I pledge elegance to my naturalism to have and to hold to love my kinks in good and in bad shortness or longess through twist outs to protective styles. To keep thee moisturized and vibrant and to never ever go back to the creamy crack again in Jesus name AMEN!
Ok Ok maybe that’s taking it a little over board but these days it seems as if that’s what I have to tell myself to make it through this post big chop experience. It’s like I did the big chop for more reasons than being natural looking back if I could I probably wouldn’t have even cut it. I probably would have found a love in wigs and braids this summer while practicing protective styles. Don’t get me wrong or misunderstand me I love my journey of being a naturalist. I love how my hair stretches out when pulled and how I have what I believe to be the perfect mix of kinks and curls most of all I love how me and my daughter have something else to bond over. I just feel a little mislead lol YES mislead. Wasn’t natural hair suppose to be easier? Whats up with this whole wash and go practice smh I don’t know about other folks but a wash and go last me but so long I’d say about from my house to the time a peak of sun hits it.Wash and go should be an easy 2 step process yet I find myself washing detangling greasing and mixing a thousand products to sculpt shape and style my hair. That is way more than a two-step process if you ask me. Not only that but why must I pay twice the price as people who have permed hair? Like seriously half of these natural hair care products DON’T EVEN WORK. Like really love Carols Daughter but the only reason I supported is because they are pretty and black owned. Yet I don’t understand why should I pay 20 dollars for detangler that doesn’t even scare a tangle on my head. Surprisingly throughout this whole process I have not once been tempted enough to perm relax or straighten it. I am enjoying the luxury of just throwing on wigs and going free. Honestly this natural journey has pushed me out of me if that makes any sense. I don’t care what others think or say about be being long one day and natural short the next. So from here on out I pledge to be natural and bring anyone else down for the ride and is willing to be dedicated and committed as myself! Stay tuned as I go on this natural journey a few new reviews coming your way soon!
AMEN!!! This blog was right on time for me. I have been natural for 2 years now and I fight the urge to perm my hair every month. I have what the Internet and other natural hair experts label 4C/4D hair. Translation: I have really nappy/coarse hair with virtually no curl pattern and might be cousin to the brillo pad. See my dilemma? Yet, I’ve learned to embrace it because it’s my hair. In all its thick, kinkyness, I somehow fall in love with it all over again once the urge to perm it subsides. I didn’t do a big chop or anything because I didn’t know there was a community for natural women out there until earlier this year actually. So for the bulk of my journey I’ve been trying to figure out what to do with my hair and how to take care of it. I knew nothing! I hadn’t seen my hair like this since I was a kid and my mother was caring for it then, not my problem! lol. Anyway, your blog was very uplifting and entertaining. Real, nonetheless. I’m tired of spending top dollar for hair products that don’t seem to work on my hair type but works wonders for others. I’ve pledged to go back to the basics, oh how my moma cared for my hair. She kept my hair braided and it grew like crazy. I wear wigs, sew-ins, and falls still but I often wear my hair in twists. I don’t buy puddings or anything anymore because I realized what my hair needs if moisture and oil and most of these products just merely smell nice but lose their flair after about a week. I just wash, and twist my hair while wet with oil and that’s it. I may put a little gel on my ends to “seal it” but that’s it. When I style it I may put some on my edges as well.That’s it really. My hair is more vibrant now than ever just by doing the simple things: wash, deep condition, hot oil treatment here and there, protein treatment once a month maybe (or as needed), and twist out. I’ve saved a lot of money and stress by doing this.
check out yowilliam.wordpress.com she is a good friend of mine and a licensed cosmetologist that offers some really sound (no-brainer) advice on proper hair care… her most recent post might be something you would enjoy.
Happy trails on your journey!
Peace & blessings,
Terrell
Awwww thanks so much for reading and yes I will check it out!