1. What's your name and where are you from?
My name is Evani Hawkins and I am from Doylestown, PA in the US. 2. What is your hair type? I believe I have 3c/4a and some 4b textures. But I don’t really like to hair type because it doesn’t give you any valuable information. I have normal to fine hair (fine hair along the sides of my head near my ears) and also normal to low porosity (finer hair has lowest porosity).
3. When did you go natural and what made you do it?
I big chopped February 29, 2016 after transitioning for 1 year. I decided to go natural because after 4 years of texlaxing it was hard to maintain a consistent texture, because my hair naturally has many different textures. I found myself wanting either bone straight relaxed hair or natural hair, and I picked natural. 4. What was the most challenging thing about going natural? The constant styling, and how time consuming it was at first, the more you do it the better/faster you’ll be, but I also think ease comes with length and knowing which products work for you. 5. What is your weekly regimen? Wash with ACV and shampoo Deep condition with a hair masque (sit under dryer for 30 min) Moisturize with aloe vera juice, oil with coconut oil, and seal with styling crème (LOC method) Style based on however I am feeling that day or what events I have coming up that week J *Repeat every week* 6. What is your daily morning regimen? Nothing, I usually take my bonnet and/or scarf off use bobby pins, or coordinating hair accessories and go. 7. What is your daily night time regimen? Depends on the style, but usually nothing, I put my bonnet and/or scarf on (scarf for my edges) and go to sleep, or I use my satin pillow case if I had a late night. Ill add coconut oil if my scalp feels dry whenever necessary. 8. Do you use heat on your hair at all? Nope!
9. Do you braid your hair? If so, how often do you do so in a year?
Nope! My hair/scalp doesn’t respond well to fake hair, human or synthetic, so I haven’t braided my hair in 10 years. 10. Wide-tooth comb or Denman brush? Denman brush and finger detangling. 11. Is your hair normally loose or in a protective-do? Loose in the summer, this coming winter will be my first winter with natural hair so we’ll see. I usually wear a lot of beanies for protection in colder months. 12. Have you ever had a hair tragedy? What was it? How did you recover from it? Yes! It was a Dominican blow out! WORST IDEA EVER! I got it in 2011 (before I was natural), the beautician burned my scalp to the point I had sores all over my head, that turned to scabs that peeled off and then my hair proceeded to fall out in those areas!!! My hair had the burn smell in it for a month! I used aloe vera shampoo and conditioner for healing my scalp, I used coconut oil and Gro-Aut Oil on my scalp/hair and LOTS of protective styles, mostly buns, my ends were unusually thin for years because of it and I eventually cut them off. 13. What's your biggest tip for maintaining healthy or long hair? Coconut oil and keeping your ends tucked away. Also a healthy diet, and drinking lots of water. 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's Maiya. I'm from Connecticut. 2. What is your hair type? I have Type 4 hair. 4a, 4b, and 4c. Kinky, curly, coiled. Lol definitely difficult to deal with at times.
