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

My name is Lateeka Mosley and I am from New York.

2. What is your hair type?

3c / 4a.

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

I went natural in 2007, a bad relaxer experience caused me to go natural.

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

The transitioning period,  I didn't know how to style my natural hair.

5. What is your weekly regimen? 

I don't have a weekly regimen, I wear a wash and go everyday since it is summer, when its cold I deep condition once a week.

6. What is your daily morning regimen? 

I rinse my hair in the shower really well, then I finger detangle and style.

7. What is your daily night time regimen? 

I don't have a night time routine I sleep on a satin pillow case, unless I'm wearing a twist out then I moisturize my hair and re-twist it for the night.

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

No, I have not used direct heat on my hair since 2010, I do occasionally use a blow dryer to assist my wash and go in drying a little quicker; but I use low heat and keep the dryer at a distance.

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

My name is Keyera Mitchell and I'm from Phoenix, Arizona.

2. What is your hair type?

My hair type is 3C

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

I have been natural most of my life. I got ONE relaxer my Freshman year of high school. I have been natural 19 out of the 20 years I have been living.

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.

5. What is your weekly regimen? 

My weekly regimen consists of shampooing my hair 3 times a week, hot oil treatments once a week, and a deep conditioner once a week.

6. What is your daily morning regimen? 

My morning regimen consists of misting my hair with water and touching up my hair with product and finger stretching my curls if needed.

7. What is your daily night time regimen? 

My nightly regimen is very simple. I sleep on a satin pillowcase, so I can wake up in the morning and go like Caucasian and Hispanic women!

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

I do NOT use heat on my hair! I am on the no heat challenge that I started in October 2013 and it ends this upcoming October. It has made such a difference with my hair that I will continue not using heat on my hair.

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

My name is Chantelle and I'm from Toronto, Canada!

2. What is your hair type?

Mostly 4c some 4a and 4b at the top.

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

I've been natural pretty much my whole life. What made me return natural in 2008 was simply money. I just had a baby and didn't want to waste money when I know how to take care of my natural hair.

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

Setting aside time to twist my hair was most challenging...more so tiring!

5. What is your weekly regimen? 

Wash, deep condition, moisturize, twist.

6. What is your daily morning regimen? 

Nothing usually. Every few days I'll spray a water/vegetable glycerin mix.

7. What is your daily night time regimen? 

Simply wrap my hair and go to bed!

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

I have not used heat in a few years. I Air dry my hair and I haven't flat ironed it however I may on my 2nd year anniversary since growing my hair again from bald which is next year June. Maybe sooner. I'm open.

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

Airie also known as Fashiontolive from Tampa, FL.

2. What is your hair type?

3c/4a (more type 4 than 3).

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

I went natural in 2012 and I was inspired by my mom who was also natural.

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

The only challenging thing for me was finding products that worked for my hair because not all products work well with multi-textured hair.

5. What is your weekly regimen? 

I usually protective style with twists. Depending on what my style is I will wear it from 1-3 weeks then co wash or clarify.

6. What is your daily morning regimen? 

I just take my hair down and go. I really don't do a lot to my hair. Less is more.

7. What is your daily night time regimen? 

I wear my hair in big twists at night under a satin bonnet and in the morning I take them down. I do this no matter what styler I have in my hair.

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

No

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

My name is Georgette Whaley. Some people call me "Soul Sister." I was born & raised in Houston,Texas.

2. What is your hair type?

As odd as it may sound I've never classified my hair with the hair type system. I just call it natural. :-) 
[For the purposes of having you come up in a category I've ticked 4A/B/C, Heather xx]

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

I went natural in 1994. I did what is now referred to as "The Big Chop." I went to a barber and got my relaxed hair all cut off. I had about a millimeter of hair! I decided to stop relaxing my hair & return to my natural texture because my hair started falling out from being over processed. I was also curious about what my own hair texture was because my hair was relaxed when I was about 5 years old.

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

I faced the biggest challenges in the very beginning of my journey. Things like lack of knowledge on how to care for my hair and finding the right products (or combination of products) were my biggest obstacles.

