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Transitioning to natural hair is a beautiful journey of self-discovery. It may seem confusing to navigate the world of natural hair, from learning your porosity to figuring out how to style your transitioning hair. With all that in mind, here’s the ultimate guide to learning how to transition to natural hair effectively and simply.

A frequently asked question in the natural hair community is if co wash is good for natural hair.

The short answer is no, co-washing is not inherently bad for natural hair. On its own, a co washing product will not damage our curls and coils.

However, it becomes harmful when we stop shampooing and only rely on co-washing to cleanse.

Here’s what you should know, including how to cowash natural hair the correct way.

The science is in: air drying is bad for your hair.

There are many reasons why air drying natural hair comes with some consequences, but the main reason is this: it leaves your hair in a prolonged state of fragility, resulting in tiny cracks in your hair strands. 

These “microcracks” can lead to a host of issues, such as breakage, enhanced dryness and, increased porosity (thus moisture loss).

Here’s exactly how you should dry natural hair for healthy, hydrated coils.

Learning how to detangle your natural hair is an important skill to acquire on your hair journey. Improper detangling techniques can result in increased breakage, which will hinder length retention. You may also experience excessive shedding with improper detangling. Here’s the right way to detangle natural hair with no breakage!

The curly girl method is not a scientifically accurate approach to caring for curly and coily hair. In fact, there are many curly girl method ruined my hair testimonies and videos from influencers and bloggers across social media who are now dealing with adverse negative issues such as hair loss, scalp inflammation and loss of curl definition.

Instead of this method, you should focus on creating a personalized, simple, scientifically-sound hair routine. Here’s what you need to know about the curly girl method.

The 3 step method for natural hair, coined by the natural hair community but referred to as simple hair care by natural hair professionals, offer naturals an opportunity to simplify our routines. This alternative method emphasizes hydration, having clean hair and using only a few products for definition, shine and conditioned hair. Here’s everything you need to know about the 3 step method for natural hair!

The protein moisture balance for natural hair is the key to keeping your natural hair bouncy, elastic and moisturized. When this delicate balance is compromised, you will experience dryness, breakage, shedding, an increase of single-strand knots, and more. Not fun! Here’s a helpful guide to keep your protein-moisture balance in check.

Learning how to take care of natural hair can seem complicated and overwhelming. However, a simple and consistent natural hair routine is the foundation to taking care of your hair and becoming your own hair goals. Here’s the tea on how to take care of natural hair, broken down on a daily, weekly and monthly basis.

Our curls are incredibly susceptible to heat. When we overprocess our hair, the protein bonds that hold are curls together slowly disintegrate, causing limp, lifeless heat damaged hair. Here’s how to reverse your heat damage and bring your curls back to life.

Transitioning to natural hair is a beautiful journey of self-discovery. It may seem confusing to navigate the world of natural hair, from learning your porosity to figuring out how to style your transitioning hair. With all that in mind, here’s the ultimate guide to learning how to transition to natural hair effectively and simply.