The Journal

Here, we talk coily hair with no fuss: simple advice, tips that actually work, 
and plenty of love for your natural texture. Make yourself a cup of tea, light your favourite candle and come and have a look around!
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Femme élégante à la plage, protéger ses cheveux crépus du soleil
Protecting your curly hair at the beach: before, during, after
Salt, sun and sand work on curly hair all day, and the action that stops them happens before getting into the water, not on the way back. This article details... Read more...
Coiffeur noir analysant cheveux crépus
Eight hairstyles for men with coily hair: what do you want people to see?
Afro, fade, taper, high top, locs, waves, shaved head and twists: eight looks that work on coily and curly hair, sorted by what they show and how much time they... Read more...
Femme qui mange des fraises, alimentation et santé des cheveux crépus
9 foods that help your coily hair, and what no food will ever do
No food makes hair grow: what you eat affects the raw material available to the follicle, not the pace of growth. Nine everyday foods, what they really provide, and the... Read more...
Homme qui lave ses cheveux crépus
Men's hair routine for coily hair: why it feels tight by Wednesday
On short hair the method stays the same: it is the amounts and the time spent on each step that adjust. The six steps of the Rituel Texture®, from finger... Read more...
Femme aux cheveux crépus heureuse de lire un livre
Books about kinky hair: where to finally find a heroine who looks like you?
Seven books available in French, from Maryse Condé's childhood memoir to Juliette Sméralda's essay, where kinky hair is a driving force of the narrative and not a background detail. Three... Read more...
Femme souriante aux cheveux crépus naturels
Caring for Your Coily Hair: 8 Tips When Nothing Lasts More Than Two Days
Eight principles for maintaining a routine, in the order of the Rituel Texture®: observe your hair fiber, detangle with your fingers on dry hair, wash in two steps, leave Le... Read more...
Femme qui lave ses cheveux crépus
The washing mistakes that damage your curly hair (shampoo has almost nothing to do with it)
The seven mistakes we see most often when washing coily hair, from using only shampoo to leaving a mask on for too long. For each one, the underlying cause, the... Read more...
Grand-mère souriante, astuces de grand-mère pour cheveux crépus
9 tips from a Caribbean grandmother for your coily hair
Nine gestures handed down in the Caribbean, from finger detangling before water to the night-time style, as they were practised in a garden in Guadeloupe. For each one, what it... Read more...
Femme qui se coiffe devant le miroir, routine express cheveux crépus
Rushed mornings: an express routine for your curly hair in eight minutes
A quick morning routine isn't perfected in front of the mirror; it's decided the night before. You'll find the three bedtime steps, hairstyles that take between thirty seconds and five... Read more...
Femme souriante avec des tresses
10 good reasons to get braids (and the first is not the most important)
Braids do not make hair grow: they cut down on handling, and so on breakage, and that is how length is kept. Ten reasons to go for them, the tension... Read more...
Femme qui masse ses cheveux crépus pour les assouplir
Does your curly hair crunch under your hand? Soft and supple—it’s all about the right routine.
The suppleness of curly hair is not determined at birth: it is created through a precise routine and is lost as soon as that routine is broken. From two-step detangling... Read more...
Femme avec une coupe courte sur cheveux crépus
Short coily hair: why your care routine changes after a month
A short cut on coily hair doesn't need less care, it needs different care: an exposed scalp, a shape that changes quickly and a daily temptation to wet your hair... Read more...

Des conseils pensés pour les cheveux crépus et afro

« La plupart des produits dits pour cheveux bouclés, frisés et crépus sont pensés pour les boucles », rappelle Ghana Elin, notre fondatrice. Le Carnet est né du même constat : parler enfin des cheveux crépus et afro, dans l’esprit du mouvement nappy, pour celles et ceux que les marques ont longtemps oubliés.

Bienvenue dans Le Carnet

C’est ici qu’on prend le temps de parler cheveux crépus et afro autrement, avec sincérité, avec douceur, et surtout avec ce qu’il faut de bon sens. Le Carnet, c’est un espace pour partager ce qu’on a appris, ce qu’on découvre, ce qu’on transmet. Un endroit pour mieux comprendre vos cheveux, et peut-être vous comprendre un peu mieux aussi.

Conseils pour les cheveux crépus et afro

Ici, on partage ce qu’on aurait aimé entendre plus tôt. Des conseils simples, sans blabla inutile. Des erreurs qu’on a faites, des gestes qui changent tout, des astuces naturelles qui marchent vraiment, et surtout des retours d’expérience honnêtes.

Parce que vos cheveux ne ressemblent à aucun autre, nos articles sont là pour vous aider à mieux les comprendre, à votre rythme. Que vous soyez en transition, un peu perdue, ou juste curieuse de prendre soin de vos boucles autrement.

Nous vous proposons des repères, du bon sens, et une approche respectueuse de ce que vous vivez avec vos cheveux, et avec vous-même.