5. What is your weekly regimen? 

I try to manipulate my hair as little as possible. So I don't have a weekly regimen.

6. What is your daily morning regimen? 

Remove my satin cap and fluff my hair or moisturize it if I feel it needs it. I'll add a headband and/or flower depending on the overall look I want for that day.

7. What is your daily night time regimen? 

I always sleep with my satin cap (or scarf) on and a satin pillowcase. Even when I travel and have to stay in a hotel I bring my satin pillowcase with me.

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

The only heat I use is under a hooded dryer to dry my hair, if I don't let it air dry, or when I'm doing a deep conditioning treatment. I've only had my hair thermally straightened with a flat iron once. It caused so much damage that I vowed to never straighten it again.

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

My name is Kerri. I was born in Trinidad and live in the Spice Isle Grenada.

2. What is your hair type?

I would have to say 4C mostly as it varies between the front and the back.

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

I first went natural in 2009, I had bra strap length locs then I cut it all off and remained natural. I was tired of chemicals and I wanted to get to know my hair.

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

Probably styling, as I am not that good with plaiting, so my biggest challenge has to be styling and to a lesser degree product availability.

5. What is your weekly regimen? 

Co-wash and treatment (usually DIY homemade treatment), and twist.

6. What is your daily morning regimen? 

I try to maintain the same style for the entire week, so on average it's spritzing with my oil mixture and some eco styler gel to tame the frizz.

7. What is your daily night time regimen? 

Apply some moisturizer and tie with a silk scarf.

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

I have used heat before but I don't like the waiting game of my hair returning all coily, so I don't intend to again!

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

My name is Peggy Ann Ellen Arthur and I am from Louisville, KY.

2. What is your hair type?

I do not subscribe to hair typing I feel it is another form of exclusion. However, for the purpose of being a good sport I will use the method for this particular platform. The very back or nape of my hair is 3c while the front and sides are 4a the mid section is 4c while the remainder is more than likely a mixture of 4b and 4a. Having said this, my hair is fine and densely packed therefore I treat my individual strands with care as it is susceptible to breakage.

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

My mother Queen went natural before me. I cut her relaxer out in our yellow painted kitchen at the kitchen table. I spent half of my life having my hair done in the kitchen and the other half in the salon. After graduating and moving to Chicago to start my career as an insurance broker my hair began to come out from the root around the edges. Dermatologist blamed the relaxer and or stress. Years later when my best friend Jennifer Buggs successfully attempted to go natural after 2 or 3 attempts I followed. It was a money of “hey girl you go first and let me check it out.” Learning from my friend’s experience I followed out of necessity.

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

In lieu of big chopping I wore weave during my transition. I knew nothing of how my hair grew or any of the nuances that came with the new post. Instead I wore my sew-in faithly expensive hair flowing in the City wind. When it was time to cast aside the weave it wasn’t by my choice but at the request of the stylist. He said Peggy I don’t do natural hair and you’re hair is long enough to go without weave. My confidence was tied to my hair length. I was seduced by length thinking that it was the only thing that made me attractive. But with the weave came the obsession to look perfect.

5. What is your weekly regimen? 

I deep condition weekly followed by a leave-in and oil. Typically I use one cream based product (with little water content) as I rarely use heat on my hair.

6. What is your daily morning regimen? 

I apply oil and or a daily conditioner to keep my hair hydrated.

7. What is your daily night time regimen? 

I use a light oil at night and sleep with a silk bonnet.

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

I use heat when getting my hair cut. However, since I transitioned in a sew-in my hair isn’t even. My goal is to have an even blunt cut.

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

Hey guys! I’m Bianca Alexa. Born and raised in England, spent half my life in Puerto Rico and now I live in LA, California

2. What is your hair type?

I have a mix of 3C to 4B

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

March 2012 was when I did my bigchop.  I used to constantly relax and dye my hair, It was pretty long and I loved having my long straight hair, but over time the heat and chemical damage made my hair really thin and at one point my hair began excessively breaking and shedding. My intention wasn’t to go natural I just wanted my hair healthy again. I cut my hair shoulder length with the intent to keep it straight. As I was looking up short haircuts online I came across a natural hair blog and noticed how healthy and thick natural hair looked and that’s what made me decide to go natural.

