Healthy Black Hair combines sensible advice with innovative techniques to help you achieve remarkable results. Included are step-by-step instructions to show you how to rejuvenate your locks and accelerate your hair growth from the inside out.
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This book is lively and easy to read; the step-by-step instructions are detailed, yet easy to follow.
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While written with Black women in mind, author Nicole Elizabeth Smith says her book is for "any woman who chemically treats her hair. This includes relaxers, perms and permanent colors. While we enjoy the effects of these products, they can damage our hair and dry it out. My book will show women how to prevent that damage and care for their hair from the inside out."
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51 of 51 people found the following review helpful
I bought this book after reading about it online because my hair has always ben short and dry and breaked off alot. But now I understand alot of what i had been doing wrong! I used too much heat and only washed my hair every 2 weeks. She is right, i definetly see a difference in my hair since I started washing it regularly. I also used the protein treatment and my breakage has stopped almost completely.
I read this book in one day it was really easy to read even though it includes alot of information. I am on my second perm cycle and have bought alot of the products mentioned in the book. I like that she included products that are inexpensive. I bought a low cost shampoo but a great conditioner like she suggests. I dont know if the vitamins are working yet, but I feel better anyway! Thank you Nicole this book has changed the way I do my hair. No more heat!!!
27 of 27 people found the following review helpful
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I purchased this book during late spring 2005 when I was dying to find an easier way to deal with this thick stuff on my head. :-) I loved the chapter on giving your hair an extended break for maximum hair growth....I followed her suggestions & got my hair done in African Curly Twists; as opposed to braids. I wore my hair that way from June 1 2005 until September 29th (I got it redone mid July) & my hair practically grew like weeds....@ least 2 1/2 to 3 inches in some places! I love her suggestions on extra conditioning (more than once a week) & massaging with essential oils. Now I have even more thick, healthy feeling stuff on my head & I'm lovin' it! Get the book. :-)
37 of 40 people found the following review helpful
I knew Ihad made a mistake in ordering this book when I read in the forward that it was for women who relexed their hair. This book is for those women who want to keep fighting with the damage that relaxing the hair can bring in order to have long, healthy looking hair. It can be done. I wore a relaxer for years and when I got serious about taking good care of my hair, it grew to about nipple length (pardon my French) from top of shoulder length in about a year and a half. But that process was expensive and kept me from working out (for a healthy body) for fear of screwing up my hair's progress and shampoo cycle. In September 2005, I decided to transition my hair and opt for a more natural course of care...Plus I really needed to do some heavy working out and my relxed hair was holding me back.
So, if you're looking a book on natural hair products and/or natural hair care for afro-textured (wavy, curly, kinky, thick, medium, fine, short, long or anywhere in between) this book is not for you. For my beauties out there still on the relaxed and un-natural train, from what I have read so far, you may reep value from this read.
Just be on the look out. This author is really into chemical hair products and recommends using petroleum-based hair pomades, protein hair gels, silicone-based, and mineral oil based products.
So, if you're looking a book on natural hair products and/or natural hair care for afro-textured (wavy, curly, kinky, thick, medium, fine, short, long or anywhere in between) this book is not for you. For my beauties out there still on the relaxed and un-natural train, from what I have read so far, you may reep value from this read.
Just be on the look out. This author is really into chemical hair products and recommends using petroleum-based hair pomades, protein hair gels, silicone-based, and mineral oil based products.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Gave some bad Advice
The book gives good advice on how to wash and condition you hair properly to prevent breakage, but the author advises the readers to get braided extensions to give the hair a rest... Read more
Published on December 2, 2009 by V. Blanc
Molto bene!
I was pretty pleased with this purchase.It had enough info to get me on my way.While I have only been working with this material for a few weeks,I am glad to state that I am seeing... Read more
Published on July 26, 2009 by Earthmother-from-NJ
GREAT BOOK VERY INFORMATIONAL!!!
This is a book that not only was easy to follow but also very good for both general information and little secrets for healthy hair care for black women.!!! Read more
Published on July 1, 2009 by Wenisha Massey
Tips That Work!!!
1. Remove all damaged hair, either gradually or all at once.
2. Clip your ends only when split. Read more
2. Clip your ends only when split. Read more
Published on March 29, 2009 by A Reviewer
The first step to Hair Recovery - Become knowledgable...
For years I thought that long hair was limited to a specific race of people, or for those with "good hair" or deeply rooted in ones genes. Read more
Published on January 10, 2009 by Ireatha Dawes
good book
i bought 3 similar books at the same time. this one was the best of them. i thought it was pretty good and unbiased. it was a good investment for me
Published on November 30, 2008 by akeelahtalibah
Terrible Book and Sorry Wasted the Money
I am so sorry that I got this book. I bought another book, Cathy's Howse book and this book and I regret this purchase. Read more
Published on November 23, 2008 by Success Guru
Healthy Black Hair Care
This book is a must read for any black woman who is wanting to have regain healthy black hair. This is a simple book to follow and tips that I continue to use on a regular basis.
Published on May 2, 2008 by C. F. Carmichael
A very straight-forward and informative book
I really enjoyed this book. I lot of what the author says is common sense (stop using heat, wash the hair twice weekly, protect with satin scarf at night) at least to me but it... Read more
Published on September 9, 2007 by Tatiyana Bar
Strong packaging, poor content
The pretty packaging and the promise of reliable information for improving my hair's health got me to buy the book. Read more
Published on September 2, 2007 by A. Gabriel
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hair regimen, braid mist, lotion mixture, hair diary, instant conditioner, wide tooth comb, individual braids, protein shampoo, paddle brush, condition your hair, hair yourself, deep condition, cuticle scales, protein treatment, setting lotion, damaged hair, cuticle layer, spiral curls, healthy hair, roller set, dry your hair, protein gel, hair trims Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Step Four, Step Five, Step One, Step Two, Dry Dry, Step Three, Supplies You Will Need New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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hair regimen, braid mist, lotion mixture, hair diary, instant conditioner, wide tooth comb, individual braids, protein shampoo, paddle brush, condition your hair, hair yourself, deep condition, cuticle scales, protein treatment, setting lotion, damaged hair, cuticle layer, spiral curls, healthy hair, roller set, dry your hair, protein gel, hair trims Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Step Four, Step Five, Step One, Step Two, Dry Dry, Step Three, Supplies You Will Need New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Evening Primrose Oil (Natural Health Guide) (Alive Natural Health Guides) by Nancy L. Morse in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Prescription Drugs by Consumer Guide editors in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Solved: The Riddle of Illness by Stephen E. Langer in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Thyroid Sourcebook by M. Sara Rosenthal in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Thyroid Sourcebook for Women (Sourcebooks) by M. Sara Rosenthal in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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