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Easy Chunky Twist Style for Busy Women

Not every natural hairstyle needs to take half the day. Chunky twists are one of those styles that can save time, protect the hair, and still look soft and stylish throughout the week.

As life changes, many women start choosing routines that bring more peace and less exhaustion. Natural hair care should support your life — not control it.

Routine tip: A satin bonnet or satin pillowcase can help chunky twists last longer and reduce dryness overnight.

💬 Engaging Question: What hairstyle helps you save the most time during busy weeks?

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What is all the fuss about coily, highly textured hair?

Check out our blogpost; All Things Being Equal: Diversity in Healthcare for some answers. Then follow us here or opt-in to our Coils To Locs email list at www.coilstolocs dot com to stay on top of all things Coils to Locs!

https://coilstolocsstore.com/blogs/news/all-things-being-equal-diversity-in-healthcare

All Things Being Equal: Diversity in Healthcare Choosing to wear a wig when experiencing cancer or other medical related hair loss is a personal choice. When Dianne lost her hair due to chemotherapy back in 2015 she was clear that it was the choice for her. One of her goals during her chemotherapy journey was to look as much like herself as possi...

“Wash Day.” “While our children will likely continue to contend with non-inclusive beauty standards, we are putting them in a better position to understand and eradicate them.”

We love this photo book chronicle called "Wash Day" honoring a classic Black hair ritual and embracing the magical (sometimes tedious) moments of Black hair care. It showcases mostly mother's and daughters bonding, teaching and loving on their daughters coily afro textured hair.

Take a look. Reminisce. Learn.

In photos: ‘Wash Day’ honors a classic Black hair ritual | CNN For Black women and children, wash day is equal parts essential maintenance and self-renewal. A new book from photographer Tomesha Faxio documents the process in 26 Black households across the United States.

"After she had uterine fibroids surgically removed, Brown, the congresswoman from Ohio, said she no longer relaxes her hair and wears wigs or braids instead."

Cancer hospitals and medical hair loss salons find out how to help bring awareness and our coily, curly wig options to your organizations at the link below.

www.coilstolocs.com/partner

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/10/20/fda-hair-straightener-formaldehyde-ban/71239132007/

'My body is changed forever.' Black women lead way for FDA chemical hair straightener ban The FDA is considering a ban of hair straightening products that include formaldehyde. Some women say they've seen serious reproductive health issues.

In the words of Diana Ross "I'm coming out!" 😊

I've actually slowly been telling my story in conjunction with my sister and NHCN and Coils to Locs co-founder Dianne's chemo hair loss story ever since we started Coils To Locs, our wigs for medical hair loss business. In this latest blogpost though I dive into the origins of my traction alopecia.

For years I was embarrassed by it and did everything in my power to camouflage it (still do) but the shame around this perceived flaw of mine has greatly dissipated.
~Pamela

"Our flaws are what makes us human." -Unknown

Preventing Hair Loss: The Impact of Tight Braids and Traction Alopecia on Your Beautiful Curls - Pamela’s Story In my pre-teen years, I found myself captivated by the incredible braiding skills of my neighbor, Miss Dorothy. She would sit on her front porch, weaving intricate cornrows and various braided styles for her young daughters, and I couldn't help but be fascinated. The day my mother finally agreed to....

https://triblive.com/lifestyles/our-hair-is-beautiful-a-profile-of-hair-in-the-black-community/

“Our hair is beautiful, and I hope that we don’t allow anyone to tell us differently,” said Anthony Jones, chief diversity officer at Slippery Rock University. “Our hair has power. Our hair has history.”

Our hair is beautiful: A profile of hair in the Black community The latest in a decades-old movement among those in the Black community to embrace natural hair reached the halls of state government last month when the House of Representatives passed its version of the CROWN Act.

https://www.newsweek.com/curly-hair-may-key-human-brains-big-study-science-1809317

Coily, curly hair for the win!

Curly hair may have been key to human brains growing so big Of all hair types, tight curls keep the body cool the best, researchers found.

Is Natural Hair Still a Political Statement?:

"Until we move away from the expectation that the look of straight hair equates to professionalism, neatness or beauty, we will still be fighting bias in society,” says Dianne Austin, co-founder of Coils to Locs.

Is Natural Hair Still a Political Statement? We asked five women if natural hair is still a political statement in America. Here’s what we uncovered.