1. What's your name and where are you from?
Shaakira Barber. I’m originally from Louisville, KY 2. What is your hair type? 3C/4A
3. When did you go natural and what made you do it?
Surprisingly, this is my second time going natural. My grandmother wore a big afro in the 60’s and I came across a photo of her and saw the resemblance of our facial features and fell in love. From that moment on I knew I wanted to keep my natural look. 4. What was the most challenging thing about going natural? The most challenging thing would be maintaining a straight and sleek hairstyle. Often times when I get my hair pressed it only lasts for that day, due to humidity here in the south. 5. What is your weekly regimen? My weekly regimen consists of washing my hair with Taliah Waajid Clean N Curly Shampoo, The Great Detangler & The Curly Curl Sealer for my wash and gos. 6. What is your daily morning regimen? My daily regimen consists of Lou Ana’s Coconut Oil, African’s Best Herbal oil and oil infused (Argan Oil) water sprayed onto my hair everyday for styling. 7. What is your daily night time regimen? My night time regimen consists of using a satin bonnet and satin pillow to sleep on in case it decides to slip off. I tend to be a wild sleeper. 8. Do you use heat on your hair at all? I rarely use heat on my hair. Since I’ve been natural I’ve only straightened my hair twice.
9. Do you braid your hair? If so, how often do you do so in a year?
I do braid my hair. I love the box braid protective style, Havana twists and the braided Mohawk hairstyles. I get my hair braided 5-7 times a year. 10. Wide-tooth comb or Denman brush? I love my Denman Brush! 11. Is your hair normally loose or in a protective-do? My hair is normally loose. 12. Have you ever had a hair tragedy? What was it? How did you recover from it? The only hair tragedy I’ve experienced is when I went to the barber to get my afro “trimmed”. I got out of the chair looking like I was a part of the Jackson 5! It was a clean cut and beautiful for that particular moment. The following week I washed my hair and noticed that majority of my loose curls were saturated due to getting the cut. In order to fully recover my hair, I went straight to the box braid protective style, took plenty of biotin and massaged my scalp with coconut oil, to ensure it would grow back to its natural state. 13. What's your biggest tip for maintaining healthy or long hair? My biggest tip would be less manipulation of the hair, drink plenty of water and eat a healthy balanced diet. 14. Where can we find you online? (blog, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube etc).
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1. What's your name and where are you from?
Well hello there! I'm Bethany Kronick from Connecticut 2. What is your hair type? Tight 4a Coils
3. When did you go natural and what made you do it?
March 12th 2015 // My relaxed hair was constantly breaking no matter how well I took care of it. So after having some major breakage from protective style gone wrong, I chopped. I was 5 months post-relaxer. 4. What was the most challenging thing about going natural? I've never had a high self esteem. So being that my hair was then very short and my curls didn't pop up right away, it was hard not to feel like a boy sometimes. 5. What is your weekly regimen? It changes depending on my hair needs but I'll typically 1) Shampoo or Cowash 2) Detangle 3) Deep Condition and 4) Style. I will add a clay mask and protein or hot oil treatments to those steps as needed. 6. What is your daily morning regimen? Edge control and fluff for pretty much every style; Wash and go, braid-out, twist-out, puff...etc. 7. What is your daily night time regimen? I plan ahead. Whenever I style I make sure I have enough moisture in my hair so I don't have to remoisturize between styling. So at night I just put in a silk scarf a hit the hay. 8. Do you use heat on your hair at all? I do and always with a heat protectant.
9. Do you braid your hair? If so, how often do you do so in a year?
Yes // I can't count really. I love braid-outs. 10. Wide-tooth comb or Denman brush? Both! 11. Is your hair normally loose or in a protective-do? Loose. The closest I get to protective styling is mini twists. But I do those often. 12. Have you ever had a hair tragedy? What was it? How did you recover from it? Tragedy? No. Set back? Yes. // Breakage from color damage and tight flat twists. // It's still a work in progress. But mostly patience and having constant good hair habits. 13. What's your biggest tip for maintaining healthy or long hair? Regular deep conditioning with products that work for your hair can make or break your hair. Literally. If you don't deep condition, your hair journey will fail. 14. Where can we find you online? (blog, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube etc).
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1. What's your name and where are you from?
