Gurls
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T’Keyah Keymah Crystal TALKS Hair, Hollywood, and much more Curly Love and Dating
The Gabby Douglass Controversy
RLS MINI MAGAZINE
EASY WAYS TO MANAGE YOUR NATURAL HAIR All Textures , All Lengths Healthy Foods for You and Your Hair
SEPTEMBER 2012
Contents September 2012 Hair 0 6 Tips for Managing your Curls 14
Natural Celebrities You Recognize
Features 0 9 Feature Story: T’Keyah Keymah Crystal TALKS! 13
Gabby Douglass Hair Controversy
1 5 Fearless Curls!
Contents Curly Love 2 1 Love story 2 3 Breaking the Natural News to your partner!
Self Travel
Health
2 4 The Roadblock to Self Discovery 2 8 Curls Around the World 2 9 Foods for you and your curls! 3 0 The Power of Behind the Scenes of our Ingredients first Gurls with Curls photo shoot!
Gurls with
CURLS
Editor-in-Chief Dainya Wesley Producer Deidre Wesley Executive Editor Deonne Wright Photography Courtnie Keith Sydney Stoudmire Vincent E. Walker Dainya Wesley Tumblr Stylist Kelsey Stoudmire Models Sabella Bambino Berkeley Clayborne Dana Cotton Colin Evans Aster Harmon Paige Travis
Check out this crafty girls jewelry Close-up on pg. 5!
BEAUTY
Your
C U R L S
The number one reason I hear black women say why they refuse to go natural is because they think their natural hair is "unmanageable". Many women think their hair is too "kinky", "nappy", or thick to comb through and style. The problem is that most women either assume that this is the case since they have never seen their natural texture, or they do not know the proper techniques to use when handling their hair. Most women are misguided into believing that chemical relaxers will lead to less work in maintaining hairstyles, when in all actuality about the same amount of effort that goes into straightening relaxed hair takes place when straightening natural hair. Women with natural hair must wash, condition, comb, blow dry, and flat iron their hair to get it straight just like women with relaxed hair. So what is the relaxer really doing? Natural hair can be just as easily maintained if the right methods are used. GurlswithCurls SEPTEMBER 2012 6.
Conditioner
Water The best moisturizer for natural hair is pure H20! Water provides nourishment for your hair just like the rest of your body. You should not just be applying water to your body topically, make sure you are drinking 8 cups of water a day to help flush out toxins, maintain digestive health and even promote healthy hair growth!
The best alternative to daily or frequent shampooing is co-washing! Instead of washing your hair with shampoo everyday, use conditioner. It will leave your hair feeling unbelievable soft and moisturized!
Shampoo Shampoo is great for cleansing hair, but it often strips hair of its natural moisture. Thicker curlier hair textures should be shampooed no more than once every 2 weeks. Co-washing (see conditioner) can cleanse hair without the harshness of shampoo. When shampooing a great technique is to concentrate on gently scrubbing your scalp and letting the rest of the shampoo rinse down to the rest of your hair.
Leave-In Conditioner Leave in conditioner is amazing for adding more moisture, softening hair and makes detangling much easier. After rinsing hair with water and conditioner, apply a generous amount of leave-in conditioner to your strands before detangling your hair. Leave-in conditioner is great for those who like to wear their hair in wash and go styles! Simply wash or co-wash your hair, apply leave-in conditioner and your ready to go!
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Detangling Don't cause your hair to have breakage. Consider these two methods instead! Dry Method- After your hair has dried from washing or co-washing, divide and braid your hair into 4 or more sections. Gently detangle your hair with a wide tooth comb or tools such as the tangle teezer. Wet Method- This method works best for me. Simply co-wash your hair, apply leave-in conditioner (for some oils such as olive oil or even shea butter work better) divide it into 4 or more sections, and detangle!
Sealing
Oil helps to seal in moisture from water and conditioners. Shea butter and coconut oil (pure) are both amazing!
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FEATURE STORY
T’Keyah Crystal Keymah TALKS
…about her hair journey, being natural in Hollywood, life and her true inspirations By Dainya Wesley Photographs By Vincent E. Walker
Gurls with Curls Tell me about your natural hair experience as a young girl and how it has played a role in your natural hair journey as a woman.
