So obviously Vlisco is a textile company and not really hair related but I remember getting very excited about their ad campaign billboards which were all over Nigeria last year. To be […]

October is Breast Cancer awareness month. As with all serious illnesses, early detection is the key. If more women got into the habit of performing a monthly breast self-exam eight […]

It’s October, which means it is breast cancer awareness month. Many of us know that cancer treatment often causes hair loss — an inevitable BC that many would rather not […]

This last year has been a singular lesson in commitment for me. I usually don’t share too much about my life past my hair on this blog but for the […]

Did you know that there is a day for Afros? Neither did I. Apparently, Fros on the Fourth is the day to celebrate BIG hair. Specifically, we are referring to […]

Last night South African twitter users were all abuzz about a TV programme that tackled the issue of Black Hair. Nothing in the programming was new or particularly enlightening but […]

Regular Zedhair visitors might have noticed that our posts have waned in recent months and we apologize. Unfortunately life has gotten in the way and while we would love nothing […]

The Nappy Mafia Manifesto ·  Relaxers are evil ·  A weave implies a desire to be white ·  Hair is only washed with conditioner, never shampoo ·  Vaseline or any petroleum or mineral oil […]

It has been almost 14 months (a year and seven weeks) since I wrote Part 3 in the Where My Natural Hair Journey Begins series. May 2010 – almost two […]

Our hair is a tool, used for many things. We use it to make ourselves feel pretty, sexy, edgy. It determines, to an extent, how we feel about ourselves…whether we […]