Hannah Pool 

The new black

Hannah Pool: I've been growing my hair for nearly two years and I still haven't found styling products I'm completely happy with.
  
  


I've been growing my hair for nearly two years and I still haven't found styling products I'm completely happy with. Choice isn't really the problem. If I go to the right chemist in the right area I can usually find what I need - rows and rows of imported products for Afro hair. My bathroom shelves groan under the weight of garishly designed tubes and bottles with classy names such as Dark And Lovely, Sofn'free and, my favourite, Sta-Sof-Fro. While I'm always up for a bit of kitsch, I do find myself wishing the packaging was less dated. In fact, I've always thought that if only a UK company realised the business potential of producing hair products for the black British market they'd definitely be on to a winner.

Now, at last, it seems someone has. After years of trying to find products to suit their diverse London clientele, Steve Durham and Alex Kite of the Radical Design salons, decided to do it themselves with the Urban Therapy range. Now they've expanded the line, introducing Twisted Sista, a range of products designed with Afro hair in mind. That said, it is also great for intensely curly or frizzy caucasian hair. Packaged to appeal to those who care what their bathroom shelves look like, Twisted Sista has the other advantage of being available at Boots (as well as Radical Design salons), which means you should find it easy to get hold of.

There are three products in the Twisted Sista range. The 30 Second Curl Spray revitalises curls immediately, without weighing down the hair or making the style too floppy. I've taken to keeping it on my desk and having a quick spritz before I go out after work. Just spray on to the roots and on wet hair ends. If you like your hair big, then dry using a diffuser, or let it dry naturally for a softer effect.

The Curl Activator puts life and volume back into tired, saggy curls. Take a generous amount in your hands and run it through wet or dry hair, from root to tip. Then there's the Different Strokes serum - ideal for calming frizz on straightened hair.

If you think Twisted Sista sounds too good to be true, the first day I used the range a friend asked if I'd been to the hairdresser's - pretty much the highest accolade any product can receive.

 

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