T’Keyah Crystal Keymah As did most little girls of my generation, I grew up getting my hair pressed. Before school picture days, funerals and special occasions, I sat at my grandmother’s stove, cringing as hot metal came dangerously close to my ears. Now I cringe at the thought that I ever believed that there was something wrong with my hair... something that was “fixed” with a hot comb. Gurls with Curls Were you always proud of your natural hair and was there ever a time when the pressures of fitting a certain image within society made you want to reconsider receiving a relaxer? T’Keyah Crystal Keymah I wasn’t always proud of my natural hair because as a child I wasn’t familiar with it. I only saw it in the brief window between getting it washed and getting it pressed. In high school, I wanted desperately to have a big, cool ‘fro like my sister’s, but wasn’t allowed. I enjoyed wearing braids though – especially the day that I spent the entire Honors English class adding red, black and green beads to my ‘do [Laughs]. Gurls with Curls You are so talented and it has been an honor watching you shine on television shows, such as “In Living Color”, “The Cosby Show” and “That’s So Raven”. How have you coped with being one of the first black actresses in Hollywood with natural hair and do you feel not wearing your hair straightened or in weaves has caused you to miss out on certain roles? T’Keyah Crystal Keymah Thank you! On “In Living Color,” I wore countless wigs, then sported my own style at the end of the show - a terrific introduction of my hair to this industry. It was difficult to get film work from casting directors who saw me as cute and thought “if only you would do something with your hair.” Luckily, television presented consistent opportunities. Gurls with Curls Although many of your achievements are centered around performing, as an educated woman how did your experiences in the classroom contribute to so much success? T’Keyah Crystal Keymah I had great teachers at St. Sabina Elementary School, Academy of Our Lady High School and Florida A & M University. It’s good for performers to be students of life who bring every new discovery into their art. My education taught me to see the world with fresh eyes every day and to translate what I see onto the canvas, the page, the film or the stage. Gurls with Curls Talk about your involvement within the community and why you feel staying connected to your community is important in becoming a better-rounded individual? T’Keyah Crystal Keymah Staying connected to your community is important because it is part of you. When you distance yourself from any part of you, the best you can hope to be is disconnected. I enjoy my continuing connection to the Najwa Dance Corps (http://www.najwadance.org) as much as I do my membership on the board of directors for CHARM Outreach & Mentoring Services (www.mycharm.org) and my ongoing relationship with St. Sabina Academy (http://www.saintsabina.org/About-Us/the-academy-of-saint-sabina.html). I want the institutions that shaped my childhood to be there for those growing up where I did. I want to help sustain new organizations that seek to serve the underserved in those communities.
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Gurls with Curls You published a book called Natural Woman/Natural Hair: A Hair Journey, can you tell me more about it and why you feel this is a great source for women who are struggling with maintaining and managing their natural strands? T’Keyah Crystal Keymah Natural Woman / Natural Hair is the result of fans asking me about my hair, and hairstyles. It is the book I wish I could have bought twenty some years ago when I began my natural hair journey. In addition to telling the journey of my hair in television, I answer common questions that fans have asked over the years. Along with style ideas, I include step-by-step instructions to achieve the styles, with a difficulty guide to let readers know which may require a professional stylist’s hands. I went out of my way to make the book beautiful, with full color photos of the final looks. Even now, there are few places where little Black girls can find validation of their beauty. The book also includes prose and poetry as well as allegorical stories. Gurls with Curls What are some of your go-to hair products and are any of them homemade? T’Keyah Crystal Keymah My favorite products change from season to season and as I say in the book, it’s always important to experiment. Once when I was working out of town and didn’t want to load my luggage down with lots of products or buy things that I couldn’t finish using during my stay, I bought a bottle of olive oil. I cooked with it, used it both to style and condition my hair (works great as a hot oil treatment as well), and mixed it with my lotion to moisturize my skin. Gurls with Curls How do you typically style your natural hair? T’Keyah Crystal Keymah When I have time (ha ha ha), twists are still my favorite style because they are so versatile - they look good when fresh, they are easily sculpted into different styles, and taking them out is another style. More often these days, I wear two braids (plaits or cornrolls), usually pinned into some sort of crown. Gurls with Curls What are you up to now and what are some of your plans for the future? T’Keyah Crystal Keymah I am developing three projects at the moment – two stage shows and a new media show. The first of these may surface as soon as this winter. Stay tuned to www.tkeyah.com or http://www.facebook.com/TKeyahCrystalKeymah for details. Gurls with Curls Is there anything else you would like to add? Any advice for natural girls out there? T’Keyah Crystal Keymah Although this wonderful natural hair movement is afoot, we are still bombarded with images that negate our natural worth. Buy my book and others like it. Join online natural hair support groups. Using the most natural products you can find, experiment and enjoy the journey!
