices. He knows to listen to his body, but I've left a
voice message for the coaches. If a kid can't study in class, how can
they play sports? I left my salon yesterday where I've been getting
my natural tightly coiled hair pressed due to the heat and "going
back". My hair is not long but I want water running through my hair,
on my scalp, with these temperatures. Feel me? Lastly, she uses the
marcel irons and they silken my hair but it smells burned afterwards
ok.

--- In BlackTresses@yahoogroups.com, "Noko" <loco_noko@...> wrote:
>
> It's hard not to back down when faced with this situation.  But I
> think it is just about time White and Black folks get used to
seeing
> real Black people and all their African features.  I at one time
> thought I would press my hair to get a job but I just can't see
> putting my hair through that.  I know so many people who don't get
> their naps back after a supposedly "good" and "safe" press but end
up
> with sections burned out or permanently straight sections.  That
will
> seriously mess up my fros and puffs!  Now I don't come into a job
> interview with a straight up fro because I know how intimidating it
> is to White people.  I will wear a puff or twists.  But I refuse to
> put my hair through crazy heat stress just so a White man can smile
> and say, "Oh that's a nice Negro."  I just can't give into that.
> There are other jobs for me.  I WILL find them!
>
> Noko
>
> --- In BlackTresses@yahoogroups.com, S W <eboni31@y...> wrote:
> > Okay?  I really hate that I have to straighten my hair to get a
new
> job in ATL.  A sista at an employment agency took one look at my
hair
> and said, "Now, I love your hair.  Its beautiful.  I hate to say
this
> but you'll get more positive interest and responses if you
straighten
> your hair."  She said she came in with neat cornrows one time and
> they damn near had a fit.  They couldn't handle it.  So, she just
> keeps her hair permed.  In 2003, White people are still not
> comfortable with Black women wearing natural hairstyles.  Its
> not "polished" or "sophisicated," its "too casual" or "too
> political."
> >
> > After I get the job, I should come in the next day with a big
ole'
> FOXY BROWN Afro!   LOL!  Hopefully I won't have to stay straight
for
> long; I'll try to "ease" them into it.
> >
> > Anyway, there's no way I'm perming my hair again so I'm going to
a
> salon to get a good old-fashioned hot comb press, like when I was
5.
> I tried to straighten it with an electric flat iron but after
almost
> 3 years being nappy, its nowhere near hot enough to completely
> straighten my hair.
> >
> > I need some help, y'all.  I've always had permed hair before I
went
> natural so I haven't a clue on how to maintain it between
washings.
> My hair is very thick so I sweat a lot in my head and its very
humid
> here in the summertime.  Could you tell me what kinds of products
you
> use, what routines you do and stuff like that?  And do you have to
go
> to the salon every week or do you press your hair yourself?
> >
> > I'd really appreciate any help you can give me.
> >
> > Sheri
>

Tank u very very much I will do the band thing as I get the aloe vera
ur advise was great I really apreciated--- In
BlackTresses@yahoogroups.com, Deatri King-Bey <gemimonk@...> wrote:
>
> Aloe Vera Gel is one of the best locking agents.
>
>   Make sure you get the organic stuff. Some grocery stores carry
it. Here's an online company I get mine from
http://www.mountainroseherbs.com/bulkmisc/bulkmisc.html
>
>   After you wash his hair, make sure his locs haven't joined as
one. Gently separate them while his hair is wet, then palm roll, or
finger roll each loc using the Aloe Vera Gel or some other locking
agent. It doesn't take a lot for each loc. Do this while his hair is
wet. I actually have a stray bottle to keep my hair wet.
>
>   You roll each loc in a clockwise direction (at least that's the
direction I go). After a few are rolled, I twist them in a clockwise
direction and and band them so they don't come untwisted. Once they
are all dry, I take down my hair and finger comb it out.
>
>   It's easiest for me to start at the back of my head and work my
way forward. You'll need some sort of hair clips to hold the locs as
you twist them. the most important thing is to keep the base twisted.
So when I band them I'm not worried about the stuff above the band.
>
>   Anywhoooo, that's how I do mine. I made up the process by trial
and error. Hopefully there is a loctician in the group somewhere that
can tell an easier way.
>
>   Good luck
>
>   Peace
>   Deatri
>
>
>
>    Whisper Something Sweet
>   An erotic romance the likes you've never read before!
>   http://www.deewrites.com
>
>
>
>
>
>
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>

Aloe Vera Gel is one of the best locking agents.

   Make sure you get the organic stuff. Some grocery stores carry it. Here's an
online company I get mine from
http://www.mountainroseherbs.com/bulkmisc/bulkmisc.html

   After you wash his hair, make sure his locs haven't joined as one. Gently
separate them while his hair is wet, then palm roll, or finger roll each loc
using the Aloe Vera Gel or some other locking agent. It doesn't take a lot for
each loc. Do this while his hair is wet. I actually have a stray bottle to keep
my hair wet.

