Elsie 
A reader recently reached out to me and I could feel her frustration from the last sentence of her email: “Elsie, I just need to know how to grow my edges back from traction alopecia.” I know how it feels like to lose edges. During the winter of 2019, I lost my edges as a … Read more
Have you ever wondered how to grow low porosity hair? Some people assume that low porosity hair equals healthy hair that is a breeze to handle. This is no thanks to high porosity hair, which often has the connotation of super damaged and abused hair. That’s not true at all, since low porosity hair has … Read more
Honey isn’t just tasty; it has an enormous number of uses and benefits. It can help with everything from sore throats to hay fever. You’ll also find ladies adding honey to deep conditioner in a bid to infuse moisture into their hair strands. Deep conditioning is a hair care procedure that helps to keep your … Read more
African threading is a great method of stretching natural hair. For ages, African women have used threading to style their hair as well as stretch it without resorting to heat styling appliances. In this post, I’ll look at the best type of thread to use for African hair threading if you opt to stretch your … Read more
So you have just chopped off your relaxed ends after several months of transitioning. You are excited about finally getting to wear your hair all-natural. However, there is something new that you now have to deal with – hair shrinkage. And then you begin to wonder: what causes hair shrinkage anyway? Well, the simple answer … Read more
Braids are a bold and beautiful hairstyle, but they need some maintenance to keep looking neat. For one thing, they’re more challenging to wash. They also trap odors, so if you sit in the food court for a while, your braids may smell of fries and burgers for a day or two. Luckily, there’s an … Read more
You’ve probably heard someone you know talk about aloe vera and the magic it does to their hair at least once in your life. That’s because aloe has been used for centuries in countries like Egypt and India to grow luscious hair. “Can I use aloe vera gel on my hair everyday?” I remember asking … Read more
If you’re like me and you grew up with curly hair, you’ll understand that at some point, the frizziness will get the better of you. Many of us curly girls will sometimes reach our boiling point when our hair becomes too tangly and hard to manage. And one of our avid go-to solutions for our … Read more
If you have particularly dry, parched hair, “humectant” is a magic word. Humectants like aloe and honey are holy grail products for many high porosity ladies because of their hydrating properties and the extra shine they give the hair. But when you live in a humid environment, these much-loved, cult-favorite humectants go from your hair’s … Read more
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