My name is Graham and i live in Germany 2. What is your hair type? My hair is curly and it's a mix between type 3 & 4
3. When did you start taking a keen interest in your hair?
I have always been interested in hair ever since I was little, but I really started to take care of my hair in around 2012. 4. Are there any challenges in being a man that's fanatical about hair? For me not really. 5. What is your weekly regimen? I wash my hair, condition, deep condition, detangle apply a leave-in a curly definer and a oil. 6. What is your daily morning regimen? I release my hair from a pineapple, shake it and use my afropick for volume. 7. What is your daily night time regimen? I make a very high ponytail also known as the pineapple and wear a satin bonnet. 8. Do you use heat on your hair at all? I use a blow dryer on medium to low heat once a week to dry my hair.
9. Do you braid your hair?
I sometimes wear cornrows or two side braids as a protective style or just if i'm lazy, lol. 10. What is your favourite hair tool? Definitely my Afropick. 11. Have you ever had a hair tragedy? What was it? How did you recover from it? It's may not a tragedy but i just recently had a not so great hair situation when i bleached my hair, i wanted to go lighter in color for a very long time so i thought why not do it now, so i went totally blonde. I went to a hairsalon and after bleaching my hair i went home but at home i noticed my hair looks yellow, so i went back and they toned my hair. And then after about 5 weeks of being blonde i went to a beauty supply store bought a dark color and dyed my hair back to black. And now i'm deep conditioning as much as i can to recover from all the coloring and bleaching. Now i learned the lesson that blonde is not for me. 12. What's your biggest tip for maintaining healthy or long hair? Deep condition twice a week at least once a week, use a light weight oil every or every other night before going to bed and take some biotin or hair vitamin pills. 13. Where can we find you online? (blog, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube)
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1. What's your name and where are you from?
My name is Taylor (or you can call me Taylie) and I'm from Virginia. 2. What is your hair type? I am in the 4 family. I have 4a in a small patch in front and nape of my neck and the rest is a mixture of 4b/c.
3. When did you go natural and what made you do it?
I went natural in my senior year in high school (2011). I did it because my hair had started breaking off severely from a perm that I didn't properly care for. I started doing my research and decided to transition. 4. What was the most challenging thing about going natural? Hmmmm, probably all the trial and error that takes place. All the time and money spent trying to find the right products and regimen that suits your hair can be frustrating and expensive. That's the part I hated. 5. What is your weekly regimen? I cowash once a week and deep condition on the weekends. I try to keep my hair in protective styles and out of the way so that it's safe from harm of the elements and the fact that I play in it all day lol 6. What is your daily morning regimen? If my hair is in a braid out or twist out, I coat my hands with coconut oil and untwist my hair then style and go. If I'm being lazy, which is most of the time, I throw on one of my wigs and go about my day. 7. What is your daily night time regimen? Ughhh I hate doing my hair at night! But usually, I spritz my hair with a little bit of water and follow up with an oil or moisturizer depending on what my hair needs and I proceed to style. 8. Do you use heat on your hair at all? Yes, I blow dry my hair a couple of times a month when I wanted a stretched style. I rarely straighten my hair, maybe every two years or so.
9. Do you braid your hair? If so, how often do you do so in a year?
Maybe like once a year. I just don't like the amount of time it takes to do individual braids. 10. Wide-tooth comb or Denman brush? I use both, but I've been trying to use tools less and my fingers more. It's more gentle on your hair that way. 11. Is your hair normally loose or in a protective-do? Protective! I loooooove protective styles because it keeps my hair safe from wear and tear, it's not bothering me and it make my morning and night time routines easier. 12. Have you ever had a hair tragedy? What was it? How did you recover from it? When I got a perm one week and put braids in the next. Dumbest thing I've ever done. When I took those braids out a month later, so much of my hair came out with it. That's when I began to transition to natural. I also got heat damage my sophomore year in college, but I just took that as an opportunity to cut my hair off and try something new. 13. What's your biggest tip for maintaining healthy or long hair? Paying attention to your hair and keeping it moisturized. Know when its time to give your hair a break, know when you need your ends trimmed and know when you need intense treatments. 14. Where can we find you online? (blog, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube etc).
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1. What's your name and where are you from?
