Chocolate Hair Vanilla Care: A Parent's Guide to Beginning Natural Hair Styling

By Rory Mullen

Book Overview

Chocolate Hair Vanilla Care: A Parent's Guide to Beginning Natural Hair Styling covers basic hairstyles and techniques, from learning to part naturally curly hair to styling cornrows and twists. If you are a transracial adoptive parent, a parent of a biracial child, or a caregiver to a young one with kinky-curly hair, this book is everything you need to start a hairstyling routine with your child. This comprehensive guide is organized so that you can read sections on an as-needed basis, addressing techniques and maintenance that are specific to your family's needs at any point along your child's haircare journey. Chocolate Hair Vanilla Care: A Parent's Guide to Beginning Natural Hair Styling PART I: An Overview of Hairstyling Why Style Natural Hair?, Defining Protective Styling, Preparing for Styling, Tips for Practicing PART II: Hair Parting Techniques Preparation for Parting, Tools & Tips for Parting, Basic Part Lines, Creating Box Patterns PART III: Buns, Coils, Twists, & Braids Puffs & Buns, Two-Strand Twists, Three-Strand Braids or "Singles" PART IV: Flat Braids & Flat Twists Overview of Flat Braids & Flat Twists, Flat Twists, Cornrows PART V: Hairstyling Outlining Styling Needs, Getting Your Child Involved, Setting Realistic Expectations, Sitting for Styling PART VI: Hairstyle Maintenance How to Protect Hairstyles, Playtime, Swimming, Maintaining Styles PART VII: Removing Hairstyles Deciding When to Restyle, Removing Elastics, Removing Tiny Braids, Locking & Matting PART VIII: Troubleshooting Issues with Boxed Styles, Rolled Cornrows, Tight Rows, Loose Rows APPENDICES Appendix A: Sample Styling Routines, Appendix B: Hair Products

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1500666041
• ISBN13: 9781500666040
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.3" x 8.5"