<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-774374566332453054</id><updated>2011-12-28T19:40:56.342-08:00</updated><category term='weave'/><category term='paying by money order'/><category term='mobile'/><category term='baby hair care'/><category term='hair towels'/><category term='dandruff'/><category term='hair wrapping'/><category term='african american hair styles for girls'/><category term='books'/><category term='afro hair care'/><category term='product tips'/><category term='hair straightening'/><category term='razors'/><category term='hair and humidity'/><category term='black hair styles'/><category term='shampoo'/><category term='pressing'/><category term='patchouli'/><category term='trimming hair'/><category term='shaving foam'/><category term='black hair care'/><category term='cutting hair'/><category term='hair grease'/><category term='kinky hair'/><category term='flat-iron'/><category term='children&apos;s hair care'/><category term='frizzy hair'/><category term='tying up hair'/><category term='quick weave'/><category term='sample kits'/><category term='hair growing tips'/><category term='hair pressing'/><category term='essential oils'/><category term='pomade'/><category term='pre shave oil'/><category term='hair journal'/><category term='clipping hair'/><category term='lavender'/><category term='combing hair'/><category term='braided extensions'/><category term='dermatitis'/><category term='braids'/><category term='wet set'/><category term='black hair products'/><category term='uneven hair'/><category term='drying hair'/><category term='hair routine'/><category term='revert'/><category term='natural black hair'/><category term='shaving oil'/><category term='products for men'/><category term='girls hair care'/><category term='detangling'/><category term='hair moisturizer'/><category term='black hair growth'/><category term='baby skin care'/><category term='hair breakage'/><category term='360 waves'/><category term='black girl hair styles'/><category term='black hair styles for kids'/><category term='african american kids hair'/><category term='detangle'/><category term='hair loss'/><category term='conditioner'/><category term='dry hair'/><category term='twelve steps for growing black hair'/><category term='damged hair'/><category term='itunes'/><category term='shaving'/><title type='text'>Northwest Scents Blog</title><subtitle type='html'>A black hair care blog with tips and advice about caring for Black, African, and highly textured hair types. This blog also contains information about &lt;a href="http://www.nwscents.com"&gt;Northwest Scents&lt;/a&gt;
 natural hair products.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nwscents.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/774374566332453054/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nwscents.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>O. Franklin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>27</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-774374566332453054.post-3605343695455405183</id><published>2011-08-22T19:58:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-08-22T19:58:00.893-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hair pressing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='braids'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='quick weave'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='afro hair care'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pressing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='natural black hair'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='weave'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='kinky hair'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='damged hair'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='braided extensions'/><title type='text'>Letter From A Website Visitor</title><content type='html'>We received the following letter from a visitor to our site at &lt;a href="http://www.pressing-hair.info/"&gt;http://www.pressing-hair.info&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;Thank you for the article, "&lt;a href="http://www.pressing-hair.info/Tips-For-Pressing-and-Straightening-Natural-Black-And-African-American-Hair-Without-Damage.html"&gt;Tips for Pressing Hair&lt;/a&gt;". I have been natural for about 4 years now. I usually wear a large afro or braided extensions. Once on a cruise, my sister flat ironed the front section of my hair so that I could wear a straight "quick weave" to dinner. When I washed it...It would not go back kinky!! I tried everything to get the natural texture back, but nothing worked. I was devastated! I had to wear braids for a long time, and kept cutting my hair in the front until it all grew back naturally!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ever since, I have been afraid to straighten my hair. BUT, YOUR ARTICLE HAS CLEARED THAT UP FOR ME!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank you for the information!!! Your sites are now bookmarked on my computer!!&lt;/blockquote&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/774374566332453054-3605343695455405183?l=nwscents.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nwscents.blogspot.com/feeds/3605343695455405183/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=774374566332453054&amp;postID=3605343695455405183' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/774374566332453054/posts/default/3605343695455405183'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/774374566332453054/posts/default/3605343695455405183'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nwscents.blogspot.com/2011/08/letter-from-website-visitor.html' title='Letter From A Website Visitor'/><author><name>O. Franklin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-774374566332453054.post-2235360822402595227</id><published>2011-08-08T10:43:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-08-08T10:43:10.822-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='twelve steps for growing black hair'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='books'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='natural black hair'/><title type='text'>Save 20% on Twelve Steps For Growing Black Hair or Natural Black Hair</title><content type='html'>Save 20% on the books &lt;a href="http://www.nwscents.com/twelve-steps-for-growing-black-hair.html"&gt;Twelve Steps For Growing Black Hair&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="http://www.nwscents.com/natural-black-hair.html"&gt;Natural Black Hair&lt;/a&gt; when purchased at lulu.com. Use coupon code SINK305. Offer expires August 12, 2011.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/774374566332453054-2235360822402595227?l=nwscents.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nwscents.blogspot.com/feeds/2235360822402595227/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=774374566332453054&amp;postID=2235360822402595227' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/774374566332453054/posts/default/2235360822402595227'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/774374566332453054/posts/default/2235360822402595227'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nwscents.blogspot.com/2011/08/save-20-on-twelve-steps-for-growing.html' title='Save 20% on Twelve Steps For Growing Black Hair or Natural Black Hair'/><author><name>O. Franklin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-774374566332453054.post-2718509058055179651</id><published>2011-07-16T20:32:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-07-16T20:32:02.845-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pomade'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='black hair care'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pressing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hair grease'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='kinky hair'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='product tips'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dry hair'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='frizzy hair'/><title type='text'>Tips For Using Northwest Scents™ Hair Pomade</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.nwscents.com/Northwest-Scents-Hair-Pomade-for-Black-African-American-Afro-Caribbean-Dry-Coarse-and-Textured-Hair-Types.html"&gt;Northwest Scents™ Hair Pomade&lt;/a&gt; is a rich buttery hair dressing and a natural alternative to petrolatum and mineral oil based hair dressings. It is made with beeswax and natural oils. It absorbs nicely into the hair leaving a gentle sheen with no greasy afterfeel. It contains no mineral oil, paraffin, parabens or fragrance oils. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Use it to:&lt;br /&gt;-soften and condition dry, textured hair.&lt;br /&gt;-enhance your natural wave pattern when used on curly hair.&lt;br /&gt;-as a pressing cream.&lt;br /&gt;-to seal in moisture after washing your hair.&lt;br /&gt;-to reduce frizz&lt;br /&gt;-to condition braids and twists.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To use, apply a small amount to the palm of your hand and rub your hands together to melt the pomade. Then gently smooth the pomade into your hair from the roots to the ends to soften and condition your hair. This product is especially nice when applied to freshly washed hair while it is still damp.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/774374566332453054-2718509058055179651?l=nwscents.