   You roll each loc in a clockwise direction (at least that's the direction I
go). After a few are rolled, I twist them in a clockwise direction and and band
them so they don't come untwisted. Once they are all dry, I take down my hair
and finger comb it out.

   It's easiest for me to start at the back of my head and work my way forward.
You'll need some sort of hair clips to hold the locs as you twist them. the most
important thing is to keep the base twisted. So when I band them I'm not worried
about the stuff above the band.

   Anywhoooo, that's how I do mine. I made up the process by trial and error.
Hopefully there is a loctician in the group somewhere that can tell an easier
way.

   Good luck

   Peace
   Deatri



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Hi Im a mother of a little jamaican boy with dreads so long to his
waist the problem is I don't know what to put in his hair to keep it
lock since is not really curly and they come apart so easy when I wash
his hair any suggestions

It's Breeze Harper of the Sistah Vegan project. I am an afro-sistah
who just joined this wonderful group. Been natural for about 12 y
ears now. I love it!

If you can, please help me distribute these flyers for my new Sistah
Vegan anthology about black female vegans. Though we talk about
plant based diets in these new anthology, there are several poems
and essays that parallal they way we take care of our hair with that
foods we put in our bodies. Several ladies in this anthology talk
about how their families think they are "weird" for wanting to
practice solely plant based diets... and for wanting to no longer
process their hair but to sport their afros and to have locs.
www.sistahveganproject.com

If you have access to a printer, could you please print as many as
you can afford to and hang them in your community? Click here to get
the pdf to print the poster:
http://homepage.mac.com/sistahvegan98/FileSharing37.html

I really appreciate this if you can. If you don't want to print them
out, feel free to email them to interested folks. I think people
interested in food, black studies, women's studies, health studies,
and decolonial theory will find this anthology very helpful.

Thanks,
Breezie

Amie Breeze Harper
breezeharper@...
RESEARCH: www.breezeharper.com
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Well I believe that I have found a style that is amazing for growing
out natural hair!  Tree braids.  For all of you that may not know what
they are please visit http://braidsbykristen.blogspot.com  There are
lots of pictures of tree braids and other various braiding styles.
This style only takes about 4-5 hours to complete and it lasts for 6-8
weeks!  None of your natural hair is out you can style it however you
want!  Anyway I just learned about it and thought that someone could
benefit from what I came across.

Hello.

I am looking for a natural hair stylist in Omaha.  If anyone knows of a
salon that I could go to please let me know.

Thanks

its time we stop trying to look like our ancestor's master and his
wife. Its about time we shead the mental programing. Likeour music, if
we claim it as our and love it, they will soon be longing for naps and
dreads, just like they love our music.

> And that suggestion was based on what was easiest for *her*, not
you.
> To suggest that someone permanently straighten their hair for a one-
> time event is ridiculous. So what style did you wear and how did it
> go over with your friend?

I ended up flat twisting my hair at the front and two-strand twisting
the back. The I pinned all of the twists up in little coils to create
an updo. The real fun was trying to flind black hairpins in
Blondesville. It wasn't a fantastic hairdo but it worked... i'll try
to locate a pic.

> > Thank God for the hairdresser (who by the way is of East Indian
> > descent) who knows how to care for and style my natural hair.
>
> How does your current hairdresser care *and* style your hair? I ask
> because in my town there are braid shops a-plenty, but finding
> someone to actually take care of my hair has always been a problem.
> Braiders focus on styling, not conditioning or color. And typical
> Black salons can't even comb kinky hair properly. I don't know if
> this is standard or if it's different in bigger cities.

Well, my new hairdresser is just awesome. I live in Barbados and even
with a majority black population had trouble finding her. She
stresses health of the hair. So, the first thing she is concerned
about is my general health... am I eating correctly, drinking enough
water etc She also does not encourage a lot of daily product use
which can block the pores. About twice a week I spray my hair with
Organic Root Stimulator Olive Oil Spray. I don't need to oil my scalp
if I am properly hydrated from the inside. She also discourages  me
from "playing up" in my hair too much. Not only does that make it
fuzzy, but can suck the moisture out of it.

When I first started going to her, I was wearing my hair in all sorts
of natural twists, braids, twistouts etc. She usually starts with a
moisturising shampoo... recently switched to a new naturals line by
Dudley. The conditioner or treatment varies according to the state of
my hair and scalp. Sometimes it is a protein conditioner, sometimes a
moisturising mineral-oil based treatment or an exfoliating treatment
for an agitated scalp. In those days she would blow dry it with a
moisturiser and then either do two strand twists and pin them up or a
corn-row style... never any tension on the hairline. Now, I have
locs, after the treatment she palm rolls them with a light holding
cream (also by Dudley) and puts me under a hood dryer for a few
minutes. Then we pinup or leave down according to the occasion. She
also stresses respecting your hair's natural texture... as a black
woman with fully kinky hair, I will sometimes get little frizzies
when hair curls in a direction I didn't plan for... so what! I am
fearfully and wonderfully made!

