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Happy Monday! I hope you all had a great weekend. It's time to debunk another natural hair myth! Myth #1: Because I'm natural, I don't need to trim my ends.  1BN: Although you are natural, you still need to trim or clip your ends. You may not need to trim your natural hair as frequently as permed hair, but you will still need to do so. Hair (in general) is prone to split, damaged, and/or weathered ends. Because your ends are the oldest part of your hair, they are exposed to the elements the most. Hair manipulation due to styling also adds more strain to your hair, especially your ends. Keeping your hair moisturized and conditioned may lessen the number of times you need to trim your ends. Protective styling may also keep your ends healthy for a longer period of time, but you will still need to trim them eventually. There is still much debate in the natural hair community about when and how much hair you should trim. I suggest trimming your hair as needed. I kn...

Lauryn Hill (photo courtesy of Flickr-Lisa Liang) Singer, Lauryn Hill was released from federal prison yesterday. Hill served a 3- month term for tax evasion. She went in on July 8, 2013, and was released early for good behavior. Right before her release from prison, Hill released a new song called "Consumerism" which is part of an album called Part 1: Letters From Exile .The song has a similar spoken word flow like her previously released song " Neurotic Society ". You can listen to "Consumerism" here . Hill released this statement about "Consumerism" on her Tumblr page:  " Consumerism is part of some material I was trying to finish before I had to come in. We did our best to eek out a mix via verbal and emailed direction, thanks to the crew of surrogate ears on the other side. Letters From Exile is material written from a certain space, in a certain place. I felt the need to discuss the underlying socio-political, cultural pa...

1980s photo of Senegalese Twists (Photo courtesy of  Flickr- John Atherton ( gbaku ) under the Happy Friday everyone! Today I am sharing 1980s photo of a woman wearing Senegalese twists adorned with beads. I love the neatness of her twists. Her hair appears to be cornrowed into two ponytails and then twisted . I like this style, but I think I will try it when my hair gets longer. It would be a cute and excellent protective style. I think it would also be a great style for kids.  Back of woman's Senegalese hairstyle (photo courtesy of Flickr- John Atherton ( gbaku ) under the CC-BY-SA-2.0 ) front view of African woman wearing Senegalese Twists (photo courtesy of Flickr- John Atherton ( gbaku ) under the CC-BY-SA 2.0 ) Would you rock this hairstyle? Don't forget to enter the 1BlessedNatural Fall Giveaway ! Visit the Ruthie's Greetings Etsy shop! Related Articles:                ...

Yesterday, I posted pictures of my " Linked Cornrows with Puff " style decorated with loc jewelry by TinaTouch. Because I purchased 2 packs of the hair tubes, I am giving away one pack! I also have to mention that today makes 2 years and 7 months that I have been natural! The contest begins today and will end Thursday, October 17, 2013 at 12:00 A.M . The winner will be announced on Sunday, October 20th. Please be sure to follow all rules for contest entries to avoid having your entries removed from the drawing. I wish you all good blessings!   a Rafflecopter giveaway Subscribe to the 1BlessedNatural YouTube page!  Check out the Ruthie's Greetings Etsy shop!

Hey my blessed naturals! If you have been reading my articles for the past month, then you may know that my new favorite hairstyle has been the " Linked Cornrows with Puff " style. In May of this year, I purchased loc jewelry (also known as "hair tubes") by the company, TinaTouch. They are small, decorative metal cylinders with designs carved out of them. The tubes are a little bigger than regular hair beads . Many people use decorative hair tubes or jewelry for their locs, but I decided to try using them for my cornrows. TinaTouch hair tubes I purchased This weekend, I did a hot oil treatment on my hair using Tea Tree Oil and a heating cap. Then, I did a protein treatment using mayonnaise, shampooed, and deep conditioned my strands. My hair was really soft and moisturized after the conditioning. Afterwards, I banded my hair until it was 85% dry. After removing the bands at the front of my hair, 10 sectioned rows were made. I applied moisturiz...

"Cornrowed Mohawk Cinnabun" style by hairstylist and YouTuber, grapeApz Natural haired beauty, Ibtihaj recently got her hair done by YouTuber, grapeApz . Ibtihaj was searching for a protective style and decided to get the "Cornrowed Mohawk Cinnabun" style. She says that she liked the fact that it was a cute and simple style. Before styling, Ibtihaj's hair was stretched. After applying a homemade Shea Butter mixture, Kinky-Curly Knot Today, leave-in conditioner was applied to her hair while it was being cornrowed. Kanekalon synethic hair was used for the cornrows. Ibtihaj said moisturizing her hair during the braiding process reduces the chances that her hair will become damaged as a result of it being too dry. The cinnabuns were created by making ponytails (using Marley Hair) in the middle of her head, twisting, and pinning them down using hair pins. front of "Cornrowed Mohawk Cinnabun" style back of "Cornrowed Mohawk Cinnabun...

1BlessedNatural's fro Happy Monday! This week, I took out my " Linked Cornrows with Puff " style and rocked a 'fro with a part in the front (see picture above) for a couple of days. Because my hair gets tangled easily, I do not wear my hair in an afro, often. Right now, my hair is overdue for a wash, and my scalp has been very dry because of the cooler weather. I've been applying Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Tea Tree Oil to my scalp to combat the itching. My hair is still healthy and growing. Thank God! (smile) How is your natural hair coming along? Subscribe to 1BlessedNatural's YouTube Channel !   Related Articles:  Hair Update: Mini Twist, Protective Style                            Hair Update: Keeping It Healthy and Stretched                  ...