3. When did you go natural and what made you do it?
I decided to do the big chop on September 12th, 2014. It'll be three years this year. I'm so proud of myself. What made me go natural? I became impatient with trying to find hairstyles and haircuts that fit me. It was a lot to deal with and I honestly thought it was more work than being natural. So I told my mother I wanted to cut all of my hair off. Although she didn’t take me seriously. I continued to push the thought and it happened. My older sister went with me to a barbershop. That day changed my life. 4. What was the most challenging thing about going natural? The most challenging thing about going natural is having patience. I'm impatient as impatient gets. Learning that the process doesn't happen overnight and disciplining myself to not cut my hair in any way really taught me about growth. Not only hair growth but self-growth. I never had a doubt in my mind that I wouldn't be able to grow my hair back. Since I was so dedicated to having beautiful curls, doubt never crossed my mind. Not knowing what would be ahead of me, I really didn't care because I wanted to prove to myself that I could do this. 5. What is your weekly regimen? Wow um, my weekly hair regimen….hm, that's hard. I sleep on a satin pillow case always. It really helps because sometimes I'm super lazy and I don't feel like putting my hair up. Depending on how I feel, I'll wash my hair every two weeks (with conditioner/deep conditioner). I shampoo my hair every 3-6 months. A majority of times, I wash my hair at the end of every month. Everyone's hair care is different. I, personally, don't have to wash my hair as much (blessings). Lol, but when I do decide to wash my hair, I wash with a homemade avocado hair mask. That includes honey, and as many oils as you like. My favorite oils to use are Tea Tree Oil, Moroccan Oil, Avocado Oil, Almond Oil, Olive Oil, Jamaican Black Castor Oil, Carrot Oil, Aloe Vera Oil, Macadamia Oil, Amla Oil (Sally's Beauty Supply sells most of these oils for about $3-5). Hot Oil Treatments are a life saver. I do them every week. I suggest all of my curly gals and guys to do the same. You'll see amazing results. 6. What is your daily morning regimen? My daily morning regimen depends on what I have to do that day. So if I'm having a chill day at home, I'll leave my hair up in a pineapple do or two buns. Just to keep it out of my face. If I have to be somewhere whether it be an event or a party or I'm going out with friends, I usually leave my hair out. I don't moisturize my hair EVERY day. I moisturize whenever my hair is dry and brittle or hard to manage. That's every 2-4 days. Plus, always having your hands in your hair causes split ends and breakage, so it's good to just let it be whenever you don't have anything important to do. 7. What is your daily night time regimen? I don't have a special night time regimen. I just have to make sure my hair is out of my face. Since my forehead is acne prone. And because I use a lot of different oils in my hair, that shows, so I wash my face twice a day to keep away dirt and oil. If I'm bored, I'll experiment with my hair. Like trying different hairstyles I picked up from Natural Hair Youtubers. 8. Do you use heat on your hair at all? I don’t use heat often. Only when I want to do a blowout. That's rare. I haven't used heat in over a year. Which is such an accomplishment for me because before going natural I was addicted to using heat on my hair. I love my curls too much to ruin them. Heat isn't bad at all. Just make sure you don't use it a lot.
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. Lol, it hurts. 10. Wide-tooth comb or Denman brush? I've never tried a Denman brush but the wide-toothed comb is cool. I don’t use it often. It does help with detangling. 11. Is your hair normally loose or in a protective-do? My hair is normally loose. Whenever my hair is in a protective style, my choice would be twisted. A good twist out always makes me happy. 12. Have you ever had a hair tragedy? What was it? How did you recover from it? Since being natural I've had two hair tragedies and they both involve being "scissor happy". I had to trim my ends (which I always do myself and I'm a master at it now). But I cut too much off and my hair was so uneven. I had to wait 3 months for my hair to grow back to actually take my time cutting it. It was a disaster. I was so unhappy with the end result. My second hair tragedy happened 2 months ago. Once again I cut too much hair off and my hair looked choppy. A major mess. I didn't get discouraged this time around, though. I decided to wait it out. I ended up liking the look, after all, lol. 13. What's your biggest tip for maintaining healthy or long hair? MY BIGGEST TIP FOR MAINTAINING HEALTHY HAIR: Do not cut your hair if you do not have to and make sure you take care of your hair. If you decide to go natural or convert from perms, you have to be serious about taking care of your hair. It's a lot of work but so much fun if you don't look at it as a chore. It's an experiment you should enjoy, learn from and teach others about. 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 Kaya Tomash, (known on the internet as Comfy Girl With Curls). I am born in raised in Vancouver, Canada! 2. What is your hair type? Overall 4b, with a very small section at the back of my head being 4a.
