Beauty - Hair Care - Fashion : How many Natural Hair Gals on this site?

[poetonthedl]

Glad to know so many sistahs are embracing their natural crowns. Its now 9 months down the line and I'm still loving my nappiness. Yes I get stares and all kind of smart remarks and questions but I enjoy every minute of it.

 

[deepy]

so many threads .. just getting to this one...my hair has been natural for over 30 years...i just finished conditoning it with mayonaise...it works...put it in at about 9 this morning and took it out around l this afternoon. I don't cut my hair anymore (just the ends when i think of it).. I do brush it...when i was young my mother use to brush, brush brush...wash, oil and brush...as i began to work with my hair myself i realized that she was just training the hair...sometimes i wear it slicked back..wash it, oil it, put a stocking cap on it and when you wake up in the morning it holds nice and tight...within that you can style it with parts..or if its long just a roller so that the back curls up..
sometimes you shouldn't do anything to it..go for a day or two if you can without combing or brushing...learn to use your fingers to comb your hair also..it gives you different styles ..wash it and braid it to dry and get other styles..explore standing in the mirror and with combs and pins playing with other styles...if you color it..use the no ammonia no peroxide formulas..it doesn't damage..the only brand name like that is clairol..but their is a japanese brand that is no peroxide and no ammonia..and a couple of natural brand s the same.. I was locked in the early 80's but i found the maintenance of locked hair was lmore time consuming then any other way . (note i went to jamaica and had it pulled apart...i didn't want to cut it all off...but i donot recommend that)
for me..i dont..never did wash my hair alot , i definitely use a conditioner , for awhile i used one that was from australia(i figure in that heat they know about hair) and it worked for awhile...i've shifted again...i leave it inmy hair maximum of 3 minutes , usually 2...but thetexture of my hair is frizzy to tight curl only in the hot humidity. my daughter, has denser and coarser texture will keep in the conditioner for almost 4 or 5 minutes. I use dixie peach hair pomade (for almost 35 years), sometimes dax and alot of times hemp oil...if i can't find those i use baby oil in my hair... if you are new at it...you have to train it...you can determine how you want it to be...but the comb, the brush and the hands will help you do it...
to straighten yoour hair...find some one who knows how to thread...not cornrow ..no extensions..but using heavy sewing thread style it up for you...actually it takes less time then all the other styles and when you take it out the hair is straight..(or much straighter than it originally was) so many things...i can't remember them all...hope this helps and if you think of something more specific you want to know just post it...i will definitely check this sight again...or if i am late...sorry

 

[maatmama]

I've been natural for about 13 years. I started with a short afro in college and moved to braids and 7 years ago starting locing. I cut my first crop of locs 1 1/2 ago and started a new set a year ago.

 

[ANGELIC SOUL]

I love my natural hair

Hello all!

I am finally embracing me as the goddess/god intended me to be! I love my natually curly hair, and I have gotten more compliments with it natural than permed or braided!!!

Loving the freedom of being naturally me!
Lady Bastet

 

[Isis]

I started out with a two strand twist(very small). I would untwist them every now and then to get a different style which was a wavy sassy afro. I never combed my hair and now they are locked. When I took the twist apart they were locked and that's the style I wear now and loving it.