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My chief advice to
natural newbies: Be
patient It took years to learn how to comb, style and manage your unnatural hair. Give yourself a chance to become acquainted with the real you.�
Gabby Douglass: Olympic Gold medalist, talented, and beautiful…lets forget the rest! By: Dainya Wesley
The 15 year old champion Gabby Douglass dazzled millions as she flawlessly and gracefully took the Olympic gold in Gymnastics. Her years and years of training truly paid off making herself, her family and her country proud! It is unfortunate that her accomplishments were at one point overshadowed by negative comments about her hair. Although Gabby’s hair was styled the same as the other young women on her team, she was criticized for her thicker strands. Why was it necessary to demean and humiliate such an accomplished young woman? Whether Gabby’s hair was in a tight bun, a curly afro, or flowing long and straight, her hard work should have been the focus. What was even more surprising was that the comments came from people within the black community. It is sad that young individuals today, including myself, were not alive to witness the pride, love and joy of past decades within the black community. If we focused more on empowering and supporting one another the community as a whole “I believe the comments about Gabby would be uplifted. Douglas’ hair were made by only a few people and the media did its wonderful job Regardless of the media, Gabby of making it into something much bigger. I will be remembered more for her believe there was nothing negative to remarkable accomplishments. possibly say about the remarkable young All Gurls need to remember to keep lady so something negative had to be their heads held high as Gabby so created” Darius Summerville University of Illinois gracefully has.
Natural Celebs just like You! Here are a few faces you may recognize. These women are proud
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to rock their urls no matter where the camera is!
Esperanza Spaulding Oprah Winfrey
Tamera Mowry Zoe Saldana
Solange Knowles
T’Keyah Keymah Crystal
Alicia Keys
High School Musical’s Monique Coleman
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My goal is to enter the broadcast industry with a well-rounded view of the newsroom.”
C
olin Evans is a rising senior majoring in Broadcast journalism at the University of Missouri. With the help of the Emma Bowen Foundation , a program with the mission to help minority students excel within the field of media, this Curly Gurl has an upper hand over a lot of her peers. Colin was accepted into the Emma Bowen foundation 3 years ago and she has already gotten the chance to explore several of the departments at CBS 2 Chicago. Colin spent her first summer in the research and sales department, she explored the broadcast operations department for her second summer, and this past summer, Colin got a chance to get the inside look at what goes on in the news room. “It’s been great rotating departments every year because I learned a little bit about every position and how they all work together to accomplish a greater goal, which is high quality news for viewers.” Colin stepped even further outside of the box by studying abroad in London for four months while interning at the CBS London Bureau. “Learning so much about local news also really inspired me to challenge myself to learn more about the network and international news.” Colin’s involvement in the Emma Bowen greatly influenced her career goals. “I was set on becoming a news reporter before I started my internship; that’s one of the perks of having an internship, they give you the opportunity to figure out if what you think you want to do is what you REALLY want to do.” Colin realized that she did not want to limit herself to just one style of news and has decided her dream job would be to produce for a morning show. “I enjoy watching morning shows because they provide viewers with a nice mix of soft and hard news stories…so as a writer, I would have to challenge myself to become more flexible and that will benefit me throughout my career. “
Her natural hair journey... Colin had been receiving chemical relaxers since junior high and by the time she entered high school she realized that there was no need for her to be receiving monthly relaxers. “I let the relaxer grow out and my hair stylist cut it off bit by bit.” Colin most often wears her natural hair in straight styles, but she notices a difference in the health and overall aesthetics of her hair. Colin is able to now wear her hair multiple ways due to the versatility of natural hair. “Now that I’m natural I do not see myself going back to chemicals. Even though I’m natural, I do wear my hair straight most of the time and I love the way it turns out. It’s easy to play the frizz off as volume! And the over-all style of my hair just seems to have so much body now that I’m natural, and I really love that!” GurlswithCurls SEPTEMBER 2012 16.
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I like that I can decide if I want my hair to be straight or in a curly/wavy fro...with natural hair I’m not confined to one hairstyle and I like that a lot.”
