Health & Beauty

People with curls and locs have long endured inadvertent (and sometimes overt) microaggressions. Increasingly, however, natural hair in all its forms is all the rage.­­

The Lovely Loba is a Utah-based company that creates unique, innovative, organic and eco-friendly lotion balls specially formulated to soothe even the most sensitive skin. According to creator Lindsey Christiansen, these nourishing spheres use seed butters and oils, herbs, plant and root powders, and essential oils that work harmoniously with skin, body and mind.

Culture brings people together in shared values, practices and behaviors.

Loma® Hair Care” offers “Naturally Inspired, Organically Infused Hair Care products. Nearly 30-years-ago “Loma®” innovated the use of organic aloe vera gel in the salon industry. They infuse pure water with concentrated organic aloe vera powder — the main ingredient in “Loma® Hair Care’s” products.

Curl-preneur Arlene Rivera — owner and founder of “Maxine’s Shears …” simplifies how best to care for your curly and wavy hair, regardless of ethnicity.

The tightness of the curl coil is not part of my philosophy. The tighter the curl the more I have to hydrate. This is Stylist and Salon Owner–Arlene Rivera’s controversial natural curls philosophy.

Arlene Rivera— stylist, owner and founder of “Maxine’s Shears and Wigs, Salon and Barbershop” in Fort Collins, Colorado, USA is a controversial natural curl entrepreneur. Her professional philosophy on how to grow and maintain beautiful natural curls and waves is that race or ethnicity does not matter…

“I love meeting new people and feel everyone has a story to tell and one that only they can tell, you just have to ask the right questions.” – Joey, Yuujou finalist