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Taraji P. Henson Talks About TPH Hair Care Line, Fitness, News Blackouts + More

March 9, 2021
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American actress Taraji P. Henson teams up with WSJ. Magazine for their popular series My Monday Morning. Taraji talks about her hair care line TPH by Taraji, fitness, news blackouts, free time and more.

I don’t watch the news, it’s too depressing. I have a friend, I’m not even lying, I have a friend who does, and she knows where to get the right news, where the fake news is, she knows. I have anxiety and it’s just too much. I’m an empath, I take it all on, and that’s why my sleeping is all screwed up. Because I have no outlet, nowhere to go and forget about it. I can’t go on set and live in another character’s shoes for 12, 14 hours. We’re inundated with news every day because we’re at home. So I can’t do it, and I don’t. If I’m scrolling on Instagram and I start seeing too much, I put it down. When I feel comfortable enough to where I want to know, because maybe I should know something, I call my friend Mundi. And baby, she gives me the recap.– Taraji P. Henson


What time do you get up on Mondays, and what’s the first thing you do?
My feet hit the ground no later than 7:30, 8 a.m. if I’m pushing it. I’m not an early riser, it’s just lately I haven’t been sleeping well. Before my feet hit the ground, I give a prayer of gratitude. It’s all we can do right now, acceptance and gratitude.

The first thing I do is take my dog out. It takes a minute for him to stretch out, you know, French bulldogs, they don’t like waking up. So while he’s getting it together, I’ll go get my hot water and I put [in] my sea moss and my lime. That’s my morning coffee, if you will. Then I’ll work out. That’s always a good start for me. And then depending on if I have Zoom calls or not, I prepare for those. If not, then I make my way out to my salon and I have fun creating in here, trying to keep my sanity.

What do you do for that workout?
I’m grateful for my assistant because she added something really new to my regime. At first my trainer was coming to the house, but the [rate of infection] numbers got so crazy and I just didn’t feel comfortable with that. So I needed other equipment that would train me like my trainer. I fell in love with this boxing machine, Nexersys. You know how they have those sponsored pages on Instagram? The algorithm knows me well, the algorithm knows they’re going to get my money. Sure enough, I sent it to her, she got it for me for Christmas. So after I do my 20-minute warm-up, I get to boxing. And I love it, because it’s got a trainer on there. Not personal, but you can go on-demand and you can do cool work, and it’s just you and the trainer.

And when it comes to sleep, are you one of those “four hours a night is all I need” people, or do you need a minimum number of hours to recharge?
I would like to see eight hours. I don’t know when I’ve seen eight hours. I don’t know if it’s a problem, but I get about five to six hours. I want more, but that’s just where we are now.

Is that a pandemic sleeplessness thing?
I think so. You’ve got to remember, I was a workhorse before this thing happened. I was on a show for six [seasons] and even though Empire was ending, my whole summer was slated. I had no time for a vacation. I was working all throughout the summer, and then the pandemic hit. So you’re talking about someone who worked, worked, worked all the time and now—nothing? It’s OK, because I’m finding the joy in it.

What have you found to be the upside to having so much more free time?
Enjoying my house. I’m never here; I haven’t lived in my house for six years. I had the salon here, but it was bare bones. It had nothing in it. It was supposed to be just for my glam squad, but it ended up being my saving grace. It’s saved me throughout this pandemic because I filled it up with all the things I always wanted. I have my hair products in here. I look like I’m someone who really owns their own hair brand!

You are! I was going to ask, you launched TPH by Taraji shortly before the pandemic—have you had to change your business plan at all in light of it?
Not at all, because what we’ve started out with, that was my vision. It’s always been my vision, pandemic or not. I’m about a healthy scalp. Healthy scalp, you will have healthy hair. That’s what I’ve always been about, that’s my mission, that’s what I’m sticking to. When you create a brand, you better start creating it for yourself first. It was out of necessity, the things I needed.

What have you been reading and watching lately?
It’s either documentaries or comedy for me. I can’t watch dark. It’s dark in real life. I’ve tried to watch Your Honor, and I couldn’t do it. I think it’s great, [but] it’s too dark. I’ve been trying to watch Nate Parker’s American Skin. We’re watching people get shot every day, I don’t want to see a whole movie about it. I know it’s important what he’s saying, but I can’t stomach it right now.

What’s one piece of advice you’ve gotten that’s guided you?
My father had this thing and once he said it, it sticks to this day. Get around those who have your same problems and get around those who have your solutions.

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