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These are the kind of results that can be achieved with hair banding. - Black Hair Spot

The sebaceous gland: Oil shortage or overdrive?

If you’ve ever experienced excessively dry, or possibly oily hair and scalp,  it’s more than likely the sebaceous gland played a part in it. Tasked with providing moisture and lubrication to our skin and hair, it holds the key to that…
These are the kind of results that can be achieved with hair banding. - Black Hair Spot

The Cortex: Providing Substance for the Human Hair Shaft

If you’ve ever wondered why your hair is fine or coarse, brown or black, you’ve actually been questioning the contents of your hair cortex. Although the human hair shaft is comprised of the cuticle, cortex and, depending on the size…
These are the kind of results that can be achieved with hair banding. - Black Hair Spot

Human hair follicle: Your hair growth factory

ATTENTION CONTROL FREAKS. You’ve cut. You’ve colored. You’ve curled. You’ve straightened. You’ve coaxed. And sometimes...you’ve even cried. There’s only one thing that has more control over your hair than you and that’s the follicle.…
These are the kind of results that can be achieved with hair banding. - Black Hair Spot

Hair Anatomy 101: The Foundations of Human Hair

Have you ever had one of those days? You find yourself standing in front of the mirror, staring at the marvel that is your hair, asking yourself, “Why?” Why does my hair grow like that? Why are my curls so random? How did I ever end up with…

What is Trichology (And When You Should See a Trichologist)

  Trichology is the science of the hair and scalp, their structures, diseases and functions. Every stylist should have a decent foundation in trichology, even if you're the stylist working on your own hair.  And if you're aspiring…
Malaysian hair extensions

What are Malaysian Hair Extensions

What are Malaysian Hair Extensions and, when the ethnicity of hair matters We’ve walked you through Brazilian hair and Peruvian hair extensions. Now we’re back again talking to you about Malaysian human hair. You’ve read all of our…

What are Peruvian hair extensions

Is A Peruvian Weave Worth Trying? Nina: A never ending barrage… That’s all it is. People assume just because you're black, you ought to know everything about black hair. But the reality is that there are many of us out there who are…

What is a Jheri Curl

Is the Jheri Curl Coming back? The Jheri curl was an invention of Jheri Redding, a white entrepreneur and chemist from Chicago, who saw fame in reinventing the curly perm for black people. A curly perm, or permanent, is the process of permanently…

‘Sis, colouring your natural hair won’t kill you’

What does Kelis, Chrisette Michele and Viola Davis all have in common? They took the brave step of colouring their natural hair and haven’t looked back since. 2017 has seen a plethora of naturalistas taking dyed natural…

How To Do Cornrows

Am I too grown up to wear cornrows? Cornrows have a special place in every black girl’s heart. Some of our mothers or grandmothers would call us on a Sunday afternoon to ‘bring the comb and the Dax (or blue magic)’ all the way from the…
These are the kind of results that can be achieved with hair banding. - Black Hair Spot

What does Natural Hair mean to You?

The Ideal of Natural Hair If you've ever met a celebrity, you'll know you can get a little swayed by their ideals. Well, that was how my natural hair journey began. The celebrity was Stokely Carmichael from the civil rights movement…
These are the kind of results that can be achieved with hair banding. - Black Hair Spot

What is Hair Banding?

Try Natural Hair Banding/Threading for a NO HEAT Stretch Banding means to wrap sections of natural hair with small hair bands in order to stretch your hair. When done right it can look as if you've blown your hair out with a blow dryer. But…
These are the kind of results that can be achieved with hair banding. - Black Hair Spot

What is Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia (CCCA)?

40% Black Women Have Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia Did you know? According to the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD), almost half of black American women suffer from hair breakage and hair loss at the top or crown of our heads.…
These are the kind of results that can be achieved with hair banding. - Black Hair Spot

What is the Baggy Method

Moisture might just be a natural girl’s favorite word. Everywhere you look, new techniques and methods pop up to teach us how to get our curls popping and more importantly, to promote healthy hair. But if you’re like most, you’ve tried…
These are the kind of results that can be achieved with hair banding. - Black Hair Spot

Christmas 2017 Natural Hair Product Picks for 12 days of Gift Giving

To take the guess work out of gift giving for your True Love, we’ve worked up a "12 days of Christmas" gift list featuring our 2017 natural hair product picks, so he won't have to wonder what to get for you! On The 1st Day of Christmas…