"African-American women are seeking healthy alternatives and are finding that natural hair styles are truly the best for African hair. This book will help sistas (to gain the knowledge necessary) to return to their roots," says Valencia Jones, a stylist for Erykah Badu and George Clinton.
Salon owner Erin Shell Anthony was tired of seeing African-American women struggle with chemically relaxing their hair because of a lack of experience with their natural hair texture. She decided to partner with celebrity stylists to write a new book on natural hair care – Nappturosity: How To Create Fabulous Natural Hair and Locs, which was released on January 29, 2008; and is an e-book that is filled with natural haircare tips, styles, and even some recipes like Erin's Hot Honey Butter Condish for your hair!
Nappturosity: How to Create Fabulous Natural Hair and Locs is a how-to book that explains managing, styling and caring for afro-textured or curly hair in simple language, and guides readers through the mental and physical transitions necessary to reach their goal of a healthy, manicured natural hair style. The book includes resources to ease the transition from chemical relaxers, including step-by-step instructions for care, product selection and styling, as well as interactive audio features that allow the reader to hear directly from the pros themselves.
Why should you spend time struggling to get current results based off of dated information? Are you still layering product after product onto your natural hair only to have it dry again by mid-day? Do you want to wander through transitioning to natural hair or locs without a plan to ensure your success? Whether you're transitioning to natural hair or locs or have been natural for years, Nappturosity: How to Create Fabulous Natural Hair and Locs delivers the total package, and you'll enjoy reading it! You can confidently use and re-use this blueprint, filled with informative step-by-step instructions, beautiful color photos and suggestions designed to help you to achieve fabulous natural hair.
This Book Is A Smart Choice For You If You Are:
* Thinking about going natural
* Recently transitioned from relaxed to natural hair
* Recently transitioned to locs
* Have been natural for years
The Information Shared In This Book Will Help You:
* Do It Yourself! Understand how to maintain your natural hair and/or locs at home
* Know exactly what products to use for your hair type
* Learn how to start and re-tighten your own Braidlocs and Traditional Locs
* Plan the specific steps to help you transition from a relaxer to natural hair
* Understand and create an at home maintenance system that results in money and time savings
* Breathe new life and style into natural hair that has been the same way too long
* Know that you are a part of a community that is authentic and welcoming
Nappturosity Principles:
PRINCIPLE 1: RELATIONSHIP: Understand the unique attributes of your hair! Chapters Included: Developing the Plan, Creating your PPP approach, Basic Maintenance - What's a Hair Care Ritual?; Finding the Hair Care Ritual that Works for You; How to Grow Strong, Healthy Hair; Tools and Accessories for Natural Hair Care; Choosing a Natural Hair Salon.
PRINCIPLE 2: APPRECIATION: Create a space of gratitude for your hair! Chapters Included: Finding Your Hair Texture; Determining the Volume of Your Hair; Hair Myths and the Truth Revealed; Loc Options for Textured Hair; Mistakes to Avoid for Sisterlocks, Nappylocs and Braidlocs; The Methods of Loc Maintenance.
PRINCIPLE 3: KNOWLEDGE: Empower yourself with the facts! Chapters Included: Nappturous Diva's Harmful Product Review; Nappturous Diva's Luscious List of Recommended Natural Products; Nappturous Diva's Signature Homemade Natural Product Recipes; Homemade and Commercial Product Hair Care Rituals - Putting It All Together!
PRINCIPLE 4: CONFIDENCE: Be the FABULOUS being you were created to be! Chapters Included: Protective, Semi-Protective, Loose and Rollover Styling; See for Yourself...The Styles!