In a few months I may be relocating to the US. So I am scheduling an
extra session with her to show me what she looks for and instruct me
on how to treat it. I am sceptical about letting just anyone put
their hands in my hair.

I haven't worn extensions in forever, I only know about Kanekalon(sp?)
which is supposed to be the softest synthetic hair for braiding, or at
least it was years ago when I wore braids. I've never heard of Milky
way. Is this human hair or synthetic? My suggestions would be forget
about wearing the ends loose. Get some spray detangler and try to
untangle as much as you can, then finish braiding down to the ends.
Maybe some other braid wearers will chime in.

--- In BlackTresses@yahoogroups.com, "michaele19"
<michaele.moffett@...> wrote:
>
> Hi ladies,
>    I need suggestions, badly.  I recently got my hair braided in
micro-
> braids, using Milky Way wet & wavy hair.  Well....the hair i
recieved
> is horrible!!!  It matted and tangled the first day!  My hair is
> braided up top and out half-way down towards the bottom.  It looks
soo
> frizzy!  My friend (who braided my hair about 3 months ago) used
Milky
> Way for her braids and they looked really good, so i dont know if i
> just recieved a bad batch or something.  Could anyone suggest a
really
> good brand of wet and wavy, silky hair, that doesn't frizz or tangle
> and holds waves really well??  Thanks!!

--- In BlackTresses@yahoogroups.com, "queen_vivacity"
<queen_vivacity@...> wrote:

> I don't have to watch the show to know how it goes... you are
> definitely on to something. When my hair was relaxed (and my scalp
> was burnt) I had no problem finding a hairdresser or someone
to "do"
> my hair even in the middle of nowhere in Ontario.

There will always be someone's sister-girlfriend-stepmomma's-cousin
who will perm your hair, and on the cheap! All you have to buy the
box of lying no-lye yourself. Good luck on picking out which brand of
Fabu-laxer she wants you to buy. Super? Ultra-super? Or could you get
by with a "kiddie perm"? If children can use it, it must be harmless,
right?

> When I began to wear my hair in it's natural state... it was a
> problem. My friend once found a black hairdresser in her town to do
> my hair for her wedding... (another middle of nowhere Ontario
> experience). The woman hemmed and hawed over my hair for hours and
> then asked me if I ever thought about perming it because it's so
> thick. I did my hair for the wedding on my own!

And that suggestion was based on what was easiest for *her*, not you.
To suggest that someone permanently straighten their hair for a one-
time event is ridiculous. So what style did you wear and how did it
go over with your friend?

> The answer is no! Hairdressers/hairstylists are not trained to deal
> with Afro hair in it's natural state. They are trained to perform
> chemical processes.
>
> Thank God for the hairdresser (who by the way is of East Indian
> descent) who knows how to care for and style my natural hair.

How does your current hairdresser care *and* style your hair? I ask
because in my town there are braid shops a-plenty, but finding
someone to actually take care of my hair has always been a problem.
Braiders focus on styling, not conditioning or color. And typical
Black salons can't even comb kinky hair properly. I don't know if
this is standard or if it's different in bigger cities.

Interesting site. I've seen the book listed on Amazon.com but I've
got enough hair books to last me a lifetime so I took a pass. I
didn't disagree with too much: trimming the hair doesn't make it
grow, don't oil your scalp, oil doesn't moisturize, don't brush.
Seems like common knowledge to me, but I guess not everyone got the
memo.

And I do give this woman credit for even attempting to solve the
riddle of our chronically dry hair. The professional hair care
industry has left Black people to "fend for ourselves" so to speak
and the result is constant misinformation and contradiction. There is
much more profit to be made in selling us products to temporarily fix
our hair problems, than educating us on caring for it properly to
start with. However, this woman also has her own products to push so
you gotta wonder...

What I'm baffled by is her vehement aversion to trimming hair. A trim
is not a bad thing, imo. No, it doesn't make the hair grow, but it
can contribute to overall hair health. I do a lot of twisting and
braiding and I'm not always gentle. The ends can get a little worn
out and start to tangle and snarl. When that happens, I just snip a
little off. No big deal. If you wear your hair straight, trimming
also gives a neater appearance. I've never met anyone whose hair grew
out perfectly even.