3. When did you go natural and what made you do it?
I officially went natural just about 2 years ago. I had been transitioning for about a year already out of sheer laziness, and due to there being no real salon options near me. I had a week off of work, and dove into researching natural hair and how to take care of it. That week was the first time I ever consciously styled my hair and wore it “out”! (It was a twist-out!) 4. What was the most challenging thing about going natural? Committing to a regimen and staying disciplined. I swing between being a very conscious natural, to being a very lazy natural. Whenever I get lazy, I see the breakage and swing back into taking perfect care of my hair again. 5. What is your weekly regimen? I give my hair one big wash a week. Usually this is a full-on wash day, including a pre-poo with conditioner and olive oil, a quick shampoo, a conditioner, followed by a very long Deep Conditioning session, followed by the LOC method to wrap it up. Lately however, I’ve learned to shorten my system by Co-Washing, and I’m really enjoying the cut down on time. 6. What is your daily morning regimen? It all depends on how well I took care of my hair the night before. But usually I’ll give my hair a sprits of water, and lightly cover it with Argan Oil as a bit of a refresher. Then if I’m rushing to work, I tend to twist it up into a bun, or another easy updo. 7. What is your daily night time regimen? When I am completely on my game, I am doing a quick version of the LOC method every night and putting my hair into twists. I’ll spritz some water, put in a light cream, and follow it with a light oil. Then I have to make sure I’ve got my satin cap on before crawling into bed! 8. Do you use heat on your hair at all? Very very rarely. The only time I’d say I really use heat is during my deep conditioning process. I’ve got one of those table-top dryers you can sit under and I find it really helps me get the maximum amount of moisture into my hair.
9. Do you braid your hair? If so, how often do you do so in a year?
I braid my hair just as is. In other words, I don’t add extensions or anything in as long term protective style. This is something that is on my bucket list though. I braid my hair quite often though, probably about once a month, and leave it in for about a week. 10. Wide-tooth comb or Denman brush? Wide tooth comb all the way! Although I can’t really say that much as I have yet to try a Denman brush… 11. Is your hair normally loose or in a protective-do? My hair is very kinky, and especially as I’ve dyed it, I feel my curl pattern isn’t as prominent. So I hate to say I usually keep my hair in a protective-do day to day. When I have the time to prep, that’s when I’ll do a twist out or braid out and let it be free. 12. Have you ever had a hair tragedy? What was it? How did you recover from it? Luckily no tragedy to speak of. I’ve dealt with breakage and some damage, but nothing I couldn’t fix with a good protein treatment or a trim. 13. What's your biggest tip for maintaining healthy or long hair? Biggest tip I can offer is seal in the moisture, consistently! Whenever I make sure my hair is well moisturized, and I am locking it in with an oil, my hair flourishes. It retains length, it’s soft, it’s shiny! Consistency really 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 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 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?
My name is Margie Muga and am from Nairobi, Kenya. 2. What is your hair type? My hair is type 4c. Sometimes it feels like 4b
3. When did you go natural and what made you do it?
I went natural sometime in September 2013. I had just finished my 2nd year at the University of Nairobi and a lot of things in my life had changed. I needed a new start and a fresh approach to things in my life generally, and chopping my relaxed and weak hair was top on the list. 4. What was the most challenging thing about going natural? At the very beginning, I had no idea about what to do with my short and all natural hair. Being a member of the legal profession that is a bit strict as well as a lover of art which has room for creative energy, I found myself in a dilemma on how to style my hair and yet not conform to set societal standards. 5. What is your weekly regimen? I currently wash my hair once a week. I prepoo, shampoo, co-wash, and deep condition then apply a generous amount of coconut oil/olive oil before styling as desired. 6. What is your daily morning regimen? This depends on what style I am rocking. If my hair is open, then I try different styles ranging from bantu knots to twist outs and hair puffs. On a daily basis, I moisturize and apply olive and coconut oil using my spray bottle. 7. What is your daily night time regimen? I apply shea butter to my strands at night and do chunky twist outs, massage the scalp and cover up using a satin bonnet, and for the extra protection, I sleep on a satin pillow case. 8. Do you use heat on your hair at all? Yes, At least twice a year but only if I really need to.
