Andre Walker, a stylist and author of Andre Talks Hair, has created a classification system that many people have adopted to describe their own hair type. Andre’s system ranks hair type from 1-4 and is described further below. The numbers refer to the amount of curl or wave in a hair for example: Type 1 […]

• The first thing to do is figure out how your hair became damaged. If you use chemicals are you overlapping the application of relaxer/texturizer/hair color? Maybe you’re wearing a tight hair bonnet while sleeping? That can cause friction which could lead to hair breakage. The way you handle your hair may have a lot […]

My hair was the most frustrating at the 4-6 inch stage. It was too long to be short and too short to be long. Here are some ways I got over being bored and frustrated with my hair: • I wore textured half wigs and lots of them. I kept my real hair cornrowed or […]

Here are some standard items I’ve been using on my natural hair for the past 13 years: 1. Widetooth comb: I have two kinds that I love..the K-Cutter comb (for basic detangling) and a “Beach Comber” comb from Sally’s this comb hair extra wide spaces and great for those days when I need some extra […]