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Sam Villa Shares 6 Tips for Cutting Tricky Curly Hair

Naturally curly hair scares a lot of hairdressers—and you can’t blame them! Highly textured hair likes to be left alone. When it’s touched, it expands and gets frizzy. But it’s just hair, and you can learn to outsmart it! 1. Read the curl. Ask your client, “When did you last shampoo your hair?” The more [...]

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Scientists Discover “Curly Hair Gene”

Scientists at Australia’s Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR) have discovered that a certain gene called the trichohyalin gene is mainly responsible for creating curls. Professor Nick Martin, head of the QIMR Genetic Epidemiology Laborat

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Summer Hair Tips by Keneesha Hudson

As the weather begins to get warmer, people are gearing up for a few months of outdoor activities and catching some rays by the pool or on the beach. However, the sun, heat, humidity and chlorine can wreak havoc on the hair, especially curly hair

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