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What is Clarifying Shampoo ?
What is Clarifying Shampoo ?
Clarifying shampoo is a type of shampoo which cleanses the hair to help remove any build up at the scalp and help promote a healthy envir...
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Protein or Moisture? Learn What Your Curls Need
Protein or Moisture? Learn What Your Curls Need
Does my hair need protein or moisture? This is the question we all find ourselves deliberating on when we’re facing an issue with our cur...
8 MINUTES READ
The Importance Of Maintaining A Healthy Scalp
The Importance Of Maintaining A Healthy Scalp
Have you ever considered how scalp care is skin care? The skin on our scalp needs special attention just like the skin on our face to ma...
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What Causes Excessive Hair Shedding?
What Causes Excessive Hair Shedding?
It's perfectly normal to shed hair daily; we all notice it, whether it's in our hair brush, on the floor, or clogging the drain in the sh...
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Everything You Need to Know About Hair Texture
Everything You Need to Know About Hair Texture
Hair Texture 101 Texture is often a way to characterize how something feels, which is also the case when it comes to hair texture. Hair ...
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CURL QUIZ

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Hair Density 101
Hair Density 101
The density of our hair refers to how many strands of hair we have on our heads. These range from low, medium, to high. Many factors dete...
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Top tips to identify and care for Type 3 Hair
Top tips to identify and care for Type 3 Hair
Type 3 curls are the most common curl texture. Learn how to recognize it, care for it and enhance this pattern.
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The Truth about Gel Cast: Why Crunchy Curls are NOT Bad
The Truth about Gel Cast: Why Crunchy Curls are NOT Bad
Nobody likes crunchy curls, but that's the key to prevent frizz & help your style last. Did you know that feeling is only temporary?
4 MINUTE READ
Top tips to identify and care for Type 4 Hair
Top tips to identify and care for Type 4 Hair
Type 4 coils are the tightest curl texture. Learn how to recognize it, care for it and enhance this pattern.
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Top tips to identify and care for Type 2 Hair
Top tips to identify and care for Type 2 Hair
Type 2 waves are the loosest curl texture. Learn how to recognize it, care for it and enhance this pattern.
3 MINUTE READ
identify your curly hair type to know how best to care for your curls
What's Your Curly Hair Type?
Are you wavy, curly or coily? Understanding what type of curls you have is the first step on your journey to embrace your natural hair.
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