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nwscents.blogspot.com/feeds/2718509058055179651/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=774374566332453054&amp;postID=2718509058055179651' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/774374566332453054/posts/default/2718509058055179651'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/774374566332453054/posts/default/2718509058055179651'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nwscents.blogspot.com/2011/07/tips-for-using-northwest-scents-hair.html' title='Tips For Using Northwest Scents™ Hair Pomade'/><author><name>O. Franklin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-774374566332453054.post-2564412664615101064</id><published>2011-07-02T23:23:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-07-02T23:23:36.596-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mobile'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='twelve steps for growing black hair'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='black hair care'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='afro hair care'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='black hair growth'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='itunes'/><title type='text'>Book With Advice For Growing Healthy Black, Afro Caribbean, and African American Hair Now Available Through the iTunes iBookstore</title><content type='html'>Now more than ever before, Black, Afro Caribbean, and African American women around the world are embracing methods, advice, and products to help them take care of their hair naturally, without chemicals.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Now, those that use the ipad, ipod touch, or iphone, have an additional resource available to them.&amp;nbsp; Originally published in print in 2007, the book Twelve Steps For Growing Black Hair is now available in the iTunes iBookstore. Twelve Steps For Growing Black Hair presents a natural method for growing healthy Black, Afro Caribbean, and African American Hair. In this book author Ololade Franklin discusses the twelve steps that have helped her to grow longer, healthier hair naturally, without relaxers. This book discusses how to wash, condition, and style natural Black hair to prevent breakage and encourage growth. Also discussed are thermal pressing (chemical-free straightening with a hot comb), hair care tools, and tips for choosing hair care products. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In addition to being available through the iBookstore on iTunes, Twelve Steps for Growing Black Hair is available in printed format through Amazon.com and Lulu.com. For more information about the book Twelve Steps For Growing Black Hair visit &lt;a href="http://black-hair-growth.info/twelve-steps-for-growing-black-hair.html"&gt;http://black-hair-growth.info/twelve-steps-for-growing-black-hair.html&lt;/a&gt;. An online preview of the book is available at &lt;a href="http://black-hair-growth.info/Twelve-Steps-Preview.html"&gt;http://black-hair-growth.info/Twelve-Steps-Preview.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/774374566332453054-2564412664615101064?l=nwscents.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nwscents.blogspot.com/feeds/2564412664615101064/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=774374566332453054&amp;postID=2564412664615101064' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/774374566332453054/posts/default/2564412664615101064'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/774374566332453054/posts/default/2564412664615101064'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nwscents.blogspot.com/2011/07/book-with-advice-for-growing-healthy.html' title='Book With Advice For Growing Healthy Black, Afro Caribbean, and African American Hair Now Available Through the iTunes iBookstore'/><author><name>O. Franklin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-774374566332453054.post-6278295238700718460</id><published>2010-04-22T21:43:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-04-23T00:01:44.335-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dandruff'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='essential oils'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='patchouli'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dermatitis'/><title type='text'>Patchouli Essential Oil</title><content type='html'>Someone recently asked us about patchouli essential oil. Patchouli essential oil is one of the essential oils we use in our &lt;a href="http://www.nwscents.com/Northwest-Scents-Lavender-and-Patchouli-Shampoo-for-Men--85-oz-bottle_p_26.html"&gt;men's hair products&lt;/a&gt;, and our &lt;a href="http://www.nwscents.com/Northwest-Scents-Citrus-and-Ylang-ylang-Hair-Conditioner--85-oz-bottle_p_20.html"&gt;citrus ylang-ylang products&lt;/a&gt;. You may wonder why we use natural essential oils in &lt;a href="http://www.nwscents.com/"&gt;Northwest Scents&lt;/a&gt; hair products. We use essential oils in our products because they are a natural way to add scent and therapeutic value to our products.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=northwestscents-20&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;p=8&amp;amp;l=bpl&amp;amp;asins=1852307218&amp;amp;fc1=000000&amp;amp;IS2=1&amp;amp;lt1=_blank&amp;amp;m=amazon&amp;amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;amp;bc1=000000&amp;amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;amp;f=ifr" style="height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;If you are interested in learning more about essential oils and their properties, you may want to read "&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/Illustrated-Encyclopedia-Essential-Oils-Aromatherapy/dp/1852307218?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=northwestscents-20&amp;amp;link_code=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969" target="_blank"&gt;The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Essential Oils&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=northwestscents-20&amp;amp;l=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;a=1852307218" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /&gt;" by Julia Lawless. This book is a standard in the area of essential oils. According to Ms. Lawless, patchouli essential oil is naturally anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, and bactericidal. It is naturally effective against dandruff and dermatitis. What that means is that it can help deal with some of the scalp and hair problems that people have. That is why we use it in some of our hair care products.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/774374566332453054-6278295238700718460?l=nwscents.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nwscents.blogspot.com/feeds/6278295238700718460/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=774374566332453054&amp;postID=6278295238700718460' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/774374566332453054/posts/default/6278295238700718460'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/774374566332453054/posts/default/6278295238700718460'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nwscents.blogspot.com/2010/04/patchouli-essential-oil.html' title='Patchouli Essential Oil'/><author><name>O. Franklin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-774374566332453054.post-6319572032611641777</id><published>2009-12-17T13:26:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-17T13:27:30.591-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='black hair products'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hair journal'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hair routine'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='black hair care'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='afro hair care'/><title type='text'>Keep a Hair Journal</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6J1JCso5I1U/Syqgo5gq9oI/AAAAAAAAABs/QmytjzQaU2U/s1600-h/320_1266116.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6J1JCso5I1U/Syqgo5gq9oI/AAAAAAAAABs/QmytjzQaU2U/s200/320_1266116.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;There are so many choices for hair care and hair routines available on the web, that sometimes it can get confusing as to what you should actually be doing with your hair. If you jump around frequently from one product to another, or from one hair routine to another, you may not actually know what is working for your hair and what isn't. The best way to find out what is actually benefiting your hair is to keep notes on what you are doing. Write down the products you use and how often you use them, the methods you use, and when you use them, and any other information that relates to your hair. This is where a book like &lt;a href="http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/my-hair-journal/1266116"&gt;My Hair Journal&lt;/a&gt; can help you. &lt;span id="" title=""&gt;Inside this book you will find pages to help you keep track of the products, tools, and methods that you use on your hair today and in the future. There is also space to write down your hair's progress over time. Store pictures and personal thoughts as you work towards achieving your hair goals. For more information visit &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/my-hair-journal/1266116"&gt;&lt;span id="" title=""&gt;http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/my-hair-journal/1266116&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/774374566332453054-6319572032611641777?l=nwscents.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nwscents.blogspot.com/feeds/6319572032611641777/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=774374566332453054&amp;postID=6319572032611641777' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/774374566332453054/posts/default/6319572032611641777'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/774374566332453054/posts/default/6319572032611641777'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nwscents.blogspot.com/2009/12/keep-hair-journal.html' title='Keep a Hair Journal'/><author><name>O. Franklin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6J1JCso5I1U/Syqgo5gq9oI/AAAAAAAAABs/QmytjzQaU2U/s72-c/320_1266116.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-774374566332453054.post-5520471887716175349</id><published>2009-11-12T12:31:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-28T19:40:56.354-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='black girl hair styles'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='african american hair styles for girls'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='children&apos;s hair care'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='black hair styles for kids'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='girls hair care'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='natural black hair'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='african american kids hair'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='black hair styles'/><title type='text'>Tips for Taking Care Of A Little Girl's Hair</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Question:&lt;/span&gt; Do you have any tips for softening and styling my 6 yo's hair? She does not sit still for long. Thanks.