In this free mini guide, we explain the difference between direct and indirect heat, how to properly prep your hair before heat styling and more.

In this free mini guide, we explain what licensed cosmetologists actually use to evaluate your hair, known as the Essential Elements.

In this free mini guide, we explain what is a curly cut, who it is for, and how to choose a haircut that best suits you.

In this free mini guide, we address five reasons why your natural hair is dry and how to remedy it.

In this free mini guide, we provide the real facts behind how the detox started and the benefits it provides for your tight curl + natural hair.

Truth be told, there’s many misconceptions on Beyonce’s internet when it comes to natural hair care. As licensed tight curl educators and stylists, we can’t even begin to count the number of clients we’ve had come into the salon who would sit down and begin complaining about their hair and end with “I’m doing everything right but my hair is still dry/ tangled/breaking/struggling.”

In this free mini guide, we provide helpful tips to help you on those long and dreadful wash days. Simply fill out the form below to get your free download!

We recently sat down with NPR’S LIFE KIT podcast intern, Vanessa Handy, to chat through important things you should know how your natural hair, from cleansing to styling, and how to implement ease into your day-to-day routine.

Back in 2018, Aishia shared a video of a client with raw castor oil and shea butter build up on her hair. We’re always looking for a good visual representation of why we ask our salon and digital clients to discontinue their use of raw castor oil, raw coconut oil, raw shea butter and eco styler.

We met Kameelah in December 2021 after we sent out a model call for tight curlies + naturals that lived in Chicago. Kameelah did a big chop in 2019 and has been completely natural since then. Prior to her salon visit with Aishia, she mentioned that she was a busy college student who was a devoted twist out girl who loved the volume and softness she got from them.

We met Jalisa in December 2021 after we sent out a model call for tight curlies + naturals that lived in Chicago. At this point, Jalisa had done everything to her, from wearing locs for 8 years to short hair, and just wanted something simple to care for. Jalisa cut her hair super short before the pandemic in 2019, and was unable to get back to a barber for cuts when COVID began.

The top five struggles we see women experiencing with their natural hair all lead back to mindset. Mindset is defined as the established set of attitudes held by someone. What we think about our hair and the voices that we allow to live rent free in our heads impact us so much more than a product or styling technique.

We met Nikky in December 2021 after we sent out a model call for tight curlies + naturals that lived in Chicago. Nikky has been natural since 2016. She hadn’t had a relaxer throughout college, however decided to get one for her graduation. She was relaxed for 2 years then in 2016, decided to big chop and start over with being natural.

We met Kristina in July 2022 after we sent out a model call for tight curlies + naturals that lived in Chicago. Being natural for over 9 years, Kristina like many of others had attended Youtube University for many years and picked up hair care practices that weren’t the most beneficial for her hair.

The #30DayHairDetox also referred to as the #NoOilsNoButters challenge in the Internet streets was originally created by licensed cosmetologists + tight curl educators Aeleise and Aishia.

We are not necessarily advocates of natural hair as much as we are advocates of you deciding how you want to show up in the world whether it’s rocking locs, a relaxer, wigs/weaves, etc.

We originally started the #30DayHairDetox in January 2016 after an article Aishia wrote called “10 Things Hair Stylists Want You to Stop Doing Right Now” went viral once submitted to Blackdoctor.org.

Protecting our natural hair is such a huge topic in the natural hair community. So huge that a whole category of styling, protective styling (braids, wigs, weaves and crotchets), has become the poster child for protection.

The myth of 4C natural hair will not die no matter how many times we fight the air. SO many comments of “my 4c could never” and “that won’t work on 4c hair” but we have yet to get a straightforward explanation on what exactly 4C means.