Personal Narrative: Changing My Hair

If you told me 5 years ago that I would be taking the plunge to go to Paul Mitchell: The School, I would probably give you a puzzled look and continue slicing the raw meat on the table in front of me. I’ve held many professions--from butcher to tech support, and I never really expected things to take a turn in this direction. What started out as touching up roots and using the hashtag “#hairbyben” on instagram as a joke turned into something more profound and I made the discovery that changed my life. I realized that hair was something I could see myself doing, the only problem was I couldn’t see where I would gain the knowledge to be successful. Luckily, I stumbled upon Paul Mitchell: The School in Fort Myers.

Are you a coarse haired natural? I am and yes, I love my coarse hair. Do I ever get frustrated? Heck yeah. But after five years I’ve figured out how to take the good with the bad. Here’s my story.

In the sixth grade, I realized that I looked different. The years before had hinted that I was ugly and different, but it became confirmed in my head by this time. It was the 60's, and all the other kids had long, straight, and flowing hair. Then there was my hair, fluffy, wiry, kinky, and when I tried to grow it long, it grew out, not down like all the others I saw. The other kids had beautiful, long, straight hair that laid down in which I admired, but my hair fluffed out like a ball. When in the 2nd grade, one of the ladies in the Fountain told mom she could fix my hair cute, and she cut my hair to be 2 inches all over. This haircut was the beginning of my nightmare about how I looked. Can you imagine a round-faced girl, with a ball

Summer is here and we couldn’t be more excited! However, as much as we love summer, no one likes hair getting stuck to their wet sticky foreheads. This is a very uncomfortable situation. Hence, we are here with 10 hairstyles that you can rock this summer and avoid the uncomfortable situations of pounds of hairs mixed with the summer heat!

I had long, curly hair in elementary school and was very attached to it. My hair was how most people would identify me, but one day while my sister was babysitting I got lice from one of the children. After finding that out my mom was forced to shave my head. Many children were unimaginably cruel to me because I had to wrap my head in a bandana. While presenting in front of the class one day someone ran up and pulled it off my head; that incident brought on one of the most embarrassing times in my life. Having to deal with constant bullying started to turn me into a very angry person. Instead of crying when I was made fun of I would fight the person making fun of me. Having to deal with the constant torture from others at a young age made

Have you ever been through a journey faced with complications that lead you through frequent steps that can occasionally make you want to give up? I decided to do my capstone project on The Journey of Natural Hair, mainly focusing on the selections of afro-textured portions throughout my project. A journey of natural hair is a route you take along with your hair as you encounter different changes and ideas pertaining to your hair. The Natural hair journey technically starts when you are born because everyone is born with different varieties of natural hair. My reason for choosing such a topic is because it is something I can relate to. I have also experienced many of the common stages along my natural hair journey. This topic stands out to me and is something I enjoy talking and learning about. I understand that many aren’t able to self-experience a journey of natural curls which varies with race and background. Exposures to chemicals such as hair relaxers can permanently change the texture of the relaxed portion of hair. As I research further into my subject I hope to learn how certain things can manipulate the hair. I also seek to learn new things the journey has prepared as it continues step by step. I can achieve this by gaining more knowledge about natural/afro-textured hair through others experiences and studies on it.

Hi everyone ever since I was a pre-teen I was Into organic/natural products.while watching countless hours of hair videos I taught myself a thing or two about loving myself and hair ,as well as tips from my aunt. I love to experiment with different hairstyles from natural hair to weaves, using all sorts of different colors and techniques . while I'm embarking on my natural hair journey and success I want you to be apart of it so don't forget to like and follow my page as well as my other social

The 5th graders kept taking me from my owner as she was walking down the aisle,

Through the natural hair movement, I have accomplished the act to love my natural hair and to let it be known to any one who cares to listen. In fact, going natural has ended up being an extremely significant for me and I have met many naturals during the time I have spent growing my hair out. It feels great to have had the experience to share my story, to gain from other's stories, and to distribute this information so that more women can have acceptance of this information that can enable them and change their lives, as it has

Considering the society’s obsession with our smartphones and our love of social media I am quite a bit surprised that apps dedicated to hair in general or even natural hair, in particular, are not much more popular. It has never once crossed my mind to look up an app to help with tracking my hair regimen or to help me find a stylist but now that I am aware that there are apps out there I am even a little shocked I didn’t think about this sooner. I feel like it should be a no-brainer so if you like me have never looked into using an app that might make your hair journey easier in some way, this article will be a wake-up call for you.

Naturally, during adolescence, I decided to test my independence, forge new boundaries, and find my personality. My hair was no different.

Here, there, everywhere, all I see is more hair. Wild and untamable like a jungle, running freely all over me. Dark as the night, contrasting with my porcelain skin. Sure, I did start the bold brows trend, but that was short lived. While I look like a wildebeest, my mother resembles a Sphynx cat. Sometimes, I wish I looked like her, not having to care about wearing shorts or going down to the beach.

They’re no words to describe my daily struggles. Except for one thing that gets me everyday, I attempt but never succeed. I’ll be ready to go and I look in the mirror and say why me? Each day the opportunity has come constantly for me to buckle down and just get it over with. Who knew fixing your hair could be such a hassle?

As people look around the different cities of our fair country, one might notice that many people nowadays are coloring their hair to cover grey or just for the fun of it. One difference among the younger generation and the older generation is the colors that are chosen for their hair. The younger generation of this day and age seem to prefer wild colors such as Infra Red, Mystic Heather, Deadly Nightshade, Tiger Lily, etc, as self-expression compared to the older generation choosing natural shades to cover the signs of aging. This can be seen in the rising number of young people that are seen around with these types of wild colors. Not all young people choose the wild colors over natural shades because some choose the

My family hair traits show how an allele can disappear in one generation and then reemerge in the following generation after. My maternal grandmother has a particular trait (widows peak), but none of her children show the same trait. Nonetheless, the trait reappears in the third generation (my sister and I both have very pronounce widow’s peaks. How is this possible? One can refer to Mendel study of inheritance traits on the pea plant. Essentially, Mendel’s study of how the genetic traits from one generation to the next can produce visible phenotypes. Mendel study how pea plants produce patterns when cross pollenated. After Mendel calculated the genotypic and phenotypic ratios of his pea’s offspring, yellow vs. green seeds, he developed