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Answer:&lt;/span&gt; If your daughter's hair needs softening, I recommend that you try &lt;a href="http://www.nwscents.com/"&gt;Northwest Scents &lt;/a&gt;shampoo and conditioner on her hair in the citrus ylang-ylang scent. Sometimes commercially available baby shampoos can actually dry out the hair. You can also put a little pomade in her hair after washing it, while it is still damp, to add softeness to her hair. Just put a little pomade in the palm of your hands, rub your hands together to warm up the pomade, and then gently grab her hair and rub the pomade in from scalp to roots.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As far as styling goes, for a 6 year old, braids and/or twists are probably the easiest natural styling option. When I say braids, I don't mean hundreds of tiny braids all over her head. Just one or two that are done as cornrows.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One easy braided style is to just part the hair in two sections, by taking a comb, and gently parting it down the middle from the center of her forehead to the nape of her neck. Gently comb each section, and use a scrunchie to hold the section in place that you are not working on. With the section that you are working on, gently do a cornrow from the forehead to the nape of the neck. Continue the braid to the ends of the hair. Do the same for the other side. You can finish the style by putting a barrette or other hair decoration at the end of the braid.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Another easy braided style is to just do one cornrow from the middle of her forehead to the nape of her neck. When you get to the nape of her neck, continue the braid to the ends of the hair. You can finish the style by putting a barrette or other hair decoration at the end of the braid.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you do the braids at night, and then tie up her hair in a silk scarf (if she lets you), and if the scarf stays on overnight, you will probably not have to do her hair in the morning. If you do the braids at night, don't put the barrettes on until the morning, because sleeping in hair accessories can cause some hair damage.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you don't know how to braid, or would prefer another option, you could try loose twists. For a little girl, you could part her hair into two or four sections. Working with one section at a time, gather the hair together as if you were doing a ponytail, but use a silk or satin scrunchie to gather the hair together. Avoid rubbers bands and hair rubbers because these cause hair damage. After putting on the scrunchie, gently comb the hair and divide it into two sections. Twist the two sections together loosely like you are braiding them, but you are not braiding them, only twisting them (braids use three sections of hair, twists use two). When you get to the end of the twist, braid the ends of the hair together to keep the twist from coming apart, or attach a barrette or other hair accessory to keep the twist from separating.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/774374566332453054-5520471887716175349?l=nwscents.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nwscents.blogspot.com/feeds/5520471887716175349/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=774374566332453054&amp;postID=5520471887716175349' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/774374566332453054/posts/default/5520471887716175349'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/774374566332453054/posts/default/5520471887716175349'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nwscents.blogspot.com/2009/11/tips-for-taking-care-of-little-girls.html' title='Tips for Taking Care Of A Little Girl&apos;s Hair'/><author><name>O. Franklin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-774374566332453054.post-5073966824346407395</id><published>2009-10-29T12:24:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-12-17T12:33:34.496-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pomade'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='black hair products'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hair straightening'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='black hair care'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pressing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hair grease'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dry hair'/><title type='text'>Q&amp;A: Tips for Softer Pressed Hair</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Question:&lt;/span&gt; Hi. I'm 17 and i do my own hair. I would really love to see it actually lay down when its pressed. When ever I get it pressed or I press it people have a hard time getting it to lay down. My hair is really thick and hard to manage. What would you guys recommend I do about it?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Answer:&lt;/span&gt; Hi. You need to use shampoos and conditioners that soften your hair, and hair oils and/or pomades that seal in moisture without causing heavy buildup and stickiness. If you are using products that contain mineral oil or petrolatum, or shampoos that contain sulfates, these products may be drying out your hair and causing it to be stiff when you press it. Thick heavy mineral oil and petrolatum based hair grease will cause your hair to be stiff and will also dry out your hair. Stay away from that and use a natural hair oil or natural pomade when you press your hair. &lt;a href="http://www.nwscents.com/"&gt;Northwest Scents&lt;/a&gt; products are free from mineral oil, petrolatum, sulfates, and parabens, and are formulated to soften and condition dry, black and afro textured hair.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/774374566332453054-5073966824346407395?l=nwscents.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nwscents.blogspot.com/feeds/5073966824346407395/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=774374566332453054&amp;postID=5073966824346407395' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/774374566332453054/posts/default/5073966824346407395'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/774374566332453054/posts/default/5073966824346407395'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nwscents.blogspot.com/2009/12/q-tips-for-softer-pressed-hair.html' title='Q&amp;A: Tips for Softer Pressed Hair'/><author><name>O. Franklin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-774374566332453054.post-6626222466003892059</id><published>2009-10-29T12:21:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-12-17T12:23:52.959-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='uneven hair'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='black hair growth'/><title type='text'>Q&amp;A: Uneven Hair Growth</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Question:&lt;/span&gt; I really need help growing my hair! My hair is really short in the back. What can I do to make it all even?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Answer:&lt;/span&gt; Many people have hair that varies in texture on their head. Some people have soft hair in the front, coarse in the back. Some people have thicker hair on one side that the other. It sounds like your hair is probably softer, or at least more sensitive to your hair care methods, than the rest of your hair. I would pay close attention to how to you take care of your hair, especially in the back, and try to eliminate anything you think that could be causing damage to the hair at the back of your head. Avoid tight braids, extensions, harsh chemicals, excessive heat. Use moisturizing hair care products, and be really gentle with all of your hair, especially the hair at the nape of your neck, and it should grow back.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/774374566332453054-6626222466003892059?l=nwscents.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nwscents.blogspot.com/feeds/6626222466003892059/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=774374566332453054&amp;postID=6626222466003892059' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/774374566332453054/posts/default/6626222466003892059'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/774374566332453054/posts/default/6626222466003892059'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nwscents.blogspot.com/2009/10/q-uneven-hair-growth.html' title='Q&amp;A: Uneven Hair Growth'/><author><name>O. Franklin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-774374566332453054.post-7718541560837293555</id><published>2009-09-29T19:44:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-29T19:48:08.181-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='combing hair'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hair breakage'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hair loss'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='black hair growth'/><title type='text'>Q&amp;A: Hair Loss When Combing</title><content type='html'>Question: I just wanted to know if it is natural for hair to come out a lot when you comb it?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Answer: It is normal to lose 50 to 100 hairs a day.  If you don't comb your hair every day, then when you do comb it, you will see more hair than that.  You should look at the hairs that are coming out. If they have a root attached to one end of the hair, then the hairs are coming out normally.  If there is no root at the end of the hair, then it is breaking. A few hairs will break, because of your hair texture (black hair varies from thick to thin along the hair shaft). However, if most of the hairs you see are broken, then there is a problem, either with the way you are combing your hair, or the products and methods you are using on your hair, and you will want to change that.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/774374566332453054-7718541560837293555?l=nwscents.