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Nappturality has been online since 2002. Dedicated to all the women in the diaspora who proudly wear their highly textured hair naturally. Nappturality.com is the place to find photographs,, forums, information and links about the care, maintenance and politics of natural hair. Natural napptural hair. Here you will find photos of all natural styles, comb coils, two-strand twists, afro puffs, afros dredlocks (dreadlocks), locs and many other natural styles. Styled by natural napptural haired women on their own hair.
Blogs & Posts
Broken Arm + Natural Hair =
In July, a horse kick broke my arm. It was painful, sounded awful and hurt like the dickens. The break was so bad I required surgery and now have a titanium plate and 7 screws permanently attached to my ulna. My natural hair was so thick and long, when they took me into the operating room they couldn't get all my hair under the cap.
Viola Davis' Fro Slayed Us All
If you had been anywhere within earshot of me when I saw Viola Davis make her entrance at the Golden Globes, you would have thought someone had won the $500 Million Powerball. That was my reaction - no lie. Viola Davis brought her natural royalty to the Golden Globes.
Relaxer Sales Down
Black consumers prefer, and expect, haircare products made for their texture, haircare issues, and styling choices. As a result, Black-targeted and mainstream haircare companies are vying for consideration.
A PLACE FOR US
The natural hair movement began online around 2001, and exploded right here on Nappturality.com. So yes, we can claim it. Is the natural hair movement the exclusive domain of Black women? In my opinion, yes it is. It is not exclusion, it is protection.
Why I Love Lupita Nyong’o
As if I needed another reason to love Lupita Nyong’o. Before she won her Oscar, while she was still a nominee, she made a speech that speaks volumes to the type of remarkable woman she is.
