1. What's your name and where are you from? 

My name is Chinwe Juliet aka Igbocurls across social media and I am from Nigeria. 

2. What is your hair type?

My hair type is 4b & 4c which is a mix of kinks and coils. 

3. When did you go natural and what made you do it? 

I went natural sometime during the summer of 2011 after I received a scalp injury from a relaxer.

4. What was the most challenging thing about going natural? 

When I started out, my biggest problem was learning how to get my hair soft and combing it but when I later found out, everything was smooth sailing from there.

5. What is your weekly regimen? 

I try to wash my hair every 2weeks and it could be anytime during the week. All I do is pre-poo with my favorite Extra Virgin Olive oil or a moisturizer like As I am CocoShea spray, shampoo, deep condition, ACV Rinse, Leave-in Conditioner, add a hair butter and seal it all in with oil. 

6. What is your daily morning regimen? 

I don't moisturize my hair daily but rather, every 2-3 days and most times my hair is already in a protective style so all I need to do is spray on my favorite hair spritz ( Taliah Waajid Protective Mist Bodifier) and I'm out the door. 

7. What is your daily night time regimen? 

Every night I simply tie a satin/silk scarf and go to sleep. If I have to restyle my hair, I take down my style and re-moisturize with a good leave in conditioner, hair butter and seal with an oil. 

8. Do you use heat on your hair at all? 

I hardly use heat. I've been natural for almost 5 years and I've used heat to blowout my hair just 4 times. Heat is not a necessity for natural hair. 

1. What's your name and where are you from? 

Hi, my name is Wendy Joseph and I live in New Jersey but was born in Haiti.

2. What is your hair type?

I have a mixture of of 4A and 4B hair with 4A being more towards the middle and front.

3. When did you go natural and what made you do it? 

I went natural four and a half years ago in September of 2011. I had an adverse reaction to an at home protein treatment leaving my scalp uncontrollable dry and my edges quickly deteriorated. My dermatologist gave me a foam for the dandruff and asked that I come back to have a biopsy of my scalp done. That was when I realized that I needed to change my lifestyle and really start taking care of myself. My first step was to cut the chemicals out of my hair. So I did! I secretly cut all of my hair off! One of my best decisions to date.

4. What was the most challenging thing about going natural? 

Being afraid of not being accepted by societies standards of beauty. Initially, I had a rough time with my family accepting the fact that I cut all of my hair off. Their initial negative reaction led me to believe that that’s how everyone else would view me. Causing me to hide my hair under wigs and weaves for almost my entire first year. One day, something snapped and I no longer cared. I finally wore my hair out and everyone loved it. I realized that I never gave them a chance to see my hair short or properly educated them on the reasons why I went natural. They just assumed I went Britney Spears circa 2007 when she seemingly went off the deepend and shaved her head. Funny thing is, most of family are now natural.

5. What is your weekly regimen? 

My weekly regimen has pretty much been the same for the past couple of years:

• Split hair into seven sections in preparation to detangle: 3 in the front, 4 in the back
• Wash each section with cleansing conditioner (Shampoo every 1-2 months)
• Apply deep conditioner - (leave in for an hour or so then wash out)
• Rinse & detangle each section with a conditioner and wide tooth comb  
• Apply Cantu leave in conditioner then either a protective style or add Eco Styler Gel for a wash and go

6. What is your daily morning regimen? 

When wearing a wash and go: I leave my hair out while taking a shower so that water splashes the hair and it absorbs the moisture in the air.

Protective style: I wear a bonnet and shower cap while showering and use sheen spray to brighten up my locs.

7. What is your daily night time regimen? 

I do not have a specific nighttime regimen other than to sleep with a bonnet or head scarf on. For my wash and go, I either put my hair in a pineapple or four big twist before bed.  

8. Do you use heat on your hair at all? 

I rarely use heat. I do heatless stretching methods and air dry my hair when doing protective styles. You can read more about this on my blog or view videos on my my youtube channel. My hair seems be very sensitive to heat causing extensive shedding and heat damage.

1. What's your name and where are you from? 

Hello, my name is Alika White and I'm from Connecticut.

2. What is your hair type?

​My hair type is 3c/4a

3. When did you go natural and what made you do it? 

I decided to go natural in 2014. At the time I had a really short haircut that I didn't like. I was just over my relaxed hair. A friend of mine was a couple of months natural and told me I should try being natural too and I did.

4. What was the most challenging thing about going natural? 

Honestly just being comfortable in my own skin. I cut my hair really low and was afraid I was going to look like a boy. Also figuring out what works for my hair texture and type. I'm still learning what works best for me.

5. What is your weekly regimen? 

I co-wash and deep condition once a week. When I'm styling my hair depending on the style I'll use gel or heavy butters.

6. What is your daily morning regimen? 

Depending on the style for example a wash n go, I'll spray my hair with water give it a lil shake and be on my way. If I have extra time I like to sit under my hair steamer to get rid of the flatness and to provide extra moisture. If I'm wearing a twist out I'll just fluff my hair, lay down my edges and that's it.

7. What is your daily night time regimen? 

At night I'll re-twist my hair if needed with a little bit of product. Or I'll put my hair into mini pineapples, throw on my satin bonnet and go to sleep.

8. Do you use heat on your hair at all? 

​I've only used heat on my hair 2 times since being natural. One time when I wanted to stretch my hair and another time when I straightened it for my two year natural anniversary. ​

1. What's your name and where are you from? 

I’m Genesis Torres and I currently reside in South Florida

2. What is your hair type?

​​It’s definitely multi-textured between types 3c & 4a

3. When did you go natural and what made you do it? 

I decided to go natural in March 2012. I had decided to really fall in love with the natural curls that I was blessed with because I owed it to myself to feel and know that I was beautiful the way God had made me. 

