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1BlessedNatural: June Ed: My New Articles on the Natural Hair Care News Site!   Happy Monday, my blessed naturals! I hope you all had a great weekend! Happy Father's Day to all of the dads! Here are my latest articles on the Natural Hair Care News site: War Between Kitchen Stylists and Professional Stylists? Erica Campbell Makes Case for Going Natural!  Related Articles: My New Articles on the Natural Hair Care News Site!

1BlessedNatural: Natural Hairstyle: Connected Rubber Band Twists with Puff Happy Monday, my blessed naturals! I'm back with another new rubber band twist and puff style! This one was inspired by Little Sister Natural's rubber band twists and one of Alicia Keys' styles. My hair was in need of some serious TLC! So, this weekend I washed, deep conditioned, detangled, and banded it. I used the Fab Curls Moisturizing Shampoo and Tropical Coconut Conditioner by Suave Essentials, and my hair was loving it! If you look closely at the picture, you will notice that one side of my head is twisted and the other side is loose, lol. I didn't decide to twist them until I got to like the second or third row of rubber bands. I only kept the rubber bands for a day or so to keep my edges lol. For the past couple of days, I've been wearing the same style but without the rubber bands. The other side was two-strand twisted, and then I just did a big cornrow down each ...

1BlessedNatural: Cocoa Butter on Natural Hair Hey, my blessed naturals, I've been wanting to try cocoa butter on my natural hair for a while now. Since I've used shea butter  Since I've used shea butter on it, I just wondered about cocoa butter. So, about a month ago, I gave it a try! Here are the details and results of my experiment: 1BlessedNatural: I used Queen Helene's 100% cocoa butter stick. 1BlessedNatural: After heating the cocoa butter for 30 seconds in the microwave I cut off about one inch of a 100% cocoa butter stick , put it in a glass cup, and heated it for about 30 seconds. The cocoa butter stick didn't melt all the way down, but it did after taking the glass cup out of the microwave and letting it sit for about 10 minutes. Cocoa Butter After a Moisturizer 1. On the first section of hair, I applied a moisturizer. Then, I took my fingers and applied a small amount of the cocoa butter and twisted it. 1BlessedNatur...

1BlessedNatural: My New Articles on the Natural HairCare News Site! Hey, my blessed naturals! I haven't forgotten about you all! I wanted to share some news with you all... Last month, I became a contributing writer for the Natural Hair Care News ! The Natural Hair Care News is a website that changes attitudes about natural hair. Big shout out to them! Check out my latest articles below:   Alicia Keys Sports Braids Decorated with Gold Cuffs Natural Hair and Protective Styling's Effect on the Hair Industry Video: 3-Year Old Encourages Dad While He Does Her Natural Hair 

1BlessedNatural: New Video: Bobby Pinned (Swoop) Bang w/ Puff Happy Thursday, my blessed naturals! Earlier, I uploaded a new video for the bobby pinned bang style ! Check out the video and more pics below! 1BlessedNatural: Here's another pic of my hair banded before doing the style

Happy Monday, my blessed naturals! Lately, I've been rocking a twist-out with a bobby-pinned (swoop) bang, lol. I did two-strand twist pin curls about 2 nights ago. Cantu Curl Activator, water (spray bottle), and coconut oil were used on my hair before twisting. I applied EcoStyler gel to my edges and brushed them with a toothbrush. I haven't twisted my hair in two days because I still keep my hair in the banana clips to preserve my twist-out. I love that method! In the morning, I remove the clips, spritz my edges with water, and smooth my hair down with my hands. Then, I tie my headband and go! What natural hairstyle are you wearing this week? Related Articles: 2 Tips to Avoid Retwising Your Natural Hair at Night                             Another Flat Twist, Twist-Out

1BN Staff: Proper Grammar is Not White Grammar (photo cred: Samantha Sophia )       Whether it was said to you, you overheard it, or you said it to someone else, you might have heard the expression, “talking white.” I have heard it said to my friends and I’ve heard my friends say it to others. The phrase is often greeted with laughter, but its use always makes me feel uncomfortable. I remember hearing it last year, seeing everyone around me react with laughter, and wondering, “What about this is funny?” It may seem like a small joke on the surface, but the phrase has a serious implication many people fail to realize and only furthers racial stereotypes because it is also used in a serious context.      Let’s get something out of the way. Races cannot have specific traits. The concept of race was constructed by people to group other people into categories. Having brown eyes is a trait. The color of your skin is a trait...