The Ingredients of Good Hair

In Black hair, there’s poetry. You just have to look.

Nia Simone McLeod
ILLUMINATION
Published in
2 min readApr 18, 2021

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  1. Honey-thick castor oil
  2. Wide toothed comb, basically a pick
    with a mismatched handle,
    a strange, yet-talented twice removed cousin
  3. Moisturizing smoothie cream
    that’ll make your coils hug each other
    appearing like magic amongst
    a cloud of frizz

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Nia Simone McLeod
ILLUMINATION

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