Product Description

This is the most practical, easy-to-read book on black hair care ever written, and Ms. Gray delivers detailed and tested information, based on research and first-hand experience with a warm and funny writing style.

This incredible guide offers:

* Easy, step-by-step instructions to help you create your own personal hair care regimen
* Updated product recommendations to get you started
* An improved shampooing and conditioning regimen that includes mini-regimens for ladies who swim and work out
* Over 200 tips on caring for natural and relaxed hair – covering topics such as preventing scalp and chemical damage; ends maintenance and hair trimming; successful air drying; low/no-heat styling alternatives; hair growth and vitamin supplements; and much, much more!

Not only will you get valuable information, but you will thoroughly enjoy reading this book, and after reading it, you will be on the road to the beautiful, healthier hair you seek!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #979944 in Books
• Published on: 2003-11
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 163 pages

From the Publisher
Ladies in the US, Canada and the UK have enjoyed the tips and regimen shared in the first edition of this book, and many of them experienced incredible results using Carolyn Gray’s methods.

From the Author
First off I want to say that I am incredibly thankful for all of the support and interest in the first book. The testimonials and e-mails made we work hard to get more updated and detailed information, which I absolutely cannot wait to share with all of you! Using this information, I am now on the fast track to getting the hair I want, and I think you will be too after reading it!

About the Author
Ms. Gray is originally from Augusta, GA, and she is a graduate of Clemson University. She and her family live in the Northern Virginia area, where she spent over a decade working in the field of Information Technology.

She finally found the courage to pursue her life-long dream of becoming a writer a few years ago when she wrote the first edition of "The Black Woman's Guide to Beautiful, Healthier Hair in 6 Weeks!" Now she has just completed the 2003 edition of the book, which is a completely overhauled, and improved version. She shares her hair research and experiences -- the good, the bad and the ugly. Her vision is to encourage, uplift and help black women around the world in many areas, and hair care is only one of them.

Customer Reviews

Great for the Relaxed Hair Person....
I found this book extemely easy to follow and full of what turns out, in retrospect, to be common sense. It's always easy to say "I knew that" when someone else has taken the time to organize and present the material for you. However unfair that's what you start thinking as you go through the book. Yes, I have been told a million times that heat is not good for your hair. The author stresses this as well but does give some great alternatives to applying heat and still looking presentable. Unfortunately if you are on the go/busy a lot this book will be hard for you to do although with some thought you can manage to get by on some of the steps. While the author does go through some pains to mention specific products (something woefully lacking in most hair care books) you can tell it is somewhat dated. Unfortunately the book was written 2 years ago and a lot of new products are out there. So take the time to read what the author is saying a particular product will do for you and look for your own brand that achieves the same results. There is an excellent index in the back of the book of all the recommended products.

The only major drawback to this book has to do with those of us with NATURAL/CHEMICAL FREE HAIR. While she does make reference to natural hair care in particular sections this book is basically for the black woman with chemically treated hair. All too often she forgets about the differences and the fact that you just can't use the same technique on relaxed and natural hair.

Awesome book that really works!
The best thing about this book is that it gives specific product names and a step by step approach to caring for your hair. I bought the book last week, read it all the way through then bought the products this weekend at Sally's and already I've seen a remarkable change in my hair.

What was even better was that I'm due for a touch-up and my hair doesn't look it. One of the products she recommends truly removes kinks--I used only 2 small drops smoothed onto the hairline and some in the roots of course. My hair usually sheds incredibly when I need a touch up. In just one day after washing and applying the products, my hair went from shedding incredibly to barely shedding at all.

When I first saw some of the oils and oil sprays she recommends, I immediately thought--uh oh, here we go, oily sticky hair. However, she recommends using the oils sparingly and it really only makes the hair softer especially when you put the products on wet hair right after washing your hair. And, yes, you can have straight hair by air-drying your hair. That's exactly what I experienced.

And she's absolutely right about the Caruso rollers. Wow! I put my curling iron away too and I haven't used my blow dryer since starting this. It's a pretty amazing little thing--steam sponge rollers--who would have ever thought it would work on black relaxed hair, but it does! Try it! It's about (price). And it's not damaging to your hair because it's steam! Very nice results!

When you read the six week program, you can become a little overwhelmed with all the different steps she recommends each week and the long list of products. The book makes it look far more complicated than it really is. The instructions are largely repetive each week except for the products to use. She does, however, mention that if your hair needs less pampering, you can customize the program to suit your personal hair needs.

I definitely agree that curling irons and blow dryers are putting black women in a never ending cycle of hair growth then hair breakage often making it impossible us to grow our hair longer and have healthy hair.

Three negatives with this book are that (a) it can use a whole lot more pictures in the instructions for hair styling, (b) the few pictures in the book aren't of very high quality, and (c) the instructions are largely repetitive week to week except for the different products to use--many redundant pages. Nonetheless, awesome instructional book and a great reference for styling and caring for black hair! Get it!

The publisher's claims are true!
I received this book in Sept. of 2000 and began to use the regimen right away. Since then, ny hair has been soft, manageable, and MOVES when I MOVE. I liked that the author recommends specific products and tells us what to do with them. Other hair care books that I've read only mention general product information and leave us to haunt the hair care aisles alone. My hair has always been a nice length, but I have never been able to grow it past my shoulder blades. Since starting this regimen, it has grown about an inch and a half with minimal split ends! I am especially impressed with my hair's manageability. Even when it's windy, my hair falls back into place when I step inside, without hair spray. I have never had these results before, and can only attribute them to this hair-care regimen. The initial cost of starting the regimen was high for me; I was clueless and didn't have many of the products already on hand. I spent around $50-$60 on my initial visit, and later went back for optional items. I will never regret the costs, though; I can't get away from the mirror! If you follow this regimen's instructions carefully, I believe that you can't go wrong. I am 28 years old, and my hair has never been so long and healthy! I believe it will grow until I'm disgusted with it's length! Another thing is that I can let it dry naturally now, so I spend less time on it than I ever did when it was dry and frizzy. The only thing that keeps me from giving this book a "5" rating is the insufficient number of pictures in the hair-styling chapter. Some of the instructions are difficult to envision without them. Anyway, if you have relaxed hair, I suggest you give this book a try; I was so amazed that the claims were true!