J has contributed a MASS of knowledge to BGLH (the haircare tabs are all her.) But there were particular times when her advice — and her hair — was the inspiration that kept us going. I’ve counted down J’s Top 5 moments/contributions to BGLH… 5. Her article on how to grow out natural hair. You [...]
Some of you may know that I went to India and Dubai recently. Life changing is an understatement. India – with all its yummy vegetarian food, colorful saris, ceremonies and natural beauty…India – poverty, the shopkeepers trying to get you to buy things you don’t need, hopping over cow dung, ayurvedic herbs, and the hair/body [...]
J’s awesome hair… So we finally have a full page on coloring. J, our awesome hair expert (who is still in India, btw) is an expert on it so we get questions fairly regularly. Check out the page HERE and let us know what you think. (There’s also a cool page on henna coloring HERE.) [...]
BGLH readers recently asked J, Shari and I — who all have different textures — to list our top products. J went first. Now Shari weighs in. Of the three of us, Shari (our resident graphic designer) is the one transitioning to natural hair. Peep her top picks. If you want more product talk, check [...]
Roller setting is typically done on permed/straight hair, but it can also be done on natural hair! J breaks it down in this tutorial. I wanted to get my hair rollerset. I went to a hairdresser nearby and she was apprehensive but said she would do it then she started making comments about how my [...]
She handles the business as a haircare expert on BGLH, but J has an interesting former life you probably didn’t know about. Read on… Leila: As I understand it, you had an undergrad degree from an Ivy League University (Cornell University) and a Master’s degree in Public Health (MPH) when you decided to go into [...]
Question for J from Chandra: Hello Jenteel, Thank you thank you thank you for your blog I must say first and foremost. I really can’t thank you enough for all of the great information and inspiration. I am a singer songwriter currently living in Germany but from Florida. I have struggled with my hair and [...]
This series was originally posted in February (2/5/09) but as winter approaches, I think we all need to have MOISTURE on our minds. This is me trying to get my moisture on with a pineapple wrap… ***2/5/2009 so, a few weeks ago, jenteel (our resident hair expert for some months now…) put together a bomb [...]
Question for J from Jae:Hi J,I’ve noticed that a lot of hair has been coming out when I detangle my hair. I’m just not sure if I should be losing that much, maybe I’m a little paranoid. But if it is breaking, I really want to handle it before it goes haywire. Sometimes even when [...]
Question For JFrom Nancy:I have had a major problem with knots for months now and they drive me absolutely crazy! I moisturise every two days and use a spritz with water, glycerine and jojoba oil before combing daily. I detangle with Keracare conditioner once a week, I have tried other products and found this to [...]
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