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nwscents.blogspot.com/feeds/7718541560837293555/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=774374566332453054&amp;postID=7718541560837293555' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/774374566332453054/posts/default/7718541560837293555'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/774374566332453054/posts/default/7718541560837293555'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nwscents.blogspot.com/2009/09/q-hair-loss-when-combing.html' title='Q&amp;A: Hair Loss When Combing'/><author><name>O. Franklin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-774374566332453054.post-4812492888249327008</id><published>2009-09-07T17:49:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-12-17T13:05:18.713-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hair pressing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='children&apos;s hair care'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='revert'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='girls hair care'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='kinky hair'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dry hair'/><title type='text'>Q&amp;A: Dealing With Daughter's Kinky Hair</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=northwestscents-20&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;p=8&amp;amp;l=bpl&amp;amp;asins=B002AD5MOO&amp;amp;fc1=000000&amp;amp;IS2=1&amp;amp;lt1=_blank&amp;amp;m=amazon&amp;amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;amp;bc1=000000&amp;amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;amp;f=ifr" style="height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;Question:&lt;/span&gt; I have a 6yr old daughter with extremely kinky hair and is very&lt;span style="font-family: monospace;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;dry and brittle. I believe I may be harming her hair by blow drying,&lt;span style="font-family: monospace;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;pressing and the heavy oils I put into her hair to try and prevent it&lt;span style="font-family: monospace;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;from reverting so quickly. Please tell me which products I should use on&lt;span style="font-family: monospace;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;her hair. because after reading your tips I know I am doing a lot wrong&lt;span style="font-family: monospace;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;to her hair.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Answer:  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: monospace;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;I would like to encourage you to try natural, unpressed styles with your daughter,&lt;span style="font-family: monospace;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;and possibly go back to pressing when she gets older.  I recommend as pressing &lt;span style="font-family: monospace;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; a chemical-free technique for black hair care, , but for young girls, who can be&lt;span style="font-family: monospace;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;wiggly, who like to swim and play and do things which would make pressed&lt;span style="font-family: monospace;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;hair difficult to maintain, I recommend natural, unpressed styles. Dry, kinky hair&lt;span style="font-family: monospace;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;can be softened easily with the right shampoos and conditioners. Please&lt;span style="font-family: monospace;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;visit our site at &lt;a href="http://www.natural-black-hair-care.info/"&gt;http://www.natural-black-hair-care.info&lt;/a&gt; and take a&lt;span style="font-family: monospace;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;look at some of the articles. One way to dealing with black hair&lt;span style="font-family: monospace;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;naturally is by wet styling it. This is basically styling natural black&lt;span style="font-family: monospace;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;hair when it is wet and moisturized. It is much easier to work with in&lt;span style="font-family: monospace;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;this condition, than when it is dry. If you try this method, you might&lt;span style="font-family: monospace;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;find it a much more enjoyable way to deal with your daughter's hair than&lt;span style="font-family: monospace;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;pressing at this stage in her life. You can read about this technique at&lt;span style="font-family: monospace;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.natural-black-hair-care.info/natural-styles-for-black-hair.html"&gt;http://www.natural-black-hair-care.info/natural-styles-for-black-hair.html&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/774374566332453054-4812492888249327008?l=nwscents.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nwscents.blogspot.com/feeds/4812492888249327008/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=774374566332453054&amp;postID=4812492888249327008' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/774374566332453054/posts/default/4812492888249327008'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/774374566332453054/posts/default/4812492888249327008'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nwscents.blogspot.com/2009/09/dealing-with-daughters-kinky-hair.html' title='Q&amp;A: Dealing With Daughter&apos;s Kinky Hair'/><author><name>O. Franklin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-774374566332453054.post-5410038738816738988</id><published>2009-09-05T19:53:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-05T19:55:30.478-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hair pressing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pressing'/><title type='text'>Q&amp;A: Frequency of Pressing Hair</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Question:&lt;/span&gt; How often do you recommend that someone can safely press their&lt;span style="font-family: monospace;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;hair? Weekly? Every 2 weeks? or  How often?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Answer: &lt;/span&gt;I recommend that you only press your hair after washing it. If&lt;span style="font-family: monospace;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;you wash your hair weekly, then I would press weekly after washing. If&lt;span style="font-family: monospace;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;you wash twice a month, then I would press bimonthly, after doing your&lt;span style="font-family: monospace;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;hair.  Pressing in moderation is fine, but when it is done too&lt;span style="font-family: monospace;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;frequently, or at too high of a temperature, it will take a toll on the&lt;span style="font-family: monospace;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;hair. If you have time, we have some more tips for hair pressing at&lt;a href="http://www.pressing-hair.info/"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: monospace;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;http://www.pressing-hair.info&lt;/a&gt;. If you have any other questions, please&lt;span style="font-family: monospace;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;let me know.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/774374566332453054-5410038738816738988?l=nwscents.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nwscents.blogspot.com/feeds/5410038738816738988/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=774374566332453054&amp;postID=5410038738816738988' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/774374566332453054/posts/default/5410038738816738988'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/774374566332453054/posts/default/5410038738816738988'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nwscents.blogspot.com/2009/09/q-frequency-of-pressing-hair.html' title='Q&amp;A: Frequency of Pressing Hair'/><author><name>O. Franklin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-774374566332453054.post-982489059288723314</id><published>2009-09-05T19:42:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-07T17:43:16.333-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hair growing tips'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='black hair care'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='black hair growth'/><title type='text'>Q&amp;A: Hair Growth Tips</title><content type='html'>Question: I need u to give me tips on how i can grow my hair VERY LONG and please tell me what to do and what to use.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Answer:  Hi.  You didn't tell me exactly how you are wearing your hair now, so I will give some general tips which you can use for growing longer hair. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For most people, hair growth comes when they stop doing the things to their hair that are causing breakage. For us as black people, it is not that our hair doesn't grow, the problems we face with our hair are usually due to doing too much to our hair. The things that we do usually cause hair damage, which causes hair breakage. For example:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you are using chemical treatments of any type (relaxers, texturizers, dyes, etc.) I would recommend that you stop using them. Chemical treatments work by altering the natural structure of your hair. This causes the hair to weaken over time. For some people it happens right away. Others don't see the damage until years later, and by then it is often irreversible. So, if you are wearing chemical treatments, my advice is to stop them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you are using synthetic hair, such as braids with extensions, or weaves, I would recommend that you avoid those too. They tend to cause hair damage by adding weight to the hair shaft, which can cause the hair to be pulled out.