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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? Tina Kelley from Houston, Texas 2. What is your hair type? My hair type is Curly with a side of Kink.  3. When did you go natural and what made you do it? This is my second time natural. I did my second big chop in September 2013. 4. What was the most challenging thing about going natural? The most challenging thing about going natural for me was understanding that most of my friends and family would not accept it. They just didn't understand why I wouldn't perm my hair. When my hair was permed it was so pretty to them, but in its natural state they didn't like it at first. 5. What is your weekly regimen? Every week I cowash, and deep condition my hair. I only shampoo it once a month or when I have product buildup. 6. What is your daily morning regimen? Every morning regardless of the style I spritz my hair with a water and mixed chicks leave in conditioner mix. 7. What is your daily night time regimen? I pineapple my hair if it is a wash n go, perm rod set, or any roller set. However, for twist outs or braid outs I usually just wear a bonnet. 8. Do you use heat on your hair at all? I used heat for the first time since my big chop last week. I got a silk press to monitor my hair growth, and because I needed a haircut.  9. Do you braid your hair? If so, how often do you do so in a year? I have only has braids in my hair with extensions twice in the past 3 years. Other than that I do braid outs every couple of months. 10. Wide-tooth comb or Denman brush? I use both! When I am in the shower conditioning my hair I use the wide tooth comb to detangle. However, when I am styling my hair I use my denman brush faithfully. 11. Is your hair normally loose or in a protective-do? I do lots of perm rod sets in the winter time, but during the summer months I love wash n go's. 12. Have you ever had a hair tragedy? What was it? How did you recover from it? Yes, unfortunately I had a hair tragedy. The first time I was natural I got a Keratin treatment so that I could switch from curly to flat ironed hair whenever I wanted. I didn't take into account that I have a much tighter curl pattern in the back than I do in the front. When I would wash my hair the back would revert back quickly while the front stayed straight as a board. I could no longer do twist outs because the hair in front would simply unravel. After months of unsuccessful curly styles I shaved my hair off with the clippers and started over. 13. What's your biggest tip for maintaining healthy or long hair? My biggest tip is to deep condition your hair whenever you have a few hours around the house. You have to act like your hair is dying of thirst so you need to constantly moisturize it. Moisturized hair is healthy hair and it breaks less often than dry hair. 14. Where can we find you online? (blog, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube etc).
 Get your FREE ebook on How To Grow Long, Healthy Natural Kinky or Curly Hair. Want to be featured as a Queen of Kinks, Curls & Coil? Here's how to apply. 1. What's your name and where are you from? My name is Jessica Harmon and I am and always will be from sunny Miami, Fl, yet I currently reside in Houston, TX 2. What is your hair type? 4C dry hair  3. When did you go natural and what made you do it? I simply always wanted long healthy hair and with a perm I never achieved that. So at the beginning of 2012 I decided to begin transitioning. 4. What was the most challenging thing about going natural? Transitioning and taking care of the two hair types. After about 6 months of transitioning I big chopped and never regretted it. I rocked my twa😎 5. What is your weekly regimen? Well I wash every other week. I use 3 products: Shea Butter and coconut oil blend to, Cantu Coconut curling cream, and Eco styler gel to do my twist-outs or my braid-outs for the week. 6. What is your daily morning regimen? If I have twist or braids I spritz my hair with water, put a dab of my Shea-Coconut oil mix in my palms and gently rub into the ends of my hair. Then I untwist, finger fluff and go. 7. What is your daily night time regimen? I put a dab of my Shea-Coconut oil mix in my palms and gently rub into the ends of my hair. Put my hair into a pineapple puff and tie a silk scarf around my head. I keep it simple 8. Do you use heat on your hair at all? No, I did once last year and my hair shed horribly so since then I haven't.  9. Do you braid your hair? If so, how often do you do so in a year? Not braids with weave, but I do braid up my hair myself, just to have a braid out Afro. 10. Wide-tooth comb or Denman brush? Wide Tooth Comb all day. 11. Is your hair normally loose or in a protective-do? My hair is usually loose. I love my fro being free. 12. Have you ever had a hair tragedy? What was it? How did you recover from it? Yes it was when I first colored my hair and it began to break off. I learned what deep conditioners worked, to repair, and began to give my hair weekly oil treatments to heal and restore my hair. 13. What's your biggest tip for maintaining healthy or long hair? Keep it simple. Find 3 to 4 products that are tried and true and work for your hair. Low maintenance styles that allow your hair the freedom to grow in interrupted, and be kind to your hair, no pulling and harsh combing. 14. Where can we find you online? (blog, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube etc).
