Why Are My Locs Thinning In The Middle
Occasionally I have clients who ask “why are my locs thinning in the middle?” This happens more often to dreads than we realize. No matter how thick they are, this is something that can happen to anyone! If a client comes in with dreads thinning in the middle, there...
Some Things You Need To Know About The Jheri Curl
If you were not around during the 80s, chances are there are some things you need to know about the jheri curl. Most people from that era will either say they love it or hate it. It made such an astounding impact in black hair history, we have to tell you...
Why Women With Curly Hair Run From The Rain
The month of May and now June, in Ottawa, Canada has been wet. The humidity that results is why women with curly hair run from the rain. We watch with envy as the people with straight hair stand primly under their umbrellas and the hair stays...
Safety And Emergency Supplies
The last week has reminded me once again of the importance of safety and emergency supplies. A tornado swept through Ottawa and left half the city in darkness. The other half were not aware of the destruction that went on until they watched social...
Hedging Their Bets Part II
I spoke about hedging their bets from a client perspective in my previous post. Now I want to look at it from the hairstylist’s perspective. God knows, over the years I was able to experience it from both sides! How some ethnic salons operated...
Hedging Their Bets
When people fear that something might not go their way, they do what is “called hedging their bets”. In the salon industry, I feel we are seeing more people doing this practice. Since the lockdowns, many people have tighter work hours with less time or...
Are Braids Good For Kids’ Hair
Busy parents often do their kid(s) hair in protective styles, but are braids good for kids' hair? Many of them lessen the amount of time they have to dedicate to hair care by doing braids. With all the areas competing for attention, cutting hair care...
A Good Exit Strategy Matters
Usually when you plan to do anything for a long time, you come to realize that a good exit strategy matters. For years exit strategies have been recommended for business or marketing products but what about dreadlocks? Seriously, there are...
Dreads vs Locs: What’s The Difference
Open for debate is the question: dread vs locs, what is the difference? Because of the passage of time, there currently is no difference. If you were living in Jamaica after it gained independence, it was a different scenario. Most of the songs...
What Are Some Workplace Challenges
When you start a business or get a job you begin with excitement and hope but what are some workplace challenges you may encounter? The textbooks do not tell you that most of what you learn in school almost never happens that way in real life. In a salon...