DENMAN

tenderoni! how can i mange my thick hair and sensitive scalp?

by Kurly Bella on October 18, 2011 · 7 comments

“i recently big chopped like a month or so ago so i’m relatively new to this whole thing. my problem is that my hair is super thick but my scalp is super tender. combing my hair is an absolute nightmare for me! do you have any advice for how to soften up my hair so it is easier to comb?” – g (not pictured)

aw, g, you’re a tenderoni. and no, not the bobby brown kind either. i used to be uber tender-headed as a child though now not so much though i do have my moments. my sister on the other hand is so tender headed that she hardly lets anyone touch her hair including me. and i try to avoid it anyway. styling her hair is straight out of color purple. i mean, you simply look at her head hard and she starts to wince. to get around her tender ways however, she follows a few strict hair softening rules to keep her scalp and herself calm.

first, be sure to [click to continue…]

i really hate my natural hair!/the tears i’ve shed

by Kurly Bella on February 9, 2011 · 19 comments

in HAIR LUST, MY JOURNEY

i’ve shed numerous tears for my hair and the pain that it once caused me i caused myself by being in denial about my hair and ignorant of its care.

i remember it like it was yesterday. there i was, standing in the shower and had been for a while. my knees and legs ached from barely standing and balancing on the slippery ceramic of my tub as i worked to keep my balance amidst a half inch thick layer of multiple “moisturizing” conditioners; my cold, wet body shivering from the water that had once been a comfortable 80 degrees and filled the bathroom with a relaxing steam had now turned to an ice storm falling rapidly over my face, neck and back inducing waves of shivers which ran up and down my body second after second.

in one hand my fingers tightly gripped a useless denman – the brush that all those “other naturals” said i should buy. in the other a wide tooth comb that i worked in a now less than gentle and full of frustration-filled, angst tug as i tried to remove its teeth that had somehow gotten stuck on the right side of my head deep down in my tangled and brittle kinks. [click to continue…]

what we are loving!: the ultimate list of popular kinky, culry hair products

by Kurly Bella on March 6, 2010 · 7 comments

these are the certifiable “again & again” top “must have” hair products for naturals and transitioners.

this list will be updated after a poll at the first half of the year.

the list also includes where to find products so that you don’t have to go search for them.

if you are a newbie, you almost can’t go wrong with anything on this list!

be sure to share your experiences with these c♥veted products!

(!!!) = you should at least try this
(O) = may be easier to find online vs. store
(N) = natural / organic
(G) = can be found in local grocery store
(G*) = specialty grocery/health store like whole foods
(S) = sold in salon stores like ulta, or sally, etc.
(H) = use alone or add to homemade moisturizing mix

c♥veted pre-poos