How to Love Your Afro: Your Natural Hair Care Companion

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At fourteen years old, Paige Lewin had her first relaxer. After years of wanting straight hair, her mother finally relented to her wishes to let her have the treatment done. So began the long journey of Paige's tumultuous relationship with her hair. After losing most of her hair, being forced to cut it all off and finding that wigs and weaves just weren't working for her, Paige realised she needed to embrace her natural hair and set out to learn all there was to know. Now the host of Texture Talks, a podcast dedicated to sharing lessons, learnings and revelations on natural hair, Paige is a beacon of knowledge on all things loving and looking after your afro.

In this book, Paige shares all there is know about managing your hair, and learning to love it in the process, sharing her personal experiences and compiling insights from experts from trichologists to psychologists, so you too can learn to embrace your natural hair. From the best products, ingredients, practices and tools for your hair, to the importance of scalp health, to actionable advice on self-acceptance and getting comfortable with your natural hair, this book is a holistic guide to going on your natural hair journey.

No matter where you are on your journey, How to Love Your Afro is your natural hair care companion to help you along the way.

Reviews

Reading this book was a cathartic, reassuring, and comforting experience. I have always known that our hair is deeply tied to our heritage and identity, but this book gave me the language to fully articulate that journey.

-- Aminata Kamara
How to Love Your Afro was a straight up therapy session ... This will be my pocket guide to my ongoing journey to loving my natural hair and ultimately me! Remember you are not alone as this book has made me realise that more than ever. -- Anne-Marie Konadu
Paige's book is a deeply moving love letter to all our curls. It's your hair's best friend and a practical guide all in one. -- Fola Evans-Akingbola
We often hear that beauty is pain and Lewin lovingly examines the roots of this mindset. Hair has been politicised no matter how many people want to believe otherwise. How to Love Your Afro is the embodied and tender guide that every Black woman needs who is on her way home to herself. -- Kelechi Okafor
Honest and deeply affirming. Paige shares her journey with such care and clarity that you never feel judged for where you are in your relationship with your hair. Her research is thoughtful, her storytelling rich, and her message powerful: your afro is more than hair, its history, identity, and pride. -- Erica Liburd, UK Curl Specialist & Educator
Powerful, honest and fun - a personal journey of discovery and self-love through Afro-textured hair. -- Jessica Parrish, Founder & Chief Curl Officer of United by Curls

Author Bio

Paige Lewin is a content creator and the host of Texture Talks, a podcast that acts as a safe place for honest discussions and debates on the real ups and downs faced by those in the afro and curly-haired community which has reached over 100,000 people on YouTube, 10,000 audio downloads, and over 1000 engaged YouTube subscribers in under a year.

A passionate advocate for all things natural hair, she has a dedicated following of 15,000 who love her candid, unfiltered content on her learnings and experiences of navigating the natural hair journey. Paige has written for Black Ballad, been featured in The Independent and on Good Morning Britain and ITV News.