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When I first decided to “growout” my hair, it wasn’t because I wanted to wear it natural. I just wanted longer, stronger, healthier hair and after 6 years of chemically straightening it, it became dry, brittle, fragile and full of splitends.
After about 3 months of “new growth” I began to notice that the texture of my“virgin hair” wasn’t as nappy as I remembered. Maybe it was all those years of rushing to cover up the new growth every 6 weeks (ok, let’s be real, every 10+ weeks) with a touch-up, that I never noticed that my hair might actually be manageable without a relaxer.
I began fantasizing about my new chic look; rocking tight ringlet curls. Curiosity got the best of me and I did “the big chop”. I got the shock of my life! All this face and so little hair!
I had tight curls all right; so tight that they formed a mat on the topof my head. My hair was so short that I couldn’t even form it into abraid. I didn’t just have a fro, I had a TWA-teeny, weenie Afro. There was no turning back now. I had to work with what I had.
Finding a stylist for natural hair was almost impossible and when I moved to Europe that following year, I knew it was up to me to take care of myown hair. After 5 years of research, trial and error, I found a flexible regime that works just right for me and allows me to wear my hair in just about any style I please. My hair is stronger and healthier that ever before and I’m proud to represent a natural sister.
