Posts tagged natural hair
10 Tips for Retaining Length for 4C Natural Hair

Do you find that your hair never goes past a certain length? Then read on for ways to help retain length for longer hair… Firstly, length retention is not the same as hair growth. Length retention is all about healthy habits used to care for your hair to help maintain your hair’s current length and help minimise breakage for longer lengths.

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The Best Hair Oils for 4C Natural Hair

Whether you choose to use hair oils as a prepoo (pre-shampoo treatment), sealant or shine booster, read on for some of my favourite hair oils for 4c natural afro hair and how to make the most out of your hair oils to help boost overall hair health.

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Review: Flora and Curl Organic Rose & Honey Shampoo and Conditioner + Sweet Hibiscus Curl Activating Lotion and Defining Gel

Botanical hair care brand, Flora and Curl, kindly sent me their new Organic Rose & Honey Cream Shampoo and Cream Conditioner plus the Sweet Hibiscus Curl Activating Lotion and Defining Gel to try out. Read on for my thoughts on these natural hair care products.

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Best Leave In Conditioners for 4C Natural Hair

Leave-In conditioners are an essential step in a good haircare regimen for healthy natural hair. They help keep hair soft and looking refreshed in between wash days. Leave-In conditioners help aid detangling, add shine and definition too. As a professional product junkie, I've had the chance to try out some lovely leave-ins. Read on for my favourites for my natural type 4 hair.

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Co-Washing Guide for Natural Hair

As a new mum, I've had little time for self-care and my usual long and frequent washdays have been sidelined for now. For the time being I am speeding up my hair washday by co-washing my natural 4c hair. Read on for more information on co-washing, the benefits, how to co-wash and my top recommendations.

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Reverse Washing - Conditioner Before Shampoo on 4C Natural Hair

I've recently switched up my wash day routine by giving it a bit of a revamp by doing reverse washing. This method of hair washing is where you use a conditioner or deep conditioner followed by shampoo. Read on for the benefits of reverse washing…

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Best Products of 2019 for 4C Hair

Last year, I had the chance to try out and discover a few new natural hair products so I’ve compiled a quick round-up of my faves from 2019. These all worked great on my natural 4c hair and I plan to continue using them this year on my journey of length retention and healthy hair.

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TreasureTress Natural Hair Box: More Moisture

The November TreasureTress natural hair subscription box was all about “More Moisture”. In the box there were five full sized products from Creme of Nature, Organics by Africa’s Best, Umberto Giannini, Palmer’s and Cantu - the perfect combo to help keep kinky curly hair feeling nourished in the colder months!

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Best Protein Treatments for 4C Natural Hair

Did you know your hair is made of a protein called keratin? Our hair strands can become depleted of protein from day to day styling and maintenance, sun exposure and heat tools so it’s important to do a protein treatment every now and again to help protect our hair.

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Best Moisturising Deep Conditioners for 4C Natural Hair

If you are on a healthy natural hair journey and want to retain hair length, a key step in achieving this is to use a deep conditioner regularly. Deep conditioners are essentially more intensive or concentrated versions of standard rinse out conditioners.

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