Toia B.closeAuthor: Toia B.Name: Toia Barry Email: tobnatural@gmail.com Site: About:
Toia B. is a wife, mom and natural hair enthusiast. This online platform has become a resource for positive images of women with textured hair and useful hair care advice. Since going back to natural in the Fall of 2009, Toia’s aim has been to inspire and share what she has learned to help others embrace their natural beauty.
Protective styles can be worn anytime, but it's especially good to tuck your hair away during the cooler months. They keep your ends protected AND save you time in the mornings! Here are four style ideas for you to try this fall!
And now, the third but definitely one of the most important steps in keeping that hair growing strong and healthy: Moisturize Moisturize Moisturize! I find I get the best results by layering & sealing. After washing my hair, while it’s still damp (water being the first “layer”, in a sense), I apply a water-based leave-in conditioner. I then coat the strands with either a butter or an oil, paying special attention to the ends, to lock all that goodness in. Properly moisturized hair is less likely to break or split at the ends which ultimately means you’ll retain what you grow. Wanna find out more about sealing in moisture? Check this out! That’s all for now. See you later people! Stay beautiful. 😉 xoxo ~Toia
So! You’ve eaten your fruits & veggies, drunk lots of water, cleansed your hair, moisturized & sealed and you’ve taken it easy with the heat. Well, it’s also helpful to… Wear Protective Styles to Aid in Retention This final step can help you keep what you’ve worked so hard for! Calling all sufferers of Hand-In-Hair Disease!! This is your temporary remedy. The less you mess with your hair, the less likely you’ll experience breakage or split ends. It’s not to say that you need to spend hours installing cornrows, kinky twists or box braids just to protect your hair. A protective style is simply one that requires little to no manipulation and usually involves tucking your ends, the oldest part of your hair, in & away: protected. So if you’re one who just doesn’t have the time, skill or patience for an intricate style,…
WELCOME to ToBNatural!! I’m so excited to finally bring you this blog! It’s been a long time in the making but it’s here, it REALLY here! If you’ve already been following me on Tumblr, you know I’ve been article-writing for a bit now. Only difference here is, you don’t have to have your own WordPress in order to know when I post an article (as with Tumblr). You can be instantly notified via email as new articles are posted simply by subscribing. Woo HOOOO!! 🙂 So… What can you expect here? Basically the same stuff you’ve been seeing on my Tumblr and FaceBook fanpage: Inspiration in the ways of natural hair & fashion along with some helpful tips to keep you motivated! You will also find interviews in the mix- interviews with “real people” like you & me and, when I can snag ’em, some influential folks in the natural hair & fashion…
