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1. What's your name and where are you from?
My name is Cecily, aka Cecilys Natural I am from Milwaukee, Wisconsin currently staying in Conway, Arkansas. 2. What is your hair type? Hair type 3C 
3. When did you go natural and what made you do it?
I went natural June 10, 2014. I was tired of my hair always breaking off, & I never got perms often but every 3 months maybe longer & one day I just noticed all the new growth I had & how pretty my curl pattern was & just decided to go natural. & I'm very happy I made that decision my hair has been the healthiest it has ever been 4. What was the most challenging thing about going natural? The most challenging thing about going natural was when I was transitioning for about 6 months, trying to maintain my natural curl pattern & also my transitioning ends. 5. What is your weekly regimen? Sunday is normally wash day for me, I like to co wash, with Shea moistures 10 renewal conditioner & deep condition with there raw Shea butter deep conditioner then style my hair either in a braid out, or twist out, using there curl enhancing smoothie & a little argan oil to last the whole week 6. What is your daily morning regimen? I like to just spray some type of oil on my hair to hydrate my hair for the day & head on out the door. I keep it simple 7. What is your daily night time regimen? For my night time routine I always mist my hair with a little bit of water mixed with Sheamoistures 10 renewal conditioner & rub a little oil on my hair & put my silk scarf on to protect my ends & I'm ready for bed 8. Do you use heat on your hair at all? I used heat on my hair once when I was 6 months natural but have not since then because my hair began to shed a whole lot. 
9. Do you braid your hair? If so, how often do you do so in a year? I love braiding my hair. Protective styling has helped me so much with my hair growth journey. I braid my hair about 6 times a year. I like to do Marley braids & box braids 10. Wide-tooth comb or Denman brush? Wide tooth comb. 11. Is your hair normally loose or in a protective-do? Equal I like to protective style & also let my fro out. 12. Have you ever had a hair tragedy? What was it? How did you recover from it? When I got my hair straightened for the first time I had some heat damage. But I really took care of my hair constantly deep conditioning twice a week & treating my hair like a baby, keeping it moisturized & I have no more heat damage & so glad I didn't have to cut my hair to recover from it 13. What's your biggest tip for maintaining healthy or long hair? My biggest tip is deep conditioning, I think deep conditioning is super important for keeping your hair moisturized & giving it all the nutrients that it needs. Specially with curly hair we need all that moisture to keep our hair from being dry. deep conditioning is key 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 Kristina and I'm from South Carolina, USA. 2. What is your hair type? My hair type is 4a/4b 
3. When did you go natural and what made you do it?
I went natural in December 2013. I wanted to be natural to achieve healthier hair. 4. What was the most challenging thing about going natural? The most challenging thing about going natural was loving myself in my natural state and learning to trust the process and to be patient. 5. What is your weekly regimen? My weekly regimen is to deep condition once a week, co wash twice a week and use the L.O.C method every time I wash my hair Bc my hair tends to get very dry. 6. What is your daily morning regimen? My daily morning regimen is to use a spray bottle mixed with a leave in conditioner, oil and water and lightly spray my hair to keep it moisturized. 7. What is your daily night time regimen? My daily nighttime regimen is to spray my hair with the leave in, oil and water and tie my hair with a silk scarf. 8. Do you use heat on your hair at all? I use heat on my hair at a minimum if I want to go out for a blown out look. 
9. Do you braid your hair? If so, how often do you do so in a year? Yes I braid my own hair and I love wearing braids so I usually braid it at least 3 times a year. 10. Wide-tooth comb or Denman brush? Both. 11. Is your hair normally loose or in a protective-do? I love to wear my hair loose and in protective styles, so I try to keep a good balance between the 2. 12. Have you ever had a hair tragedy? What was it? How did you recover from it? One hair tragedy I had is I went to get my ends trimmed professionally and she gave me a butchered short haircut. I recovered from it by never going to her again and learning how to take care of my hair and in the meantime did protect styles for my hair to grow. 13. What's your biggest tip for maintaining healthy or long hair? The biggest tip for maintaining healthy hair is to keep your hair Moisturized and trim your ends. 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?
