Beautiful Black Hair: Real Solutions to Real Problems--A Step by Step Instructional Guide (Paperback)

by Shamboosie (Author) "Hair is a slender, thin, thread-like fiber composed mostly of protein, also referred to as keratin..." (more)
Key Phrases: Color Tip, Beautiful Brown Babies, The Magic Potion (more...)

Editorial Reviews

Review
"Every model should own this book! Beautiful hair is vital in our business. Shamboosie shows us how to have it." -- Dee Simmons Edelstein, Director, Grace Del Marco Models

"Very informative! Shamboosie is a legend to the hair industry." -- John Blassingame, Publisher, Today's Black Woman

Helpful tips and simple techniques for achieving beautiful, healthy hair, explaining the do's and don'ts of proper care. -- Ann Burns, Editor, Library Journal

Teaches you how to care for your hair at home between salon visits. -- Charlene Carroll, Co-Author, Milady's Standard System of Salon Skills and Owner, Charlene's Hair Salon

Product Description
the #1 African-American Hair Care Book in the Nation.

It is the classic guide that has the answers to all your questions about the care of your hair whether it is natural, relaxed or color-treated. Written by Shamboosie, a twenty-year veteran of the hair care industry BEAUTIFUL BLACK HAIR TEACHES you everything you need to know about: growing your hair long and healthy, stopping your hair from breaking overnight, getting rid of dryness and preventing it forever, applying chemical relaxer properly with no burning ever, choosing the best conditioners for your hair and using a daily maintenance program for maximum effectiveness. Chapters include: Hair: What is It? / It's Growing: Understanding Hair Growth / Beautiful Brown Babies: Children's Hair Care Solutions / The Care Package: Real Solutions That Really Work / Stop The Breakage: Putting an End to Dry Brittle Hair / It's A Natural Thing: Natural Hair, Extensions, Weaves and Wigs / Great Looking Hair Anywhere: How to Have Hair That Looks Great All The Time / The Color of Hair / The System #1: The Sodium Hydroxide Conditioning Lye Relaxer / The System #2 - Using Marcel Irons, Pressing, and Curling with a Gentle Touch / Getting it Together: Rethinking the Hair Care Routine

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Product Details

• Paperback: 250 pages
• Publisher: Amber Communications Group, Inc. (April 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0970222467
• ISBN-13: 978-0970222466
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (51 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #26,451 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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37 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A no nonsense book about Black Hair Care, April 11, 2003

By A Customer

I read this book and it truly changed the way I treated my hair. His program introduced at the beginning of the book should make a big difference especially if you have dry damaged hair like I did. He recommends: washing every four days for the first several weeks followed by a deep conditioner, then at least once every week from then on. He is against non-lye relaxers for very good reasons.
He does recommend products that may seem expensive. I think having a good shampoo and conditioner is a must and a good investment to make. It is ok to scrimp on the other stuff. I am presently using the Nexxus Biotin shampoo and the Humectress conditioner. Honestly I am satisfied with both. I have not bought any of the Dudley products and probably will not. My hair is no longer cronically dry and my scalp is no longer dry and itchy. I mix Mane and Tail with oil and apply to my hair 1 hour before I shampoo, but I no longer oil my scalp after I shampoo. He suggest moisterising the hair and I find this to be a very valuable suggestion. For this I simply rub some Mane and Tail Conditioner (which is also a leave in cond.) in my hair every 2 days.
One drawback I found was the emphasis on styling with curling irons. I don't think it is a good suggestion for people who are trying to restore their hair, whether or not they are using Dudley's products to do it. Wrapping and setting has worked for me.
This is a good book for someone who needs to restore their hair. Do not worry too much about trying to buy all the products listed. If the Nexxus Shampoo and Conditioner are out of your reach then Suave makes a humectress conditioner that is really good for a fraction of the price and a corresponding shampoo as well. For the reconstructor that is a part of the regimen, I use Aphogee protein reconstructor every six weeks and has not suffered from breaking hair anymore. ...
Try this book, but really, try not to buy all the products listed in it.

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Have For People with Chemically Relaxed Hair, January 15, 2005

By	LKW "arawandme" (Phoenix, AZ United States) - See all my reviews

I was surfing the net for a hair care book that would help me with my hair problems. I read the reviews for Beautiful Black Hair and ordered it. My hair was dry, brittle, and thinning in spots. I read Shamboosie's book and was so impressed with the information that it provided, it was hard to put it down. I finished it in one day. I ran out and purchased the products he recommended that same night and he is absolutely correct, the right products make a world of difference. I followed the formula's he recommended and saw results after the second treatment. My hair looks and feels so much better. He knocks no-lye relaxers and that's okay because I don't use it anyway. However, I do know people with very beautiful healthy hair that does. As he points out, the key to a great head of hair is conditioner, conditioner, conditioner. Definitely one of the best hair care books on the market especially for women or men with flat cell (kinky) hair.

29 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mrs. America Pageant Hair!, March 31, 2004

By	Working Mom (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

Shamboosie is the ONLY hairdresser on the planet that I allow to touch my hair. This is not an exaggeration. The man knows what he's talking about and what he's doing.

I loved this book. Before I read it, no matter how hard I tried, my hair would break off when it reached 4 inches in length. I asked myself if it could be true that most of the blame was in the "no-lye" relaxers and the wrong products.

You can take it from me...everything he says in this book is true. (And I wasn't totally convinced until my hair grew so long that it reached the middle of my back)

My hair looked GORGEOUS in the Mrs. America Pageant. (I was Mrs. New Jersey)

Do yourself a favor and buy this book for yourself and anyone you know and love who's tired of wasting money on weaves, curling irons, grease and the other tools of the trade. It'll be the best investment you've ever made in your appearance.

See my hair for yourself: Look at the back of the cover of my new book PRAYERS FOR THE WORKING MOM: 7 SECRETS TO PHENOMENAL SUCCESS.

That's really my hair!

No weaves.
Absolutely no "no-lye".
No inferior products in my house, let alone my hair.
And the hair grows and grows.