Archive | protective styles

22 June 2010 ~ 13 Comments

Reader Question: How do I do protective styles on my short hair?

Nikia Phoenix This question is from Yolene: “hey, i just cut my hair last week and i have pretty short hair, i was reading a couple of posts on your blog concerning protective styles (box twists etc. i hope i said that right) that promote length and moisture retention, but for us newbies with short [...]

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15 April 2010 ~ 26 Comments

Cali aka ChiselleCouture

Cali, aka ChiselleCouture, was referenced a few weeks ago as one of the best natural hair YouTubers on the Web. As a result I added her to BGLH’s Resources page. Her YouTube channel is awesome. So definitely check it out Where do you live? C: I live in Washington DC. I’m a free spirit, that’s [...]

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31 March 2010 ~ 27 Comments

What is your protective style of choice?

Weave, kinky twists, box braids? How do you give your hair a break when you’ve been messing with it too much? And why does your protective styling method work best for you? document.getElementById(“post-10308-blankimage”).onload(); Tweet This Post

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20 October 2009 ~ 11 Comments

what’s your bedtime reggie?

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 [...]

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19 May 2009 ~ 9 Comments

natural girl’s nemesis: heat damage!

Question for J from Cee:Hey BGLH. I am an avid reader of your blog, because it helps me in my quest for healthy hair. But there’s something that’s been bothering me. See, when I first became natural, I think my hair was much more healthier then. But now, the front of my hair is short [...]

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07 May 2009 ~ 29 Comments

do you know what today is?

it’s my nappiversary! well not exactly…lol…unlike many of you, i (jenteel) did not write down the date!  but i do know that 10 years ago in the beginning of may 1999, i officially went natural (again).   i did my first big chop in may 1998 (what was it about may?), but after 8 months [...]

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26 April 2009 ~ 48 Comments

sunday retrospective: the protective styling dilemma

Jaybaby’s box braid style as featured on Nov. 14, 2008 So, one day, I am hanging out with a friend of mine, and her college friend. “Did you know that L blogs about natural hair?,” my friend says.“Really?” her college friend replies. “I’m natural.”“Yeh,” I say, looking sideways at college friend’s hair. “I do. It’s [...]

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31 March 2009 ~ 4 Comments

march moisturizing madness wrap-up!

so we spent the bulk of this month focusing on moisturizing. but, as you saw in the “tough love haircare series”, there are many unhealthy hair practices and that need to be abolished and issues that need to be addressed before your moisturizing regimen can be successful. please look back at the “moisturizing masterbook” and [...]

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19 March 2009 ~ 8 Comments

kcurly’s moisturizing regimen!

BGLH: What is your hair type (kinky/curly/coily)?Kcurly: I suppose my hair is small amount of 3c with mostly 4a and a bit of 4b. Since I don’t put much store into the typing system I will also add that it is very dense, coarse, curly and dry. BGLH: What products do you use to moisturize? [...]

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10 March 2009 ~ 9 Comments

reader question: do braids promote growth?

Question for J from ChristinaBella:“i have a question for u bglh – does leaving ur hair in braids really help w/ the growth cuz i wash my hair once a week and its now growing like i would like it to” j’s response:keeping hair in braids is a protective style because it is low manipulation [...]

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