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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.

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30 May 2020
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Curl definition really isn't the right term for use with actual afro hair. Afro hair is more tightly coiled that curly. Curls are a loose pattern. Afro coils are a tight pattern. So, I am go...
25 August 2019
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When I first went natural, I was really on a tight budget. And I had no idea about styling natural hair let alone what products to use. There weren't any products for natural hair anyway because it wa...
21 August 2020
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A new study conducted by Ashleigh Shelby Rosette, a management professor and a senior associate dean who conducted the research at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business, has been released with no...
05 August 2019
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Vitamin C Serums I was never a big fan of facial serums. To me they were always sticky and made claims that were ridiculous and unbelievable. But entering my 40s, my skin started to lose its glow and ...
19 August 2019
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It seems to me that the essence of going natural is being transformed into not so much of a journey of self-discovery but a journey to see how many hair products one can use on their heads to make the...

Its microbial action has made it a valuable oil for medicinal purposes. The combination of these properties make castor oil a prime candidate for help with a variety of hair loss and bad skin conditions. It is also used as an emulsino stabilizer in cosmetics and as a carrier oil for many different essential oils and perfumes.

Castor oil has been used by humans for over 4000 years and has been used for a variety of uses including as an insecticide, lubricant, and anti fungal ointment. It also has microbial action. The combination of it being an anti-microbial agent and anti fungal agent, make castor oil a prime candidate for help with a variety of hair loss and bad skin conditions. It is also used as an emulsion stabilizer in cosmetics and as a carrier oil for many different essential oils and perfumes.

Castor oil is a colourless and odourless oil derived from the  castor bean shrub which is thought to be native to the eastern areas of Africa, from where its use spread throughout the world, most notably via the slave trade to Jamaica. The seeds are cold pressed, then heated for clarification. The seeds of the castor bean shrub contain a poisionous chemical called ricin but this does not come through in the resulting oil.

The skin loves castor oil and it has been used to sooth headaches and muscle soreness and even to draw out sties in the eye.  It is a humectant, which means it draws moisture towards it, so it has a similar effect as glycerine does on the hair. As with any humectants, care must be taken not to over use, especially in dry climates as the product will draw moisture from wherever it is, to itself – and that means it could draw moisture out of your hair to itself if there is little in the air around it. Also you should not apply castor oil over itself repeatedly, and instead lightly wash the oil out of your hair often, before reapplying.

Jamaica Black Castor Oil refers to a method of processing the beans. They are roasted and ground, sometimes by hand using a grinder, then the ground beans are boiled to extract the oil. This method produces the pure, dark brown oil they refer to as Jamaica Black.

{googleads}If you suffer from a skin condition that inhibits hair growth, Jamaica Black Castor Oil would be a beneficial addition to your haircare regime as it can treat the conditions causing your hair loss. You should not be careful not to confuse this process as one which promotes hair growth, but one that prevents the conditions that may inhibit your hair’s healthy growth.

It will also give you a great shine with your twistouts and braidouts, while giving sheen to your puffs and locs.

You will find a wide range of Jamaican Black Castor Oil blends on Nappturality.com which can be of assistance with a range of hair needs – from treatments to conditioners, to daily spritzes and shine sprays – to acne relief products and massage oils, blended with pimento.

Having personally tried Jamaica Black Castor Oil products, I can attest to their benefits when used with natural, napptural hair.

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