 Get your FREE ebook on How To Grow Long, Healthy Natural Kinky or Curly Hair. Want to be featured as a Queen of Kinks, Curls & Coil? Here's how to apply. 1. What's your name and where are you from? My name is Trophie Douglas and I am from Houston, Texas. 2. What is your hair type? I am a strong 4c lol! I have really thick kinky hair.  3. When did you go natural and what made you do it? I began my transition in November 2011 and I big chopped May 5, 2012. I went natural because I was tired of my hair not growing. It was at a stand still and it was very thin and brittle. I started watching youtube videos and saw all these natural women with beautiful healthy hair. It just made more sense and I'm so happy that I made that decision. 4. What was the most challenging thing about going natural? The awkward twa stage. I'm used to having long hair and I just didn't feel comfortable after my bc. Ofcourse I got used to it but in the beginning I was in a state of shock. Also dealing with shrinkage. When I went natural I knew nothing about shrinkage so I was totally taken by surprise. Ive learned to embrace my shrinkage and use different methods to stretch my hair. 5. What is your weekly regimen? I wash, condition, and deep condition my hair once a week. Usually I do a twist out style and wear it loose for about two days. I re twist and wear it loose a couple more days and just wear a puff for the rest of the week. 6. What is your daily morning regimen? I usually take my hair out of the pineapple and fluff. 7. What is your daily night time regimen? I pineapple my hair at night. I just push all of my hair to the top of my head and wrap a scarf around it. Also I sleep of a satin pillow case just incase my scarf comes off. I'm a wild sleeper! 8. Do you use heat on your hair at all? Yes, but in moderation. I get my hair professionally straightened about 3 times a year. Every now and then I will stretch my hair with a blow dryer on medium heat. Ive had heat damage before so i'm very cautious about using heat on my hair.  9. Do you braid your hair? If so, how often do you do so in a year? Yes, I get box braids about 3 times a year. It is a great protective style. 10. Wide-tooth comb or Denman brush? I use a wide tooth detangling comb and it is a lifesaver! 11. Is your hair normally loose or in a protective-do? Loose, I usually have it in a twist out or a puff. 12. Have you ever had a hair tragedy? What was it? How did you recover from it? Yes. I got my hair colored a couple years ago and it was the worst decision ever! The color was beautiful but it was very drying on my hair. It caused my hair to break off and really stunted my growth. It was a true learning experience. 13. What's your biggest tip for maintaining healthy or long hair? Just make a routine and stick to it. My wash day routine is very simple so its easy for me to maintain. I use the LOC method when I first style my hair so that I don't have to moisturize it daily. I deep condition every week. (VERY IMPORTANT) I use little heat and I don't manipulate my hair much. 14. Where can we find you online? (blog, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube etc).