P
aige Travis has been interning with Comcast Spotlight for the past
three summers in several departments, including Regional and National sales, Advanced Media and Marketing/Research. While working for this major company, Paige has also been attending the University of Missouri . She is now going into her Junior year as a Broadcast Journalism major. “Broadcast Journalism is a way to touch people and connect with the community on a personal level. You are out there in the field working to inform others about what is important to residents in their area. Its also about bringing light to untold heroes and events as well as serving as a watchdog for government officials. ” Passionate is an understatement when describing this young lady and her dedication to informing others about what’s really going on in the world. “My dream is to be a sports and news reporter. I am so passionate about giving back to the community and serving as a medium for those who need to be heard. Sports is a personal obsession that I have, it brings happiness and healthy competitiveness to the entertainment field. ” Paige is always on move, and when she’s not working on her news reels she goes by the name of DJ Remedy on the weekends. “DJing is my love! It is so high energy, entertaining and unpredictable. You meet so many people and start and end every party! It brings me so much happiness to know that I am providing music that will bring people together to have a good time and bond with one another. Music is like a medicine for me and many others, hence the name DJ Remedy. If I ever continue with radio, I would love to be an on air live DJ radio host similar to DJ Diamond Kuts or Feli Fel.”
“ It’s totally a movement! People are realizing the beauty of their natural selves.”
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Her natural hair journey... Paige began her natural hair journey at the age of 16. She decided to grow out her relaxer and slowly cut off the relaxed ends. “I realized how bad the chemicals are for your health so I decided to go natural. I also love the edgy persona that comes with the look. My mom is natural as well so she was also a big influence.”
In going natural, Paige was forced to adjust to a different lifestyle at school and on camera. “Some stations allow it, but a lot of them discourage black women wearing their hair in natural styles. It is seen as unprofessional if it is not pulled back or in an up-do.” Women who go natural also need to make adjustments when it comes to dating, especially with the type of guy they attract. “I see a difference when it comes to dating. Older men actually seem to be more attracted to natural hair than college students, but every guy is different. I do feel like I get more attention when I wear long weave, this is by far an affect of the way society portrays women. Black women with long hair are seen as golden in the black community. Unfortunate, but true.” Straight hair seems to be looked at highly by African Americans as well as people of other races. Society may be straight-obsessed.
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I feel more empowered as a woman of color. It is important to be different and rock what you’ve got!"
“This obsession with straight hair may be an unintentional affect of how society views beauty. In some instance, we are bound to be influenced by what we see around us, even if we don’t realize it. I do straighten my hair often, simply because of my position as a reporter but I do wish that main stream society would view natural hair just as justly as they view straight hairstyles.” GurlswithCurls SEPTEMBER 2012 19.
Curly
Love
Some women are afraid to rock their natural strands for the fear of what their partners will think. Although every man is different some men actually prefer natural textures over relaxed strands.
DATING
Darius and his wife Jazmine have been exploring the world of natural hair and dating for the past four years. A year ago they decided to get married and make that journey everlasting. A new addition was just added to their family, and she’s already destined to become a natural princess. Darius and Jazmine began dating when Darius first made the decision to grow out his locs. Jazmine at the time had micro braids, and in the area Darius was raised her hair represented more than just a cute do. ”In the area I was raised in during that time period every guy wanted their girl to have micro braids it was almost a sign of status seeing that micro braids were very expensive to get done.” Darius was very aware at a young age how much women spent on their hair. His mother would spend hundreds of dollars a month on getting her hair “done” due to her dislike of her hair not being “done”. “That is my number one problem with straight or relaxed styles , if it’s not straight or relaxed it is not “done”. With “done” meaning not presentable, nappy as a negative term and all the other things we have heard either growing up or even still to this day.” Natural women are often held to stereotypes linked to superiority, but like any stereo type this is not necessarily true. These stereotypes are often a result of new found confidence many women gain after becoming natural. “Women with natural styles have more confidence from what I have observed as well. It something about the natural hair journey that gives them confidence I guess and I love. I say this because as I stated before my wife had micro braids and after many discussions with her she expressed to me she always wanted locs but was afraid of what people might think of her and what her mother would say. After she began her journey growing her locs I saw instantly how much more confidant she felt about herself because I was supportive and she also still felt beautiful as well.”
