Posts under ‘Organic Beauty’

No ‘Poo for Dreadlocks

I’m sure there are all of two of you with dreads that read my blog, but when I was curious about this and searched my booty off for info, I found zilch. So, I’m filling a gap.
What is no ‘poo you ask?
It’s a method of washing you hair based off the belief that shampoo [...]

FAQs About My Dreadlocks

These are some of the many questions I’ve answered over the past year, as well as some all of you asked me recently. Here they are, in no particular order.

Day Four – Can’t Fight the Funk
Are they real? Uh, yes.
Can I touch them? Um, no. That’s creepy and I don’t know where you’re hands have been. [...]

One Year Later

My one year dreadiversary is today. While I can’t believe it went by so fast, I also can’t believe I’ve only had dreadlocks for one year. I can’t seem to imagine a time before them and I can’t seem to imagine myself without them. I can see myself with long grey dreads and wrinkles and [...]

More posts about hair?!

I figured after posting all about my own hair, I should fill in some gaps on Justin’s hair.
After reading on Path To Freedom’s blog about their Justin’s experiment of using no shampoo, my Justin decided to give this a try. He’s shampooed exactly once since reading this back in March and has had no problems [...]

I am not my hair

[If you haven't heard the song, "I Am Not My Hair" by India.Arie, I highly suggest checking out this remix with P!nk.]
I’ve been thinking and I’d like to know where in history so much importance was first given to our hair. When did it become Who We Are, the first thing people see and judge [...]