Kinks, Curls, and Coils


Book Description

Women with Afro-textured hair are faced with challenges of dry hair, breakage, and slow growth. This book presents helpful tips, simple products, and practical remedies to restore healthy growth, moisture, shine, and brilliance back to your natural hair. You will gain a better understanding on how to achieve beautiful healthy curls so that you can begin your own care regimen that works best for you.This ultimate guide will assist you to reach your goal of having beautiful and healthy growing hair. You do not need to be a pro to overcome the struggles of Afro-textured hair. But you do need to know the basics to apply and develop a regimen that works best for you.




Hair Love


Book Description

Based on the Oscar winning short film! It's up to Daddy to give his daughter an extra-special hair style in this story of self-confidence and the love between fathers and daughters. Zuri knows her hair is beautiful, but it has a mind of its own! It kinks, coils, and curls every which way. Mum always does Zuri's hair just the way she likes it - so when Daddy steps in to style it for an extra special occasion, he has a lot to learn. But he LOVES his Zuri, and he'll do anything to make her - and her hair - happy. Tender and empowering, Hair Love is an ode to loving your natural hair - and a celebration of daddies and daughters everywhere.




The Men's Hair Book


Book Description

The Men''s Hair Book: A Male''s Guide To Hair Care, Hair Styles, Hair Grooming, Hair Products and Rocking It All Without The Baloney is exactly what it says in the title. Written by popular men''s hair expert Rogelio Samson, The Men''s Hair Book gives the modern male an in-depth blueprint to getting his hair looking as he wants it to look without the baloney that abounds the men''s hair field. The Men''s Hair Book: A Male''s Guide To Hair Care, Hair Styles, Hair Grooming, Hair Products and Rocking It All Without The Baloney is based on Rogelio''s "hair-management equation": a pioneering system that optimizes the profiling, grooming, styling and caring of your hair so as to yield the overall solution of great-looking, convenient hair. The hair-management equation covers and optimizes everything that has to do with having hair that you can finally be happy with, and this system serves as the backbone of The Men''s Hair Book and Rogelio''s goal of spreading the word so as to have men worldwide carrying their hair with pride and in a self-actualizing manner. What''s more is that The Men''s Hair Book is related to the real world through barbershop case studies in every chapter so that you are able to relate your newly-acquired knowledge to the practical side of male hair care. This is what you will find in the 240+ pages of The Men''s Hair Book: - A hair-profiling system that puts your hair into a type and length category and that also measures how much your hair may curl, altogether creating your particular hair ID. - The Norwood male-balding classification explained in detail so that you can identify any current or future hair loss you may suffer. - Rogelio''s popular hair-grooming method, including his No Shampoo method and his Sebum Coating method. - All about cleaning your hair, from how to use shampoo to cleaning your hair without shampoo and via natural alternatives. - All about conditioners and how to make the most of the sebum you secrete (yes, your hair follicles secrete sebum!). - A full analysis of all hair products and how to select the appropriate ones according to your unique hair ID. - An in-depth coverage of how to style your hair, including the relevant hairstyles that suit your hair ID. - The correct methods to optimally using hair dryers and hair straighteners as a male without frying your hair. - Guidelines for growing your hair long and working out how long your hair will take to reach certain lengths and hairstyles. - A guide on how to shop for the correct barber or hairdresser. - A plan of action that has you seeing the optimizing of your hair as a journey that follows an optimal and efficient order and that is made up of a set of steps and actions to be implemented. - A big list of busted myths that will not only be extremely helpful for your hair-optimizing efforts but will also be great for bar talk! - The last chapter contains 36 miscellaneous questions that Rogelio has answered in depth so as to bulletproof your journey. - An appendix section with 29 visual references used throughout the book. - Every chapter is neatly summarized at the end with a "Conclusion" section to ensure that you have picked all the important knowledge taught in the chapter. - Each chapter is ended with a real-life case study that has occurred in a professional barbershop and that is related to the lesson learnt in the given chapter. The Men''s Hair Book is of great use and benefit for: - Men who want to finally master their hair and stop wasting time with Mickey-Mouse stuff. - Men who want to stop wasting money on their hair and want their hair to become economically viable. - Men desiring to spice up their image and improve their self-esteem. - Men with sons who need help managing and embracing their hair. The same applies for any other male family members who need a solution for their hair.




Curly Like Me


Book Description

The simple secrets to growing your curls healthy and long. Tightly curly hair isn't like any other type of hair, and it needs totally different care to make it happy. Do you spend countless hours--and untold dollars--on weaves, perms, salon visits, and products that promise to change, heal, or make your hair more manageable, only to end up even more frustrated? Do you wrestle daily with hair you can't get a brush through? Do you struggle to keep from hurting your child when you comb through her tight curls? Would you like to grow your tightly curly hair long and healthy? If you answered yes to any of these questions, this book was written for you. It gives you the information and techniques you need to celebrate--not fight against--your very curly hair. You will learn how not only to care for your curls, but to cherish them, all the while saving time, effort, and money. Curly Like Me is the off-the-grid, do-it-yourself owner's manual for tightly curly hair: Learn how to wear your own curls in their natural curl patterns Over 250 photographs and illustrations Includes the best products, tools, ingredients, curl-enhancing hairstyle ideas, tips for growing out your perm, and more Shows you pain-free techniques on how to comb and style your curls or your child's curls Over thirty easy, curl-enhancing hairstyle ideas, tips for growing out your perm, and more Helps you save money by avoiding costly treatments, products, marketing misinformation, and frequent salon visits so you can enjoy your own curls without pain, chemicals, or the use of weaves or extensions The story (with lots of photos) of Teri's journey from hair broken by relaxers, texturizers, improper care, trying to force it to conform, and fighting her weave addiction to finally understanding her own curls. Now her natural hair reaches to her hips. End your struggles with misunderstood, damaged hair and begin your journey to thriving natural curls. Applying the ideas and information in this book will show you how to love your hair the way it really is. Curly Like Me empowers you to take back the care of your hair so you can let your own beautiful curls shine. Teri LaFlesh spent nearly thirty years working to find a way to make her curls happy. Not wanting anyone else to go through with their hair what she did with hers inspired Teri to create the popular Web site TightlyCurly.com and to write Curly Like Me.




