The guides

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You Can Do This Hair

For parents raising a curly or coily child. Five volumes. Every medical claim traced to a named source; where we looked for a study and could not find one, the guide says so.

1 · You Can Do This Hair

The start-here routine: wash day in order, detangling without tears, the beauty supply store, trackers to print. 32 pages.

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2 · You Can Do These Coils

The 4C volume: single-strand knots, shrinkage explained, one wash-frequency answer, what is sold to you. 32 pages.

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3 · Why This Hair Does That

The science, for parents who were never taught it: what the strand is doing, what has been measured, and what has not. 24 pages. Coming soon.

4 · Moisture, Uncovered

What moisture actually is, what holds it in, and which of the famous rules has a measurement behind it. 24 pages. Coming soon.

5 · How to Read the Aisle

The beauty supply store and the drugstore shelf, bottle by bottle: what the front of the label means, what the back of the label proves. 24 pages. Coming soon.

The free companion: fourteen one-page tips, one for each habit in the series.

Well Kept

Field manuals for the American home. Home records, yard records, and the numbered library: the Home Emergency Playbook, First Home First Year, the Home Care Guide, Don't Get Burned, Cut the Bill, and the Organized Home Blueprint.

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Every medical claim traced to a named source. No brands named, no products sold inside the guides.