 Get your FREE ebook on How To Grow Long, Healthy Natural Kinky or Curly Hair. Want to be featured as a Queen of Kinks, Curls & Coil? Here's how to apply. 1. What's your name and where are you from? My name is Mimi Irvin “aka” Corporate Chic. I am a wife, mother of two handsome boys, daughter, friend, and have been told a fashionista. My day job consists of a career as a Project Engineer working in Corporate America with a degree in Electrical Engineering. I was born in Yokosuka Japan, from a military background and traveled every three years of my life. So for me home is where I make it and currently that is in Houston Texas. 2. What is your hair type? I believe I am in between a 3B and 3C  3. When did you go natural and what made you do it? I contemplated the idea of going natural in early 2011 and although I loved the relaxed looked and didn’t suffer from breakage, but I wanted something different. I was set forth to go on assignment in the Netherlands with my company in January 2012, so I decided December 2011 would be my last relaxer. I wouldn’t have to worry about the Texas humidity and I felt the transition would be easier to deal with in cooler temperatures. As I tried many styles as I could during my transition, 8 months would be the end of that road. I decided to do my BC August 2012. As I sat in the mirror cutting each section it was very hard to get through. I had about 3 inches of new growth but after completing that hard effort, I looked in the mirror and said yes this is ME and I will ROCK it. 4. What was the most challenging thing about going natural? The challenging part about going natural is that its trial and era with hair products. With relaxed hair, you have setting lotion, oil sheen and your wrap cap for the most part. With Natural hair and depending on your curl pattern, not every product will work for you. So it takes patience and interacting with other naturals to help find your staple. 5. What is your weekly regimen? If my hair is not twisted, I typically I will pin it up at night and sleep in satin bonnet. In the mornings I will spritz with water, add Coconut oil or shea butter and style in an up-do or wear loose. 6. What is your daily morning regimen? In the mornings I will spritz with water, add Coconut oil or shea butter and style in an up-do or wear loose. 7. What is your daily night time regimen? If my hair is not twisted, I typically I will pin it up at night and sleep in satin bonnet. 8. Do you use heat on your hair at all? I use minimal heat on my hair. I have only had my hair flat ironed twice since I’ve been natural. From time to time I will do a roller set and sit under the dryer. Other than that I use heatless styles such as twists, bantu knots, twist outs and wash and go’s.  9. Do you braid your hair? If so, how often do you do so in a year? I twist my hair and typically wear for a week or so. I’ve never work braids that calls for extensions. I like to change my hair to much, so that is one reason I haven’t gotten braids in my hair. 10. Wide-tooth comb or Denman brush? Yes to the Wide-Tooth Comb. I love it and it work best for my hair. I finger detangle my hair when its wet and then I use the Wide-Tooth Comb. I use the Denman brush from time to time, but to get through my hair I need a comb. 11. Is your hair normally loose or in a protective-do? I typically wear my hair loose either in a wash-n-go or twist out. 12. Have you ever had a hair tragedy? What was it? How did you recover from it? I honestly have not had a hair tragedy since I’ve been natural. The two times I had my hair flat ironed, it loosened my curls a little, but that was it. That is why I use minimal heat and dyes on my hair. 13. What's your biggest tip for maintaining healthy or long hair? My biggest TIP for maintaining healthy hair is keeping your hair moisturized and your ends trimmed. I know that is easier said than done. The key if finding the RIGHT product that moisturizes your hair texture. For those women that are thinking about going natural, I say embraces it. It’s a journey, and with every journey newness is born. It’s a lifestyle change. It takes confidence, and as women we must have self-confidence no matter the circumstance. 14. Where can we find you online? (blog, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube etc).
 Get your FREE ebook on How To Grow Long, Healthy Natural Kinky or Curly Hair. Want to be featured as a Queen of Kinks, Curls & Coil? Here's how to apply. 1. What's your name and where are you from? Alexandria, I'm currently residing in Houston, TX 2. What is your hair type? 3C/4A  3. When did you go natural and what made you do it? I went natural in the Summer of 2010. A classmate of mine inspired me to transition and then big chop! 4. What was the most challenging thing about going natural? Learning my hair and finding products! You will go through a lot of trial and error with natural hair products. It's kind of like a natural hair initiation. Every natural has to go through it! 5. What is your weekly regimen? My weekly regimen consists of deep conditioning, shampooing, co-washing, and moisturizing every night. 6. What is your daily morning regimen? My morning regimen consists of me taking my twists or style from the previous night down. I don't really do much in the morning. I keep my hair regimen very simple. 7. What is your daily night time regimen? I set my hair GENTLY every night. I like to maintain my style for longer than a day. So, I spray a leave in, seal with an oil or shea butter and then style for the next day. 8. Do you use heat on your hair at all? I rarely use heat. I recently straightened my hair fro a friends wedding and suffered a small bit of heat damage so It definitely will be a while before I straighten again.  9. Do you braid your hair? If so, how often do you do so in a year? Yes, I try to get braids or twists once or twice yearly to switch up my look. 10. Wide-tooth comb or Denman brush? DENMAN BRUSH, all day long! I love that thing. 11. Is your hair normally loose or in a protective-do? It's normally loose. I wear my hair in twist outs 80% of the time. 12. Have you ever had a hair tragedy? What was it? How did you recover from it? Oh my goodness, where do I start. My first year natural, I colored my hair blonde. I colored my hair at home and the first disaster was that it came out ORANGE! I had to go and get the color corrected. Next disaster was when I tried to straighten my hair and the stylist had no idea how to work with my hair so that's when the scissors came out, causing me to lose all of my growth. Lesson learned. I definitely do my own hair now. 13. What's your biggest tip for maintaining healthy or long hair? Moisture, moisture, moisture! You must moisturize and seal your hair! Do the LEAST, not the most. Keep your regimen simple. 14. Where can we find you online? (blog, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube etc).
