Blog — regimen
10 fun ways to support Black creators from home during COVID-19 👍🏾
Photo Credit: Retha Ferguson The past few weeks have been pretty strange for all of us, to say the least. The COVID-19 pandemic has uprooted our lives and is causing a lot of uncertainty for everyone, including Black-owned businesses. Studies show that only 0.2% of all venture capital funding went to startups founded by Black women in 2016, which illustrates just how hard it can be for Black-owned companies to stay afloat even in the best of times. Since many of us are isolating at home and in desperate need of fun things to do, we decided to create a list of fun activities...
5 Tips for Keeping Your Edges Laid to the Goddesses 💁🏿♀️
Embed from Getty Images If you randomly select a natural hair tutorial on YouTube, chances are the final step will be to lay your edges. From box braids to wash-and-gos, many people like to slick down their baby hairs to give their style a polished look. Laid edges definitely aren't a new phenomenon. We've been styling our baby hairs for decades. But just because it's an old practice doesn't automatically mean it's a safe one. When properly taken care of, Afro hair is quite durable. However, if we over-manipulate it or don't provide it with enough moisture, nutrients, and protein, it can become brittle...