Personal Narrative: How To Embrace Your Coarse Hair

Synthetic hair is the least expensive option. It also stays in for the least amount of time. If you're on a budget and you want to play around with different

There has been a notable amount of conversation on the internet on the rebirth of the natural hair movement. Cherise Luter (2014) states that despite afros and the natural hair movement not being a new concept (i.e. the Black Power Movement), it has gone under what she calls a “refreshing change”. Furthermore, what used to be “I’m black and I’m proud”, has been replaced with “I’m me and I’m proud” (Luter 2016). So, what is the natural hair movement? It is defined as a movement where black women decide to not conform to the social norms of chemically altering their hair and wearing it in its natural, kinky, or curled state (Joignot 2015). The movement could also be considered as an outlet for black women to display their racial and cultural pride or to articulate their “political position (Brown 2014:297). However, simply the terminology “movement” is something that should be shocking to many. There is a great amount of historical context behind the continuous influence Eurocentric beauty ideals have had on black women for centuries. According to Nadia Brown (2014), Black natural hair throughout history has proven to be recognized as “either unintended or intended personal and political statements” (298). the beauty standard in Western society which praises European hair textures, has influenced many black women to be critical of other black women who choose to chemically straighten their hair, accusing them of being subservient to the dominant and pervasive racist

Natural hair is what embraces your natural beauty. The fact that one strand of hair is

African American culture is quite distinct in America, especially when the people embrace the aspects they were born with. One of the features that highlights the African American culture is their hair in its natural state, that is hair which has not been treated by chemicals or heat. An African American's natural hair is thick, most often tight and curly and often times considered to be less attractive do to its nappy, tangled or matted appearance it could have. A vast majority of African Americans assimilate by changing their natural hair to straight, smoother hair which appeals more to the European culture. According to statistics, it was estimated that “75% of African American women chemically straightened or “perm”

So you want to go natural without doing the big chop? Transitioning your hair is a simple process of growing out your natural texture of hair. Here is a step-by-step guide to help you transition to your natural hair. Follow these steps and you will have thick, beautiful natural hair that is hydrated and easy to maintain.

Natural hair is stealing the show and taking over with the African American population. Having big natural curls has been the most popular style in the last couple years. But, not everyone wants to be natural nor do they have to be because relaxed hair is still winning votes as well. Before the 21 century African Americans cried for relaxers so that their hair could be straight, flowing, and silky smooth. Being in love with you natural hair wasn’t an option way back then. Now we have options, several options. No one is trapped in a stereotypical box, everyone is learning themselves and which is best for them, natural or relaxer. There has been a long time controversy between natural hair and relaxer hair, pertaining

Previously, the only things we could rely on for information on natural hair were our friends, family members, and a couple of magazines geared toward African-Americans (though not necessarily geared toward being natural). These days, we have blogs, websites, message boards, mobile apps, Facebook/Twitter (where we find natural hair care groups), and magazines catering to naturals. There are also a ton of products out there, and more product lines coming out on a regular

Traditional shampoos are on the list of products to avoid if you are trying to grow and maintain healthy natural hair. Traditional shampoos use sulfates to cleanse hair and sulfates are extremely drying to natural hair. Since the health of natural hair depends largely on how moisturized it is, the types of cleansers are avoided by many naturals. There are many alternate cleansers including mud washes, co-washes and sulfate free shampoos.

Managing natural hair has three phases: knowing how to protect, wash, and style and moisturize. Everyone has those lazy days when they do not want to do anything with their hair. Many are just tired of the same, boring hairstyles that they are use to. For naturals, using protective hairstyles is a way to escape a fight with your natural

There is no easy way to address this because there are still many of us naturals who are struggling to accept our own hair. Maybe we wish we could change our texture or wish our hair was longer. The fact is, self acceptance is always a work in progress. There will always be something about ourselves we wish we could change and as parents we must take care to ensure that we don’t pass down our insecurities to our kids. The one thing I’m sure of is a child’s ability to sense things that perhaps we haven’t even admitted to ourselves yet, but in helping our kids to love themselves and their hair, we can also achieve enhanced self acceptance.

More so than not, we find ourselves watching "How To..." videos on YouTube, or looking up "Step by Step" pictures on Pinterest... Then after a 30 minute struggle trying to figure out how these hair experts make it look so easy, we end up with frizzy hair and have no choice, but to throw it into a messy bun, or like I do, throw a hat on and call it a day. However, I don’t know about you, but I am DEFINTIELY over it. After all, remember those good hair days I mentioned? Well it’s those that remind me that the “curly hair struggle” is worth it! Yes I did just say that! I mean think about it… Nothing beats a curly hair messy bun.

Women are always searching for hair care tips from the experts. However, it is important to know your hair type in order to provide the right type of hair care that keeps your hair healthy and strong. Generally, if you have a dry scalp, you also have dry hair. Those with an oily scalp tend to have oily hair. Of course, other factors weigh in heavily too. For example, your general overall health, hormone production, stress, and even genetics. Once, you discover your hair type, it is easy to design a hair care program to keep your hair healthy.

Doing your hair is a big responsible you should take care of. When you wake up or going out you should look at your hair to make sure it’s perfect. With being natural the only thing you have to do is keep it washed in greased in use the produces. Perming your hair isn’t good for your hair. Being natural is awesome. I’ve been nature for atleast 3 months and I love it better than putting all those chemicals in your hair. African American women often encounter many surprises and troubles with their natural hair. It’s either difficult to style or lacks length for versatile impressive hairstyles you can see there on the internet. Having breakage with your nature hair increase moisture and aiding in better penetration of deep treatments which leads

My hair has always been curly. When I was a small baby, my hair was black, thin, and there was TONS of it. It was quite the mess for my mother to handle, so she often just brushed it after my bath or let my hair go crazy on its own. Now that I am 17, bad habits have been formed, and I am currently working on demolishing them. I am trying to nourish my curls back to good health; after all, they have been through a lot. They went through the classic, middle school phase which consists of frying my hair with an overheated straightener every day. My historically luscious curls also went through a seven-hour salon session of bleaching, and barely survived the phase of putting my hair in tight buns on the top of my head. Needless to say, my hair is damaged, broken, and hurting. Getting it back to healthy, beautiful, and happy hair is going to be the biggest challenge of my lifetime.

1) Diet: Healthy hair beings with your body. Dark green vegetables such as spinach and broccoli are an excellent source of vitamin A and vitamin C which is needed to produce sebum, the body’s natural hair conditioner. Coconut is also considered as an excellent food for hair. Dairy products such as fresh yoghurts and milk not only strengthen your hair but also add shine to it. Avoid processed and canned foods as they are not really helpful in providing nutrition to