Kenneth Byrd, Author at Curl Centric

African American young woman with dark brown type 4 hair is wearing a long cornrow style with added hair.

Natural Hairstyles

Box Braids vs. Cornrows: Which Is Better? What’s the Difference?

A black lady wearing a two-strand twist protective style after getting her hair twisted by a natural hair stylist.

Natural Hairstyles

How to Wash Two Strand Twists on Natural Hair: Step-By-Step

A young fit female that has an itching scalp aka atopic dermatitis due to a fungal infection and can't stop scratching.

A young fit female that has an itching scalp aka atopic dermatitis due to a fungal infection and can't stop scratching.

Hair Care Advice

Why Does My Hair Itch When I Sweat, Get Hot, or Workout?

A young black girl with long hair wearing a silicone cap to keep her hair healthy and avoid pool chemicals.

A young black girl with long hair wearing a silicone cap to keep her hair healthy and avoid pool chemicals.

Hair Products

Will a Swim Cap Keep Hair Dry? Silicone vs. Lycra vs. Latex

A young female with smelly hair syndrome and an oily scalp has been using anti-dandruff shampoo for hair odor.

A young female with smelly hair syndrome and an oily scalp has been using anti-dandruff shampoo for hair odor.

Hair Care Advice

Why Does My Hair Smell Bad After I Wash It? Even Every Day?

A Latin woman with a sensitive scalp and curly hair follicles after bleaching her hair for a red hair dyeing session.

A Latin woman with a sensitive scalp and curly hair follicles after bleaching her hair for a red hair dyeing session.

Hair Care Advice

How to Treat and Heal Scabs on Scalp From Bleach: Step-by-Step

A lady with inflamed skin after a head tattoo procedure caused temporary hair loss on the tattooed area.

A lady with inflamed skin after a head tattoo procedure caused temporary hair loss on the tattooed area.

Hair Growth

Does Hair Grow Over a Tattoo on Your Head, Body, Arms, or Legs?

A lady with high porosity hair reading about film-forming polymers and severe flash drying in a curly hair community.

A lady with high porosity hair reading about film-forming polymers and severe flash drying in a curly hair community.

Hair Care Advice

Flash Drying Hair: Is It Bad, Causes, How to Fix It, and More

A young black girl, after bleaching and dyeing hair immediately, the chemical processes caused brittle hair.

A young black girl, after bleaching and dyeing hair immediately, the chemical processes caused brittle hair.

Natural Hairstyles

Can You Dye Your Hair Right After Bleaching It? What Happens?

A lady with fine hair wearing a grown out Pixie short haircut that's at an awkward stage as she transitions to long hair.

A lady with fine hair wearing a grown out Pixie short haircut that's at an awkward stage as she transitions to long hair.

Natural Hairstyles

How To Avoid a Mullet When Growing Out A Pixie Cut Hairstyle

A black woman wearing a flat iron hairstyle after using a heat protectant on her naturally wavy texture.

A black woman wearing a flat iron hairstyle after using a heat protectant on her naturally wavy texture.

Natural Hairstyles

Cute Flat Iron Hairstyles for Straight Black Hair Textures

Young African American man with naturally type 4 curly locks wearing a high skin fade haircut

Young African American man with naturally type 4 curly locks wearing a high skin fade haircut

Natural Hairstyles

28 Different Types of Fades and Tapered Haircuts for Men

A young mixed-race female with loose curls and 3B hair texture is wearing a hair texturizer to achieve frizz-free curls.

A young mixed-race female with loose curls and 3B hair texture is wearing a hair texturizer to achieve frizz-free curls.

Natural Hairstyles

How Long Should I Wait Before Texturizing My Hair Again?

A light-skinned black lady with healthy hair gives women's haircuts and men's haircuts by appointment at a local salon.

A light-skinned black lady with healthy hair gives women's haircuts and men's haircuts by appointment at a local salon.

Natural Hairstyles

How Much Is a Trim Haircut at a Hair Salon or Barbershop?

A beautiful young black female with shorter layers as her hair grows out following a layered cut to add volume.

A beautiful young black female with shorter layers as her hair grows out following a layered cut to add volume.

Natural Hairstyles

How to Get Rid of Layers in Hair: DIY Step-by-Step Guide

A naturally curly girl with healthy hair wearing her frizzy hair in a standard style created with a wide tooth comb.

A naturally curly girl with healthy hair wearing her frizzy hair in a standard style created with a wide tooth comb.

Natural Hairstyles

Get a Perm Out: How to Unperm Your Hair Naturally at Home

A cheerful young female with synthetic hair extensions combined with her real hair moisturized with coconut oil.

A cheerful young female with synthetic hair extensions combined with her real hair moisturized with coconut oil.

Natural Hairstyles

How To Soften Synthetic Braids: Step-by-Step for Beginners

African American female with type 4 natural hair is experiencing dry, relaxed hair after excessive heat styling.

African American female with type 4 natural hair is experiencing dry, relaxed hair after excessive heat styling.

Hair Care Advice

How To Moisturize Relaxed Hair Without Weighing It Down

A girl with naturally dark brown hair that's starting to develop red tones with a reddish tint on her color-treated hair strands.

A girl with naturally dark brown hair that's starting to develop red tones with a reddish tint on her color-treated hair strands.

Hair Care Advice

Why Is My Hair Turning Red Naturally? Becoming a Redhead?

A young mixed-race female with curly natural hair used a wave nouveau kit to encourage hair growth.

A young mixed-race female with curly natural hair used a wave nouveau kit to encourage hair growth.

