NEKESA'S HAIR BEAUTY MEMOIRS

I'm just a tad concerned about Black women not having any hair in a few years....due to weaves. It's not that I wake up every morning thinking about hair weaves, but I write a lot of hair stories, which means I talk to a lot of experts. They're pretty much all saying the same thing, that hair loss, due to the tension or glue from weaves (and lace fronts actually) is common today. And it doesn't seem to matter whether I'm talking to a stylist, dermatologist or trichologist (scalp expert), they're all seeing, regularly, compromised hairlines, bald patches, or major thinning, from weaves. I asked Kim Kimble, kimblehaircare.com (stylist to Beyoncé, Mary J and plenty of other gorgeous-haired celebs) to enlighten me on this particular issue. She started off by letting me know that, for the most part, hair weaving isn't taught in beauty school. You need a license to color or relax hair, but you don't need a license to weave. And most stylists learn to weave by trial and error.

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Fashion & Beauty Hair
POSTED: OCTOBER 27, 2009
Weave Got Issues: How to Protect Your Hair When Wearing Extensions
Pamela Edwards Christiani
Adrin Washington, a weave pro at the Ted Gibson & Hela Spa, helaspa.com, in D.C., says he has a host of weave-wearing clients with healthy heads of hair. How so? Washington says you need a great stylist (one who knows what your hair can take and will weave accordingly) and quality human hair. Sounds simple enough, but this combination just isn't the norm. A great stylist will make sure your scalp remains clean and healthy. She/he will give you plenty of deep treatments, regular trims and more than likely suggest you give that weave a break every now and then. FYI, a lot of talented stylists get their quality hair from Extensions Plus, extensions-plus.com and getgorgeoushair@ymail.com,

This was an interesting article that I found on Essence.com. During the fall and winter it is usually the time when most clients want to weave hairweave to give their hair a restight.Most weaves are set to last for about 8-10 weeks.The essential part of a good hairweave is the foundation.The hair cannot be braided to tight or sew in too tight.It is important to research what techniques that the stylist uses to give you a desired look.Once you have the weave it is important to not pull or constantly tug on the hair. Another thing is to keep you scalp clean and stimulated by massage. I recommend NNR Scalp Refresher which a witch hazel based natural scalp astringent.

Hairweaves are a mere accessory to the woman who loves to change things up here and there. As a matter of fact I am thinking about upgrading my swag and gettting a weave for the winter.Stay tuned for the pics

Until Later,

Nekesa J.Smith