Raising a little black girl in todays heavily mediated society is difficult especially when they are constantly being compared to women of other races. “My daughter is 15 months now and she has the most hair I have ever seen on a child. We love our daughter’s hair and we plan to keep it natural the way it is now. My family members though do not like the styles I previously stated and they do everything in their power to either braid her hair or comb it straight of course when I’m not around. If I am around I usually start a lecture about the Black Middle Class and standards of beauty. “ No matter how some young girls are raised, societies standards of beauty are often too much to handle. Many girls then decide they want a relaxer in order to fit in and feel prettier. “I would just start a discussion about why she wanted one and let her know the dangers of receiving a relaxer but that would have to be once she is at least in high school. I say that because I need her to understand the dynamics of the choice she is making to receive a relaxer. I do not believe it always symbolizes self-hate but it could and that it what I am afraid of for her to get to a point that she does not like her natural hair. My dream would be for her to have locs like her parents but that is my secret plan to have the whole world to have locs.” [Laughs] A lot of young women are often influenced by how men feel about hair. Black men especially are known to be more attracted to women with longer straighter hair. “I have some friends who have this mindset and I cannot blame them. When every woman around them are doing everything to not have “nappy” hair and scolding women who do I really do not expect anything less. These fellas are misguided, misinformed, and socialized to think the way they do. I just love the fact that there is more discussion around this topic and hopefully my daughter will grow up with images of natural hair on TV so my job can be a little bit easier.”
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Breaking the Natural News to your Partner
R
emember, it is your hair, your body, and your choice. Your significant other does not control what you should do or
how you should feel about it. But of course you want your partner/boyfriend/husband or whatever you refer to him as to still be involved in something as life changing as no longer receiving a relaxer and you want to know that he will still be instantly attracted to you as always. Here are a few suggestions that may help you ease into the conversation. Be confident! Know that no matter how your hair looks, you are beautiful! The better you feel about the way you look the more he will be excited too. Prepare him and yourself! Look up images and YouTube videos of women who are already natural. If you are doing the Big Chop by cutting off all your relaxed ends without much natural hair, then show him images of what your hair will possibly look like after more growth. Make sure he knows that going natural does not necessarily mean a picked out afro from the 1970’s (not that there is anything wrong with that look), but show him how versatile your hair will be! Explain to him why this is really important to you! Maybe you are going natural for health reasons, maybe for social reasons, or maybe just because you want to rock a new look. Either way lay it out to your man! Eric McMillan, a 21 year old Abercrombie and Fitch model loves his girlfriends natural hair and says women should…
“Work with what you got!”
SELF
The Roadblock to Self-Discovery
Written by Courtnie Keith Edited by Deonne Wright Photographs by Courtnie Keith and Sydney Stoudmire
A number of girls want to embark on the journey of discovering their natural selves only to find the most supportive people in their lives are the ones who are standing in their way
Y
oung black women are constantly jumping on the natural hair train and expecting the ride to be accepted by close relatives, especially parents. Some parents may appreciate that their daughter is growing her hair natural and healthy instead of relaxing it. Other parents may not want their daughter wearing her hair naturally.
There is a difference between natural and relaxed hair. Natural hair is simply the hair an individual is born with. The hair is virgin hair that has no chemical substance to it. Many individuals have different textures of natural hair. The different textures are known as wavy, curly, and kinky. Many refer to natural hair as “nappy hair” within the black community. Hair relaxer has a chemical substance that contains sodium hydroxide commonly known as lye. Relaxed hair also contains Guanidine hydroxide which is known as a no lye relaxer. The chemical substance breaks down the hair strands making them semi-straight and leaving the hair texture fine. Many young black girls have a desire to go natural but are too afraid to do the “big chop” due to the lack of support from their parents. Without the support from parents on a daughter’s hair journey, she may experience depression, seek attention, and have low self-esteem. The support for a young lady on her natural hair journey starts at home. If she is not being encouraged to love her own natural hair and self at home, then she will search for it outside of home. Due to the fact that the media worships black women with long straight hair and weave extensions, many within the black community don’t appreciate or like natural hair. As a result, young girls grow up thinking that they have to wear weave to feel beautiful or to have a certain look. “I was a girl who grew up wearing long hair weave simply because I did not think I was beautiful with my natural hair,” said Briana Harris. “I grew up watching Beyoncé and Jennifer Lopez on television and nothing about them is natural yet everyone wants to look like them.” Student Trenetha Williams mentioned to her parents her desire to go natural. As a 21 year old, she believed that she was ready to make her own decisions about her own hair. “I always wanted to go natural but I couldn’t because I lived with my mom and she didn’t support me going natural,” said Trenetha Williams. “My mother always wanted me to wear makeup and weave; she never encouraged me to love my natural self.” Many parents are well aware of the damage that relaxers can do to hair, yet they still refuse to change their minds about the controversial subject. GurlswithCurls SEPTEMBER 2012 26.
