Low Iron Could be the Reason Your Hair is Thin or Thinning
If you’ve used everything under the sun to improve the length or thickness of your hair but nothing has been effective, you may be iron […]
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Essential Oils and Fragrance Oils are NOT the Same
Never use Essential oils the way you use Fragrance oils. Sorry to start off so blunt but it’s important that everyone understands that there’s a […]
Your Fave Product May Have Become Mediocre to Attract A “More Diverse” Audience
Many natural hair beauties have noticed a problem concerning the quality and effectiveness of haircare products from brands they used to adore. Let’s start with the truth: Many people who didn’t give a damn about black curly hair 10-15 years ago have either released their “me too” product line or are buying up popular (previously) black-owned companies to tap into those dollars.
Using Pills vs Powders In DIY products?
Can you substitute the pill version of a particular ingredient when you’re making your DIY products?
Which Emulsifier to Use and for What Purpose?
After an email question about the emulsifier called Olivem 1000 (Cetearyl Olivate (and) Sorbitan Olivate), I wanted to make sure you guys are keeping in mind that there are different emulsifiers for different purposes.
What the Curlytea Community Wants to Know #2 (Podcast)
This particular podcast is about you….well, about some of the emails I actually get from you guys!
1.Why not use Sodium lactate in hair care?…
Milks for DIY mixes: Powder vs Liquid
Every now and then, people ask my opinion about whether to use liquid or powdered coconut milk or goat’s milk in their DIY mixes. It’s a personal preference but I definitely recommend using powdered milks over liquid milks any day.
What the Curlytea Community Wants to Know #1 [podcast]
This particular podcast is about you….well, about some of the emails I actually get from you guys!
1. Ingredient substitutionsI get a lot of email questions about making ingredient substitutions. Sometimes…
Sodium hydroxymethylglycinate? Formaldehyde Releaser??
I was looking at a few new water/aloe based sprays to try in the last few days. I came across one I won’t name because I haven’t bought it, let alone used it to know what it does and doesn’t do
Part 3 – Ingredients Haul: MakingCosmetics.com
I told you about new ingredients (for me) like HairFix XH Maltodextrin, ICE Conditioner, Behentrimonium Chloride and Sorbitol. I’ll introduce you to a couple more new ingredients which will hopefully make it into the final versions of my DIY recipes I post here.