I’m Colleen and I’m from Jamaica, Queens baby! 2. What is your hair type? I am mainly a kinky-coily low porosity type 4b hair type at the crown and edges and an S-curl type 4a around the perimeter. 
3. When did you go natural and what made you do it?
Chime aka HairCrush was my biggest hairspiration and curiosity. Her hair was amazingness and I kinda hoped mine looked the same. It was TOTALLY different but cool nonetheless plus, I really wanted to see what my texture looked like. I first attempted to transition in 2010 and made it 11 months then relaxed because I couldn’t take it any longer. In 2011, I tried again and ended up doing the big chop 6 months post. I haven’t looked back since. 4. What was the most challenging thing about going natural? Working with my hair texture was difficult while it was short. I felt so self-conscious, I wore hats for almost a year. And because I was low porosity, trying things other naturals were doing just didn’t work. When I gained length is when I finally started enjoying the process more. 5. What is your weekly regimen? I’m mainly a roller set/straight/stretched natural so during that time, I wash my hair every two weeks. I wash twice for really clean debris free hair, deep condition ALWAYS, add leave in and roller set. Then I’ll either leave the set, flat iron or bun it up. On my kinky days (wink), I wash every week. I wash and deep condition, add leave in and style. I usually style with grease. 6. What is your daily morning regimen? I absolutely have none. 7. What is your daily night time regimen? I absolutely have none. 8. Do you use heat on your hair at all? All the time. I’m not afraid of heat because I know how to properly use heat in a way to flourish my hair. It’s sad that some naturals get burned (pun intended) and shun heat. For my 4b hair, it’s the easiest way to retain length. 
9. Do you braid your hair? If so, how often do you do so in a year? I don’t very often because I have weak edges but I’d like to start crochet braiding for a hair break. 10. Wide-tooth comb or Denman brush? A Denman Brush. I can’t roller set or achieve maximum definition without it. 11. Is your hair normally loose or in a protective-do? As a mom, my hair is just all over the place! It’ll be in a messy bun, a loose pony, haphazard French braids, under a hat. I do whatever I can do to prevent my son from literally snatching my edges. 12. Have you ever had a hair tragedy? What was it? How did you recover from it? Oh yes. A year natural, I had a big event I wanted to look “polished” for so I went to the Dominican salon to get a blow out. My hair was pressed to the gawds but oh my goodness, my hair smelled so burnt! When it came time to wash out the press, the smell intensified, my curls would not revert and my hair even switched colors. It was a sad, sad time in my journey. I should’ve known better too because when I walked in the salon with my hair in a frizzy puff, all the stylists were like “you do her”, “no, I’m busy, Maggie, you gonna take her?” I felt so ashamed. Like I had a problem head and no one wanted to touch it. Ugh, never again. 13. What's your biggest tip for maintaining healthy or long hair?
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1. What's your name and where are you from?
My name is Soraja and I'm from The Netherlands. 2. What is your hair type? 4a 
3. When did you go natural and what made you do it?
My oldest daughter inspired me to set an example. From the age of 2 my daughter was telling me she wanted hair just like her mommy (relaxed hair) it broke my heart seeing that I was continuing the cycle. I kept telling her that her hair was beautiful. That she in fact had my hair. That my 'real' hair looked like hers. She didn't get it (I didn't either). So when she was 5 I told her I was going to grow my hair out and show her that she has hair like her mommy and that it was beautiful just the way it is. And to be honest, that's when she started to love hers. She no longer longs for straight hair. Everytime I try and use the blow dryer she'll ask me: 'your not going to straighten it right?! Good cuz I don't want my hair to get damaged!' I love my hair just the way it is. 4. What was the most challenging thing about going natural? Getting used to short natural hair and finding hairstyles that suited me. 5. What is your weekly regimen? I shampoo, deepcondition, detangle and moisturize weekly. 6. What is your daily morning regimen? Fluff my hair into shape. lol takes me 5 minutes to do my hair on a daily basis. 7. What is your daily night time regimen? I always tie my hair with a satin scarf before bedtime. thats it. i don't retwist or restyle my hair. low manipulation is key. 8. Do you use heat on your hair at all? I do. mostly indirect heat like a hooded dryer to dry my hair after styling. I sometimes use direct heat when I do a blowout but I always use is on cold/medium setting. Heatdamage is real! 