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you use heat on your hair, be moderate with it. Don't use your flat iron or pressing comb or curling iron every day. And when you do use a heated styling too, don't turn it up to the highest temperature. Heated styling tools work by temporarily altering the protein bonds in our hair. But if the temperature is too high, the changes become permanent, they weaken the hair, and they cause it to break off.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Do use shampoos and conditioners and oils that are moisturizing and gentle. Avoid sulfates in your shampoos (these are very drying and can cause the hair to become brittle), and avoid mineral oil and petrolatum in your conditioners and hair oils. Mineral oil and petrolatum can actually cause the hair to dry out.  They coat the hair shaft (instead of being absorbed into it) and prevent other moisturizers from penetrating the hair shaft, causing dryness.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Be patient with your hair. Learn to love it for what it is. Not everyone can or will have floor length hair.  Give your hair time to grow to its maximum length, and nurture it the best that you can.  &lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/774374566332453054-982489059288723314?l=nwscents.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nwscents.blogspot.com/feeds/982489059288723314/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=774374566332453054&amp;postID=982489059288723314' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/774374566332453054/posts/default/982489059288723314'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/774374566332453054/posts/default/982489059288723314'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nwscents.blogspot.com/2009/09/q-hair-growth-tips.html' title='Q&amp;A: Hair Growth Tips'/><author><name>O. Franklin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-774374566332453054.post-68982263743930310</id><published>2009-09-02T21:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-08-22T19:17:39.615-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hair pressing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='shampoo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='black hair care'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pressing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='conditioner'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='detangling'/><title type='text'>Q&amp;A: Pressing Color Treated Hair</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Question: &lt;/span&gt;Is it safe to press colored treated hair? - I was thinking about pressing&lt;span style="font-family: monospace;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;my hair, but not straight. I just want to loosen up some of my hair,&lt;span style="font-family: monospace;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;because it feels so thick at the roots. I know too much heat is not good&lt;span style="font-family: monospace;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;for any type of hair.  I was just going to press my hair only after I&lt;span style="font-family: monospace;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;wash it, like my mom use to do when I was a child. Thanks!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Answer: &lt;/span&gt;I wouldn't recommend pressing hair that has been treated&lt;span style="font-family: monospace;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;with a permanent color. If what you are looking for is loosening the&lt;span style="font-family: monospace;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;roots, I would recommend using a moisturizing shampoo and conditioner,&lt;span style="font-family: monospace;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;and detangling your hair in the shower when it is wet and saturated with&lt;span style="font-family: monospace;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;conditioner, and loosely braiding your hair while it dries to keep the&lt;span style="font-family: monospace;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;roots looser.  I've got tips for how to do this at&lt;a href="http://www.nwscents.com/tips-and-advice-for-taking-care-of-Black-African-American-and-Textured-Hair_files/how-to-detangle-natural-black-and-afro-hair.html"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: monospace;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;http://www.nwscents.com/tips-and-advice-for-taking-care-of-Black-African-American-and-Textured-Hair_files/how-to-detangle-natural-black-and-afro-hair.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/774374566332453054-68982263743930310?l=nwscents.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nwscents.blogspot.com/feeds/68982263743930310/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=774374566332453054&amp;postID=68982263743930310' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/774374566332453054/posts/default/68982263743930310'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/774374566332453054/posts/default/68982263743930310'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nwscents.blogspot.com/2009/09/q-pressing-color-treated-hair.html' title='Q&amp;A: Pressing Color Treated Hair'/><author><name>O. Franklin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-774374566332453054.post-4107092421092174158</id><published>2009-09-01T19:50:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-12-17T12:59:21.838-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hair towels'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='drying hair'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hair breakage'/><title type='text'>Q&amp;A: Towels and Hair Damage</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=northwestscents-20&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;p=8&amp;amp;l=bpl&amp;amp;asins=B0001BXDXE&amp;amp;fc1=000000&amp;amp;IS2=1&amp;amp;lt1=_blank&amp;amp;m=amazon&amp;amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;amp;bc1=000000&amp;amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;amp;f=ifr" style="height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;Question:&lt;/span&gt; Can towels cause hair breakage?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Answer:&lt;/span&gt; It depends on how you use them. The best&lt;span style="font-family: monospace;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;way to use a towel after washing your hair is to blot your hair to&lt;span style="font-family: monospace;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;remove excess moisture. The towel may cause breakage if you rub yourhair dry with it. Blotting is best. Microfiber towels are an option.&lt;span style="font-family: monospace;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Towels made from microfiber are supposed to absorb more moisture than&lt;span style="font-family: monospace;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;regular towels, which in turn helps your hair to dry faster.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/774374566332453054-4107092421092174158?l=nwscents.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nwscents.blogspot.com/feeds/4107092421092174158/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=774374566332453054&amp;postID=4107092421092174158' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/774374566332453054/posts/default/4107092421092174158'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/774374566332453054/posts/default/4107092421092174158'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nwscents.blogspot.com/2009/09/q-towels-and-hair-damage.html' title='Q&amp;A: Towels and Hair Damage'/><author><name>O. Franklin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-774374566332453054.post-8428238930867198922</id><published>2009-07-23T20:30:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-07T17:46:14.364-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hair pressing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hair straightening'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='natural black hair'/><title type='text'>Q&amp;A: Hair Pressing Tips</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Question:&lt;/span&gt; My hair is natural and I want to press it.  I have used everything to press it and nothing holds the press.  What should I use?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Answer: &lt;/span&gt;There are a couple of things that might affect how well your hair holds a press. These are:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. The quality of the tool that you are using. I recommend using an electric pressing comb or a true-ceramic flat iron with a temperature regulator. These allow you to control the temperature while you are pressing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. The products you use on your hair before you press your hair. Believe it or not, the shampoo and conditioner you use on your hair before you press your hair will affect the ability of your hair to hold a press. If you are using a shampoo that is drying to the hair, and either not using conditioner, or using one that doesn't properly moisturize and condition your hair, it is much harder to get a decent press, and your hair will revert. I recommend that you try our products (&lt;a href="http://www.nwscents.com"&gt;http://www.nwscents.com&lt;/a&gt;) to see if they help you in this area.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. The products that you use on your hair while you are pressing your hair. I recommend using a natural hair oil as a heat protectant when you press your hair. I would avoid alcohol-based sprays (heat protectants which contain SD alcohol or grain alcohol). These are drying to the&lt;br /&gt;hair.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For more tips on pressing, visit our site at &lt;a href="http://www.pressing-hair.info"&gt;http://pressing-hair.info&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/774374566332453054-8428238930867198922?l=nwscents.