I started my locs myself, in October. I hid them under my box braids for until Christmas. I can proudly say it was the best decision I've ever made. 

I started them with two strand twists but some of them were interlocked from ends to root. In order to maintain my hair I wash my locs every week or week and a half (my scalp gets unbearably itchy no matter what I do) and do a combination of palm rolling and interlocking with a latch hook. I do that every month or whenever they need to…

Lately I have been doing a homemade avocado and honey deep conditioner. This has given my hair so much needed moisture!

1 ripe avocado

1tbsp honey

1tbsp olive oil

Cut the avocado in half and remove the pit and the avocado from the shell. Blend the avocado until it's pureed' (smooth). Add honey and olive oil and mix. On freshly washed hair, part hair into 4 sections and add starting from the ends working your way up. Twist or plat the section and…

So I took out those havana twists, and they were only in for about a week .. [weren't holding up well] and I've gained some growth. Although my scalp and hair was always dry .. ironic right? I'll guess I'll make that aloe vera spritz a staple.  So now the puff is back! 

Earlier today I was having a conversation with my little brother and he asked me, "How long you plan on being natural?" & I said "Umm, for the rest of my life." It was then I realized that being natural is…

I wish I had a really cool story to tell you about my natural hair journey and how it began but I don’t LOL.  I have always had long, thick permed hair that grew very quickly. I didn’t wantto perm my hair every time I had new growth and so I would perm my hair about 3 times a year. I guess you can say that I took good care of my hair even then, I washed once a week and did roller sets often so that I wouldn't use too much heat on my hair.…

My first ACV rinse

1-      1 tablespoon of ACV per 1 Cup water, 2 teaspoon lemon juice. I used water bottles so since each has roughly 2 cups water I just doubled the above Per bottle.  I made up 3 bottles worth for my hair. (I only used 2 kept the other in the fridge below is before I added water) They…

Oil: Coconut, jbco

Cowash: Eden coconut

Shampoo: tresemme moisture

Conditioner: tresemme curl/moisture/softness, biolage

Leave in Cond: Crème of nature leave in

Deep cond: Crème of nature intensive deep treatment

Gels: prostyle clear ice/ softee curl activator

Water

I apologize if I am going on and on! I'm kinda excited to share this wild journey of mine. Be free to comment, add, message or whatever. This site had helped alot since I've subscribed. I check it daily! Helped me learned alot. I finally purchased shea butter [ I know really late]. I found out that I have fine hair. Read a article on here about porosity? Yes... I took did the strand test and…

I have been struggling with Eczema on the scalp for a while now and would love to know what are some of the ways that I can fix this problem? It is really frustrating to deal with and can not find a solution. Any Help???

I figured this would be the perfect place to post this because so many of you submit stylish photos! 

We are doing a weekly series on BGLH Style that showcases naturalistas who have a good sense of personal style. It will start this Friday!

If you want to be featured email rinny@blackgirllonghair.com with your photos. If you're a member of BGLH Gallery and have already submitted a photo here that you want featured, just include a link to the photo in the comments and we'll post…

So i haven't had a extra straight flat iron or press to see my hair length but from what I can see and when I stretch my hair with my hand I actually think I'm already touching waist length however I am going to say I need 1 more inch to be "fully" at waist length.

Below is just comparison pics Dec 12 (gray) and April 13 (brown) I definitely think it grew about two inches actually, because my hair again was not bone straight and puffs back up shortly after I flat ironed lol…

5 easy changes you can make to your haircare regimen, that will lead to long term longer and stronger hair:

1. Stop…

 2 more inches and i will be at my first goal length which is apl. i plan increasing my hair growth by using the ghe method. i have heard some promising things about it and i will do a update in may to see if i have gained the 2 inches. 

     does anyone know a good diy moisturizing conditioner for dry hair?

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Hello lovelies!  I'm so glad I found this site and I hope I can get results from my engagement.  My name is Malinda and I have been natural for about 14 years.  My hair, of course, should be so much longer by now, but I went through a lot of mishaps that caused me to start over several times until I finally realized how to manage my hair so that it looked healthy and sexy at the same time.  

I started out using products that kept my hair coated, but left buildup in my hair.  I…