9. Do you braid your hair? If so, how often do you do so in a year? I braid my hair 3 times a year. mostly in the winter time and summer time, when I go on vacation. 10. Wide-tooth comb or Denman brush? Detangling brush. lol I swear by it. it doesn't snag and reduces breakage to a minimum. 11. Is your hair normally loose or in a protective-do? Loose most of the times. I love wash n go's and twist outs. they're my favorite hairstyles. 12. Have you ever had a hair tragedy? What was it? How did you recover from it? No I didn't. I do everything to prevent that, like not flat ironing my hair EVER, no coloring and no tight hairstyles that can damage my edges. 13. What's your biggest tip for maintaining healthy or long hair? LOW MANIPULATION is key. you don't need pills, expensive products etc. I manipulate my hair once a week and thats my biggest secret to my rapid hair growth and health. The more often you manipulate your hair (detangle, straighten, style etc.) the more breakage you create, the less length you retain. Want to see growth? Stop manipulating your 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 Chelsea Williams and I’m from Maryland. 2. What is your hair type? My hair type is 4C. 
3. When did you go natural and what made you do it?
I went natural several times before sticking with it. My most recent big chop was during the summer of 2012. I decided to go natural because I was tired of spending so much money on weaves. I was also curious as to what my natural curl pattern looked like. Sadly, I had never seen it before. 4. What was the most challenging thing about going natural? The most challenging thing about going natural was learning how to retain length and moisture. 5. What is your weekly regimen? I don’t shampoo or co-wash my hair weekly. I do twist-outs in between my shampooing and co-washing. You can find a break down of my current hair care routine on my website. 6. What is your daily morning regimen? I take down my “pineapple” and fluff! Sometimes I will mist - and I do mean mist - my hair with a rose water and vegetable glycerin mix. 7. What is your daily night time regimen? I pineapple my hair and cover it with a satin scarf or bonnet. 8. Do you use heat on your hair at all? Yes, I use heat on my hair. I use heat on my hair after I shampoo or co-wash. 
9. Do you braid your hair? If so, how often do you do so in a year? No, I do not braid my hair. My hair gets too tangled, and I end up having to trim my ends. 10. Wide-tooth comb or Denman brush? Wide-tooth comb. I’ve never tried using a denman brush. 11. Is your hair normally loose or in a protective-do? My hair is normally loose. I’ll occasionally wear my hair in a high puff or ponytail. I don’t wear my hair up often though as I am prone to headaches. 12. Have you ever had a hair tragedy? What was it? How did you recover from it? I’ve had several “tragedies”! My first hair tragedy was in the summer of 2010. I had already been natural for 9 months. I had always worn protective styles and at that point, I had never learned how to properly care for my natural hair. I became extremely frustrated and decided to go to a local Dominican shop to get a relaxer. I regretted it almost immediately. About a week later, I cut off all my hair again. 13. What's your biggest tip for maintaining healthy or long hair? A healthy diet, exercise, and lots of water are the most important ways to maintain healthy hair. Topical products will not be as effective if you do not maintain a proper 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?
My name is Jessica Correia and I live in Cranston, Rhode Island 2. What is your hair type? I am mostly 3B/3C with my crown being 4A – my hair is a fine texture. 