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nwscents.blogspot.com/feeds/8428238930867198922/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=774374566332453054&amp;postID=8428238930867198922' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/774374566332453054/posts/default/8428238930867198922'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/774374566332453054/posts/default/8428238930867198922'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nwscents.blogspot.com/2009/07/q-hair-pressing-tips.html' title='Q&amp;A: Hair Pressing Tips'/><author><name>O. Franklin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-774374566332453054.post-5748311980713751655</id><published>2009-07-22T20:25:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-03T21:32:56.898-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hair wrapping'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tying up hair'/><title type='text'>Q&amp;A: Tying Up Hair at Night (Hair Wrapping)</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Question:&lt;/span&gt; do you have any tips for tying up you hair at night?  I wrap mine and it seems like one side is not as full as the other.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Answer:&lt;/span&gt;You might want to try switching the direction in which you wrap your hair. If you wrap it from left to right, maybe try the opposite direction, from right to left.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/774374566332453054-5748311980713751655?l=nwscents.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nwscents.blogspot.com/feeds/5748311980713751655/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=774374566332453054&amp;postID=5748311980713751655' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/774374566332453054/posts/default/5748311980713751655'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/774374566332453054/posts/default/5748311980713751655'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nwscents.blogspot.com/2009/07/q-tying-up-hair-at-night-hair-wrapping.html' title='Q&amp;A: Tying Up Hair at Night (Hair Wrapping)'/><author><name>O. Franklin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-774374566332453054.post-2865365259654425305</id><published>2009-05-28T18:10:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-28T18:14:15.104-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='black hair care'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='trimming hair'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='clipping hair'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cutting hair'/><title type='text'>Q&amp;A - Clipping the ends of Natural Hair</title><content type='html'>Q. How do i clip the ends of natural hair?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A. If your hair is long enough, separate it into a few sections (6 to 10), braid each section (not a cornrow, just a braid from scalp to the ends of the hair), and use high quality hair scissors to clip the ends of each braid.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you hair is not long enough for braids, separate your hair into sections. Use a plastic comb on a section. With one hand, hold the comb, and insert the comb into the section of hair. Gently pull up the comb until only the ends of the hair are sticking out of the teeth of the comb. With the other comb se high quality hair scissors to clip the ends of the hair. Repeat for each section. You may want to have someone help you with this second method.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/774374566332453054-2865365259654425305?l=nwscents.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nwscents.blogspot.com/feeds/2865365259654425305/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=774374566332453054&amp;postID=2865365259654425305' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/774374566332453054/posts/default/2865365259654425305'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/774374566332453054/posts/default/2865365259654425305'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nwscents.blogspot.com/2009/05/q-clipping-ends-of-natural-hair.html' title='Q&amp;A - Clipping the ends of Natural Hair'/><author><name>O. Franklin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-774374566332453054.post-7065691872110582082</id><published>2009-05-28T17:50:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-12-17T13:01:49.028-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hair and humidity'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pressing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='flat-iron'/><title type='text'>Q&amp;A: Hair Reverts After Pressing</title><content type='html'>&lt;iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=northwestscents-20&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;p=8&amp;amp;l=bpl&amp;amp;asins=B0002TSD08&amp;amp;fc1=000000&amp;amp;IS2=1&amp;amp;lt1=_blank&amp;amp;m=amazon&amp;amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;amp;bc1=000000&amp;amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;amp;f=ifr" style="height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;Q. I live on the east coast of florida with medium to high humidity. Is there any thing special that I can do to keep my  hair from reverting back to natural after pressing it? Pressing last less than 48 hours.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A. Hi.  It is tougher to keep hair straight in high humidity. What I recommend is that you try using a good quality flat iron instead of a pressing comb (if you aren't using one already) because a flat iron will help reduce moisture absorption by helping the cuticles on the shafts of your hair lay down flat. I also recommend that you use moisturizing hair products (like the ones we sell at &lt;a href="http://www.nwscents.com/"&gt;http://www.nwscents.com&lt;/a&gt;) . If the products that you are using on your hair are drying, they will dry out your hair, causing your hair to want to absorb moisture, which will make it more difficult for you to achieve the results that you want.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/774374566332453054-7065691872110582082?l=nwscents.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nwscents.blogspot.com/feeds/7065691872110582082/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=774374566332453054&amp;postID=7065691872110582082' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/774374566332453054/posts/default/7065691872110582082'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/774374566332453054/posts/default/7065691872110582082'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nwscents.blogspot.com/2009/05/q-hair-reverts-after-pressing.html' title='Q&amp;A: Hair Reverts After Pressing'/><author><name>O. Franklin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-774374566332453054.post-2695917476237192673</id><published>2009-05-28T17:40:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-08-22T19:52:19.985-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='detangle'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='black hair care'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='conditioner'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hair moisturizer'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='product tips'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dry hair'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='detangling'/><title type='text'>Five Ways To Use Northwest Scents™ Hair Conditioner</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.nwscents.com/Northwest-Scents-Conditioner-for-Black-African-American-Afro-Caribbean-Dry-Coarse-and-Textured-Hair-Types.html"&gt;Northwest Scents™ hair conditioner&lt;/a&gt; is a multi-use product that can help you in many ways with your hair. Here are some tips for how to use it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Use as a regular conditioner.&lt;/span&gt; Use your bottle of &lt;a href="http://www.nwscents.com/Northwest-Scents-Conditioner-for-Black-African-American-Afro-Caribbean-Dry-Coarse-and-Textured-Hair-Types.html"&gt;Northwest Scents conditioner&lt;/a&gt; the way you regularly use conditioner.  Apply a small amount to your hair after you have washed and rinsed it. Let it sit in your hair for several minutes, and then rinse.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Use as a deep conditioner.&lt;/span&gt; If your hair is extra dry you can use &lt;a href="http://www.nwscents.com/Northwest-Scents-Conditioner-for-Black-African-American-Afro-Caribbean-Dry-Coarse-and-Textured-Hair-Types.html"&gt;Northwest Scents hair conditoner&lt;/a&gt; as a deep conditioner. To do this, wash and rinse your hair. Dry partially (blot out some of the extra water), but don't let your hair dry completely.  Apply some conditioner to your hair and work it into your hair from the scalp to the ends of your hair. Put a plastic bonnet (like a shower cap) on your hair and leave it on for 30 minutes. The heat from your head to warm your hair. This will enable the oils and conditioning ingredients in the conditioner to penetrate your hair giving it a deep conditioning treatment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Use as a detangler.&lt;/span&gt;  If you have a hard time combing through your hair after you wash it, try combing through it in the shower when it is wet and has a lot of &lt;a href="http://www.nwscents.com/Northwest-Scents-Conditioner-for-Black-African-American-Afro-Caribbean-Dry-Coarse-and-Textured-Hair-Types.html"&gt;Northwest Scents conditioner&lt;/a&gt; on it. Use a wide tooth comb, and comb through your hair in small sections from the ends to the roots to detangle it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4. &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Use as a hair setting lotion.&lt;/span&gt; If you wear your hair in natural styles, like braids or twists, apply some &lt;a href="http://www.nwscents.com/Northwest-Scents-Conditioner-for-Black-African-American-Afro-Caribbean-Dry-Coarse-and-Textured-Hair-Types.html"&gt;Northwest Scents hair conditioner&lt;/a&gt; to your hair before you style it to help set the style.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;5. &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Use as a daily hair moisturizer.