FAQ

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a lot of Black women to embrace their natural texture, with some choosing to grow out their chemically straightened hair and go on the journey of getting to know their natural texture and how to care for it. "Your curl type is determined by the shape of the follicle that your hair grows out of from your scalp. The flatter or more oval-shaped the follicle, the curlier your hair; the more circular the cross-section, the straighter your hair. Your curl pattern is also identified by the shape that the strands of hair make, whether they kink, curve, or wind around themselves into spirals." But before you enjoy all those curls and coils, if part of your hair is chemically straightened, you're going to need to contend with the dueling textures for a bit — that is, unless you decide to chop off all the straightened parts first. But whether or not you're not about that TWA life, curly and kinky hair tends to be drier in general, due to the way it grows out of the scalp. A strand of hair receives sebum on its exterior from the secretion of the sebaceous gland. Sebum is not evenly distributed along curly hair, resulting in drier hair." To be sure your hair isn't drying out and breaking, it's a must to keep that moisture in. Moisture is key! use a product that promotes curl hydration." Look for rich oils like Jamaican black castor oil or jojoba oil, as well as deeply-moisturizing butters like shea or mango butters. If you don't want to be battling with your loose hair when it's all new growth and old relaxer, no one will judge you for doing protective styles as it grows out to a length you're comfortable with before chopping off the relaxed ends. "the process tends to be a bit easier to manage with protective styling as your safety net.

At the age of 7 years old my daughters' hair completely broke off. It was at this time I began to explore natural haircare and began creating my own DIY's to try and regrow her hair.

We believe that less is best! To help keep your curly/coily hair moisturized through out the week, just add water and a oil or butter to lock that moisture in, simple as that! If you use gels then go ahead and add that as well, because our butters and oil are buildable.