Hair Care Advice

How to Stop Wave Nouveau Breakage: DIY Step-by-Step Guide

An adorable female with 3B natural hair styled with a leave-in conditioner after using a hair dryer to loosen curls.

An adorable female with 3B natural hair styled with a leave-in conditioner after using a hair dryer to loosen curls.

Hair Care Advice

Why Is My Hair So Stiff and Dry? Learn How to Fix Stiff Hair

A young black lady with kinky, curly hair strands wearing loose curls in a wash-n-go style that's perfect for coily hair.

A young black lady with kinky, curly hair strands wearing loose curls in a wash-n-go style that's perfect for coily hair.

Hair Care Advice

Curly vs. Kinky Hair: Difference Between Curly and Kinky Hair

A young mixed-race female with loose and scaly skin on her scalp, wondering if it will cause rapid hair growth.

A young mixed-race female with loose and scaly skin on her scalp, wondering if it will cause rapid hair growth.

Hair Growth

Does Your Scalp Itch When Your Hair Is Growing? Solutions?

A pretty black girl wearing loose two-strand twists with hair extensions to create more hair length for her 3B curls.

A pretty black girl wearing loose two-strand twists with hair extensions to create more hair length for her 3B curls.

Hair Growth

Does Twisting Your Hair Make It Grow Faster and Longer?

A young African American female with a thinning hairline on her 3A natural hair follicles wanted to thicken hair edges.

A young African American female with a thinning hairline on her 3A natural hair follicles wanted to thicken hair edges.

Hair Growth

How Long Does It Take for Edges to Grow Back? Bald Edges?

A cute black female wearing a braided protective style with synthetic hair that looks like traditional box braids.

A cute black female wearing a braided protective style with synthetic hair that looks like traditional box braids.

Natural Hairstyles

How Long Can You Keep Braids in Your Hair Without Issues?

A beautiful African American female with frizzy hair wearing micro box braids using synthetic hair extensions.

A beautiful African American female with frizzy hair wearing micro box braids using synthetic hair extensions.

Natural Hairstyles

How Long Do Micro Braids Take, Last, Cost, and Other FAQs

Adorable female with curly and coily hair strands in box braids used a heat protectant before her hair braiding session.

Adorable female with curly and coily hair strands in box braids used a heat protectant before her hair braiding session.

Natural Hairstyles

Should I Blow Dry My Hair Before Braiding It? Pros and Cons

A young lady with a 3A natural hair texture recently started using the Curly Girl Method hair care routine.

A young lady with a 3A natural hair texture recently started using the Curly Girl Method hair care routine.

Hair Care Advice

What Is 3A Hair? How To Take Care of It, Styles, and Products

A young beautiful lady with olive skin has one of the most flattering hair colors for her light-skin tone.

A young beautiful lady with olive skin has one of the most flattering hair colors for her light-skin tone.

Hair Products

The Best Fun Unnatural Hair Colors for Warm Skin Tones

A black lady with a very curly hair type and gorgeous waves styled in a protective style with natural oils.

A black lady with a very curly hair type and gorgeous waves styled in a protective style with natural oils.

Hair Care Advice

What Is 3C Hair? How To Take Care of It, Styles, and Products

A young black man with thick locs on his 4B natural hair texture oiled with jojoba oil to encourage healthier locs.

A young black man with thick locs on his 4B natural hair texture oiled with jojoba oil to encourage healthier locs.

Natural Hairstyles

How to Make Locs Thicker Without Combining Them at the Root

Volunteer hair models showing how to get free or cheap haircuts from local and national salons, like Fantastic Sams.

Volunteer hair models showing how to get free or cheap haircuts from local and national salons, like Fantastic Sams.

Natural Hairstyles

How to Get Cheap Haircuts: Guide to Find Inexpensive Haircuts

A middle-aged woman with a light skin tone has natural gray growing in with her dark brown natural hair color.

A middle-aged woman with a light skin tone has natural gray growing in with her dark brown natural hair color.

Natural Hairstyles

Transition to Gray Hair With Lowlights: Step-By-Step Guide

African American man with starter locs used natural hair care products, like coconut oil, to keep his hair moisturized.

African American man with starter locs used natural hair care products, like coconut oil, to keep his hair moisturized.

Natural Hairstyles

How Often Should You Oil Your Locs? Should You Oil Them Daily?

A young black man with healthy locs on 4B natural hair styled with tea tree oil, olive oil, and aloe vera juice.

A young black man with healthy locs on 4B natural hair styled with tea tree oil, olive oil, and aloe vera juice.

Natural Hairstyles

How to Moisturize Starter Locs and What to Use to Hydrate Locs

A young black guy wearing semi-freeform dreads with loose hair since his dreads were formed organically.

A young black guy wearing semi-freeform dreads with loose hair since his dreads were formed organically.

Hair Care Advice

How to Maintain Semi-Freeform Locs: Step-By-Step DIY Guide

A young African man with traditional locs that are a mid-neck hair length on a 4B hair texture / medium hair density.

A young African man with traditional locs that are a mid-neck hair length on a 4B hair texture / medium hair density.

Natural Hairstyles

How Much Do Starter Locs Cost? Should You DIY Starter Locs?

A cute female with a dark brown natural hair color with blonde highlights and outer bleached hair follicles.

A cute female with a dark brown natural hair color with blonde highlights and outer bleached hair follicles.

Natural Hairstyles

How Long Do Highlights Last & How to Make Them Last Longer

A young black male with healthy dreadlocks wondering how often you have to wash dreadlocks on a 4B hair type.

A young black male with healthy dreadlocks wondering how often you have to wash dreadlocks on a 4B hair type.

Hair Care Advice

How Often Should I Wash My Locs? What if I Workout?