My name is Kelsey Janae and I am from Atlanta by way of the Bronx, New York 2. What is your hair type? I don’t really like to hair type but if I had to guess, I would say 3c to 4a
3. When did you go natural and what made you do it?
I went natural in 2010 and I was inspired by Brittany “Bre” Scullark from ANTM. I was obsessed with her hair and how she wore her big beautiful curls so proudly, and I wanted to do the same. 4. What was the most challenging thing about going natural? In the beginning the most challenging thing for me was finding the right products and coming up with a regimen that worked for me. 5. What is your weekly regimen? My weekly regimen consists of deep conditioning once a week and co- washing every three days. I normally rock a wash n go. 6. What is your daily morning regimen? I keep my hair regimen really simple. In the morning I take my hair out of a pineapple (high loose ponytail) and I refresh my curls using my hand held steamer. 7. What is your daily night time regimen? My nightly routine is simply putting my hair in a pineapple and I always sleep on a satin pillowcase 8. Do you use heat on your hair at all? I use heat on my hair but not often.
9. Do you braid your hair? If so, how often do you do so in a year?
I rarely braid my hair. I think in the past 5 years I've had braids twice. 10. Wide-tooth comb or Denman brush? Neither! I use my fingers. 11. Is your hair normally loose or in a protective-do? My hair is normally loose 12. Have you ever had a hair tragedy? What was it? How did you recover from it? I have had a hair tragedy… a couple lol. I've colored my hair 5 billion times and then got heat damage, so I ended up big chopping for the second time in 2014. 13. What's your biggest tip for maintaining healthy or long hair? Deep conditioning! It is key for healthy hair. 14. Where can we find you online? (blog, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube etc).
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1. What's your name and where are you from?
My name is Olivia Johnson and I am from Detroit, MI. 2. What is your hair type? I have 3! I am mostly 4C but I also have 4A (in the front and sides of my hair) and 4B (in the back of my hair) textures.
3. When did you go natural and what made you do it?
I went natural in 2012. I wore my hair in a lot of twist outs during the summer to give my hair a break from heat, not realizing that was the beginning of me transitioning lol. After a few months with no heat, I was inspired by a couple of natural hair gurus on Youtube and that is when I decided to really go natural. I was tired of straightening my hair. I hated the process actually, but back then I felt like if my hair was straightened I was more beautiful and would be accepted more. I decided to make my own beauty standard and didn't care what others thought anymore. Here is my hair story
4. What was the most challenging thing about going natural?
The most challenging thing for me was learning how to care for my hair. I never actually did my hair in it's natural state, I only knew how to do my hair straightened so I literally had to learn how to do my hair as an adult and I had to figure out what worked and what didn't work for my hair. 5. What is your weekly regimen? I wash or co-wash my hair weekly or bi-weekly, depending on if I have a lot of product build up or not. I usually pre-poo before washing my hair to make detangling easier. Most of the time I will two-strand twist my hair or wear an updo until my next wash. 6. What is your daily morning regimen? Before leaving the house I make sure I apply moisturizer. Since I have type 4 hair it is essential that I moisturize daily, so I refresh my hair with a moisturizing mist or cream. 7. What is your daily night time regimen? Before bed all I do is put a bonnet on, or I'll just sleep on a satin pillowcase. I only twist my hair the day I wash it, I do not twist my hair every night. 8. Do you use heat on your hair at all? Yes I blow dry my hair. The very first year I did not use any heat at all, I just let my hair air dry. Now I blow dry my hair twice a month at the most. I have a lot of shrinkage, so if I want to wear a certain style I will blow dry my hair first to stretch it. I love how my twist outs look when my hair is blow dried first because my hair looks really fluffy and it is easier for me to wear updos when my hair is blow dried. Check out my blow-drying routine here