9. Do you braid your hair? If so, how often do you do so in a year?
I do cornrows mostly. For box braids/twists, maybe once a year. 10. Wide-tooth comb or Denman brush? Wide-tooth comb any time. But finger detangling is the best 11. Is your hair normally loose or in a protective-do? Most of the time, my hair is loose. 12. Have you ever had a hair tragedy? What was it? How did you recover from it? Yes, Losing a big part of my hairline (on the right side) after I had faux locs tightly installed was not funny at all. That’s was one of the reasons I had the big Chop. anytime I braid and I see a change in my hairline, I massage castor oil in the affected areas. 13. What's your biggest tip for maintaining healthy or long hair? Have a regimen and be consistent with it. 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 Jordan and I am from Houston, Texas, currently living in Austin, Texas. 2. What is your hair type? I have type 4a/4b hair and a lot of coily, fine strands. 4a in the nape area and 4b in the crown.
3. When did you go natural and what made you do it?
I like to call myself an accidental natural because I didn't intend on wearing my hair naturally after I stopped getting relaxers at the end of 2012. My relaxed hair was extremely thin, weak, and flat, not to mention completely unhealthy. I was getting full sew ins (no leave out) and between each installation I saw how fast my hair was growing. The two textures were not easy to manage, so after accidentally transitioning for 13 months I big chopped December 2013 and I’ve been loving it ever since. 4. What was the most challenging thing about going natural? The most challenging thing about going natural was maintaining a decent style with the length I started with. I was excited about my hair but I couldn’t do much with it but a twist out. So I transitioned for about 6 more months after my big chop. 5. What is your weekly regimen? I wash my hair about every 2-3 weeks, depending on how hectic the week is. I wash and condition with Tresemme Naturals shampoo and conditioner, then deep condition for about 20 to 30 minutes. I live by the LOC method (leave in, oil, cream) with Cantu Shea Butter Leave-In, grapeseed oil, and Cantu Shea Butter Coconut Curling Cream. I usually stretch my hair with two braids before styling, and my go to style is a braid and twist (braid out at the roots, twist out halfway down). 6. What is your daily morning regimen? My daily morning regimen usually consists of oiling my fingers and unraveling my twists/braids. Sometimes I will pick/fluff my roots at home, but with Texas weather I usually let the elements have their way with my hair and I put the finishing touches when I get to work. 7. What is your daily night time regimen? I usually maintain my styles by retwisting my hair at night, always chunkier and looser than the day before because definition is really a priority, I like volume. Aside’s from that I protect my hair with a huge satin cap that doesn't squish my hair or leave lines on my forehead. 8. Do you use heat on your hair at all? I’ve only gotten my hair straightened once since I’ve been natural. Probably wont get it bone straight ever again, but I do stretch my hair with the tension method every few months.
9. Do you braid your hair? If so, how often do you do so in a year?
I like to braid my hair once a year, usually in the summer time when humidity in Texas is doing it’s best to make your hair swell up. 10. Wide-tooth comb or Denman brush? Both. I like to finger detangle first on wash day, but I lightly detangle with a wide-tooth comb while I’m conditioning my hair. I removed half the bristles to my denman so it’s perfect to push the finishing touch on my detangling process when it’s time to style my hair. 11. Is your hair normally loose or in a protective-do? Mostly loose. Loose puffs are my shortcut protective styles. 12. Have you ever had a hair tragedy? What was it? How did you recover from it? YES. A few months after I reached one year natural, I tried an updo with my novice styling skills. A good amount of strands in my crown knotted around a hair tie and after struggling with it for some time, I had to cut the tie but my hair was still knotted. Long story short, there’s an area in my area thats shorter than the rest. It’s grown out with time and now it blends well with the rest of my hair. 13. What's your biggest tip for maintaining healthy or long hair? My biggest tip would be to not put so much stress and pressure on your hair. Don’t feel like it has to look flawless everyday because of what you see online. Every person’s hair is different, but all our hair appreciates a break. 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 Shenelle Taylor. Born and Raised in the lovely island of Trinidad and Tobago. Now I'm currently in S.Flo 2. What is your hair type? My texture is a mixture of all 4's. My crown is 4c and my front is 4b and the back is 4a
