Hair Care Journal

The Whole Ritual: Crown Reserve Scalp Oil, Flaxseed Gel and Strands + Ends Oil

Labor Day Week: 20% Off Everything Through Sunday

Everything in the shop is 20% off through Sunday, September 13 with code LABORDAY20. The oils, the flaxseed gel, and all three sets.

Labor Day Week: 20% Off Everything Through Sunday

Everything in the shop is 20% off through Sunday, September 13 with code LABORDAY20. The oils, the flaxseed gel, and all three sets.

Defined wash and go coils on type 4 natural hair using Crown Reserve flaxseed gel

Flaxseed Gel and Low Porosity Hair: Why Wash Da...

Low porosity hair beads water and the first shampoo will not lather. Here is the actual science of why, what flaxseed gel is made of, and what it does and...

Flaxseed Gel and Low Porosity Hair: Why Wash Da...

Low porosity hair beads water and the first shampoo will not lather. Here is the actual science of why, what flaxseed gel is made of, and what it does and...

Overhead view of clumped, defined coils on wash day using Crown Reserve flaxseed gel

A Wash Day Routine for Type 4 Hair Using Gel an...

A simple wash day routine for type 4 natural hair using flaxseed gel and oil in the right order. What goes on first, how much to use, and how to...

A Wash Day Routine for Type 4 Hair Using Gel an...

A simple wash day routine for type 4 natural hair using flaxseed gel and oil in the right order. What goes on first, how much to use, and how to...

Crown Reserve Flaxseed Gel, a preserved small batch flaxseed gel with a real shelf life

Why Homemade Flaxseed Gel Goes Bad in About a Week

Homemade flaxseed gel is mostly water and plant sugars, which makes it an excellent place for mold and bacteria to grow. Here is what is actually happening in the jar...

Why Homemade Flaxseed Gel Goes Bad in About a Week

Homemade flaxseed gel is mostly water and plant sugars, which makes it an excellent place for mold and bacteria to grow. Here is what is actually happening in the jar...

Shante's big defined type 4 curls, low porosity hair that beads water before it absorbs, customer photo shared with permission

How to Tell If You Have Low Porosity Hair

The float test in a glass of water is not reliable. Here are three signs that actually tell you whether your hair is low porosity, and what changes once you...

How to Tell If You Have Low Porosity Hair

The float test in a glass of water is not reliable. Here are three signs that actually tell you whether your hair is low porosity, and what changes once you...

Crown Reserve Flaxseed Gel bottle in the grass, a soft hold gel that does not flake when applied to wet hair

How to Use Flaxseed Gel Without the White Flaking

Flaxseed gel flakes for four reasons, and three of them are application, not the gel. Here is how to figure out which one is happening to you and fix it...

How to Use Flaxseed Gel Without the White Flaking

Flaxseed gel flakes for four reasons, and three of them are application, not the gel. Here is how to figure out which one is happening to you and fix it...