 Get your FREE ebook on How To Grow Long, Healthy Natural Kinky or Curly Hair. Want to be featured as a Queen of Kinks, Curls & Coil? Here's how to apply. 1. What's your name and where are you from? Hi!! My name is Mary Taylor aka “MsNaturallymary” on most of my social media (: I am a North Carolina Native who has recently made Houston, Texas my home. 2. What is your hair type? I believe I am a 4b.  3. When did you go natural and what made you do it? I actually transitioned for about 6 months and big chopped in the bathroom of my sister’s home after going to dinner with her and her husband. It was on April 14, 2012. I recall having a conversation over dinner with the two of them about going natural and deciding that night that I would do it. Her husband embraced the idea of my sister going natural. He shared with the both of us that we are both beautiful, and that whoever I am meant to be with, he will also embrace my hair in whatever state it is in. I was super nervous about the whole idea of cutting off all my hair! Prior to this event, I said I would never ever big chop. I felt that women who big chopped were super brave and that I just didn't have the courage to do it. I, also could not envision myself with such short hair. I felt that others would look at me funny or that it would reduce my chances of being able to find love. However, that evening, I don't know what came over me.. I somehow just picked up the scissors and went to work. And Believe it or not, I thought that my texture would be amazing! Remarkable even.. Especially after following several youtube vlogger’s journey who had also big chopped… Seeing how curly and voluminous their hair was.. I thought mine would look the same…. Well, mine was the exact opposite. lol After, I cut my hair I could not figure out how to get it curly.. My hair was also very dry. It felt like a Brillo soap pad. lol I had no idea what to do with it…It was too short to do a twist out or anything because I only had about an inch of hair.. I remember panicking… Having to go to work the next morning was the scariest thing ever! The thought of having to stand in front of my students or even pass my colleagues in the hall made me very nervous. I thought, what have I done?? And the next day… Boy, did I get looks. I remember one of my students saying “ Ms. Taylor, Why did you cut your hair?? You look like a boy!” So, of course, my already bruised self esteem at the time, was even more blemished. That same day I called a friend to beg her to install braids in my hair! I got those installed, wore them for about a month and continued to wear protective styles such as weave. 4. What was the most challenging thing about going natural? The unknown… Not know how I’d like it, what my texture would be, and how others would respond to this new look. 5. What is your weekly regimen? I currently wash every one to two weeks. I always deep condition when I wash my hair. Wash day at a glance consists of washing my hair with apple cider vinegar, co-washing with Herbal essence hello hydration and deep conditioning with a mixture of hello hydration, an egg, olive oil, and honey. My hair loves it! I actually have not been wearing my hair out that much lately. I’ve been on a protective style challenge for the last 5 months. I just recently began to wear my hair out again for the holidays and sometimes on the weekends. But, I will continue protective style with wigs. My go to style as of late has been a twist and curl when my hair is out. 6. What is your daily morning regimen? Because I am in protective style mode, it is very basic.. I take down the two flat twists I did in the front the night before, give my wig a good shake and proceed to blend lol Protective styling has made my life pretty easy and my units have become my best friends (: 7. What is your daily night time regimen? At night, I simply remove my unit, spray a mix of water and aloe vera juice on my hair that will be under the wig cap on a daily basis, and apply coconut oil. I try to really focus on my ends during this process. As far as my leave out goes, I spray the mix of water and aloe vera juice on my hair, apply coconut curling cream, along with olive oil eco styler gel, do a flat twist on each side, wrap my hair with a satin scarf and I’m ready for bed. 8. Do you use heat on your hair at all? Using heat on my hair is very rare. I got my first professional flat iron last year on my birthday, which was in july and I have not used heat since then; until maybe december when I did a blow out.  9. Do you braid your hair? If so, how often do you do so in a year? Although, I have worn braids at the beginning of my journey, I typically wear Marley twists as a protective style, which I do myself. The only time I braid my hair is when I’m attempting to do a braid out or when I’m feeling lazy after washing my hair and decide to do two large braids to wear under my units. 