Basic Care for Naturally Textured Hair: Cultivating Curly, Coily, and Kinky Hair (Personal Care Collection) [Paperback]

Diane Carol Bailey (Author), Angelo P. Thrower (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0766837610 | ISBN-13: 978-0766837614 | Publication Date: August 28, 2001 | Edition: 1

Amazing locks, braids, weaves, twists, and wraps define some of the hairstyles worn best by those with very curly or African hair. Black Hair Care not only covers the internationally renowned and latest styles, it also shows how to care for your hair, and gives professional advice on hair coloring, chemical treatments, styling, and sculpting techniques. Learn all about hair structure, treatments for hair loss and its prevention, and products to help keep your hair healthy. Whether you're looking for unique styles that you can create at home, or natural, low-maintenance styles, let Black Hair Care help you care for your hair.

Product Details

• Paperback: 134 pages
• Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning; 1 edition (August 28, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0766837610
• ISBN-13: 978-0766837614
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,159,398 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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97 of 99 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This book has very little valuable information, October 20, 2001

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"ritawaller" (Pittsburgh, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Basic Care for Naturally Textured Hair: Cultivating Curly, Coily, and Kinky Hair (Personal Care Collection) (Paperback)

After purchasing Pamela Ferrell's book Let's Talk Hair, I decided to buy this one for more styling options. I was suprised to see the horrible lack of information for hair care and hair styling. This book provides no information on a maintenance regime, the hair products section goes into great detail on all the chemicals and ingredients in products but doesn't tell how to choose products or what products on the market are good, and the styling section has little information for home styling. The author goes into great detail on hair makeup and on what actually is in hair products along with a very detail nutritional guide on all the ingredients in food. The hair styling section is basically about popular braiding styles and a few natural styles like the 'fro and the twist out 'fro, and some information on locking. Overall, don't waste your money or time on this book.

44 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars HORRIBLE, October 24, 2002

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SC (San Diego) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Basic Care for Naturally Textured Hair: Cultivating Curly, Coily, and Kinky Hair (Personal Care Collection) (Paperback)

I always look for books on how to take care of curly hair because, well, I have it! This book was helpful within the first three pages but went downhill from there. They're were no pictures, models or hair-y stories from the author. Overall, I just didn't like it. I thoroughly recommend "No Lye" or "Curly Girl" instead of this...just horrible!

31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This Book Is Really Bad!!, July 6, 2004

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Thelma L. Harding (Nevada, IA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Basic Care for Naturally Textured Hair: Cultivating Curly, Coily, and Kinky Hair (Personal Care Collection) (Paperback)

If I could give this book a negative rating, I would! First, the title is deceiving. A more appropriate title should be "Very Basic Information About Black Hair". It gives no real useful information about hair care or recommendations on products, which is what we are all looking for. The hair chemistry chapter is very detailed (must have been the only chapter written by the author who has an MD) and should not have taken up an entire section. Chapters 3 and 4 are all about skin with no information about hair. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS BOOK!