Afro Hair

How to Have a Temporary Afro

Whether your have bone straight or curly hair, you can rock a temporary afro. Starting with fine, straight hair demands more prep time than teasing out corkscrew curls, but the result is an afro hairstyle with texture and volume. If you want your...

The Best Hair Softening Cream for Afro Hair

If you have unrelaxed African-American locks, you'll want to make sure your hair stays highly moisturized. If your 'fro is feeling a little bit dry and frazzled, don't fret. Just find a product that will soften your natural curls and leave them...

How to Cut Short Layered Afro-American Hair

Short and layered, sassy and dignified, the classic short layer has been around for ages, and it's not going anywhere anytime soon. Not only is this versatile cut stylish, it is one of the few cuts that you can do at home without help and end up...

The Best Moisturizer for an Afro Hairstyle

There's not much sexier than a woman in an Afro. This classic hairstyle oozes style and makes just about every gal who dons one a star, as this 'do typically attracts a lot of attention. But your Afro could take on an unattractive appearance if it...

What Type of Hair Do You Need for an Afro?

If you're tired of the same old look and want something funktacular, then pick your hair out into a huge, billowing Afro. This is a multicultural style; you don't need to be one ethnicity or another to have it, depending on your hair type. In...

What to Use in Hair for an Afro?

Put down those thinning scissors. Curly and kinky hair responds differently to styling than straight hair. If you want to attain and maintain an Afro, find a stylist that specializes in naturally curly hair, or learn to cut and style your hair...

How to Have a Relaxed Afro Hairstyle

For a total style change from relaxed locks, a relaxed Afro gives you some volume but without the long-term commitment of going natural. Give yourself a few hours to put tresses up, then rock your relaxed Afro until your next shower. Even if your...

How to Do an Afro With Wavy Hair

An afro hairstyle is typically worn by women with very curly hair. The texture of tightly curled hair allows it to stand out from the head with very little styling or product application. Wavy hair, on the other hand, is too soft and lacks the...

Natural Remedies for Afros

No one wants to rock a dull and tired Afro. If a pick, some oil-sheen and a pair of bamboo earrings aren't doing the trick to make your Afro fierce and ferocious, it's time to upgrade your Afro style maintenance catalog. Bring your Afro back to...

Tips on a Natural Afro Style on Black Women

Some days, you may channel Beyonce with pressed locks that are super straight and sleek. On other days, you may want to let your inner Pam Grier, circa 1974, steal the show with a huge, natural afro. A sexy 'fro is a healthy one, so the key to...

How to Straighten Natural Afro Hair

When it comes to your hair, you like to switch it up as often as you change your shoes. One minute you're rocking the naturally curly 'fro and the next, you're wearing a Beyonce-inspired hairdo. African-American hair is versatile enough to be worn...

How to Keep Afro Hair in Place

The key to a super-fly Afro is placement: You need your curls all in place, and flopovers or flyaways totally take away from this retro-fab look. Natural hair is on trend, which means your Afro will get you all the right attention from the streets...

How to Maintain Afro Hair

Whether you've recently gone natural or you're trying to learn how to style a family member's Afro hair, it may seem like you're working on an unsolvable puzzle. Truthfully, it's hard to pinpoint the best maintenance routine since not all Afro...

How to Get Moisture Into African-American Hair

It makes you smell like a sandwich and is tedious to wash out, but a classic mayonnaise conditioning treatment is still the easiest way to get moisture into African-American hair. You can spend a small fortune on salon conditioning products if you...

How to Detangle Afro Hair

One of the best parts of having African-American hair is the versatility of your texture and curls. Whether you like to define your curls and coils, twist it, braid it or wear it straight, your hair gives you countless styling options. The...

How to Wash Afro Hair

Afro hair can seem like a beast with a mind of its own, especially if you're growing it out naturally for the first time. Even after washing and conditioning, it may seem dry or tangled -- and you'd have better luck domesticating a bear than...

How to Get Soft Afro Hair

Big hair and twists used to be all the rage on the African-American hair scene, says New York stylist Craig Carter, but now it's all about making hair soft and smooth. Ladies with curly, coarse hair have an especially hard time with this, since...