9. Do you braid your hair? If so, how often do you do so in a year?
I do not braid my hair, I haven't had it braided since going natural actually. I do want to start wearing braid outs though, so I will start braiding my hair soon. 10. Wide-tooth comb or Denman brush? I use both. 11. Is your hair normally loose or in a protective-do? It is normally loose. 12. Have you ever had a hair tragedy? What was it? How did you recover from it? I haven't had a hair tragedy while natural, but when I used to straighten my hair I broke my hair off and damaged my hair by using way too much heat. 13. What's your biggest tip for maintaining healthy or long hair? Moisturize, low manipulation and trim when necessary. I do not detangle my hair everyday and I do not detangle when my hair is dry, that can cause a lot of breakage. I also do not wear super tight hair styles that will pull at my edges. Keeping your hair moisturized will keep you from experiencing breakage, especially in harsh summers and winters. Also, a lot of people aren't retaining length because they trim their hair too much. On average, hair grows a half inch a month, if you are trimming every 3 months you are trimming your growth; half an inch a month x 3 months = 1.5 inches every 3 months on average, so if you are trimming too much you probably won't see growth. I always tell people to TRIM WHEN NECESSARY. If you go 3 months and you don't need a trim, then don't trim. If you take good care of your edges and moisturize often, you will find that you won't need to trim your hair as much. Keep and eye on your ends and make sure you are keeping them healthy. Ends are the oldest part of our hair so they are more susceptible to breakage and damage. On the other hand, if you are not trimming your hair when you need to you also won't see growth. Your hair will break off really easily and you will not retain your length, so keep an eye on your hair and trim when you know you should! 14. Where can we find you online? (blog, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube etc).
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1. What's your name and where are you from?
My name is Joan Miano and I’m from Nairobi, Kenya. 2. What is your hair type? I have type 4 hair (4a in the front, 4b in the middle and 4c at the back)
3. When did you go natural and what made you do it?
I went natural January 25th 2014. I actually didn’t plan on going natural but I really wanted to see how my hair looked like in its natural state and now I’m here, 4. What was the most challenging thing about going natural? Most challenging thing was finding affordable products that were made for natural hair. Took me about 6 months to a year to find products that work for my hair and a regimen to go with it. 5. What is your weekly regimen? It is more of every two weeks. I cleanse, condition and deep condition my hair. Follow that up with the LCO/LOC method as I install a protective style, e.g.; flat twists or twists. Second week I rock the twist out for 2-3 days then wash my hair on Sunday. 6. What is your daily morning regimen? Every other morning, I spritz my hair with a mixture of water & eucalyptus oil. Followed by a bit of coconut oil on my ends. I love me some coconut oil. 7. What is your daily night time regimen? Every other night, I just massage some castor oil onto my scalp, tie my silk/satin scarf and go to bed. 8. Do you use heat on your hair at all? I have fear heat damage, so only once a year during my hair anniversary.
9. Do you braid your hair? If so, how often do you do so in a year?
I stopped braiding as school decided to take over my life. But when I do, I braid twice a year. And it’s usually box braids or Senegalese twists. 10. Wide-tooth comb or Denman brush? Wide-tooth comb all day, every day. But I wouldn’t mind trying out the Denman brush. 11. Is your hair normally loose or in a protective-do? Mostly a protective do. My hair has a mind of its own and the less my hair is out, the better for the both of us. But when all else fails, the turban comes to the rescue. 12. Have you ever had a hair tragedy? What was it? How did you recover from it? Fairy knots, fairy knots, do I need to say more. Late 2015, I noticed my hair had more single knots than usually and it was due to the extreme heat that was only beginning. So, I gave myself a fresh trim, removed about half an in inch all round and started wearing protective styles to protect my ends.And so far, so good. 13. What's your biggest tip for maintaining healthy or long hair? My biggest tip is to listen and know your hair. Each single one of us has different hair; no two strands are the same. So, take the tips and advice given and makethemwork for your hair. I have frizzy, high porosity hair, so I learnt to touch my hair only when needed and not to overdo it with moisturizing. 14. Where can we find you online? (blog, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube etc).
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1. What's your name and where are you from?
Isimeme Edeko; I'm from Bellwood, Illinois 2. What is your hair type? 3C (front)/ 4A (middle & back)
