Straightening hair with chi flat iron but reverts almost immediately  Hi. I have very kinky soft afro hair (I'm of Nigerian descent) and a few weeks ago I took my hair out of braids after a year and a half. Rather than resort ...

How often do you do your hair?  How often do you wash/condition/roller set your natural hair?

What is you daily routine? What type of styles do you wear? I guess basically I'm asking ...

Additonal straightening and cutting Black women's hair  Hello,

Thank you for all the hard work and passion you've put into this issue.
2 questions:

1) is it ok to use any straightening shampoo ...

YOUR SKIN CARE REGIMEN  Please can you share your skin care regimen from cleanser,toner,moisturizer and or any other treatment a

and your make up like foundations etc

hair trimming  I did my BC last week and I was wondering how long should I wait to get my ends trimmed?

dreds  I have had dreds for almost 8 years, and the length is past my shoulder. I love my dreds(I have a color also), however I want a littl change and would ...

NATURAL HAIR AND THE GYM  I have regular curly hair that is not relaxed, I go to the Dominican Salon and get it straightened weekly but when I go to the gym my hair gets really ...

frizzy ends  I have unpermed 4b hair. I have the Sedu flat iron, but I can't seem to get the ends straight, even on 450 degrees! I have run a comb through my hair with ...

Braid outs  Do you have a tutorial on doing braid outs on your website? The pictures in your gallery are beautiful! When I wear my hair curly, I usually just do ...

Want to transition to natural  My hair is a little past bra length. It's breaking off in the back starting at hairline and upward about an inch. It's kind of thin and gets tangled when ...

I can't access the newsletter.  When I click the link in my email nothing happens. When I click for the Feb. 2009 issue through the back issues page I am told the link doesn't exist....

natural hair  Hi Nina,

I checked out your transition pictures and was wondering, how did you get your hair to slick down to make a nice looking ponytail? Did you ...

Slow Growing Hair  Hello my name is Sjana. I use to have very health and long hair. To make a long story short, it was burned out at the shops with too much heat when pressing ...

oily  I am sam ,i have always had oily hair,to where i now have to wash my brush all the time. I am currently on a b complex for the nutrition,and am trying ...

No bend or hold to ends of hair after wrapping  I have my hair styled in a nice bob at the beauty shop but I cannot maintain the style. When I wrap my hair, the ends are too straight; there is no bend ...

Dry ends  I have natural hair. When i straighten it, after 2 days the ends feel stiff and dry. It is the winter and I can deep condition a little more but I was ...

Receding Hairline  I have currently been in the transitioning process for about two months now (not that long) but im using braids to help me get through the process for ...

Protein Overload  I was experiencing shedding which I normally do and very dry hair, I decided to use a protein to stop the shedding (it was probably normal shedding)I used ...

Is my hairdresser doing more harm than good?  I have natural hair and have been post relaxer for 10 months. All of my relaxed ends are now gone. I went to the hairdresser to get my normal wash and ...

Does it work for all?   Hi Nina,

Thanks SO much for this site! It's FABULOUS!!!!!

I read your stories and saw your pictures. I'm sure a lot of women are taking this advice ...

Your roller setting technique  I love the way your roller set came out. I bought the purple mesh rollers and the regular roller pins were too short. I bought some longer roller pins,...

Growing Out Length for Men  What about guys? I'm a white guy who wants long hair. It's past shoulders already. I highlight and color as I'm graying. I'd like "Nice" mid back length....

Natural Oils on Relaxed hair?  Hi

I have relaxed hair and normally use cream moisturizers on it. But i have been stretching my relaxers for about 4 months and am finally getting a ...

Jojoba Comment  Hello !
I went to the health food store today and saw they have Avalon Hair stuff ! I live on the tiny island of Bermuda so I was surprised.

I bought ...

Am I Damaging My Hair  Hi Nina,

I have been natural for a little over a year. My hair is not very long - it comes to about the bottom of my ear. When I wear wash and go ...

I have very thin, fine, and soft hair.   I got my first relaxer very young, age 6. My mom was in and out of the hospital with diabetes and couldn't always care for my hair. She thought going ...

Pressed Hair; Flat Ironing It; Split Ends  Hey girrl. My name is Davina and im 15, living in the Bronx. I read your story and it was sooo good and inspirational. I just had to get some tips from ...

Pics  Hey hair advisor. I'm in my 10th month of transitioning from relaxed hair to natural hair and I was wondering what happened to your pictures? They're really ...

my hairstylist is discouraging!  So I've realized that I can't do my own hair to save my life.

I have a dry scalp apparently and it seems as though I have to wash my hair and oil my ...

What Should I do??  Well this week I am going on a few trips out of state. One I am going to visit a school and the other is Washington D.C. which means I have to have a good ...

Further ? re: trimming hair  I have been having my hair trimmed every 6 weeks for the last two years and my hair has been the same length. I don't believe in trimmimg hair. If at ...

hair not growing  Hi,

I have been having a problem with my hair not growing and it has been like this for about 5 years at least.

My hair sheds horribly; while ...

Hair after braids  Hi my name is Stella!

I've read all about your hair transition and it inspired me to try to do it myself.

So right now I've taken down my braids ...

Bald Spots  PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME!!!

I got an awful haircut and now the back of my head has bald spots, not totally bald but you can see my scalp. =( I am so upset ...

Growing out relaxer   I'm considering the transition from relaxed to natural hair. I don't think my natural hair has the defined spiral curls you have. In fact I'm pretty sure ...

All Types of Hair Problems  This is my problem. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MY HAIR.

My hair is recently relaxed for the first time back in August. It is past bra strap length ...