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Welcome
Welcome to SwirlPower.com, your place on the web to relate, respond and empower yourself and others as you join the fellowship of other biracial people from around the world. Here you can check our our array of approved products while checking out various topics that we discuss.
What "They" Say About Us
According to studies, failure to have a sense of identity- a common problem within the biracial population at an early age, leads to self destructive behavior such as alcohol and drug abuse, suidcide, alienation and academic problems. Because self identity primarily stems from a child's family relationship, this missing link often occurs when biracial children don't feel as though they fit into their family tree.
This is why it's so important for the multi-racial community to support itself and eachother. Without the continuous support, we become a statistic and we're more than a statistic.
Our Mission
The goal of Swirl Power is to uplift the biracial community, specicially young women, wo become confident and self-contained individuals with a sense of pride about their heritage.
The Swirl Power Movement
Welcome to the Swirl Power Movement. Scroll over the images and click on the yellow LINK dot to check out the different pages of Swirl Power. From products to news and discussions, we are growing the movement into different ways every day.
I'm so excited about the upcoming book, Just Because I'm Mixed Doesn't Mean I'm Confused: The Mixed Kids Guide to Determining their Own Self Worth. Pre -ordered copies will be available soon before being sold online here, at Amazon.com and other online stores.
I'm also excited about the products on sale now here on the site and through our affiliated vendors. Rest assured that each product profiled has passed our standards of quality. From hair care products and tools, cosmetics, books, toys and accessories, we've gone the extra mile to cut out the clutter and confusion of what works and what doesn't work.
Details on this and other issues will also be featured in the book so don't miss out!
Online Shop
Check one of our online shops for Swirl Power paraphenalia, mark. cosmetics, and our Swirl Power Super Store.
The Super Store
The Beauty Shop
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Sister Links
Swagtastick(www.swagtastik.com)
A cool blog site with the bells and whistles! I'm already hooked!
The News & Links
A Biracial Soldier's Open Letter to President Obama
Mixed Chicks Chat (Archive of Past Interviews and Schedule of Upcoming Ones
The Swirl Power Facebook Page
Black or Biracial? Census Forces Some of Us to Choose
Does Intermarriage Threaten Native American Culture?
A Woman's Biracial Experience in the UK
Should My Biracial Family Break Ties from Racist In-Laws?
Contact Me
Svenya NimmonsSwirl PowerPO Box 43030Charlotte, NCTel: + 1 404 494 6535Email: svenya_swirlpower.com
Svenya Nimmons
Swirl Power
PO Box 43030
Charlotte, NC
Tel: + 1 404 494 6535
Email: svenya_swirlpower.com
Know Your Hair Type
Understanding your hair type helps you to avoid buying products with the best intentions, but lead to dissappointment. Determine the best feature that describes your hair from EACH category as it relates to Shape, Volume and Texture when in it's natural state.
Shape: how each individual hair naturally bends and twists creating coils, curls, kinks or waves
Coily-kinky- locks of hair are curled very tightly into an "O" shape with a diameter of 1/8' to 1/4".
Coily-curly-locks of hair have a defined "O" shape looped into a corkscrew affect with curly diameter approximately 3/8" and larger
Kinky-locks of hair have a zig-zag "Z" pattern without ever creating the "O" of coily hair. The bends are very small and frequent.
Straight- locks of hair have no bend at all.
Wavy-locks of hair have loose "S" shape without ever creating the shape of an "O." The bends tend to be infrequent, only occurring about every 1' or greater
Volume: number of hair strands per square inch
Thick-very dense amount of hair, cannot see scalp without parting hair. Cannot see through strands of hair.
Medium-midly dense amount of hair, can see through very few sections of hair.
Fine (thin)-lower number of hair on head, can see scalp when hair moves
Texture: the thinness of thickness of each individual hair strand
Course- hair strands are thick
Medium- hair strands are of medium thickness and fairly strong
Fine- hair strands are thin and fragile
**The best way of determining your hair's shape, volume and texture is by observing your hair when it is wet or has air dried.
Kinky or Coiled Hair
Coil Out 101
Dry Twist Out 101
Wavy or Curly Hair
Twist Out 101
Basic Hair Care Treatment for Natural or Straight Styles
Wearing Your Hair Naturally Curly, Wavy or Coily
1. Wash your hair with an alcohol-free shampoo that lathers well.
2. Apply a deep conditioner and detangle (with a wide tooth comb) your hair with the product still in your hair.
3. Rinse the deep conditioner out of your hair.
4. Instead of towel drying your hair, use your hands to ring out the excess water from your hair.
5. Section your hair in 4 parts and add about a quarter size amount of leave-in conditioner to each part. Be sure to do one section at a time, going from root to ends. Extra conditioner may be needed for the ends as they tend to dry first and get the most heat applied to it.
6. Bring all 4 sections together working out any extra water.
7. Scrunch the hair to allow curls to lock together.
8. Air dry, only teasing the hair once it's dry. For faster drying, use a diffuser on a low setting. The cool air drys without damaging the hair like hot air would typically do.
Wearing Your Hair Straight (For Relaxed or Natural Hair)
3. Rinse the deep conditioner out of your hair. At least once a month, apply the deep conditioner and sit under the dryer for 15-20 minutes before rinsing out.
4. Section your hair in 4 parts to begin the roller set. If you plan to keep your curls in once your hair is dry, mix setting lotion and water into a spray bottle and spray on the hair sections. The more setting lotion you use, the heavier and harder the curls will be. You can also just keep a spray bottle of water to wet hair that begins to dry out before being rolled.
5. Roller set your hair using medium to large plastic rollers. Be sure to comb through the wet hair and roll from the ends, up to the scalp in a clean roll. Natural hair will have some frizz to it when being rolled. However, you will be able to tame the frizz better once your hair is dry.
6. Sit under a dryer until your hair is dry. Depending on the thickness of your hair, the time can range from 20 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes. Do not leave the dryer until your hair is completely dry.
7. Remove the rollers. If you'd like to keep the curls, comb through with your fingers and go. If your hair is natural (with no chemicals), it may be necessary use a straightening iron or curling iron to smooth down the roots.
8. Depending on the texture you desire, use a hair serum or hair dressing cream (sometimes called a pressing cream) to coat your entire hair very lightly. A dime to quarter size should do.
9. Section your hair as you use a curling iron or ceramic straightening iron to style your hair.
10. For the straightest styles that last, wrap your hair at night using a paddle brush and cover tightly with a silk scarf. If your hair is very thick, use a hair net and tie tightly over the hair before covering with a scarf.
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Upcoming Book!
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