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

Accepting myself in all my natural glory. I had never had my hair so short before and I really struggled with it for the first few months. Not only was I unaware that taking care of this new found texture required completely different products compared to what I was using before, I also struggled with finding confidence and redefining my ideal of beauty. I felt like my long hair was my "safety blanket", my "comfort zone"; I think I immediately expected to fall in love with my natural hair, and even though it took some time I ended up discovering so much about myself in the process.

5. What is your weekly regimen? 

I’m a no fuss kinda girl, I cowash  my hair every 4 to 5 days. I don’t rewet my hair in between washes or add any moisturizer to my hair until I’m going to rewash it again.

6. What is your daily morning regimen? 

This ones easy! I just fluff out my hair using my fingers and I’m good to go. I also tend to pull at the ends of my curls constantly throughout the day, it helps with shrinkage.

7. What is your daily night time regimen? 

At night I leave my hair loose and sleep on a satin pillow case.

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

Just recently I flat ironed my hair because I was curious to see what it would look like. It’s been over 2 years since I’ve applied any sort of direct heat on my hair so it is definitely not something I do often. I made a YouTube video on it to document my process.

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

My name is Saudia. I am from Southern California but currently resided in Virginia.

2. What is your hair type?

3c/4a with a little 4c. It’s possible to have all three one head Queens. Lol

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

I did three big chops: August 2011 -1st, May 2012 – 2nd...

July 2014 – 3rd – I had a lot of heat damage so I chop it off for the last time. I RETURNED natural when my family and I decided to live a health-conscious life style. Plus, I was over not knowing what I really looked like naturally.

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

Transitioning was the most challenging for me; It was difficult learning how to manage my natural and processed hair.

5. What is your weekly regimen? 

Shampoo, deep condition, mask, detangle and moisturize. I do twist outs or flexi –rod sets on my hair throughout the week.

6. What is your daily morning regimen? 

Protective style, I moisturize my braids/ scalp, and go. Twist outs, I fluff and go.

7. What is your daily night time regimen? 

Protective styles, I wear my satin bonnet. Loose styles I pineapple my hair and sleep on my satin pillowcase.

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

No, to flat irons. Yes, to my hooded dryer for steam treatments. 

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

My name is Alicia and I blog for Afro Deity where I use the handle Leilu Dallas. I live in Cambridgeshire in the UK.

2. What is your hair type?

I never really subscribed to hair typing but when people ask I would probably say 4a/b.

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

I started transitioning in March 2012. I wanted to go natural mainly because as my daughter was getting older (she is now 3) I felt I was setting a bad example for her. I also had enough of the chemicals and felt confident enough (this might have come with age) to let my hair out and be confident in just being me. Also having experienced bald patches while relaxing it really felt like it was time to give up the creamy crack.

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

Accepting myself enough to wear my hair as it came out of my head. Also after spending three years growing my relaxed hair to longer lengths I didn't want to go back to short hair again, but I loved the versatility I got with my relaxed hair and the freedom. I have so much more time now as I don't spend ages in a hairdresser or searching for products.

5. What is your weekly regimen? 

I wash my hair 2-3 times a week. I do a pre shampoo treatment and use an SLS free cleanser once a week and just condition my hair the other times I wash. I try to do a deep conditioning treatment at least twice a month.

6. What is your daily morning regimen? 

In my second year of being natural I try to keep my hair in protective styles, which at the moment means a cane row. I was my hair twice a week in the evenings. After I wash I tend to do Bantu knots overnight to stretch my hair. When I wake up in the morning I either apply a moisturizing conditioner and go with the curls or I cane row the hair in two which lasts 2-3 days.

7. What is your daily night time regimen? 

I always wear a silk scarf and make sure I drink lots of water. Getting enough sleep is also important to healthy hair and skin.

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

Very rarely. Not at all if I can help it.