Flaking is a conversation that comes up frequently in both our private and public education spaces. Whether the flakes are big or small, many tight curlies + naturals may be experiencing flaking from their styling products due to their product choice, their unique Essential Elements or even the technique used to apply or set the product on the hair.

Botanical gels are gels that are plant-based and water soluble. They typically contain herbal extracts and humectant ingredients such as aloe, flaxseed, okra, elm and marshmallow root that help promote hydration by pulling moisture from the atmosphere and adding it to your hair. One of the biggest challenges naturals face when using botanical gels is how long they take to dry.

Our perspective of long curly hair is hair that reaches your collarbone and beyond. Truthfully speaking, we don’t personally see many clients in the salon with longer lengths in the salon. This blog post will list out 10 different long hair styling ideas from licensed stylists listed on My Style-List—a location-based directory that helps connect future clients with qualified professionals.

Hair treatments can make a huge difference in the overall health and appearance of your hair. From deep conditioners to hair masks, there are several different treatments available on the market to address your different hair care challenges.

When it comes to coloring hair, navigating the terminology can be challenging for consumers. However, understanding these terms is essential for effectively communicating with your stylist and achieving your desired look.

As professional stylists, we often like to reach for topper gels for wash and go styling for numerous reasons. A topper could be needed based on the condition of a client’s hair, the desired result or style longevity. And let’s be honest, we almost never used one styler when we were relaxed. So, why would we think we only needed one styler while natural?

A bob is a length of hair from mid ear to collarbone. A bob can have multiple shapes from sharply angular to a perfectly round circle and anything in-between. This blog post will list out 10 different bob length styling ideas from licensed stylists listed on My Style-List—a location-based directory that helps connect prospective clients like you to qualified professionals in your area.

Big hair me PLEASE! We’ve recently received various feedback from our educational spaces and social media that more naturals are desiring bigger hair. So in true Black Girl Curls fashion, we’ve got your back! This blog post will outline 3 quick tips for how to make your voluminous hair dreams come true.

A tapered haircut typically starts out longer at the top of your head and gets shorter as you go down the natural hairline on the nape ans sides of your hair. This blog post will list out 10 different tapered styling ideas from licensed stylists listed on My Style-List—a location-based directory that helps connect prospective clients like you to qualified professionals in your area.

As tight curl educators, we understand that silicones can be a fairly controversial topic within the natural hair community. We believe that many tight curlies + naturals have read things online that have ruled them inherently bad and cautioned against using products that contain silicone in your hair care routines, however this isn’t necessarily true.

This Valentine’s Day, we want to encourage naturals everywhere to love on their curls a little extra harder. It is up to us to truly see ourselves for the beauties that we are and accept 100% of us. Trust us, your best curl life is waiting for you there.

The market has gotten ahold of the desire for a one product hair styler. There are a number of styling products that have shown up promising to be a one product solution, but how does that actually play out when combined with your unique Essential Elements? Click here for an explanation of Essential Elements.

No matter where you are in the world, there can come a point to where you’re trying to figure out how to manage your natural hair in brutal cold temperatures. This blog post will highlight 3 ways that you can protect your natural hair during the winter months.

Circa 2011, in the natural hair community Denman brushes used to be all the rave. However, actually designed as a blow out brush, we found that Denman brushes handles were too thin, the brush was difficult to control, it was notorious for giving hand cramps and detangling took way too long. Now with more suitable options available on the market, it’s important that we not only know how to properly use tools, but also the reasons why we use them to help simplify our wash days.

Happy 2024! A new year is an exciting time because it reveals a special type of refreshness to all of our lives. With newness comes leaving habits that do not serve us in the past, and this is also relevant when it comes to hair. We’re on to bigger and better in 2024, and this blog post will outline 5 things that we’re no longer doing to our natural hair in the new year.

In our community spaces, we often get asked what is the best way to preserve natural hair at night that has been stretched. Instead of applying heat to your hair daily potentially increasing your risk for thermal reconditioning commonly known as heat damage, there are actually a few tips that you can do at home that are really easy to do.

While grey hair can have a mind of its own, there is one unique aspect that can set it apart from natural colored hair which is the surface texture, which doesn’t get addressed. This blog post will outline 3 common misconceptions regarding grey hair.

Within the natural hair community, when we think of thermal reconditioning, also known as heat damage, we’re likely thinking of damage from flat ironing or blow drying incorrectly or from using at high temperatures. However, all heat is not created equal.

Over the years, there’s been a growing popularity of styling foams/mousses in the hair space. While we cannot take credit for the invention of styling foams/mousses, we can without a doubt take full credit for introducing them to the tight curl + natural hair community.

Within the natural hair community, many naturals believe that using a heat protectant product protects the hair from heat damage when using tools such as blow dryers and irons. However, the truth is that actual heat protection is a full process that involves properly prepping and priming the hair for heat exposure.