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Winterize Your Routine

Is it time to change out my products?

My Curls and My Kids

Usually my kids fight over candy, toys or TV. Today, they were fighting about my hair. “I don’t want Mom’s hair to be curly,” said my four-year-old son. “I want it curly,” replied my seven-year-old daughter. Regardless of their stance on my strands neither has seen my hair curly.
My daughter was a year old [...]

Curling Out loud

Saying it out loud is helpful

Bumps in the Road to Going Straight

“I miss seeing you.” That was the email I got from the amazing guy who straightens my hair, um, I mean, used to straighten it. I had emailed to tell him about an article I wrote that included him and that’s when he wrote back that he missed me. Little did he know how much [...]

How to Get What You Need From Your Stylist

CurlySuzy offers her advice on getting the best possible cut and style

Heading Off the Straight and Narrow

Blogger MIchele Bender resists the urge to straighten

I Am Looking for Volume

Reader wants crunch

Moisturizing a little girl’s kinky curls

Dear CurlySuzy: I need a good moisturizer for my 5-year-old daughter. Her hair is not really kinky, but very soft and extra dry no matter what I put in it. I can grease her scalp and her ends and when she goes to sleep and when she wakes up, it’s dry again. It is [...]

Battling humidity with thick hair

Dear CurlySuzy: My hair is free of chemical relaxer for over 4 years. I just let my hair out of the braids and want to try something different. I do have a permanent color on my hair. My problem is that my hair is so thick, it is so [...]

Protecting hair in the pool

Dear Curly Suzy: I have mid-length curly hair and I swim at least 3 times a week. I do wear an cap but I was wondering if I should use any other products to give extra protection. I know you not really supposed to wash the hair too often but because of swimming, I wash [...]