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Salon Benders Founder Jessie Santiago Talks Queer & BIPOC-Centered Hair Salon

Sofía AguilarMarch 29, 2023March 29, 2023

by Sofía AguilarMarch 29, 2023March 29, 20230542

From curly to coily, straight to wavy, the differences in our hair stem from the beautiful diversity of races and ethnicities throughout the world. Add on the element of queerness, and you open up a door to millions of established,...

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I’m Afro-Boricua And Didn’t Know I Had Naturally Curly Hair Until I Was Nearly an Adult

elynorcolladoDecember 7, 2022

by elynorcolladoDecember 7, 2022063461

As a kid, I had no idea that my hair was naturally curly. I grew up in a Puerto Rican household in a mostly Black and Boricua neighborhood in New Jersey in the late 1980s and ‘1990s. My mom always...

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How Natural Hair in Media Has Helped Me Embrace My Curls

elynorcolladoDecember 5, 2022

by elynorcolladoDecember 5, 2022038033

For women and girls, hair has been such a major part of self esteem and identity, and especially for Black women and girls, it’s been a crucial relationship in our upbringing. That was the case for me, a young Latina...

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Caring For Your Hair Can Transform Your Life; How a Young Latina’s Curls Opened Up a New Perspective

Virginia IsaadDecember 2, 2022December 2, 2022

by Virginia IsaadDecember 2, 2022December 2, 2022039076

Like most young, curly-haired Dominican girls, a considerable portion of my youth was spent underneath a blow dryer or en rolos anytime I had to attend a formal event. My sisters followed in the same footsteps, but only one of...

Lifestyle

Curly Hair Gift Guide Featuring Latinx-Owned Brands

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonNovember 15, 2021

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonNovember 15, 202105040

You might not automatically think that gifts related to someone’s hair texture are a thing, but trust us…curly haircare can get really expensive, really fast, so it’s always awesome to be gifted new or even favorite products. Plus, anyone who...

Beauty Culture

Afro-Latina Hair Stylist Ona Diaz-Satin Talks Demystifying ‘Pelo Malo’

Virginia IsaadSeptember 7, 2021September 9, 2021

by Virginia IsaadSeptember 7, 2021September 9, 2021016339

In the last decade, the curly hair movement has dominated the beauty industry with the rise of diverse influencers and curly cuts being the latest trend. Yet despite this sudden urge for consumers to fully appreciate and embrace their natural...

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How to Give Your Curly Hair a Boost This Fall

Johanna FerreiraOctober 9, 2020November 5, 2020

by Johanna FerreiraOctober 9, 2020November 5, 2020012175

The only thing I despise more than the brutal winter cold itself is the effect it has on my naturally curly hair. Every fall I experience the very same hair woes. My rizos are bouncy, voluminous, and full of incredible...

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6 Latina-Owned Curly Hair Products Worth Trying This Fall

Johanna FerreiraOctober 1, 2020October 1, 2020

by Johanna FerreiraOctober 1, 2020October 1, 2020014541

Latinas represent a major source of growth for the beauty industry. A 2015 study revealed that Latinx folks, who represent 18 % of the total U.S. population at 60 million, are actually the driving force behind the beauty industry, accounting...

Lifestyle

55 Latinx Brands to Shop for Hispanic Heritage Month (and All the Time!)

HipLatinaSeptember 15, 2020September 15, 2020

by HipLatinaSeptember 15, 2020September 15, 2020022272

September 15 marks the beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month, and for 30 days (forever for us), we will be shouting out and celebrating all things Latinx. This means finding and sharing our favorite Latinx brands that continuously deliver products we...

Culture

5 Curly Hair Tips I Learned From Black Women

Yvette MontoyaApril 21, 2020July 24, 2020

by Yvette MontoyaApril 21, 2020July 24, 20202 13937

As curly girls, we’re told from a very young age that it is not professional, attractive or acceptable to let our natural hair out. We are pushed into straightening it since our parents, sisters, aunts, and cousins rarely know how...

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9 Women On Transitioning From Heat-Damage to Healthy Curls

Johanna FerreiraApril 10, 2020August 21, 2020

by Johanna FerreiraApril 10, 2020August 21, 20205 19521

Real talk, any woman with curly hair knows from personal experience that heat-damage can be a serious bitch. Stretching out your curls whether it be with a blow dryer and round brush or with a flat iron, can permanently damage...

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I Stopped Heat-Styling My Hair For Nine Months and Got My Curls Back!

Johanna FerreiraMarch 11, 2020August 3, 2020

by Johanna FerreiraMarch 11, 2020August 3, 202009017

Anyone who knows me, knows that my heat-damage struggle took WAY too long. I started experiencing pretty bad heat-damage almost six years ago, after years of getting Dominican blowouts — week after week. But my transitioning period took years because...