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Locs, twists and other protective styles are suppose to protect your natural hair. They will do their job as long as you do yours in properly maintaining these styles. A rule of thumb for protective styles is not to leave them in too long before getting them

In our quest for beautiful hair, we inadvertently do things that damage it instead. Damaged hair is fragile, thus it tends to break. And hair breakage leads to frizzy, unhealthy hair. If you continue to damage your hair, eventually you’ll see thinning or even bald spots. But

You need to protect your scalp before getting a relaxer, color, or any other chemical treatment. At our Uptown New York Style Salon, many clients come to us with chemical burns on their scalp. In essence, this happens because the stylist failed to apply a base to

So, what do you use for chemically treated hair? Are any types of products effective and safe? Hair that has been chemically treated requires specialized hair care products. Because chemical hair treatments are so potent, thus very effective, the chemicals used literally changes the hair. However, these

While bleaching has become popular amongst those who don’t wear blonde wigs, it damages your hair. First, it’s one of the strongest chemicals you can use on hair. And second, the technique strips the color of your hair strands. The process begins that opening up the hair