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herStory
Lady Kinnks is the main contributor, but we frequently have guests like you to share your natural hair experience.
Maria is one of the first people I meet at Temple University. Starting from freshman orientation, we’ve connected and been very good friends from that point on. Maria not only has gorgeous hair, but she is an amazing graphic design artist. Read below for her video journal of her new growth challenge…
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I am starting a new hair growth journey… I’ve been natural for 6 years now and i want growth now!
Below are videos that talk about what has inspired me, and how I am now determined to get healthier, longer hair.
I stopped relaxing my hair in January of 2004. It was after I had to take a semester off from school because I couldn’t pay the tuition. I don’t know if it was because my hair was the only thing I had control of at the time or if I just didn’t feel like dealing with it; but which ever it was going natural was the best thing I’ve ever done. [Read More]
Check with Kinnks.com to follow Maria’s Hair Care - Growth Challenge Journey…
Ms. Tanene Jackson is the owner and operator of Locs of Soul, and the founder of Natural Hair & Wellness Expo June 18, 2011 - Mobile, AL. She shares with us…
“How to Stay Natural”
How to Stay Natural
Self Love and Preservation
“How to Stay Natural”…. Okay, most of you are wondering, “Who is this trying to tell me how to stay natural? I got this!” Well you probably do. BUT! Not without issue. I have been natural for 19 – 20 years (wearing locs for 13 yrs). In this time I have seen natural hair come, go, re-vamp, re-energize, and re-store itself. I have seen the lawsuits around the country via the news; the self-esteem issues of women rise and fall, the politics of “good” vs. “bad” hair, the negative connotations and uber affirmations.
The “sistahood” seems like a club that you automatically become indoctrinated to when you start transitioning from relaxed to natural. The key is you have to follow through with your journey to be an “official” member. With that being said, let us not forget the conscious level of everyone is not the same. Many women transition as a rite of passage to self-awareness, others for the style, while others are due to health issues. Seeing women look like ourselves, presenting confidence and reassurance, hopefully will give you insight to what you want and strive to be as a woman – a natural woman. At the end of the day we realize that we are just as beautiful if not more beautiful naturally.
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Thanks Laquita for sharing the following video…
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Happy Valentine’s Day!
On The View last September Sherri Shepherd shared her opinion on natural hair. More recently, she is now the host of a little game called The Newlywed Game Show. I am excited to announce that a friend of Kinnks.com, Tiffany and her husband were recent contestants! And Won!!
Their natural hair looks fabulous! Congratulations Demetrius + Tiffany! I know you are having a fabulous Valentine’s Day!
Click Read More for a clip of the show…
The Science Behind Top 5 Talked About Ingredients
UK blogger, Scientist, Dr. Ruby Majani aka Jc of The Natural Hair Haven - Science and Natural Hair blog, has a BSc and PhD in Material Science. On her blog Jc states that she is not pro-natural nor anti-natural. “I think we can benefit from both natural and synthetic products,” she added.
Jc’s blog The Natural Hair Haven has followers consisting of both natural and relaxed hair wearers, but she is passionate and driven about educating ‘fellow curlies’ that our hair is normal and can be cared for in its natural state.
Jc compiled the following list of the top 5 most talked about ingredients and the science behind them.
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