Tag: coily hair
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Best Products for Length Retention on Type 4 Hair: What I Actually Recommend
If you have Type 4 hair and feel like your hair is growing but you aren’t actually seeing the length, let’s talk about the part of the conversation that gets overlooked: Length retention. Because your hair can absolutely be growing while you continue losing length from breakage, split ends, excessive manipulation, heat damage and rough…
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Why Your Hair Is Growing But You’re Not Seeing Length
Your hair might actually be growing—you just may not be **retaining the length**. If your natural hair seems stuck at the same length, especially if you have 4B/4C hair, breakage, split ends, shrinkage, heat damage, dryness, and excessive manipulation could be getting in the way. Here’s how to figure out what’s happening and start keeping…
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Best Shampoos for Dry, Coily & Type 4 Hair
If you have dry, coily, curly, or Type 4 hair, finding the right shampoo can feel like a never ending search. You want your hair and scalp to feel clean, but you do not want that clean feeling to come with dry, stiff, stripped hair. And if you have Type 4 hair, you already know…
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How to Prevent Breakage When Wearing Your Natural Hair Out
Learn how to prevent breakage when wearing your natural hair out with simple tips for detangling, moisturizing, protecting your ends, reducing manipulation, and retaining length.
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Best Products for Length Retention on Type 4 Hair
If you have Type 4 hair, you already know that growing your hair and retaining length are two very different things. Your hair can be growing normally at the scalp while your overall length barely seems to change because the ends are breaking faster than you’re retaining them. That is why length retention on Type…
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The Ultimate Guide to Growing Long Natural Hair After 35
If you’re trying to grow long natural hair after 35, you’ve probably noticed that what worked for your hair in your twenties may not work quite the same way now. Maybe your hair seems to grow slowly. Maybe you feel like you’ve been stuck at the same length for years. Maybe you reach collarbone length…
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Best Hair Tools for Curly and Coily Hair: 7 Tools to Help You Style, Stretch & Protect Natural Hair
As Caribana weekend approaches, there is something that always feels especially exciting about getting ready: the hair, the beauty, the outfits, the music, and the confidence that comes with showing up as yourself. For those of us in the Afro-Caribbean diaspora, hair is about so much more than styling. Our curls and coils carry history,…
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Best Shampoos and Conditioners for Dry Natural Hair: Hydrating Picks for Soft, Healthy Curls
Discover the best shampoos and conditioners for dry natural hair. Learn what ingredients moisturize curls, reduce breakage, and keep textured hair healthy, soft, and hydrated.
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Best Bond Repair Treatments for Black Hair and Color-Treated Curls (2026 Guide)
Looking for the best bond repair treatment for Black hair? Discover top-rated bond builders for damaged natural hair, color-treated curls, bleach damage, and breakage.
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Title: Revitalize Your Postpartum Curls: A Repairing Haircare Routine
Hey there, curly queens! Today, I want to talk about something that’s near and dear to my heart – postpartum hair struggles. As many of you may know, the journey of motherhood can take a toll on our bodies, including our hair. Stress, hormonal changes, and lifestyle adjustments can lead to weakened, damaged curls. But…
