Black history didn’t start in a beauty aisle
We Didn’t Learn Haircare From a Trend.
We Learned It From the Land.
Before “clean beauty,” there was survival.
Enslaved Africans carried plant knowledge across the ocean—
castor oil for scalp protection,
shea butter for moisture and defense,
herbs infused for growth, healing, and strength.
Nature wasn’t optional.
It was how we took care of ourselves when no one else would.
When the system shut us out, we grew our own.
We weren’t invited into salons.
We weren’t considered the standard.
So we made our own rules—in kitchens, gardens, and backyards.
Our haircare was rebellion.
Rooted. Intentional. Unapologetic.
They called it “unprofessional.”
We called it natural.
For generations, our hair was policed while our knowledge was ignored.
Now the same herbs and oils we relied on are being rebranded as “luxury.”
The truth?
Our hair was never the problem.
The system was.
Today, choosing natural hair is still a form of resistance.
Wearing your curls, locs, coils, or beard as it grows
is a refusal to assimilate.
A refusal to shrink.
A refusal to forget where we come from.
That’s not a trend.
That’s legacy.
Your hair still speaks the same language it always has.
It doesn’t respond to fillers.
It doesn’t thrive on shortcuts.
It recognizes herbs.
It understands oils.
Because that’s what it’s always been fed.
Herbs & Oils isn’t about reinventing haircare.
It’s about reclaiming it.
We build our formulas the way our ancestors did:
✔ Rooted in nature
✔ Backed by intention
✔ Made for real hair, real people, real life
No corporate fluff. No watered-down blends.
Just what works.
This is Black history. This is resistance. This is Herbs & Oils.
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