&lt;/span&gt; If you have dry hair, and you are wearing your hair naturally or relaxed, apply a little bit of &lt;a href="http://www.nwscents.com/Northwest-Scents-Conditioner-for-Black-African-American-Afro-Caribbean-Dry-Coarse-and-Textured-Hair-Types.html"&gt;Northwest Scents hair conditioner&lt;/a&gt; to your hair to help moisturize it in between washes.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/774374566332453054-2695917476237192673?l=nwscents.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nwscents.blogspot.com/feeds/2695917476237192673/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=774374566332453054&amp;postID=2695917476237192673' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/774374566332453054/posts/default/2695917476237192673'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/774374566332453054/posts/default/2695917476237192673'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nwscents.blogspot.com/2009/05/five-ways-to-use-northwest-scents-hair.html' title='Five Ways To Use Northwest Scents™ Hair Conditioner'/><author><name>O. Franklin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-774374566332453054.post-8804246232147676971</id><published>2008-11-12T19:41:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-04-23T00:03:50.087-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='shaving oil'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pre shave oil'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='lavender'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='shaving foam'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='essential oils'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='shaving'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='product tips'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='razors'/><title type='text'>Lavender Shaving Products from Northwest Scents</title><content type='html'>&lt;iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=northwestscents-20&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;p=8&amp;amp;l=bpl&amp;amp;asins=B0030MQ0H2&amp;amp;fc1=000000&amp;amp;IS2=1&amp;amp;lt1=_blank&amp;amp;m=amazon&amp;amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;amp;bc1=000000&amp;amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;amp;f=ifr" style="height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;If you are looking for a smoother, more natural shave we invite you to try &lt;a href="http://nwscents.com/catalog.php?category=15"&gt;Northwest Scents lavender shaving products&lt;/a&gt;. For light to regular facial hair we recommend our &lt;a href="http://nwscents.com/catalog.php?item=18"&gt;Lavender Shaving Foam&lt;/a&gt;. It's natural formula helps to soften the hair, and leaves the skin soft after shaving. In addition, it contains lavender essential oil which leaves a delicate scent on the skin and helps to heal nicks and/or wounds. Our &lt;a href="http://nwscents.com/catalog.php?item=18"&gt;Lavender Shaving Foam&lt;/a&gt; does not contain soaps, alcohol, salts, dyes, artificial colors or propellants. We recommend using this product with a regular manual razor or with wet/dry electric razors.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For coarser hair we recommend our &lt;a href="http://nwscents.com/catalog.php?item=9"&gt;Lavender Shaving Oil&lt;/a&gt;. To use it simply wet your skin and apply some of the oil. Shave as normal. The oil moisturizes your skin, softens the hair, and leaves a gentle scent on the skin. It also reduces friction, which helps to reduce or eliminate razor bumps,  making shaving a much more pleasant experience. It contains a special blend of natural essential oils, including lavender, sandalwood, roman chamomile, and clary sage, which help to heal and soothe the skin. Our &lt;a href="http://nwscents.com/catalog.php?item=9"&gt;shaving oil&lt;/a&gt; can be used with a regular manual razor or with wet/dry electric razors.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For really coarse hair try our &lt;a href="http://nwscents.com/catalog.php?item=9"&gt;Lavender Shaving Oil&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://nwscents.com/catalog.php?item=18"&gt;Lavender Shaving Foam&lt;/a&gt; together. Dampen the skin, apply a small amount of &lt;a href="http://nwscents.com/catalog.php?item=9"&gt;Lavender Shaving Oil&lt;/a&gt;, and then put the &lt;a href="http://nwscents.com/catalog.php?item=18"&gt;Lavender Shaving Foam&lt;/a&gt; on top. Shave as normal.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/774374566332453054-8804246232147676971?l=nwscents.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nwscents.blogspot.com/feeds/8804246232147676971/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=774374566332453054&amp;postID=8804246232147676971' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/774374566332453054/posts/default/8804246232147676971'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/774374566332453054/posts/default/8804246232147676971'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nwscents.blogspot.com/2008/11/lavender-shaving-products-from.html' title='Lavender Shaving Products from Northwest Scents'/><author><name>O. Franklin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-774374566332453054.post-8468537894933149049</id><published>2008-08-19T14:56:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-09-19T22:01:36.507-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pomade'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='black hair styles'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='360 waves'/><title type='text'>Q&amp;A: Natural Waves</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Question:&lt;/span&gt; What kind of hold does your hair pomade have? I wear my hair in a 360 wave style with a durag.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Answer: &lt;/span&gt;Our &lt;a href="http://nwscents.com/catalog.php?category=17"&gt;pomade&lt;/a&gt; has a pretty good hold. Our &lt;a href="http://nwscents.com/catalog.php?category=8"&gt;shampoo&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://nwscents.com/catalog.php?category=9"&gt;conditioner&lt;/a&gt; also help to bring out waves in natural hair. If you wash with the shampoo, rinse, and then apply some conditioner, rinse, and brush a small amount of pomade through your hair, and tie a silk or satin scarf or durag over your head, you should have waves in about an hour.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/774374566332453054-8468537894933149049?l=nwscents.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nwscents.blogspot.com/feeds/8468537894933149049/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=774374566332453054&amp;postID=8468537894933149049' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/774374566332453054/posts/default/8468537894933149049'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/774374566332453054/posts/default/8468537894933149049'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nwscents.blogspot.com/2008/08/q-natural-waves.html' title='Q&amp;A: Natural Waves'/><author><name>O. Franklin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-774374566332453054.post-936629839121394963</id><published>2008-08-06T18:46:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-09-19T22:02:20.263-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='products for men'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='black hair products'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='shampoo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='afro hair care'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='conditioner'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='black hair styles'/><title type='text'>Q&amp;A: Products for Men, Maintaining an Afro</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Question:&lt;/span&gt; Hi. I am an African American Male that has questions about what hair products I should be using.  I usually have an Afro which is kind of big.  I was wondering what shampoo and/or conditioner do you recommend me to use?  Also during the day is there any products to keep my Afro a little more shiny instead of too nappy?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Answer:&lt;/span&gt; To keep your hair healthy you should be using products that moisturize your hair.  Our shampoos and conditioner are specially formulated to keep african american hair moisturized and healthy. We have a new line for men which you can see at the following link: &lt;a href="http://nwscents.com/catalog.php?category=19"&gt;http://nwscents.com/catalog.php?category=19&lt;/a&gt;, but you can use any of our shampoos and conditioners for moisturizing results.  During the day to keep your hair shiny, put a small amount of hair oil to the palm of your hands and apply it to your hair from your scalp to the ends of your hair.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/774374566332453054-936629839121394963?l=nwscents.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nwscents.blogspot.com/feeds/936629839121394963/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=774374566332453054&amp;postID=936629839121394963' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/774374566332453054/posts/default/936629839121394963'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/774374566332453054/posts/default/936629839121394963'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nwscents.blogspot.com/2008/09/q-products-for-men-maintaining-afro.html' title='Q&amp;A: Products for Men, Maintaining an Afro'/><author><name>O. Franklin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-774374566332453054.post-3648019201474443206</id><published>2008-07-25T06:39:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-09-19T21:50:15.477-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='baby skin care'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='baby hair care'/><title type='text'>Q&amp;A: Need Help Taking Care of Baby's Skin and Hair</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Question:&lt;/span&gt; Do you have products you would recommend for a boy's hair? Our son is full African American descent. I keep it cut very short. Also, we currently use J&amp;amp;J baby wash for hair &amp;amp; body, plus Eucerine lotion fo his body morning and night and oil sheen olive for his hair, but I only do that in the mornings. We wash his hair twice a week. Is this an okay regiment? Or do I need to be using a conditioner?