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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 Charity and I am from the suburbs of Phoenix, Arizona, USA. 2. What is your hair type? My hair type is completely 4c, no mix of anything else. 
3. When did you go natural and what made you do it?
I big chopped on Oct. 28th, 2008. I had been transitioning since March of 2008. I started the transition because my hair quit taking relaxers after became pregnant with my first child. 4. What was the most challenging thing about going natural? I wish I could answer that with just one issue, but there were several for me. I honestly was disappointed at my texture when I first went natural. Also, my hair was always extremely dry and very short. So embracing all of that was quite overwhelming. 5. What is your weekly regimen? I do a shortened, modified version of the max hydration method. Which involves a rhassoul clay rinse, deep conditioning or steaming with my Heutiful steamer, then sealing my hair. I currently wear a lot of buns because it's quick and easy. 6. What is your daily morning regimen? Typically it involves me lightly spritzing with water, smoothing with a little oil or shea butter mix, then setting it into a bun. 7. What is your daily night time regimen? Either I will dampen my hair lightly with water and do the Green House Effect over night. Or I will put my hair into 6-8 large chunky twists with rollers on the ends to keep my hair stretched. Afterwards, I put on some type of satin scarf or bonnet. 8. Do you use heat on your hair at all? Every now and then, I may use a flat iron on low temps; 300 degrees or less. I occasionally use a blowdryer on a warm setting to stretch my hair. 
9. Do you braid your hair? If so, how often do you do so in a year? I braid my hair occasionally for a braid out. Which may be once every couple of months or so. I used to cornrow my hair a whole lot. However, the longer my hair gets, the more I steer away from braids because of tangles. 10. Wide-tooth comb or Denman brush? I do have a wide tooth seamless comb that I like to occasionally use. I use this every now and then to double-check my finger detangling. 11. Is your hair normally loose or in a protective-do? My hair is normally in a protective style. I wear a LOT of buns. I do like to roller sets to though from time to time. 12. Have you ever had a hair tragedy? What was it? How did you recover from it? I have had at least 3 or 4. Each pretty much ended with a big chop or major cut. The most detrimental was one I experienced heat damage, color damage, and dryness breakage all at the same time. I had to big chop again, that was back in 2011. I recovered by beginning a protective style journey and I have tried to maintain it to some degree ever since then. 13. What's your biggest tip for maintaining healthy or long hair? Keeping your hair well hydrated. Poor hydration is usually the biggest contributor to fairy knots, breakage, poor length retention, tangles, premature wear, etc. Most of the issues I've faced with my hair could have been avoided had my hair been consistently and properly hydrated. 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?
Vivian Jackson – Phoenix, Arizona, USA. 2. What is your hair type? 4b/4c 
3. When did you go natural and what made you do it?
I shaved my head in April 2010. I wanted to begin living a healthier lifestyle overall. Transitioning to becoming a natural, in my opinion, would be the easiest step. 4. What was the most challenging thing about going natural? How time consuming it is. Wash day is literally a half a day process. 5. What is your weekly regimen? A wash my hair with conditioner (cowash), deep condition and then twist my hair. 6. What is your daily morning regimen? I check my hair for dryness. I do the L.C.O (liquid, cream and oil) method to moisturize my hair. 7. What is your daily night time regimen? I pin my hair away and wear a satin bonnet to bed. 8. Do you use heat on your hair at all? Yes but I limit heat usage. I only flat iron twice a year and always use the blow dryer on low heat. 
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? I use a wide tooth comb but I mostly finger detangle my hair. 11. Is your hair normally loose or in a protective-do? I wear my hair in low maintenance styles 75% of the time. I wear protective styles 3-4 months out of the year. 12. Have you ever had a hair tragedy? What was it? How did you recover from it? Not yet. [...Heather comment: hopefully you never will!] 13. What's your biggest tip for maintaining healthy or long hair? Moisturize your hair. Our hair is more prone to dryness in its natural state. Learn how to properly layer your products to slow down the evaporation process. 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 Erica King and I am originally from Nashville, Tennessee. I currently live in Phoenix, Arizona. 2. What is your hair type? I am definitely 4c with some 4 a/b areas in the back. 
