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Natural Spotlight: Mwando
Mwando Where in Africa are you from? I am from Ndola, Copperbelt, Zambia. Where are you currently based? I currently live in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. When did you decide to go natural? I decided to...
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Natural Hair Products Workshop – November 2013
The November 2013 workshop was all about products. The aim of the workshop was to help us all understand the various ingredients that go into hair products and enable us to make informed decisions....
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Support ZedHair’s Girls Outreach Programme
We are now in 2014 and as we reflect on our natural hair journeys one of the things that comes to mind for many of us is that I wish I had learned all this information when I was younger. So we came up...
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Natural Hair Dinner Party
Masuka and Mwanabibi. For many of us, styling our natural hair is the biggest obstacle we face. So for the December workshop, Mwanabibi and I decided to do something a little different. Considering it...
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Introducing ‘Dear ZedHair’
Here at ZedHair we love to promote healthy hair practises. Our goal is to show that Zambian hair CAN thrive when it is treated in the right manner. The ZedHair Natural Hair Show highlighted just how...
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Successful Male Anti-Dandruff Experiment
For many of us, dandruff, resulting in an itchy and flaky scalp is a real problem. Sometime in May 2013, my cousin’s wife approached me to ask if I could recommend any products for her husband. She...
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Dear ZedHair, I did the big chop. Now What?
Dear ZedHair, I recently did the big chop and would like to grow a healthy Afro. What products should I use and how do I make my hair presentable without straightening it? Congratulations on your Big...
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Invitation to the February Natural Hair Workshop
It’s finally here! The event you’ve all been asking about and patiently waiting for. The Monthly ZedHair Natural Hair Workshops are now open to the general public. We have been running invitation only...
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Dear ZedHair, can I go natural without cutting my hair?
Dear ZedHair, I’ve been thinking of transitioning from relaxed to natural but don’t want to do the big chop. How do I go about it & what products do I need to use? It is fantastic that more of us...
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Dear ZedHair, Why Doesn’t My Hair Grow?
Dear ZedHair, I have very kinky short hair that does not seem to grow. I also have a depleted hair-line. Can you help? The black hair industry is booming. There are a plethora of hair products on the...
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Dear ZedHair, What are your Top 5 Tips for Healthy Natural Hair?
Dear ZedHair, I am cutting my dreadlocks and going with an Afro. I had locks for so long that I have absolutely no idea what to do with ‘virgin hair’. What are your 5 top tips for me to follow? This is...
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Dear ZedHair, Is wearing a wig bad for my hair?
Dear ZedHair, Is it a bad idea to wear a wig in the hope that the hair grows while under the wig? I have box braids and I have no idea how to maintain them. You say don’t scalp and I don’t want to...
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And the Oscar goes to… Lupita Nyong’o
Like an express train Lupita Nyong’o has blazed into town AKA global consciousness and is making more than a grand entrance with her fashion selections, her ability to rock EVERY color imaginable to...
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Kasisi School Outreach Trip
The Kasisi Project is probably the most exciting event I have planned since the ZedHair Natural Hair Show in April 2013. And judging from the reaction of basically everyone, Kasisi seems to have...
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Dear ZedHair, which products should I use for my natural hair?
Dear ZedHair, Which products should I use for my natural hair? If I had an Ngwee for every time someone asked me which products I used for my natural hair I’d be rich. I love talking to people about...
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For Our Young Brown Girls……
A short story By Rumbidzai There once was a girl, a dark brown girl who lived somewhere at the bottom of the earth. Her skin was browner that milk chocolate, richer than the bronze of all medals, and...
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Welcome to ZedHair!
Over the last few weeks, we have welcomed a number of new blog readers and even more fans following our Facebook page. A week ago we received our 5000th fan, Alice Kabalu Bobo. In my language we would...
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Dear ZedHair, which products should I use for my natural hair?
Dear ZedHair, Which Products should I use for my natural hair? Part 2: Co- washing In Part 1 of this series on product choices we discussed various products used for cleansing the hair and scalp. It...
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How I Wore My Hair: Ifikuti
I decided to see if I could make ifikuti wearable outside of the bedroom and I loved how they turned out. Ifikuti, for those of you who don’t know are the kind of braids that are normally only ever...
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Scarlet “Mwana O Kondwela” : These Curls of Mine
Soul and Afro Jazz singer Scarlet Mwana o Kondwela shares her hair story with us. I have never considered myself a trendsetter or a “girly girl” or fashion conscious or any of those things. But I...
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