3. When did you go natural and what made you do it?
I’ve been natural since 2007 but suffered from SEVERE heat damage!! My only way of dealing with it was to continue to wear it straight or wear it in a bun ( as you can imagine that gets old pretty fast) Until one day while on the phone with my best friend, she began to tell me she had booked herself a hair appointment for a Deva Cut. She convinced me to make an appointment and try out this salon, so I did. Walking into the salon, I voiced my concern to the stylist and told her to just get rid of ALL the damage, so she began to cut. Now this is when I can say I made the best decision ever! 4. What was the most challenging thing about going natural? The most challenging part of going natural is finding the products that work for me. I have friends that are natural and would recommend products, but what works for them doesn’t always work for me. So with trial and error, I’ve nailed down a few holy grail items that my hair loves. 5. What is your weekly regimen? I follow the curly girl method and do the wash and go with sulfate, paraben and silicone free products. I wash my hair once a month – co-wash every 4 days and deep condition once a week. 6. What is your daily morning regimen? If it’s not my wash and go day, I use a spray bottle with water and spritz my hair to add back moisture and refresh my curls. 7. What is your daily night time regimen? The pineapple doesn’t work for me because my hair is currently a TWA (Teeny Weeny Afro) So a satin bonnet is my best friend, I do not sleep without it. For added protection, I sleep with a satin pillowcase over my pillow too. 8. Do you use heat on your hair at all? NO HEAT!! I big chopped July 2015 and do not plan on adding heat until my one year mark, just to see where it falls. 
9. Do you braid your hair? If so, how often do you do so in a year? I do not braid my hair. Right now it’s too short, but I can’t wait until I can! 10. Wide-tooth comb or Denman brush? 90% of the time I finger detangle but sometimes I use the Denman Brush –I love that brush! 11. Is your hair normally loose or in a protective-do? Always loose 12. Have you ever had a hair tragedy? What was it? How did you recover from it? The only tragedy I can think of is when I had the heat damage – wearing it out curly look ridiculous because my hair strands went from curly to bone straight. So the way I recovered was cutting it! lol 13. What's your biggest tip for maintaining healthy or long hair? DEEP CONDITIONING IS KEY!! Because of our spiral pattern, it takes longer for our natural hair oil to reach out ends so adding back moisture is crucial. Patience is important too – be patient detangling, go gentle on your hair strands to avoid breakage. 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?
I am Joanne Guiste and I am from the Nature Island of the Caribbean, Dominica 2. What is your hair type? I have never really typed my hair as I believe all hair is different, so the type I know my hair to be is thick, curly, and unruly at times but still manageable 
3. When did you go natural and what made you do it?
I big chopped on October 7, 2014. My decision was mainly for the health of my scalp. I experienced excessive shedding and scalp pains and going natural was my way to a healthy scalp and to grow healthy hair 4. What was the most challenging thing about going natural? So far, I can’t say that I have had many challenges, but what used to be difficult for me was sticking to a nightly moisturizing routine 5. What is your weekly regimen? When not in a protective style I do a mid-week co-wash and normally leave my hair in chunk twists, afros or puffs for the week. I wash every two weeks, so on those weeks I shampoo then deep condition or hot oil depending on what my hair needs at that time, then place into a protective style for at least two weeks. 6. What is your daily morning regimen? On mornings when I have moisturized the night before, I just style in a bun or puff. If I did not moisturize the night before I do so in the morning then put in a puff or bun 7. What is your daily night time regimen? I normally moisturize using the LOC method. On nights when I already have enough product in my hair I just use a mix in my spray bottle of water, oils and cream so as to reactivate the product. Put in some chunk braids, twist or flat twist, tie with my satin scarf then off to bed. Three to four times a week I will include a 3-4 minute scalp massage using warm coconut oil. 8. Do you use heat on your hair at all? Not at all 
9. Do you braid your hair? If so, how often do you do so in a year? No 10. Wide-tooth comb or Denman brush? Wide tooth comb, but looking to try the Denman brush soon 11. Is your hair normally loose or in a protective-do? Both. I do protective styles but believe in giving my hair a break from the styling so during that time I like afros and just letting it out to do what it pleases.. lol 12. Have you ever had a hair tragedy? What was it? How did you recover from it? My hair tragedy was experiencing massive shedding and scalp pains while my hair was relaxed. It literally brought me to tears seeing my hand full of hair even while simply brushing. I recovered from it by chopping and going natural and that has been one of the best hair decisions I have made 13. What's your biggest tip for maintaining healthy or long hair? Drinking lots of water and trimming dead ends when needed. Water provides moisture that the hair needs and is needed not just during washes but intake of water keeps hair healthy. When ends are dead and dry the best solution is to trim because there is no way to bring them back 14. Where can we find you online? (blog, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube etc).
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