3. When did you go natural and what made you do it?
Been natural all my life, but I began my 1st attempt at a healthy hair journey my freshman year of college (2013). My college roommate was natural and very big on maintaining her hair/ keeping it healthy so, one day I just realized I’d never truly seen my hair in its natural state. Whenever I’d wash it or get it done, it’d be put into braids or flat ironed. I was interested in seeing what it would be like to truly take care of my hair the right way as well as discover my curl pattern. 4. What was the most challenging thing about going natural? The most challenging thing about going natural is finding the right products for YOUR hair and trying to overcome natural hair setbacks/ obstacles because you’re bond to run into a few during your journey, especially if it’s all new to you. Going natural is definitely a “self-taught” skill so, through trial and error, you’ll learn what’s best for you. 5. What is your weekly regimen? Tuesday = Hot Oil Treatment with JBCO/ Pre-poo with coconut oil Wednesday = Deep Condition, Co-Wash, and Style Thursday = 1st Day Hair Friday = 2nd Day Hair Saturday = 3rd Day Hair/ Refresh Style Sunday = 4th Day Hair Monday = 5th Day Hair (style is old so I’ll do a high puff most likely) Tuesday = REPEAT 6. What is your daily morning regimen? Remove silk bonnet, spritz hair with a little water, fluff with hands into my desired shape, and pick roots for volume. 7. What is your daily night time regimen? Split hair into 5 parts and wrap an ouch less ponytail holder around each section then put on bonnet. 8. Do you use heat on your hair at all? Yes, about 3-4x a year
9. Do you braid your hair? If so, how often do you do so in a year?
Yes, I do Marley Twists on myself about twice a year. I also do cornrows on myself as a protective style frequently too (about 5-8xs a year). 10. Wide-tooth comb or Denman brush? Both, but if I had to choose it’d be Denman brush! 11. Is your hair normally loose or in a protective-do? Normally loose, but I’m working on growing my hair out more so, I’ll probably be doing a lot more protective styles this year. 12. Have you ever had a hair tragedy? What was it? How did you recover from it? Before I went natural, I was unaware of how much heat damage I had. I used to flatiron my hair every other day basically; so after trying to figure out different ways to disguise it, I just decided to mini big chop myself that Summer (2014) after school let out. As of recently, my latest hair tragedy has been color damage in the front right side of my head, but my protein treatments and consistent hair regimen is helping that. 13. What's your biggest tip for maintaining healthy or long hair? Develop a hair regimen and stick to it! Deep Condition weekly, always make sure your hair is moisturized when it’s starting to look brittle and dry, and TRIM WHEN NECCESSARY. I suggest learning to trim yourself because sometimes hair stylists take off more than we desire so, take things into your own hands; you know your hair more than anyone. Also, for me personally, my weekly JBCO treatments have grown my hair immensely so maybe trying that might help with growth. 14. Where can we find you online? (blog, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube etc).
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1. What's your name and where are you from?
My name is Angie and I currently live in the fabulous New York City. 2. What is your hair type? I would say it’s a mixture of 3B and 3C. I love having the two different textures because one is very defined and the other provides volume.
3. When did you go natural and what made you do it?
I big chopped all of my hair on May 30th, 2015 although I originally played with the idea back in 2010 and tried to transition but gave up after 8 months. I decided to go natural and big chop because my hair was long, yet damaged to the point of no return and I felt like I needed a fresh start. Not only that, but I also wanted to be more in touch with my true self and wanted to love myself more. I felt like going natural was a good place to start on that journey. 4. What was the most challenging thing about going natural? The most challenging thing was acceptance. I grew up with the deep rooted mentality that I had “bad hair” and that it needed to be pin straight in order to look pretty or for me to be accepted by society. It took years and years to finally arrive at the realization that I shouldn’t deny who I am in order to fit in anywhere. All things considered, I'm not upset that I didn't go natural sooner because I know that refusing to accept my hair for so long was part of my journey to self love and discovery. The challenges lie within the journey and make my story mine and unique. 5. What is your weekly regimen? I don’t currently have anything close to a regimen. I pretty much do what I feel my hair needs at the time. On some weeks I’ll wash it once, other weeks twice, other weeks not at all. 6. What is your daily morning regimen? Again, nothing in particular. I style my hair depending on what’s going on with it (finger coils, wash n’ go’s, buns). 7. What is your daily night time regimen? If I have a wash n’ go or finger coils, I wear a night cap to protect the curls. If not, I usually just go to sleep with it out and on a satin pillow case. 8. Do you use heat on your hair at all? I don’t use heat and I’m trying not to. I made the mistake of flat ironing the front of my head twice in the past year - once to put in a weave (hated it, never again!) and the other to do a length check. This made my curl patten in the front significantly looser, so I’m definitely staying away from heat for as long as I can.
