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B0X Braids Beauty

04/01/2025 autocreate740 Leave a comment

News You Can Use 🙂

During the season changes, we are all looking forward to wearing various styles to make us even more beautiful. Embracing different fashion trends can not only enhance our appearance but also boost our confidence. Here are some styles worth looking at. Box Braids – and guess what, this hairstyle is actually good for your hair! This protective style helps retain moisture and reduce breakage, making it a favorite among many. Additionally, box braids offer versatility as they can be styled in numerous ways, from updos to loose styles. Click the links!

https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/beauty/18-must-have-short-box-braids-for-2025/ss-AA1B5IUG?ocid=socialshare&pc=DCTS&cvid=5be365896ef44d349f84971e0a472a72&ei=44#image=18

https://www.thetrendspotter.net/box-braids-hairstyles/

FYI
Click the links to learn more about braiding.

🙂 https://www.udemy.com/share/10aNoE/
🙂 https://therighthairstyles.com/getting-box-braids/
🙂 https://www.braidingpalace.com/blog

Stay Beautiful!

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Black Beauty Brands

06/21/2024 autocreate740 Leave a comment

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Oftentimes when I am lucky enough to watch the Tamron Hall show I get entertained and informed at the same time. Do you know, for example, that she has a Newsletter?

The Lip Bar. Vegan beauty that will speak to your beauty needs on more than one level was one of the companies talked about on her show.

Read ABOUT CEO MELISSA BUTLER BAWSE by clicking the link below.
https://thelipbar.com/pages/our-story

Then take a look at the available products at this link.
https://thelipbar.com/

And for your beauty entertainment and perusal click below for a recent article about 30 Black-owned beauty brands. Of course, included on the list is Rhianna’s Fenty Brand. Have some fun exploring!

https://www.cnn.com/cnn-underscored/beauty/black-owned-beauty-brands

Guess What? Grooming products for men are on the list too.

https://walkerandcompany.com/

All the best in Wellness !

Beauty, Beauty Change, black hair, Conversations, FYI, Hair Care, travel

Black Hair Will Travel

02/07/2024 autocreate740 Leave a comment

FYI – for Black women who are looking for ideas on what to do with their hair when traveling 🙂

https://travelnoire.com/travel-hair-inspo-for-black-women

Stay beautiful 🙂

Beauty, black hair, Hair Care, holidyas

Hairstyle Ideas for the Holidays !

12/04/2023 autocreate740 Leave a comment

Source:
https://www.latest-hairstyles.com/black/

Source:
https://www.purewow.com/beauty/holiday-hairstyles

Happy Holidays!

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Fall 2023 Hairstyles

10/29/2023 autocreate740 Leave a comment

News you can use 🙂

If you are the kind of person that wants to be up to date on your hairstyle, the links below will lead you to the latest Fall 2023 styles.

https://www.allure.com/gallery/fall-hair-trends

And there are some ideas for men too 🙂

https://behindthechair.com/articles/the-top-10-mens-hair-trends-of-2023/

Enjoy your new look 🙂

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Hairstyles for Back to School

09/03/2023 autocreate740 Leave a comment

Beauty News you can use 🙂

https://afrocenchix.com/blogs/afrohair/back-to-school-hairstyles

https://therighthairstyles.com/back-to-school-hairstyles/

https://therighthairstyles.com/back-to-school/

Stay Smart & Beautiful :)

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Recent Reports about Hair Straighteners & Uterine Cancer

10/25/2022 autocreate740 3 Comments

Disconcerting information about uterine cancer – a rare type of cancer, has resurfaced in the news recently. A study from the National Institutes of Health revealed that women who use hair straightening products at least 4 times a year are twice as likely to develop uterine cancer.

And, Black Women are at a higher risk. Below are some key points listed in the article. Use the source links in this post to get a detailed description of the study.

