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Hey, my blessed naturals! I hope you all had a great Christmas! It's that time for me to introduce my top 5 favorite natural hairstyles for 2016. This article will also help you if you are looking for new hairstyles to try! As always, the order doesn't matter. Here they are: 1. Coiled Edges: Rubber Band Cornrow Twist and Puff Style with Flower ( article ) 2. Finger Coils ( article ) c  3. Mini Twist, Pin Curl-Out ( article ) 4. TWA ( article ) 5. Flat Twist, Twist-Out ( article ) *BONUS*  Honorable Mention - Short Haircut/ Big Chop ( article ) Do you have a favorite natural hairstyle of 2016? Related Articles: My Top 5 Favorite Natural Hairstyles of 2015                             My Top 5 Favorite Natural Hairstyles of 2014         ...

Cutting It in the ATL Star, Mushiya Releases Natural Hair Doll Cutting It in the ATL star and owner of The Damn Salon and Runway Curls Mushiya Tshikuka recently released a natural hair doll. The first doll of the My Natural Doll line is named Keleshe and has 100% virgin kinky hair from the Runway Curls collection. The bright-eyed, chocolate doll is sporting a style similar to Tshikuka's signature Cutting It in the ATL style of a big curly fro with a swoop bang. The doll is also wearing a beautiful African print dress designed by Mushiya and Belasse. On her Instagram page, Tshikuka shared her frustration of not being able to find a doll in stores that looked like her little girls. According to the Runway Curls website, My Natural Doll was created to give little girls a positive image of themselves and their natural hair. It says, "...This feature allows little girls to see the dolls[sic] model hair as beautiful and thus themselves as beautiful." The doll also...

5 Natural Hair Challenges to Try Hey, my blessed naturals! Your natural hair journey doesn't have to be boring! You don't have to sit around waiting for your hair to grow. Research, experiment, and enjoy it! Part of your natural hair journey may be a challenge as you develop your regimen. Here are 5 natural hair challenges you can try: 1. Protective Style Challenge - It could be braids, twists, buns etc. Pick a style and a period of time to rock it! For example, for one of my protective style challenges, I did mini twists . I rocked them for several days and then did a twist-out . My goal was to see how long the style would last. 2. No-Heat Challenge - If you're a natural who loves to use heat, you could try to do a no-heat challenge. This will allow you to be more creative when coming up with new styles. P in curl twist-outs , Bantu-knots , and roller sets will give you heat-less curls. You can stretch your hair using these no-heat methods:   Banding  ...

1BN Contributor: 20 Natural Techniques to Grow Natural Hair Faster  Lea Harris Some people think that sporting a short natural haircut is cool. Others, however, think that longer hair is much more fabulous and sophisticated. This is the reason why they want to grow their hair fast. This may be easy when you use some hair growth products. However, resorting to the natural method is still a very ideal thing. It’s because you also need to consider avoiding unwanted hair reactions and side effects. There are a lot of ways to grow your hair in a fast and natural way. These ways are a lot cheaper and offer you minimal effort. One of these is opting for natural growth techniques. There are 20 ways which are stated below. Take note that when doing these natural techniques to grow your natural hair, you can also support them with oils. 1.       Treat your scalp with a massage . Massage is one of the best things to do if you want to pro...

1BN Contributor: My Review of Hairfinity   Jasmine Mitchell Product: Hairfinity Vitamin Capsules Price: $24.99 and up Place: Hairfinity's website, Amazon, and other places online  Ingredients: (via the website)  - Hydrolyzed Collagen, MSM, Horsetail, Silica, Vitamins A & D,  Niacin, Pantothenic, Vitamin B12, Biotin... My Review of Hairfinity Supplements Today, I’d like to take a few moments of your time and share my knowledge and experience of Hairfinity supplements. You see, I first started taking these supplements because I was having a difficult time growing my hair and I wanted to try a product that was supposed to help accelerate the process. In the end, I am happy to tell you that Hairfinity supplements do work, and I definitely experienced accelerated hair growth while taking these powerful vitamins. Here are my results:   Jasmine M itchell - hair starting to grow back Jasmine Mitchell Rememb...

India Arie and Erykah Badu (photo cred: Facebook/BET/Centric) Last night, India Arie and Erykah Badu gave an awesome performance of India Arie's new song "Breathe" at the Soul Train Awards on BET/Centric networks.

New Video: ACV More Than Once Per Week for Seborrheic Dermatitis? Happy Thanksgiving to all my blessed naturals! Many of you have been asking me if you can do more than one apple cider vinegar (ACV) rinse a week to treat seborrheic dermatitis. So, in my new video, I answer your question. Check it out below! Comment, rate, and subscribe if you like (smile). 1BN : Natural hair infographic - ACV Rinse for Seborrheic Dermatitis Have you thought about doing apple cider vinegar rinses to treat seborrheic dermatitis? Related Articles: New Video: ACV/ Tea Tree Oil Rinse to Treat Seborrheic Dermatitis                             Update on Seborrheic Dermatitis: Generic Brand for Derma-Smoothe/ FS                              Apple Cider Vinegar: pH Balan...

Jamia Simone Nash & Her Natural Hair (photo cred:l- gwinnettcitizen/ r-@yotti__/Instagram) It's hard to believe that it's been more than a decade since we saw talented 6-year-old, Jamia Simone Nash perform "Falling" by Alicia Keys on the Apollo stage. She was also on the Young and the Restless and the movie, Life is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story . Well, Ms. Nash is still singing, and she is also rocking her natural hair! Earlier this year, the 20-year-old released her new single on Sound Cloud called "Pain the Town" . The Virginia native's promotional photos for the single show her rocking shoulder-length curls. Now, Jamia is rocking a short haircut--shaved on the sides and curly at the top. On Instagram, Nash and her friends can be seen belting out covers of different songs under the name @_undercovers. She currently lives in Atlanta.It's awesome to see that Jamia is still singing! Jamia - "Paint the ...