These P&G Hair Care Brands Are Helping Black Families Connect With Their Roots

Royal Oils by Head & Shoulders and Gold Series by Pantene partnered with AfricanAncestry.com for the initiative

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Nadirah Mutala has always loved to face paint, but recently, this hobby has taken on a much deeper meaning. After using AfricanAncestry.com to learn more about her heritage, she was able to trace her DNA back to the Kru, an African tribe from present-day Liberia that is known for its body art.

“That just really spoke to my soul,” Mutala, a beauty communications manager at Procter & Gamble, said. “Face painting has always been an interest of mine, but now I know it’s part of my ancestral legacy.

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