The Curly Hair Book


Book Description

Great-looking, healthy, luscious waves, coils or kinks as a modern male with curly hair, is that really possible without having to become a hair diva or spend glorious amounts of time in hair salons retouching your locks while gossiping with your hairstylist? The Curly Hair Book: Or How Men Can Now Rock Their Waves, Coils and Kinks is the essential hair manual for the modern-day curly haired male. From wavy hair to afro-textured hair, The Curly Hair Book covers all to do with daily hair grooming and long-term hair care while instilling the right attitude and mindset to sport one's curls as a lifestyle-conscious 21st century male. Popular hair blogger Rogelio Samson (founder of Manly Curls & Men's Hair Blog) has spent many years in the pursuit of hacking the male hair conundrum with a special focus on curly hair. Having already paved the online way for curly men, this book is Rogelio's next revolutionary step in his path to inspire, motivate and help those men with waves, coils and kinks to finally embrace and optimally address their hair and, once and for all, make something positive out of such a visible personal trait. Thus, Rogelio, himself a curly haired guy, has written this book for modern males who seek the perfect follicular blend of convenience and optimal results. This is what you will find in The Curly Hair Book: - Detailed 101-type content of your hair. - A hair type guide to know the specifics of your type of curly hair and its different lengths. - All about cleaning your hair, from how to find your shampooing frequency to how to use Rogelio's popular Sebum Coating method and much more. - All about conditioners and how to use them together with your own secreted sebum. - All about styling curly hair, including relevant hairstyles for your curl type. - How to build your convenient daily hair grooming routine, including a routine that takes less than 9 minutes for awesome curls from the moment you get in the shower to the moment you are out of the bathroom. - How to create your own convenient hair care strategy that will ensure the health and future of your hair. - Detailed nutritional tactics and tricks for your hair. - All about having the mentality to start addressing your hair as a modern male and keeping your locks for the rest of your life. - Much inspiration and motivation to implement actions and be successful in your journey to great-looking hair. - Extensive myth busting. - A whole chapter dedicated to 35 miscellaneous questions that will bulletproof your journey. - A plan: the steps and actions necessary to make it all work during your journey. - Many useful tables and diagrams to visualise your actions. - And so much more while having every bit of knowledge related to Rogelio's personal case. This book is part of Rogelio's hair revolution to get men to finally sport awesome manes and embrace their shapely hair so as to integrate their waves, coils and kinks into their own core as males. You will find this book of great benefit if: - You have hair that is wavy, curly, kinky, afro-textured, coiled or of unexplainable shape. - You are balding and need a no-bull book to preserve your waves, coils or kinks. - You are a woman and the man in your life (husband, boyfriend, son, brother, father) has curly hair and you are tired of seeing him not do anything about his hair. This book will be the perfect gift. You can also find this book of benefit if: - You have straight hair but don't know how to manage it. The majority of this book will be relevant to you (refer to Question 24 in Chapter 8 before starting to read the book). - You are the father/mother of a boy with curly hair and want to understand how to manage his hair (refer to Question 23 in Chapter 8 before starting to read the book). - You are a male who wants to try something new with his hair.




Kinks to Curls


Book Description

Have you ever washed and conditioned your hair and thought to yourself, “Wow, this texture looks so pretty! I wish my hair would stay like this.” Then your hair quickly dries into a coarse and kinky poof that you’re now trying to work through and style in some manner. Are you tired of doing twist-outs night after night? Are you tired of feeling like your hair is “not good”? Well, "Kinks to Curls" is the book for you. You’ll be able to make your curl pattern pop and hold over several days. Yes, ladies, no more twist-outs, and no more fighting through the kinks. "Kinks to Curls" will give you the step-by-step details on how to turn your kinks into curls, as well as how to maintain your style with a few quick and easy bedtime and morning steps. Once you discover its convenience and cost-effectiveness, you’ll be able to confidently wear your natural hair and also inspire others to do the same. To get more tips and tricks or to send additional questions for your specific hair situation, please visit Alexis & Tyshawna at www.kinkstocurls.com.




Better Than Good Hair


Book Description

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.




Introduction to Electrodynamics


Book Description

This is a re-issued and affordable printing of the widely used undergraduate electrodynamics textbook.




Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun


Book Description

When twelve-year-old Onyeka discovers that she has psychokinetic powers, her mother reveals that she is Solari, part of a secret group of Nigerian mutants that trains at the Academy of the Sun.




Princess Hair


Book Description

Princesses with curls wear pearls. Princesses with head wraps take long naps. And princesses with teeny-weeny Afros wear teeny-weeny bows. Celebrate different hair shapes, textures, and styles in this self-affirming picture book! From dreadlocks to blowouts to braids, Princess Hair shines a spotlight on the beauty and diversity of black hair, showing young readers that every kind of hair is princess hair. Debut author-illustrator Sharee Miller encourages confidence and pride in this playful, colorful picture book that teaches readers to love every bit of themselves.