DIY hair care for the budget conscious lady. Recipes, ingredients, and much more for DIY hair care.
Here’s a breakdown of the best of the best and what readers loved on Natural Oils for Hair & Health in 2016. It has been a great year with lots of goals being set and mostly met personally as well as for this website. Personally: I started a personal protective …
Cupuacu butter is a highly moisturizing butter that’s ideal for dry hair, increasing elasticity, and promoting moisture retention. Cupuacu butter comes from a tree that grows in the Amazon rainforest in South America. The tree is similar to the cocoa tree, and its seeds are sometimes used in the production …
How to Grow Your Hair Healthy & Long with Natural Oils: Choose the Right Oils & Learn How to Use Them to Achieve Optimal Growth was the first book published in the Healthy Hair Care Series. The series was developed as a solution to address different hair care issues and …
Today’s question is from W.C about the effects of Jamaican black castor oil on her hair. It’s not having the expected results of hair growth and controlling hair breakage. I answer reader questions every few weeks on the blog. You can check previous reader questions and ask your own questions over …
Today’s question is from a reader in Canada about burdock oil for hair growth. I answer reader questions every few weeks on the blog. You can check previous reader questions and ask your own questions over in the Ask Abi Archives. Hi Abi! I live in Canada and I have …
These 4 healthy and natural alternatives to shampoo are perfect for dry and damaged hair and won’t strip the hair of natural oils. They are natural, chemical-free, and work to cleanse hair gently. These suggestions are also great for high porosity hair. When I gave up chemical processing of my …
There’s always a new trend going around in the natural hair care world. When it comes to cleansing hair, we’ve done co-washing, clay washing, honey washing, baking soda cleansing, and ACV (apple cider vinegar) cleansing. This is all aimed towards achieving clean hair without the use of harsh chemicals like …
I’m always on the look out for a great YouTube tutorial that simplifies a style and makes it easy to understand. If you’re a style challenged natural, this video shows a very easy way to achieve a twist out. The closest I’ve ever come to a defined twist out was …
I went natural in 2009 after a terrible experience at a place that was supposed to be a “premier” salon in my area. The lady relaxed my hair, which didn’t take, then proceeded to blow dry and flat-iron my hair to within an inch of its life. I should have …
Herbs are plants used for flavouring food, in medicines, perfumes and spices. I’ve recently started getting more interested in herbs and have incorporated a wide variety of herbs in my diet this year with outstanding results. They are usually leafy green and used either fresh or dried. I prefer the fresh …
The previous article covered how to Fight Aging Skin with Kiwifruit Seed Oil. Kiwifruit seed oil has a huge variety of benefits. These benefits make it suitable for the skin; top of the list is up to 62% essential fatty acids of alpha-linolenic acid (omega-3). This EFA (essential fatty acid) …