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Answer:&lt;/span&gt; I don't have a line of products specifically for boys, but our regular product line is gentle enough to use on children, and I can provide the products in unscented (which I would recommend for babies) if you are interested in them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If your son is really young (which he probably is because you are using baby wash) you don't need a conditioner.  And you probably can limit the shampooing to once a week instead of twice a week.  Bathe him as often as you need to, but I would recommend shampooing once a week unless it is necessary to do it more (such as if he gets food in his hair or does other things that babies tend to do).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I think that your regimen is fine (shampooing weekly, lotion for his body, and oil in the hair). Where I would be careful is with the product choice. I used to use Johnson and Johnson on my son's hair when he was a baby up until he was about 3 and from what I remember it dried his hair out. However, when my son was a baby, Johnson and Johnson didn't have the "naturals" line out, so my experience is from their original baby shampoo.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If your son's hair seems dry and/or brittle, or if he gets dandruff or cradle cap, I would switch to a different brand of oil (more natural). I'm not familiar with oil sheen olive, but if it is a product made with synthetic oils (mineral oil and/or petrolatum) I would switch to an oil or pomade made with natural oils and no mineral oil or petrolatum. Mineral oil and petrolatum are actually drying to the hair.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/774374566332453054-3648019201474443206?l=nwscents.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nwscents.blogspot.com/feeds/3648019201474443206/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=774374566332453054&amp;postID=3648019201474443206' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/774374566332453054/posts/default/3648019201474443206'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/774374566332453054/posts/default/3648019201474443206'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nwscents.blogspot.com/2008/09/q-need-help-taking-care-of-babys-skin.html' title='Q&amp;A: Need Help Taking Care of Baby&apos;s Skin and Hair'/><author><name>O. Franklin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-774374566332453054.post-5438716269282565649</id><published>2007-12-15T22:40:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-08-18T14:07:42.375-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='conditioner'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='wet set'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='frizzy hair'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='black hair styles'/><title type='text'>Q&amp;A: Doing a Wet-Set</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Question:&lt;/span&gt; In your book, &lt;a href="http://www.nwscents.com/natural-black-hair.html"&gt;Natural Black Hair&lt;/a&gt;, in the section about doing wet-sets with rollers, are you combing each section before you wrap it on the roller, or just smoothing it over the roller uncombed? Please explain. Also, have you or your family had success with wet setting longer natural hair around 10-12 in? I've tried it before and it tends to turn out frizzy. Thanks.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Answer: Thanks for purchasing the book &lt;a href="http://www.nwscents.com/natural-black-hair.html"&gt;Natural Black Hair&lt;/a&gt; and a sample kit from us.  Yes, you should use a comb to detangle your hair fully to do the wet set. It is the action of combing your hair, smoothing it with your fingers as you are combing it, and pulling it gently as you put the curler in it which will help you get a smoother curl.  Your hair will dry the way you put it on the curlers so you want it to be as smooth as possible. Use &lt;a href="http://www.nwscents.com/Northwest-Scents-Conditioner-for-Black-African-American-Afro-Caribbean-Dry-Coarse-and-Textured-Hair-Types.html"&gt;the conditioner&lt;/a&gt; as a setting lotion to help smooth your hair.  The two things that will make your hair frizzy are the products you are using and if your hair isn't thoroughly dry when you take it out of the curlers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Make sure your hair has dried completely before you take out the curlers because the smallest bit of dampness will cause frizziness. You can use a bonnet dryer to speed up the drying process.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The longer your hair gets, the harder it is to do a wet set with curlers because you need bigger curlers.  My sister does flat twists and uses curlers on the ends of her hair (see pages 36 to 38 in the book)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/774374566332453054-5438716269282565649?l=nwscents.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nwscents.blogspot.com/feeds/5438716269282565649/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=774374566332453054&amp;postID=5438716269282565649' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/774374566332453054/posts/default/5438716269282565649'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/774374566332453054/posts/default/5438716269282565649'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nwscents.blogspot.com/2007/12/q-doing-wet-set.html' title='Q&amp;A: Doing a Wet-Set'/><author><name>O. Franklin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-774374566332453054.post-2762530727990642753</id><published>2007-11-15T16:23:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-09-19T02:41:04.228-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='books'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='paying by money order'/><title type='text'>Q &amp; A: Paying by money order</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Question:&lt;/span&gt; I need a phone number and an address to send by money order because I really need this product because looking at me I don't have any hair in my front because my braider.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Answer:&lt;/span&gt; To purchase by money order all you have to do is use the shopping cart at &lt;a href="http://www.nwscents.com/"&gt;http://www.nwscents.com&lt;/a&gt; to select what you want.  Then when you check out click "money order" as your payment form.  You will receive a verification of your order by email.  When you do, print it, and send it with your money order to us at:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Franklin and Franklin Company&lt;br /&gt;PO Box 6271&lt;br /&gt;Vancouver, WA  98668&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You might want to wait to order because I am working on a &lt;a href="http://nwscents.com/catalog.php?item=15"&gt;new book&lt;/a&gt; which I should have available by next week.  The book talks about how to take care of natural black hair.  I belive that using the right products are important. But it is also important to pay close attention to how you take care of your hair.  This new book, as well as our other book - &lt;a href="http://nwscents.com/catalog.php?item=14&amp;amp;catid=18&amp;amp;ret=catalog.php%3Fcategory%3D18"&gt;Twelve Steps For Growing Black Hair&lt;/a&gt;, provide important information about the care and maintenance of healthy black hair.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/774374566332453054-2762530727990642753?l=nwscents.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nwscents.blogspot.com/feeds/2762530727990642753/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=774374566332453054&amp;postID=2762530727990642753' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/774374566332453054/posts/default/2762530727990642753'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/774374566332453054/posts/default/2762530727990642753'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nwscents.blogspot.com/2007/11/q-paying-by-money-order.html' title='Q &amp; A: Paying by money order'/><author><name>O. Franklin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-774374566332453054.post-5349217204137775778</id><published>2007-09-04T01:35:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-09-19T21:48:22.795-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='black hair products'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sample kits'/><title type='text'>Q&amp;A: Northwest Scents sample kits</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:courier new;" &gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Question:&lt;/span&gt; I am a Black Canadian Woman who finds it difficult to obtain hair care products. Do you offer samples of your products, and also do you sell outside of the US?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Answer:&lt;/span&gt; Thank you for writing to us.  We sell our products all over the world.  You can purchase a sample kit on our website for a small price. &lt;a href="http://nwscents.com/catalog.php?item=10&amp;amp;catid=14&amp;amp;ret=catalog.php%3Fcategory%3D14"&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to view our sample kits&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/774374566332453054-5349217204137775778?l=nwscents.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nwscents.blogspot.com/feeds/5349217204137775778/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=774374566332453054&amp;postID=5349217204137775778' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/774374566332453054/posts/default/5349217204137775778'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/774374566332453054/posts/default/5349217204137775778'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nwscents.blogspot.com/2008/09/question-about-samples.html' title='Q&amp;A: Northwest Scents sample kits'/><author><name>O. 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