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Dreadlocks Now Ban In The Workplace

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In most recent news, federal courts have ruled that dreadlocks can now be ban in the workplace.

The Court of Appeals responded to a racial discrimination case back in 2010 in Alabama. Chastity Jones was getting ready to start her new job, but the offer was rescinded after Human Resources told her hairstyle was inappropriate. The woman’s reasoning was dreadlocks “tend to get messy.” Read More

Woman Told Her Natural Hair is an Animal

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Woman Told Her Natural Hair is an Animal

Natural hair just seems to stay in the news. From the good hair vs bad hair debate, natural hair not being seen as professional in a work environment and now salons have hopped on board to join the ridiculousness. It was not to long ago when one women’s salon visit resulted in her finding out they slipped relaxer into the conditioner, permanently altering her natural hair texture. As if that was not a wake up call enough for to hairstylists dealing with highly textured hair, just recently Bianca was told her tightly coiled natural hair was an animal that can not be tamed. Read More

Top 5 Vitamins For Hair Growth

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“Long hair, don’t care” is a phrase we will be hearing the rest of our days. Many women long for longer hair and will do anything to achieve it. This ranges from crazy potions that promise “four-inches in 7 weeks” or over the counter products that are supposed to be used for other intended purposes. However, vitamin companies have caught on to this long hair revolution and decided to corner the market. Here is our Top 5 list of hair vitamins people are raving about. Read More

4 Tips For a Hassle-Free Wash Day

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Written by: Erickah Furr

My wash days and I have a love and hate relationship. They either go smoothly or have me wishing I would have gone to a salon to have someone else deal with my hair.

I would become frustrated with my hair if things were not going as planned. As a result I would begin to lose ungodly amounts of hair (mostly shedding but there was breakage too), which was defeating the purpose of why I went on my hair journey to begin with. It is no secret that when you are in a time crunch, you should not take it out on your hair. Read More