9. Do you braid your hair? If so, how often do you do so in a year?
I don’t braid my hair at all. However, it’s an idea I wouldn’t discard for the future when my hair is longer and maintenance becomes more time consuming. 10. Wide-tooth comb or Denman brush? Wide-tooth comb! I have something similar to a Denman and so far I’m not impressed. My curls don't look any more defined than when I use my fingers for shingling *shrug* Maybe when my hair gets longer, but as of now my wide tooth comb is cool. 11. Is your hair normally loose or in a protective-do? I like to rock it loose as much as possible. You’ll catch me in a slick puff during my “down times.” 12. Have you ever had a hair tragedy? What was it? How did you recover from it? No hair tragedies! *knock on wood* The closest thing was losing my hair in full strands/chunks shortly after I gave birth to my son. But nothing drastic or traumatizing, thank goodness! 13. What's your biggest tip for maintaining healthy or long hair? Care for it, allow it to be (don’t try to manipulate it too much), educate yourself by learning which ingredients work well with your hair type, replace your conditioners with masques/deep treatments, and pay attention to it. The way your hair reacts to how you treat it is its way of telling you what it needs (or doesn’t!) 14. Where can we find you online? (blog, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube etc).
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1. What's your name and where are you from?
My name is Aishia Strickland and I'm from Chicago...South-Side STAND UP! 2. What is your hair type? Honestly...I don't believe in hair typing...it's hella confusing and it doesn't really tell you anything about your hair's porosity or how to choose your products. When asked about my hair type I normally tell people my hair type is Cute
3. When did you go natural and what made you do it?
I decided to go natural in June of 2011. I felt at that point that I had done EVERYTHING, I'd been short, long, bob'd and colored, I figured let me see what this natural thing is all about. 4. What was the most challenging thing about going natural? The hardest thing about going natural was trying to figure out a hair care regimen. In addition to finding out over 4 years later that everything you've been doing to care for your hair has been absolutely wrong. While YouTube and the numerous blogs centered on natural were a great resource I always felt like there was WAY too much misinformation being passed around that I just did what I felt like worked and kept it moving. 5. What is your weekly regimen? Currently since the weather is uber nice here in Chicago I've been all about the wash and go. After doing the 30dayhairdetox I've been able to get my wash and go from shampoo to style down to 30mins. I'm still tweaking my regime a bit to find what works for me....with that being said clarifying shampoo has been a game changer in my routine and is an absolute must for me weekly however with the WNG I need to refresh on day 3 or 4 and co-washing just doesn't quite work for my very dense hair. So, I'm playing with using a cream cleanser for the refresher days and we shall see how that works out. 6. What is your daily morning regimen? Before showering I usually take down my pineapple and put my hair in two ponytails to bring my hair back down to gravity. After I've showered and applied my makeup I usually take the ponytails out and tousle it a bit and I'm out the door. 7. What is your daily night time regimen? At night I just take an elastic headband and pineapple my hair for the bed while resting my head on my satin pillowcase. 8. Do you use heat on your hair at all? Up until recently I would get my straightened for my bi-yearly trims. Since getting my hair shaped by an experienced curl artist I now straighten whenever the mood strikes me.
9. Do you braid your hair? If so, how often do you do so in a year?
Outside of flat twist or french braids I'm not much of a braid wearer. 10. Wide-tooth comb or Denman brush? I am a HUGE fan of the Felicia Leatherwood Detangling Brush. It is the most amazing tool I own and I just can't stop talking about how DOPE it is to everyone I know. If detangling your hair or your child's is a pain in the ass...you need to get you one. It will change your life, your child's life and your future grandchildren's lives...I PROMISE! 11. Is your hair normally loose or in a protective-do? I'm not a big fan of protective styles I like my hair roaming my scalp freely. 12. Have you ever had a hair tragedy? What was it? How did you recover from it? Yes, I've only suffered one self-inflicted hair tragedy...in 1998 I had been asking my stylist to give me this really popular hair cut, the official black girl mullet (long in the back and short at the top) my stylist kept telling me no for months and then she finally gave in. Well I got the hair cut, hated it and was right back at the salon 2 weeks later getting my hair cut into a the most fabulous bob...moral of the story; listen to your stylist! 13. What's your biggest tip for maintaining healthy or long hair? Being the Co-Creator of the 30dayhairdetox my biggest tip for maintaining healthy hair is to wash your damn hair...with shampoo. In addition to locking down a sound regime consisting of quality products with botanically based ingredients. Ditch all the heavy oils and butters and really learn how to Cleanse, Condition and Style your hair! 14. Where can we find you online? (blog, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube etc).
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