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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 ...

1BlessedNatural: Twist, Pin Curl, Unravel, Fluff, and Go! Hey, my blessed naturals! It's been a minute since I've posted! My schedule has been crazy, but I'm still here. I've got a few things that I will be sharing (God-willing) with you all soon, including NEW articles from 1BN contributors . So, look out for those! Also, don't forget to sign up for the 1BlessedNatural mailing list on this page to receive the latest updates! In hair-related news... I've been doing two-strand twist, pin curl outs 5 days a week. On the weekend, my routine depends on what day I wash my hair. If I do it on Friday, I'll do a twist out. If not, I will just band my hair to keep it stretched until my normal wash day on Sunday. At night, I apply my products and twist my hair. The next morning, I unravel the twists, fluff out my roots with a wide-tooth comb, and go! Also, I used to two-strand twist the ends of my hair, but I started twirling them around my finger ...

1BlessedNatural: Drea Kelly Challenges Brown Girls to Rock Their Natural Hair (photo cred: Instagram) Hey, my blessed naturals! I don't know how I missed it, but Drea Kelly challenged all the brown girls to rock their natural hair on Instagram! The 42-year-old posted a picture and video of herself wearing a pretty curly puff. Her caption was this: Where all my #brown #girls rocking the #naturalhair at? COME ON PUFFS! Send me some pics #DREAmers 💜 ya'll. Many fans responded to Kelly's challenge by tagging her in posts to see their hair. Others talked about how much they were inspired by her posts. The Hollywood Exes star's reasons for revealing her natural hair was to inspire other brown girls and women to rock theirs. She said, "Show your pretty coils and curls!" The dance instructor also said she did have some shrinkage but was loving her look and urged others to rock their shrinkage. Her video was cute, funny, and one of the best natural ha...

1BlessedNatural: New Video: Stretching and Styling Natural Hair Hey, my blessed naturals! Today, I uploaded a new video showing you how I stretch my TWA with rubber bands before styling it in a puff and cornrows. The video is a follow-up for my article TWA: Stretching Natural Hair with Rubber Bands . You can check it out below! Comment, rate, and subscribe if you'd like (smile).  Are you going to try this method?  Related Articles: TWA: Stretching Natural Hair with Rubber Bands                              New YouTube Video Tutorial: Front and Back Flat Twists with Puff                              New Video: My "Natural Hair Wash Routine"  

Hey, my blessed naturals! FabCurls sent me a sample size of their Curly Jam to review. So, I wanted to share my thoughts of it with you all. This weekend, I used the product to do some finger coils. Product: FabCurls Curly Jam Size: Sample - Regular prize of a 12.0z container is $14.00. Ingredients: Shea Butter, Argan Oil, Olive Oil and more (according to the website ) Claims: FabCurls Curly Jam is  made of good ingredients that won't leave our hair crunchy...  Defines Elongates Conditions Consistency/Color: light-weight yellow gel Fragrance: light pleasant scent My Review 1BlessedNatural: My finger coils using the FabCurls Curly Jam I wasn't sure if the FabCurls sample size would be enough for me to do finger coils on my entire head, but it was... I used a little more than half the jar. I used no more than a finger full of gel for each coil. I probably have just enough of the gel to do my hair once more. One thing I noticed about...