Who Turned Up the Heat!
Who Turned Up the Heat!

On those days when you’re sure you’re going to melt, minimal makeup is your best bet. Skip foundation in favour of a tinted sunscreen product (Neutrogena Healthy Skin or Prada Hydrating Gel Tint in SPF 15) or make your own by mixing a bit of your foundation with your facial sunscreen.

Bad news from Boots
Bad news from Boots

Boots has discontinued their Essentials Curling Cream.

The Making of a Hair-Care Product
The Making of a Hair-Care Product

Most of the hair care products we use are mixtures of components that don’t normally mix. These products are mixtures of various types of oils and water and other ingredients whose jobs range from making the oils compatible with the water to providing functions such as preserving the solution, thickening the mixture or adding color, scent or conditioning.

Happy to be Nappy
Happy to be Nappy

I want to get at the negative stigma and tell women that there is nothing wrong with wearing African-style hair.

Ouidad Q&A: I Would Like to Loosen My Curls
Ouidad Q&A: I Would Like to Loosen My Curls

Q: I have thick naturally curly hair and I never blow dry it straight. But I would like to be able to loosen the curls, into “S” waves. How do I do this? What tools and products should I use? — ChristynOuidad: When wanting to achieve a loose curl, I’ve found that using the Ouidad […]

How to Style Curly Hair & Beat the Heat
How to Style Curly Hair & Beat the Heat

Learn how to style curly hair and make heat and humidity your friend.

The Lowdown on Buildup
The Lowdown on Buildup

If you’re Holy Grail products stop working or you’re finding dandruff-like particles on your hair and scalp, you’re probably a victim of buildup.

A World of Wavies
A World of Wavies

Despite the frustrations, stylists say waves are the most versatile hair type because they can have it both ways.

Ouidad Q&A: Deep Treatment Might Help Add Curls
Ouidad Q&A: Deep Treatment Might Help Add Curls

When you’re diffusing you are actually adding more curl with the aid of the diffuser and your hair is performing because it’s not dry and dehydrated.

These Aren’t Your Mother’s Blow Dryers
These Aren’t Your Mother’s Blow Dryers

Now, it’s easier than ever to temporarily straighten, dry, or better define your curls.

The Art of Cutting Curly Hair
The Art of Cutting Curly Hair

Methods vary, but these stylists are all experts at cutting curly hair

The Jane Carter Solution: Homegrown, Natural Haircare
The Jane Carter Solution: Homegrown, Natural Haircare

When New Jersey hairdresser Jane Carter developed severe asthma in response to the chemicals she was using, she decided to learn about what went into haircare products. As a result, she created her own line of natural products.

Bumble and bumble creates Curl Consciousness
Bumble and bumble creates Curl Consciousness

When haircare company Bumble and bumble launched its Curl Conscious line of products, it wanted to do more than sell shampoos, conditioners and styling products. It was about creating a curl culture.

Ouidad Q&A: Tell me about Biosoftening
Ouidad Q&A: Tell me about Biosoftening

Remember my philosophy: “Less is More” It works in all areas of curly hair care.

PhytoSpecific: Especially For Us
PhytoSpecific: Especially For Us

PhytoSpecific is a line of haircare products specifically for naturally curly, coarse and relaxed hair.

Straight Talk about Thermal Reconditioning
Straight Talk about Thermal Reconditioning

Thermal reconditioning, a Japanese hair-straightening technique introduced in the United States a few years ago, has taken the country by storm.

Professional Curls
Professional Curls

Curly hair can definitely look professional.

Ouidad Celebrates 20 Years
Ouidad Celebrates 20 Years

Once dismissed for her focus on curly hair, Ouidad celebrated her 20th anniversary with beauty editors who now acknowledge what the ‘Queen of Curl’ has known for so long.

A Glossary of Hair-Product Terms
A Glossary of Hair-Product Terms

With so many different bottles, tubes and cans of hair products from which to choose, it can be difficult to figure out what they all do.

Before You Straighten, Read This
Before You Straighten, Read This

The new generation of hair relaxers provide curlyheads with a growing number of options.

Straightening Your Curly Hair Naturally
Straightening Your Curly Hair Naturally

CurlTalk member shares these tips for achieving straight hair without chemicals.

It's Only Natural
It's Only Natural

Aatural hair products are hot, with a growing number of companies offering natural and organic products.

All About Rusk AntiCurl
All About Rusk AntiCurl

Sandra Yu, technical director of Rusk Inc., took some time out to talk about Rusk Radical Anticurl.