This reader question comes from Eve in New Mexico; Greetings! I wanted to begin by saying that I absolutely love your site! It has helped me stay in love with my hair through thick and thin (literally). There is one thing that I desperately need advice on: How do I keep my hair moisturized in [...]
Bryttani left a really interesting question on the BGLH Facebook page today… “First, I have to say I love your blog! But I wanted to know if you’ve ever posted about feelings of being overwhelmed. I have been natural since 07, and have decent length hair, but I still don’t have a solid idea of [...]
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 [...]
Got this interesting question from Remi… How have other naturals handled backpacking/travelling? I have long natural hair (shoulder length, 3C and very thick). I’m going to be traveling round Europe for 3 months and I need to think through the best way of dealing with my hair when I have to carry everything on my [...]
I got this question from Toi. So my question is about how to deal with humidity and natural hair. I’m in Washington, D.C, and the summers here are brutally humid. Luckily, i’m comfortable enough to rock my OFFICIAL natural hair (sans flat iron, I was addicted and my hair hated it). I wash every 10-14 [...]
This is from reader Deidra: We’re going on vacation in the summer. Other than braids, what do you suggest we do when swimming in the ocean and the pool to protect our hair and still look good coming out of the water? This is a great question. What advice do you guys have? document.getElementById(“post-12716-blankimage”).onload(); Tweet [...]
I got this question from Mya… “First and foremost, I love this site. I check it out everyday, everyone featured is absolutely beautiful but unfortunately, I haven’t gone natural just yet. I would love to but the one thing stopping me is my insecurity about my large forehead. I’ve been teased about it since I [...]
This question comes from longtime reader Tonya of newnaturalista.com I’m totally in love with my natural hair, but there’s one thing…shine! I can’t get my hair to shine for anything. I think the big issue for me is that once a style is set (two stand twists or wash n go) I’m afraid to mess [...]
This question of the day was submitted by Monisola I recently started using a whipped shea curly butter, Shea Moisuture’s Curl Enhancing Smoothie. I found it at Target and thought it would be an amazing all natural curl pattern enhancer. And it is! I use it everyday along with a distilled water and veggie glycerin [...]
***Responses to this question have been coming in fast and furious on the BGLH Facebook page. Check it out HERE.*** Krianne submitted this question: “So I have just done the BC (big chop) and I was wondering if girls that have done it could give some general advice on how to take care of the [...]
