Deep Conditioning Panel: Meet the Team!

This blog is famous (or infamous) for questioning if deep conditioning could be a myth. It surprises me that this one post continues to be one of the top 10 posts month after month.



I often receive emails and questions about this post. I therefore decided to assemble a team of scientists and hair lovers to give me insight into their views on deep conditioning as I am certain opinion is divided.




Meet the team - I asked them about their background (training/work) and why hair research would interest them

One school
year, when I was about 12, my mother took me to a friends house to get my hair
cornrowed with extensions and beads. I loved the style so much I kept
them in until they were practically falling off. My mother warned me
that if I didn't finally take those cornrows out by the time she had
gotten home from work I'd be in trouble.



I began unbraiding sadly and slowly. After I had taken a few out I
decided to see if I could re-cornrow them back in with the extension
hair. After who knows how many tries I managed to get one in and
it looked very close to how the lady had first did it. By the time my
mother got home from work I had re-did my entire head. She was amazed.
From then on I became the go-to girl for extension and cornrow styles.



I ended up going to school for Journalism (writing is my other passion)
and years later I have been able to mix my writing skills with my love
of hair. Recently, I have been in pursuit of breaking into the freelance
writing business. I currently write  natural hair articles for several
online publications. I also still do hair (no more relaxers though) for a
few friends and family.



You can find Laquita's musings on several online publications including clutch magazine. Her personal blog is http://allnaptural.blogspot.com












Ktani is quite active at long hair community (not to be confused with LHCF) and first came to my attention when a reader asked about her detailed work on honey





She says - I am interested in many aspects of hair including product safety (natural and conventional), how products
work, innovative ideas, information on all plants and honey.



I am a researcher and soon to be licensed paralegal with a background in sales and
marketing, university courses



You can find Ktani's musings on her personal blog  http://ktanihairsense.blogspot.com/












Hair research interests me because in many ways, if
we follow the laws of science, we will eliminate most of our problems
(at least for hair).  I never realized how my knowledge of
science truly allows me to understand why our hair “acts” certain ways.



Academically I  hold a BSE in Chemical Engineering from the
University of Michigan (UM) and work at GE Water &
Process Technologies as a technical sales leader in the power industry.
In the past, I have conducted prostate cancer research through
the UM Dental School.However, most of my technical
background is tied to the heavy industry.My
passion is in helping other people and I would love to work in higher
education and help minimize the achievement gap for minorities at
prominent institutions in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and
Mathematics fields.



Monique documents her personal hair journey and random excerpts from her life at http://sofullsista.blogspot.com







Hair-wise I've been natural
since 2001, and love to try new hairstyles (as opposed to hair
products! *smile*). I also enjoy learning about getting back to
basics of hair care (via natural oils and internal health). I look
forward to sharing and learning from others on their respective natural
journeys.



I am a Materials Scientist, currently researching efforts to
improve technologies in solar energy. I received my Masters and PhD
from the University of Florida, and has a Bachelors in
Mathematics-Physics with a minor in Electrical Engineering at Agnes
Scott College (The World for Women!).





Jc - Y'all know me, right lol :) 



Tune in all this week and discover more on deep conditioning!