What Is Good Hair?: An Age Old Debate Untangled - Hardcover

What Is Good Hair? is a science-based manual for the maintenance and upkeep of hair of those of African descent. As a biologist, Thembekile's understanding of the scientific properties of human hair is combined with her fifteen plus years of personal experience with hair care in order to deliver an intriguing and informative approach to taking care of hair. Using an "of the earth" method, she teaches readers how hair can be maintained using items found in the kitchen of many homes. These methods provide very little addition of toxins and harmful chemicals into the hair and body. The best part is that they are sooo much more affordable than store-bought products! This book provides a general level of understanding into how most natural hair should be handled and cared for in order to maintain basic health and encourage growth.