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“What’s Normal?” SheaMoisture Asks Tough Beauty Industry Questions

September 19, 2016 by afrobella 7 Comments

“What’s Normal?” SheaMoisture Asks Tough Beauty Industry Questions

This post was sponsored by SheaMoisture. I’ll never forget the first time I had to buy my own hair products in America. It was late August, 1998. I had just become a freshman at the University of Miami. I had grown up in Trinidad, surrounded by women with similar hair issues to my own. We…

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Filed Under: Beauty, Hair, Issues Tagged With: Beauty, beauty issues, drugstore beauty, Hair, hair issues, issues, natural hair, SheaMoisture

Nut Allergies and Natural Hair Products – What To Do If You’re Allergic to Shea

November 18, 2014 by afrobella 7 Comments

Nut Allergies and Natural Hair Products – What To Do If You’re Allergic to Shea

It’s the base ingredient of so many natural hair and skincare products, and it’s heralded as a miraculous moisturizer that’s essential for women with natural hair. But what happens when you’re allergic to the thing that everyone else loves? What happens if you have a nut allergy, and shea butter is your enemy, and all…

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Filed Under: Beauty, Hair Tagged With: hair issues, hair product ingredients, hair products, ingredients, natural hair, natural hair care, nut allergy

Let’s Talk About Edges – How To Cherish and Maintain Yours

October 30, 2014 by afrobella 9 Comments

Let’s Talk About Edges – How To Cherish and Maintain Yours

Edges. The tender and sometimes fine hair that makes up your hairline. They’ve become more than just a part of you, they’ve become a symbol. They’ve become a catch phrase. Now it’s common to hear people talking about edges being “snatched” or “busted,” or to hear people talk about (and make fun of) those who…

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Filed Under: Hair, Issues, Popular, Reviews Tagged With: african american hair, black hair, edges, hair controversy, hair issues, hair products, natural hair, traction alopecia

Ask Afrobella – Dealing With Flakes

April 11, 2011 by afrobella 54 Comments

Ask Afrobella – Dealing With Flakes

When it comes to Ask Afrobella hair questions, I may try to offer my two cents based on personal experience. But for this very specific Ask Afrobella question, I needed the sage advice of an expert. If you’ve ever dealt with flaky scalp issues, this may help you! Hi, Love your work. Your site is…

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Filed Under: Ask Afrobella, Featured, Hair, Issues, Skin Tagged With: dandruff, flakes, hair issues, health, healthy hair, natural hair, scalp, scalp issues

Winter Natural Hair Care – My Routine

December 15, 2010 by afrobella 50 Comments

Winter Natural Hair Care – My Routine

You may have read this over at Curly Nikki last week during our article swap! If you didn’t, and you’d like to read about my winter hair care routine – here you go! (this has been slightly edited from the previous post!) (like my jacket? It’s by Sejour! expect an epic post soon!) My hair…

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Filed Under: Hair, Issues, Reviews Tagged With: hair issues, haircare, natural hair, Reviews, transitioning hair, winter hair

American Apparel Has Policies About Black Hair

June 11, 2010 by afrobella 32 Comments

American Apparel Has Policies About Black Hair

Originally posted this morning on BV Hair Talk. The litany of complaints about American Apparel’s advertising and hiring policies are so long, we could write a book about them. The company is known for chic, trendy, affordable locally made clothes yes…but they’re also known for being sexist, judgmental, and discriminatory based on the aesthetic attractions…

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Filed Under: Hair, Issues Tagged With: American Apparel, hair issues, natural hair

Can I Touch Your Hair?

April 26, 2010 by afrobella 37 Comments

Originally posted over at BVHairTalk.com. It happens to me…oh maybe once every two weeks. Usually it’s at an event where people are drinking and being social. Slowly someone will approach me, often with a broad and familiar smile on their face. “Your hair is awesome,” they say. “Can I touch it?” And I’m not alone….

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Filed Under: Hair, Issues Tagged With: hair issues, natural hair

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