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4b hair Archives - LaToya Ebony

Aug 13
Love3
How To Get the Perfect Twist Out

How To Get The Perfect Twist Out On Type 4 Hair

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This video teaches step by step on how to get a perfect twist out on type 4 hair. 

I have 4c hair and one of my favorite low manipulation hairstyles are twist outs. It’s kind of a two-for-one hairstyle. You can enjoy your twists for a period of time and right before it’s time to wash your hair, you can unravel the twists and have a beautifully defined twist out. 

Twist outs are so easy and simple to do. If you follow my technique, you’ll have a fail-proof twist out that will give you LYYYFE Kings and Queens. 

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Jul 16
Love1
social media is ruining your hair

Social Media Is Ruining Your Hair

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Hair comparison in the natural hair community can derail hair goals as soon as they are dreamt up.
Hair texture, pattern, and hairstyle goals can drive a person who doesn’t know any better nuts! Glorification of certain hair types, “thickness”, and length are probably some of the biggest culprits blocking you from reaching your hair goals.

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Jun 18
Love1
relaxed type 4 hair

The Reasons I Texturized My Natural Hair in 2015

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As a woman that loves my 4c hair, why did I texturize or relax my hair? The temptation to relax natural hair to cut down on styling and detangling time can be really strong. So strong a person is willing to douse their hair with sodium hydroxide (relaxer) in order to achieve a looser curl pattern. This looser curl pattern, in theory, will cut down on detangling time and improve the quality of life as a result.

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Jun 08
Love2
Moisturize & Stretch Type 4 Hair No Heat

How To Moisturize & Stretch Type 4 Hair No Heat

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One of the best ways to prevent single strand knots, shrinkage, and long detangling sessions is to stretch your hair. I LOVE the look of my shrinkage, but I’ve found that the easiest way to retain length is to stretch type 4 hair. It even better if you don’t use heat. I think we can all agree that moisturizing natural hair is important, but how often throughout the week should it be done?

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May 26
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LOIS Hair typing system

The LOIS Hair Typing System (Video and Pictures)

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Hair typing systems are usually flawed because they don’t show the full story of your hair. It can be very frustrating to figure out your hair type because hair texture plays such a huge part in what we see. The Andre Walker Hair Typing system only mentions hair strand pattern, but that’s only a portion of what it takes to begin to understand your hair. This is where the LOIS Hair Typing System comes into play.

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May 19
Love1
Hairstyles on Shrinkage 4c hair

3 Beautiful Hairstyles on 4c Shrinkage | Short Natural Hair Inspiration

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This video showcases 3 beautiful hairstyles that look great on shrunken type 4 natural hair — as well as short hair. 4c Shrinkage is REAL! I have a ton of shrinkage and I’m sure many of you do too. Shrinkage often gets a bad rap because it increases tangles in natural hair and sometimes derails hair growth goals. Many people hate shrinkage in their natural hair mostly because they can’t see their true hair length and it tangles easily. Well, I’m here to say that your thoughts are valid concerning length retention, BUT I think shrinkage is BEAUTIFUL.

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