3. When did you go natural and what made you do it?
Since I moved here my hair wasn't growing thick anymore. It was just growing and not getting any thicker, so eventually I just stopped relaxing my hair to see if that help. About a year and 5 months after I decided to chop everything off. I've been natural for about 4 years now 4. What was the most challenging thing about going natural? Lol everything!!! You have to learn your hair like what your hair likes, how often to moisturizer and when to comb through it! It's defiantly a different monster from relaxed hair. 5. What is your weekly regimen? I was my hair every weekend and also deep condition. My low porosity hair loves that! 6. What is your daily morning regimen? Every other morning I take down my pineapple and just refresh it with some Shea Moisture hair milk. 7. What is your daily night time regimen? Every night I tie it up with a silk cap in a pineapple style to maintain my style. 8. Do you use heat on your hair at all? I do use heat on my hair but NOT often. If I twist or braid my hair late in the day then yes I will use heat to dry it before I go to bed.
9. Do you braid your hair? If so, how often do you do so in a year?
I braid my hair maybe once a year not to often. I miss my hair a lot if I do braids or twist in it lol 10. Wide-tooth comb or Denman brush? I definitely use a width tooth comb on my hair in the shower with conditioner in it. Once it's combed out I use a denman brush 11. Is your hair normally loose or in a protective-do? Protective due over the weekend then during the week it's loose 12. Have you ever had a hair tragedy? What was it? How did you recover from it? Fortunately I haven't had one of those since I was natural. When I first started styling my hair it was a bit difficult but I still end up having a nice curl thank God! 13. What's your biggest tip for maintaining healthy or long hair? Make sure and deep condition and use oils! Natural hair tend to get dry really quickly due to the curls. It takes a longer time for the natural oils from the roots to get down to the ends. So that extra oil and moisture to the ends of the hair is needed. 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 Kaitlan. And I'm a California girl, born and raised. 2. What is your hair type? My hair type is mostly 3c, 4a.... Maybe a little 4b.
3. When did you go natural and what made you do it?
I've actually always been natural but when I grew up pressing your hair was the business so it wasn't until about 3 years ago that I decided to see what my curls looked like. 4. What was the most challenging thing about going natural? Figuring out what products to use and how to make styles last. The struggle was and still is REAL lol 5. What is your weekly regimen? I alternate between shampooing and cowashing and I deep condition weekly. I style and usually the style lasts me all week. 6. What is your daily morning regimen? It's quite simple: I just spritz with water and fluff my hair with a pik. 7. What is your daily night time regimen? I just put my bonnet on and get some sleep. 8. Do you use heat on your hair at all? I haven't since I cut my hair and I don't intend to, so I guess I could say no.
9. Do you braid your hair? If so, how often do you do so in a year?
I want cornrows SO BAD right now. But I typically do a protective style once a year. Last time I had Marley twists. And I've been using my natural extensions quite often to give my hair a little break. 10. Wide-tooth comb or Denman brush? I typically finger detangle but definitely a Denman brush when needed. 11. Is your hair normally loose or in a protective-do? My hair is normally loose; Gotta let the curls breathe! 12. Have you ever had a hair tragedy? What was it? How did you recover from it? YES! A few years ago I decided to go blonde. I'm not sure what I was thinking but my hair became BONE STRAIGHT. So I transitioned for a year and then couldn't deal with both textures so a year ago I big chopped. Best thing I decided to do. 13. What's your biggest tip for maintaining healthy or long hair? Be consistent, deep condition and drink water. And focus on what works for YOUR hair. 14. Where can we find you online? (blog, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube etc).
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