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The blog of the Founder of Nappturality.com - My musings and thoughts on current events.
Wednesday, 05 June 2013 12:33
My No-Comb Challenge
Going back to natural is a journey. For those of us nappy veterans who have been natural for a decade or more (like me) finding out new things, learning new things about our natural hair can still amaze us just like it did we first went back. For a few…
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The No-Shampoo Method (also called co-washing) was originally popularized by a curly hair website about 8 years ago. It is a method of “cleansing” the hair without using shampoo which gained popularity after people began to recognize the dangers and drying effects the sulphates contained in most commercial shampoos can…
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As Nappturality’s 10th year comes to a close, I have taken some time to reflect on why I started Nappturality and think about what Nappturality has become during our first decade. Back in 2002 there were no websites exclusively for the care of African American natural hair. No YouTube channels.…
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So you have been enjoying your daily hair spritzes and refreshing herbal rinses over the long hot summer, but now that winter is approaching, it is time to review and be ready to change your hair care routine and products. Winter brings lots of challenges with it. Not only the…
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Twist outs are one of the most popular styles for natural hair. Twists outs are done when you use two sections to make twists like a rope with your hair. When the hair has set, the ropes are untwisted and the hair holds a wavy, cioly pattern. Two strand twists…
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If you have been a part of the natural movement as long as I have, you would have seen hundreds of “natural” hair products come and go. From having nothing specifically geared towards our natural hair in 2000 to 2012 and having the choice of hundreds of hair products has…
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I usually gloss over claims that there is some kind of "war" being waged among relaxed and natural-haired women. I don't believe it exists and I believe any acknowledgement of it just adds fuel to the fire. But recently there was an opinion written for Ebony Magazine regarding this very…
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I am often asked about "natural" hair dyes and coloring. Many compaies today are claiming to be "natural" with "organic" ingredients, this includes hair care coloring suppiers. The bottom line is, most if not all of the products you see in supermarkets contain chemicals that could be harmful to you.…
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When I first went natural – back before Nappturality.com in 2000, I remember the hostility I and many women like me encountered about it. No matter what internet forum we went on, all without exception carried this attitude that those of us who went natural by choice, and more specifically…
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We know who they are: Beautiful Black women in the spotlight at the peak of their careers who have inspired us with their beauty, talent and strength throughout their careers. Naomi wearing the long, straight and silky which became her trademark style and Brandy, her long box braids encouraged so…
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Nappturality is all about embracing your NAPPtural, natural hair. Many, many thousands of African American women and women of African descent all over the world have stopped relaxing their hair and are wearing their natural hair proudly. All have different reasons for doing it -- damage, scalp problems, illness, hair…
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