Co-Washing: Natural Hair 101

Co-washing is a staple technique for many Naturals.  It's one of the first things I learned while on my quest for maintaining healthy, happy natural hair. Water; it's essential for life and extremely essential for healthy natural hair.  It's the cheapest and easiest moisturizer and natural hair loves it.  Combine water with conditioner and you've got the perfect combination for moisturizing our hair. Co-washing your hair is the same as washing with Shampoo but replaced with conditioner. … [Read more...]


Naturally Fierce Feature: Brittany

1. Tell me a little about yourself and your hair journey.  My name is Brittany Myers. I am 22 years old. I was born in  Jamaican, but I currently live in the US. 2. How long have you been natural? Have you always embraced your curls? I became natural on August 4, 2014, so I've been natural for six months. No, I did not embrace my curls. Before becoming natural, if I could relax my hair every week I would. 3. What motivated you to transition? Were you a transitioner or a Big … [Read more...]


I am Global. We are Global.

The cultures and location of people within the African diaspora may vary, but we are all connected by our beautiful crowns (i.e hair). The distinctiveness of Black hair ties  a group of people together as we live in countries around the world. Black hair has been used throughout history to identify people. Our love, rejection, and reconnection with our hair has shaped our culture. The I am Global, Global Couture Foundation presents, “The Cultural and Historical Significance of Black Natural … [Read more...]


Naturally Fierce Feature: Lena

1. Tell us a little about yourself and your hair journey. My name is Lena Jones. I was born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee.  I recently graduated from Middle Tennessee State University. I got my first and last real perm in the 8th grade for my sisters wedding in Hawaii. I wish I never gotten it, but I wanted my hair LAID for the wedding and not frizz up. After growing my perm out, in high school I got highlights and had to bleach my hair for the color to take. BIG mistake! My hair broke … [Read more...]


4 Oils for Healthy Hair (that you have probably never used)

    Like many of us, I also grew up thinking if I grease my hair until I was able to fry chicken on it, it would grow. I had a friend in elementary school who would even put baby lotion in her hair because she was convinced it would make her hair grow. I learned in college about natural and essential oils that can contribute to healthy hair growth and length retention. Here are 4 oils for healthy hair growth: 1. Jojoba Oil Found in the southwestern part of the country and Mexico, … [Read more...]


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Naturally Fierce Feature: Michelle

1. Tell us a little about yourself and your hair journey.  Hola, my name is Michelle and I am a newlywed living in Houston, Texas. I just graduated from the University of Houston with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting. My father is Liberian and my mother is half Mexican and half Chinese, so I am multiracial and I am fluent in Spanish. I recently started a YouTube channel (NaturallyChea) where I will be spilling all my hair secrets and tips, and try to inspire other … [Read more...]


Naturally Fierce Feature: Kenvie

  1. Tell us a little about yourself and your hair journey.  My name is Kenvie Draper. I'm originally from Indiana, but currently living in Alaska because my husband is in the military. I'm a stay a home mom of two: a 17yr old and a 4yr. I have been natural for at least 15 years or so, and love everything about it. I decided to go natural after getting a relaxer in college and the edges of my hair fell out! I knew from that moment I would never get another relaxer. On top of that, I … [Read more...]


Naturally Fierce Feature: LaToya

1. Tell me a little about yourself and your hair journey. (Name, where you’re from, etc) My name is LaToya. I am brown girl from Boston loving the hair that God and her mummy gave her. I was a fro-rocking diva for 6 years and then I started locking my hair. I have been locked for 4 years as of April. 2. How long have you been natural? I have been natural since spring of 2004. 3. What motivated you to transition? Were you a transitioner or a Big Chopper? Why? I went natural after I … [Read more...]


Naturally Fierce Feature: Jessica

1.  Tell me a little about yourself and your hair journey.  My name is Jessica Campbell. I’m twenty years old and I am from Detroit, Michigan. I am also a junior at Central Michigan University, studying Psychology and youth/ family studies. For most of my life I grew up in a Jamaican household with my grandmother and brother. 2. How long have you been natural? Have you always embraced your curls? I’ve been consciously natural for four years now. I took the step to really embrace my … [Read more...]


What to Eat For Healthy Hair

  Just like skin, your hair has a way of letting you (and others) know how healthy you really are. During the first half of my senior year of college, my hair became fine and lost a lot of thickness. Maybe it was because I survived on peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to save up for an apartment. Once I realized what I was putting in by body had a negative effect of my hair, the following semester I got Senegalese twists in my hair and made sure I ate a lot of healthy foods, exercised, and … [Read more...]


Naturally Fierce Feature: Ebony

1. Tell me a little about yourself: Hello, my name is Ebony. I am 31 year old Army wife and mother of two. I'm originally from Atlanta, Georgia, but thanks to the military I have been traveling all over the world for the last 10 years. 2. How long have you been natural? I went natural in 2010. 3. What motivated you to transition? Were you a transitioner or Big Chop and why? I decided to stop relaxing when I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism, which made my hair shed and it became … [Read more...]


Naturally Fierce Feature: Tawana

1. Tell me a little about yourself and your hair journey.  My name is Tawana. I was born and raised in Jamaica in a small family with just me and my parents. I love everything freeing, so having natural hair that's wild and free was just bound for me. 2. How long have you been natural? Have you always embraced your curls? I've been natural since 2012. My hair was texturized prior to that, so no, I have not always embraced my natural curls because I knew nothing about how to properly … [Read more...]


Naturally Fierce Feature: Vashti

1. Tell us a little about yourself and your hair journey.  My name is Vashti. I'm the founder and chief content creator at VeePeeJay.com. I was born and raised in Grenada. I now reside in Dallas. 2. How long have you been natural? I've been wearing my hair in it's natural state since August 2009. 3. What motivated you to transition? Were you a transitioner or a Big Chopper& why? I only transitioned for about 3 months. I honestly didn't know it was called transitioning back then, … [Read more...]


Difference between Deep Conditioning, Hair Mask & Hair Treatment

Although they have similar purposes, there are slight differences in the application and benefits of a deep conditioner, hair mask and a hair treatment. Let’s start with deep conditioning. Deep Conditioning This technique adds moisture back into your hair that has been lost due to everyday styling, weather and products. I personally have found that doing a deep conditioner once a week, replenishes that moisture that the hair needs in order to stay healthy and grow. There are a couple ways … [Read more...]


Naturally Fierce Feature: Cynthia

1. Tell me a little about yourself and your hair journey. My name is Cynthia Louis, also known as Cyndii. I'm from the very small state of Providence Rhode Island. I'm 25 years old. 2. How long have you been natural? Have you always embraced your curls? I have been natural for 3 years and 5 months. It actually took me a while to embrace my curls. I had long hair my whole life, but it was relaxed and it was like my blanket. When I big chopped I wasn't sure what I would look like with short … [Read more...]