Key Points

Uterine cancer is the sixth most commonly diagnosed cancer in women around the world.
A new study from the National Institutes of Health has found that women who use hair straightening products are twice as likely to develop uterine cancer than those who do not.
Researchers believe Black women may be at increased risk due to a higher usage rate of hair straightening products.
Source: Uterine cancer: Chemical hair straighteners double risk (medicalnewstoday.com)

The information is both important and disturbing. After reading the articles, you may want to consult your care providers for more information and recommendations specific to your personal circumstances. One question, which comes to mind is does the study indicate that other types of cancer may also be attributed to hair straighteners?

Additional Source:
WEBMD HEALTH NEWS, Article written by Lisa O’Mary
https://www.webmd.com/beauty/news/20221018/hair-straightening-products-linked-uterine-cancer-risk-study

The harmful ingredients in hair straightening products are:

Ammonium thioglycolate (found in relaxer/straightener products that do not use lye)
Guanidine hydroxide (found in relaxer/straightener products that do not use lye)
Mineral oil
Polyethylene glycol
Sodium hydroxide (found in relaxer/straightener products that use lye)
Source: medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002706.htm

All the best in Wellness!

Bald Head Care, Beauty, Beauty Change, black hair, Causes of Hair Loss, Conversations, Hair Loss Tips

The Hair Loss Conversation

04/06/2022 autocreate740 Leave a comment

I am struck so much by the unfortunate display of sadness about the alopecia conversation. I started the HairBlues.me blog 10 years ago, and still, after all this time, women, and I might add, men, and children continue to be troubled by this condition. That’s why the Alopecia industry is such a big industry: wigs, solutions, and potions that promise delivery of new locks.
When you find a moment, listen to my brief podcast about this challenge.

This podcast is available on Apple podcast, Google podcast, and other platforms of your choice.
Just click this link to select:
https://anchor.fm/judith-guerra7.

We can get to the moon, but we have not solved this problem yet – unless we accept that “beauty” comes in all forms. The sooner we get in touch with that the sooner we will not find ourselves witnessing painful incidents of what is pre-determined as “beauty” by how one’s hair grows and looks.

Womens Hair Loss Project:
https://www.womenshairlossproject.com/acceptance/living-free-with-hair-loss/

By the way, does anyone remember the beautiful Black women in the Black Panther film who are bald?

Following is a post that I wrote on this blog March 2013 about hair loss.

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Beauty, black hair, Conversations, Hair Care, sunscreen

SPF HAIR, Beauty & Wellness

06/15/2021 autocreate740 2 Comments

Have you ever thought about using SPF on your hair during the months when you may be spending a lot of time on the beach, playing tennis, or just being outdoors during sunny days? Probably not.

It turns out that SPF for haircare is something we should pay attention to. Not only should we protect our bodies, we should also spray sunscreen on our scalps.

Hairblues has discussed this topic before, but I can not say it often enough. People of color NEED to use SUNSCREEN. See the excerpt below for details.

Health experts advise everyone, regardless of skin color, to use sunscreen with an SPF of at least 30. Although dark-skinned people won’t get sunburned as quickly, they will still burn and are still susceptible to sun-induced damage—such as sun spots and wrinkles—and cancer .
True or False: Dark-skinned People Don’t Need Sunscreen … True or False: Dark-skinned People Don’t Need Sunscreen | Winchester Hospital

As the Cancer Foundation states:
“Everyone under the sun needs to use sunscreen“.

“If you use an SPF 30 product properly, it would take you 30 times longer to burn than if you used no sunscreen“.

This includes children and babies.

Reminder you want to purchase products that do not have Oxybenzone and Octinoxate

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Beauty, black hair

Black Beauties Celebrate Black History Month

02/03/2014 autocreate740 4 Comments

For too many generations, beautiful black women worried whether their beauty was something to celebrate. As a matter of fact, for too long their hair was thought by some to be a source of embarrassment! Oh my goodness, get caught in the rain and get it wet! What a disaster! Flash forward . And how wonderful it is to see today’s young, old, beautiful black women of many hues celebrate their hair, as well as their beautiful diversity. With that said, as we celebrate African-American beauty, we will bring you tips for taking ‘beautiful’ care of yourself, including your hair.