3. When did you go natural and what made you do it?
I went natural in February, 2009. It was time for another relaxer and I decided to fully embrace my natural curls instead. I transitioned for 11 months and big chopped on January 25, 2010. I had been natural on and off for about 10 years, but I had always gone back to the relaxer. This time, I big chopped right after I had my son (he was a few weeks old). We had also discovered my girls (2 & 4 y/s old), had severe food & nut allergies. We needed to make some BIG changes. I was obsessed with reading ingredient labels to make sure our lotions and conditioners didn't have almond oil or macadamia nut oil in them. Both were pretty popular. We started using all-natural, allergy-free, non-toxic ingredients on everybody's hair and skin. 4. What was the most challenging thing about going natural? DETANGLING! I transitioned for months before doing a big chop, so detangling would take me hours. As my hair grew longer, it would take even longer. I loved my thick, luscious hair, but it took me a while to figure out my hair's moisture code. Thank God for YouTube tutorials and coconut oil. I starting using homemade clay treatments and Terressentials Pure Earth Hair Wash (Lavender Garden & Left Coast Lemon), after watching Naptural85's clay wash videos. Bentonite clay, along with finger detangling (on wet and dry hair), got my detangling time down to 20 minutes. 5. What is your weekly regimen? I wash my hair once every 2 weeks and deep condition each time. I'm always trying to simplify my routine but I use these methods regularly:
6. What is your daily morning regimen? Right now my hair is in havana twists so I take them down in the morning, spritz with a leave-in conditioner, and that's it. I like to make my own and use Oyin Handmade's Frank Juice, or Jane Carter's Revitalizing Leave-In Conditioner. When my hair is not in a protective style, I keep homemade flaxseed gel and hair butters close for extra styling pizazz! 7. What is your daily night time regimen? I use the L.O.C Method to put my hair in twists for the night. I usually put in about 8 to 10 twists and tie my hair up in a satin scarf. 8. Do you use heat on your hair at all? I use minimal heat, mostly for hot oil treatments and deep conditioning. 
9. Do you braid your hair? If so, how often do you do so in a year? I braid my hair a few times a year but I've been preferring twists lately. When I do put braids in, I wear them a total of 4 months a year. 10. Wide-tooth comb or Denman brush? Wide-tooth comb. 11. Is your hair normally loose or in a protective-do? It's normally in a protective-do -- hello chunky twists. 12. Have you ever had a hair tragedy? What was it? How did you recover from it? OMG I've had quite a few hair tragedies, one of them I documented in 2011. I burned my hair by overheating it with the flat iron and it started coming out in clumps. My hair thinned completed and I could barely style it because it kept coming out. I stopped using everything, bought an ingredients dictionary, and started checking ingredients. To remove the split ends and breakage, I big chopped again to give my hair a fresh start (2012). It worked. I started using castor oil, doing scalp massages and making all of my hair products. I learned exactly what my hair loved and what it didn't. Bentonite and rhassoul clay helped a lot so I started cleansing and deep conditioning with them. I don't use them as much anymore, but anytime I have some scalp funkiness or product buildup, I mix up a batch. 13. What's your biggest tip for maintaining healthy or long hair? Take care of yourself, Relax and Enjoy your hair - There's not another Beautiful Crown like it on the planet. Make relaxation a priority. I've learned many times the hard way, stress can cause hair loss and keep your hair from growing. Do something everyday to relax: a few breathing exercises, a relaxing bath, even applying a hair affirmation. 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 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. 
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 I do not like the tension on my hair and the breakage that follows with it. 10. Wide-tooth comb or Denman brush? Wide-toothed comb all the way. I don't know what I'd do without it. 11. Is your hair normally loose or in a protective-do? I leave my hair naturally-loose and hanging. I rock my afro with lots of pride. 12. Have you ever had a hair tragedy? What was it? How did you recover from it? My hair tragedy was getting a relaxer in high school. My curl pattern changed tremendously! I had loose, tight, and wavy curls. It looked awful. I cut my ends every two weeks and started from scratch. To make my curl type look the same I started finger coiling my hair and my hair looked a lot better. I looked like a black Shirley Temple I loved it. 13. What's your biggest tip for maintaining healthy or long hair? My biggest tip for maintaining healthy hair is to use natural or organic products to prevent dryness, breakage, and damaged ends. 14. Where can we find you online? (blog, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube etc).
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