Better Than Good Hair: The Curly Girl Guide to Healthy, Gorgeous Natural Hair!

by Nikki Walton, Ernessa T. Carter

Overview

The fresh new handbook on how to achieve and maintain stylish natural hair, from the savviest and most revered expert on coils and curls

These days there's a revolution going on. Relaxers are out. Weaves are so yesterday. Tired of damage from expensive chemical treatments and artificial enhancers, women of color are going natural thanks to Nikki Walton of CurlyNikki.com, the natural hair blogger and online hair therapy expert.

In Better Than Good Hair, this gifted "curl whisperer" educates women on how to transition from relaxed to completely natural hair, with advice and styles for every length—from Fierce Braid-and-Curls to Fancy Faux Buns. She also counsels those considering the "big chop"—cutting it all off at once to sport a bold and beautiful "teeny weeny afro." Here, too, is essential guidance for parents of mixed-race children dealing with new and unfamiliar hair textures and styles.

Combining Walton's expansive knowledge with tips from other experts in the field, Better Than Good Hair includes:

• Product recommendations
• Home hair care recipes
• Advice for parents on how to manage their children's natural hair
• Tips for using henna on gray hair
• Guidance on dealing with detractors
• Step-by-step illustrated directions for nearly two dozen hairdos, from frohawks to twist-outs

Full of indispensable information, as empowering as it is accessible, and with a foreword by actress and comedian Kim Wayans, Better Than Good Hair is a must-have natural hair care bible that will help women of all ages and styles achieve their natural beauty.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062123770
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	01/29/2013
Sold by:	HARPERCOLLINS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
Sales rank:	922,010
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Nikki Walton is a bestselling and NAACP Image Award-nominated author, TV personality, podcast host, and licensed psychotherapist. In 2008, she launched CurlyNikki.com, which became the #1 natural haircare and beauty blog in the world, and she is also the host of the daily spiritual podcast GoOD Mornings with CurlyNikki. As a leading expert in inner and outer beauty, Nikki has appeared on The Dr. Oz Show, The Today Show, The Steve Harvey Show, Nightline, The Tyra Banks Show, and Katie Couric, and her work has been featured in major publications including the New York Times, Forbes, USA Today, The Washington Post, The Guardian, Huffington Post, Ebony, InStyle, Essence, and Parents Magazine. Born in St. Louis, she now resides in Florida.

Nikki Walton is a licensed psychotherapist with a master's degree in psychology from the University of North Carolina and the founder of CurlyNikki.com. Born in St. Louis, she now resides in Pennsylvania.

Coauthor Ernessa T. Carter, a graduate of Smith College with an master of fine arts from Carnegie Mellon, is the author of the novel 32 Candles and the founding editor of FierceandNerdy.com. She lives in Los Angeles.

Table of Contents

Foreword Kim Wayans ix

Prologue 1

Chapter 1 The Big Chop 7

Mama, Friends, and Significant Others

(How to Transition Without Losing Your Mind)

Chapter 2 TWA 33

How to Nurture Your Teeny Weeny Afro

Chapter 3 The Terrible Twos 67

Standing By Your Hair-Even When It's Acting a Fool

Chapter 4 The Golden Years 93

It's Your Anniversary!

Chapter 5 Natural from the Start 137

Curly Kids

Chapter 6 All Grown Up Now 175

Dealing With Long Hair

Epilogue 183

Special Thanks 186

Appendix Your Natural Hair Product Guide 189

Editorial Reviews

A must read. . . . For women who are thinking about going natural, and those who need a bit of a push, this is the guide you’ve been waiting for. . . . The step-by-step instructions to healthy hair are phenomenal.” — Ebony.com

From the Publisher

A must read. . . . For women who are thinking about going natural, and those who need a bit of a push, this is the guide you’ve been waiting for. . . . The step-by-step instructions to healthy hair are phenomenal.

Ebony.com

A licensed psychotherapist who blogs about natural hair at CurlyNikki.com, Walton shows African American women everywhere how to toss out the chemical relaxers and the weaves and go with what they've got.

Library Journal