I can't say I was impressed with the hair growth photos. For someone
who claims to know the "secret" to Black hair growth I expected to
see hair down to her butt, especially if she's been growing it out
since 1987 and has never trimmed it. Wanakee's products may or may
not have worked, but she had those Godiva-length locks that made you
think she might be onto something.

And I know this is a site about growing ULTRA BLACK HAIR, and yeah
I'd like longer hair myself, but I wish we could get off this long
hair trip and start focusing on *healthy* hair which I don't believe
are synonymous. It's this quest for long hair that gets us
sidetracked, desperate, and susceptible to scams (remember Rio?) and
myths like cutting the hair to make it grow. Nothing we can do
externally makes our hair grow longer, that comes from the inside.
All we can do is try our best to maintain what comes out. And hey, if
these products have helped some people do that, they should probably
stick with the program.

--- In BlackTresses@yahoogroups.com, "Canhope75" <canhope75@...>
wrote:
>
> ---
> Here's a website that I order products from www.ubhpublications.com
> Wonderful products for black hair.

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Here's a website that I order products from www.ubhpublications.com
Wonderful products for black hair.


In BlackTresses@yahoogroups.com, "queen_vivacity"
<queen_vivacity@...> wrote:
>
> I don't have to watch the show to know how it goes... you are
> definitely on to something. When my hair was relaxed (and my scalp
> was burnt) I had no problem finding a hairdresser or someone
to "do"
> my hair even in the middle of nowhere in Ontario.
>
> When I began to wear my hair in it's natural state... it was a
> problem. My friend once found a black hairdresser in her town to do
> my hair for her wedding... (another middle of nowhere Ontario
> experience). The woman hemmed and hawed over my hair for hours and
> then asked me if I ever thought about perming it because it's so
> thick. I did my hair for the wedding on my own!
>
> The answer is no! Hairdressers/hairstylists are not trained to deal
> with Afro hair in it's natural state. They are trained to perform
> chemical processes.
>
> Thank God for the hairdresser (who by the way is of East Indian
> descent) who knows how to care for and style my natural hair.
>

I don't have to watch the show to know how it goes... you are
definitely on to something. When my hair was relaxed (and my scalp
was burnt) I had no problem finding a hairdresser or someone to "do"
my hair even in the middle of nowhere in Ontario.

When I began to wear my hair in it's natural state... it was a
problem. My friend once found a black hairdresser in her town to do
my hair for her wedding... (another middle of nowhere Ontario
experience). The woman hemmed and hawed over my hair for hours and
then asked me if I ever thought about perming it because it's so
thick. I did my hair for the wedding on my own!

The answer is no! Hairdressers/hairstylists are not trained to deal
with Afro hair in it's natural state. They are trained to perform
chemical processes.

Thank God for the hairdresser (who by the way is of East Indian
descent) who knows how to care for and style my natural hair.

Hi ladies,
    I need suggestions, badly.  I recently got my hair braided in micro-
braids, using Milky Way wet & wavy hair.  Well....the hair i recieved
is horrible!!!  It matted and tangled the first day!  My hair is
braided up top and out half-way down towards the bottom.  It looks soo
frizzy!  My friend (who braided my hair about 3 months ago) used Milky
Way for her braids and they looked really good, so i dont know if i
just recieved a bad batch or something.  Could anyone suggest a really
good brand of wet and wavy, silky hair, that doesn't frizz or tangle
and holds waves really well??  Thanks!!

Never heard of this show, what station carries it.  I love my naps I don't care
how much publicity, I wouldn't do the straight thingy!!!

Sarah <sarebear@...> wrote:          Does anyone else watch this show on
Bravo? It's a competition
for hairstylists and the finale is tomorrow. So far the challenges
have dealt mainly with styling Caucasian/straight and wavy hair,
but this past week's challenge featured Black women with
natural hair. There was really only one model who had
course/kinky hair (which wasn't even that kinky imo), the others
had losely curled to almost straight hair. For a brief second I
thought maybe they would have to create styles that
complimented each model's texture, but predictably the task was
to straighten the hair. Of course the model with the course/kinky
hair was chosen last, and while the other three got a blow-out
and flat iron, her stylist determined she needed a full-on relaxer. I
thought that was a shame since she was gorgeous with her
natural texture. Does no one press and curl anymore? At least
he didn't get her hair bone straight, but he still burned her in the
process, which I wish had been mentioned during judging.
Chemicals are no joke and like another stylist said, you can
really hurt someone if you don't know what you're doing. Heck,
you can hurt someone even if you *do* know what you're doing.

Every time I watch one of these hair shows and someone's hair
has a hint of a kink they either straighten it out or weave it away,
or both. This leads me to wonder just how much cosmetology
students are taught about Afro-textured hair. Are they told that the
solution is to always straighten or are we left out of the
curriculum altogether? It seems so implausible to me that you
could teach hairstyling and leave out an entire group of people.






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