“I do not support my daughter going natural because I have never been a fan of afros and wild looking hair,” parent Cynthia Davis said. “I want my daughter to look professional with straight hair so she can get a job and for people to take her serious in the real world.” Many parents fear that their daughters are also hopping on a bandwagon and following the natural hair trend. “The only reason why my daughter wants to go natural is because all of her friends are doing it,” father Myron Burnett said. “My daughter does not know anything about natural hair or how to take care of it.” Parents believe their daughters will regret their decision to go natural after they realize that being natural is not for them. Father Burnett does not support his only daughter’s desire of going natural because he thinks that she is too young to make that kind of decision and could not handle life without fake hair. “If my daughter cuts her hair off and goes natural, she is going to regret it for the rest of her life,” Burnett continued. “I will give her two weeks and then she will be crying for some more weave.” Regardless of parent’s thoughts and concerns on their natural hair, many girls are ready to stand up to their parents and follow their own instincts to go natural. “I have to do what’s best for me,” said Harris. “I have to stand up for myself to tell myself that I am beautiful by cutting off my hair and gaining my confidence back as a young black woman. Even though the natural hair train is taking off, many are afraid to hop on and go for the ride simply because of their parent’s voices. Regardless of how parents feel, young black how they wear their hair. Self-confidence, pride and self-esteem go far beyond hair and whatever way they choose to wear it does not define the scope of their inner beauty. GurlswithCurls SEPTEMBER 2012 27.
TRAVEL
Curls Around the WORLD By: Dainya Wesley
Me and my students!
Be sure to take advantage of every opportunity while you are abroad. Talk to your supervisor at your school about all the programs that are offered through your University. Some students interned while they were abroad, while others like me volunteered!
One thing I believe every Gurl should do at some point in their life is get the experience of traveling to another country. I was lucky enough to study abroad in Greece for the second semester of my junior year. Going abroad has given me a whole new perspective about life in other countries as well as a new outlook on American culture. When traveling abroad, you are forced to step outside of your comfort zone and experience life in a whole new way. A new language, new food, a new landscape‌its all so exhilarating!
The most exciting part of my experience abroad was getting the chance to travel to other countries during my off time from 17 credit hours of school work ouch! Many European countries are only a train, ferry, or short plane ride away! During my Greek adventure I was able to see Istanbul, Turkey, Barcelona, Spain, Paris, France, and several Greek Islands!
Me and some friends in Istanbul, Turkey! GurlswithCurls SEPTEMBER 2012 28.
HEALTH
Think GREEN for Foods that will lead to Healthier Curls and a Healthier You!
Avocado's are rich in vitamins B and E. Add avocado to your salad and your conditioner! It can help with scalp damage and promote healthy hair growth.
Collard Greens are a great source of Vitamins C, fiber, iron and calcium. It is great for your diet and will improve hair growth. Broccoli has tons of vitamin C which is great for circulation in the scalp. GurlswithCurls SEPTEMBER 2012 29.
The Power of Ingredients Many Gurls with allergies are unaware of the ingredients that are in hair products. Be sure to check the back of your favorite hair brands to see what is being put on your delicate scalp.
Allergies to be aware of Wheat and Soy are often present in body wash and a variety of hair products Try to go for hair products that have very few ingredients. Homemade hair recipes will also prevent you from second guessing what is going on your hair.
Store Bought
Homemade
Try Banana Shampoo and Conditioner from The Body Shop. These products are soy and wheat free and leave dry hair feeling unbelievably soft!
Try Mixing a tbsp. of Olive oil and Shea butter. Feel free to add other oils like Jojoba and grape seed for even more moisture!
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Gurls with Curls embrace their natural beauty with style, grace, and confidence.
Gurls with Curls are unique, and set their own trends within todays world of fashion and beauty.
Gurls with Curls support women of all backgrounds, all hair textures, and all stages of their hair journey whether fully natural or relaxed.
Gurls with Curls do not let society define how they treat others and most importantly how they view themselves.
Gurls with Curls are here to set a positive image for all the Little Girls with Curls in the world. The foundation is truly what molds the future of our youth.
Gurls with Curls care more about what is being put inside their bodies than what is seen on the outside.
Gurls with Curls are fabulous, caring, creative, empowering, courageous, inspiring, and truly MAGNIFICENT!