4. What was the most challenging thing about going natural? 

Combating Breakage, anxiety over hair growth (not growing fast enough or not the way I envision in my mind) and not comparing my hair journey with other naturals.

5. What is your weekly regimen? 

I deep condition weekly, I co-wash 2x per week.

6. What is your daily morning regimen? 

I refresh my curls with water and a leave in conditioner and I mostly wear my hair in a wash n go.

7. What is your daily night time regimen? 

I massage my scalp with coconut oil, I detangle with a leave in conditioner and or coconut oil and sleep on a satin pillow case.                 

8. Do you use heat on your hair at all? 

​​I use direct heat VERY VERY SELDOMLY! I know what has helped a lot with the growth and health of my hair is staying away from direct heat as much as possible. I do use a bonnet dryer sometimes to set either my perm rod or flexi rod sets. 

1. What's your name and where are you from? 

My name is Shalana (SHUH-Lane-UH), and I am from South Carolina.

2. What is your hair type?

​​Mostly 4a with a tiny bit of 3c.

3. When did you go natural and what made you do it? 

Well, I didn’t get my first relaxer until I was 13 (2004) so I was well aware of my hair’s thickness and length potential.  I kept up with my relaxed hair until 2011, and after 4 months of transitioning I did my first big chop (currently growing out big chop number 3 from 2014).  I went back to natural because I was tired of my boring, straight hair.  

4. What was the most challenging thing about going natural? 

I didn’t/don’t find going natural challenging.

5. What is your weekly regimen? 

Depending on the week, I alternate between co-washing and shampooing.  After cleansing my hair, I use the LOC method to retain moisture, and lastly I style my hair for the week.  I’m really into braid outs at the moment.

6. What is your daily morning regimen? 

Remove my satin bonnet, shake, fluff, and go! If needed, I’ll refresh my hair with a light mist of water and a light oil.

7. What is your daily night time regimen? 

I just stuff my loose hair into my satin bonnet most nights, but occasionally I will do medium to large braids or twists and then put on my bonnet or scarf.

8. Do you use heat on your hair at all? 

​​Yes, but not often.  I flat iron my hair once or twice a year.

1. What's your name and where are you from? 

My name is Sabrina Greene and I’m from Alexandra, Virginia (DMV area).

2. What is your hair type?

​Overall I would say i'm 3C type.

3. When did you go natural and what made you do it? 

I went natural in November 2015.  I big chopped after transitioning for 11 months.  Prior to going natural, I started to dislike my relaxed hair.  That straight, damaged, lifeless mess was boring.  

​I noticed that I loved the thick and natural curly look.  Every naturalista I would see, I would compliment.  Then I thought, what the hell! Girl, go natural! Never in a million years would I have believed I was hiding such beautiful curls!

4. What was the most challenging thing about going natural? 

Deciding to cut when I did. I originally planned to transition for a year and a half, but was tired of dealing with the two different textures whenever I would take a protective style out.  So, I cut sooner than I planned. My hair was long all my life. So to go from long hair to basically a couple of inches of hair was shocking but I loved it.

I embraced it and in the end was happy with the decision I made. Cutting my hair sooner allowed me to learn what products worked for me etc. Also, it helped step my makeup game up, lol… Couldn’t have a short 'do without a lightly beat face. 

5. What is your weekly regimen? 

If my hair is not in a protective style (i.e. braids or cornrows) I deep condition once a week, do a wash&go and when it gets old I just wear my hair in a high bun for the remainder of the week.

6. What is your daily morning regimen? 

Add a little water maybe leave conditioner to a previous wash&go, fluff hair out with my hands and last, add jojoba oil to seal in moisture.

7. What is your daily night time regimen? 

Throw a bonnet on and go to sleep.

8. Do you use heat on your hair at all? 

Only time I use heat is: before getting box braids (my hair gets blow dried before braiding), when deep conditioning (sitting under hooded dryer) and when I diffuse (low heat or cool setting).

1. What's your name and where are you from? 

My name is Shar’del Haden and I am from White Plains, MD. At least that’s where I currently live!
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2. What is your hair type?

​I am somewhere in-between a 3C and 4A, depends on the the day!

3. When did you go natural and what made you do it? 

I stopped relaxing my hair about 3 years ago, but didn’t really start taking care of my natural hair until a year after that. The reason I stopped getting relaxers was because I started getting sew-ins. I didn’t see the point of relaxing my hair if i was just going to braid it up.

​What made me embrace my natural hair was really research. I started watching natural hair videos on youtube and thought Hey I can do that! So after that I let the naturalness take over!

4. What was the most challenging thing about going natural? 

I found figuring out the type of hair I have and what it needed was the hardest for me when going natural. After watching so many videos I had to think about that my hair needed. Seeing so many products made it a little hard to decipher what was good for my hair and what wasn’t. Trial and Error!

5. What is your weekly regimen? 

My weekly regimen is to make sure I co wash twice a week. I deep condition over night one of those days. The other day I use the baggy method overnight. I normally keep the styling easy. A twist out or wash n go. 

6. What is your daily morning regimen? 

Most days Im in the house for the majority of the day. I just make sure I moisturize my hair at some point throughout the day.  It’s almost always in a pineapple. So I spray some light leave-in in it and add my choice of oil for the day.

7. What is your daily night time regimen? 

At night, if its not a wash night for me, I moisturize and pineapple my hair. Very simple. I use my satin/silk scarf to pineapple it. Then I sleep on my satin/silk pillow case. 

8. Do you use heat on your hair at all? 

​​The only time I apply heat to my hair is when Im diffusing my wash n go. I use low warm heat, and I only do it for about 15-20 minutes. Then I allow it to dry on its own for the rest of the time.