Sulfates are the detergents in shampoos and bath soaps that are responsible for generating lather. They come in many forms.  Some of th...

June weddings are every girl's dream.  Perhaps not every girl.  But many girls do dream of a rustic, or glamorous, or uber-chic summe...

  Say hello to David Agboji - rising star on the international fashion scene.  A favorite of the venerable Calvin Klein, serving as the...

My struggle twist outs have been well documented on this blog.  They have long been whack for many reasons...whack edges, varying degrees...

    We LOVE Cicely Tyson here at Kinky Hair Rocks!  For some of you young bloods who may not know the tea, the often natural living l...

Traction alopecia is a type of hair loss that results from subjecting the hair to excessive pulling force.   "Though [it] can occur...

  Kinky hair, although the most fabulous by far :), is not the easiest to maintain.  It tends to be dry, it is susceptible to breakage, ...

Viola Davis, one of the brave few naturals in Hollywood, has a new movie coming out this fall starring, Hugh Jackman, Terrance Howard, an...

    So you want to have some sexy highlights in your hair for the summer, but you don't want to do the chemical thing.  I can dig ...

Porosity can be defined simply as you hair's ability to absorb, and maintain moisture.  If you do not know the porosity of you hair,...

There's all types of misinformation out there about natural hair...particularly kinky natural hair.  I am here to put a few on blast, an...

I have gone back and forth on this, and have finally decided it might be time to take the plunge! Being a type 4 kinky, I constantly battle...

  Although I do not indulge in the alleged pleasures of Mary Jane,  it is my understanding that the oil derived from the seeds of the m...

That is something I've been wondering for a while now.  For me, it's not a trend.  I've had my hair natural, for almost 20...

Sometimes it seems as if the universe is conspiring to cut our natural hair journeys short.  There are so many land mines littered on the...

As you know, it is really difficult to get a nice lustrous sheen on type 4 kinks.  I've been struggling with this particular issue f...

As much as I like to think I am the only kinky blogger in the universe, sadly I'm not!  There are a lot of talented ladies out there ...

  Thank you Anchorman 2.  This is awesome!

L'Oreal Paris has just signed alt-pop uber-star Shingai Shoniwa of the Noisettes, as the new spokesperson for their professional grad...

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It's nice to see a natural sister getting so much shine on the world stage.  Solo Knowles in Stephane Rollande at the Great Gatsby Pr...

So you're interested in growing your hair longer, faster. Me too! There are a few things that you can do everyday that will help you...

 Amber Starks - Natural hairstylist and advocate for the new Oregon Natural Hair Legislation. This is a really cool story. In many ...