10. Wide-tooth comb or Denman brush? I’d have to say wide tooth comb. Although I use a denman from time to time, I don’t use it often as it causes a great deal of friction, which can contribute to breakage.. 11. Is your hair normally loose or in a protective-do? Definitely in a protective do. Although I love loose styles, I have a hair goal in mind, so I am doing what’s necessary to achieve that goal. 12. Have you ever had a hair tragedy? What was it? How did you recover from it? OK. I’m actually a bit afraid to admit this. But, early in my journey I had a rather interesting experience with nail glue. As I stated earlier, I did a great deal of protective styling very early in my journey. When I say protective styling, I am referring to wearing braids and weaves. I actually never used to wear weave prior to my natural hair journey. Therefore, I was a novice to all the ins and outs of installing weave. Well, I was planning to do a u part wig, with a closure that would be glued on to my hair. I had gone to the beauty supply store to purchase hair and all the materials needed to begin this project. I asked the clerk for hair glue and I trusted that’s what I was given. So I got home and I was super excited about attempting this process. I had watched a really good tutorial on the install and felt liberated that I was going to be doing it for my first time. Thankfully, the hair glue was only intended for the closure area. Well, I completed the part and was in the process of doing the closure.. I felt really good about it until one of my friends, who had soon arrived for a rehearsal that we were having at my sisters house, entered the bathroom, picked up the bottle and said “Uummm Mary, do you realize you are putting nail glue in your hair??” I thought, Oh my Lord!! I panicked. I was so excited and also oblivious, that I didn't even read the bottle. I trusted that the clerk gave me what I needed.. After all.. I had never dealt with weave or any products related to having weave.. I felt like an idiot to say the least.. Our rehearsal turned into a session or everyone helping to figure out how to remove the nail glue out of my hair. That was the worst experience ever. I never did that again. 13. What's your biggest tip for maintaining healthy or long hair? I believe that protective styling has been my saving grace. Almost 70% of my journey has included protective styling. I also try my best to make sure that my hair is well moisturized. I do believe that my hair could be much longer after 2 yrs and 8 months. Especially after observing the journey of other naturals.. But, I have to remind myself that everyone’s hair doesn't grow at the same pace. But, I believe diet and exercise would really benefit my hair more. I plan to include that a lot more in year 3. Also, patience and some good old TLC (tender love and care). 14. Where can we find you online? (blog, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube etc).
 Get your FREE ebook on How To Grow Long, Healthy Natural Kinky or Curly Hair. Want to be featured as a Queen of Kinks, Curls & Coil? Here's how to apply. 1. What's your name and where are you from? Hey there, I’m Andrea and I’m from Houston, Texas, USA. 2. What is your hair type? I’m actually not to sure exactly but probably in the 4a area. I have a few different patterns like most naturals so I can’t just pick one.  3. When did you go natural and what made you do it? I went natural a little over three years ago. I was tired of getting relaxers and constantly damaging and putting harmful chemicals in my hair. 4. What was the most challenging thing about going natural? Probably trying to style both my new growth and relaxed ends. I got frustrated from time to time when styles didn’t come out the way I wanted to. Also, finding the right products to use after my big chop was a lot of trial and error. It got easier once I found a regimen and good products. 5. What is your weekly regimen? I actually have a video up on my YouTube channel with all the steps and products! But I’ll wash (shampoo + condition), deep condition, apply a leave-in then comb out my hair. I’ll apply whatever butter and gel I’m using at the time and then braid my hair for a braid out. 6. What is your daily morning regimen? I’ll apply a dab of oil through out my hair and shake it out and then pick at the roots for volume. 7. What is your daily night time regimen? I’ll either use the Pineapple method or just put my hair in two loose ponytails. I sleep on a satin pillowcase so I won’t put on a satin cap, but I do wear it when I’m not sleeping on a satin case. 8. Do you use heat on your hair at all? I try not to, I’ve gone a little over three years without straightening it. I do blow it out every couple of months but on low heat.  9. Do you braid your hair? If so, how often do you do so in a year? Only for braid outs, I’ve tried french braiding my hair but because of how thick my hair is it never comes out as smooth as I want it to. I have been itching to try braids with extensions like Solange wears. 10. Wide-tooth comb or Denman brush? Neither! I use a tangle teezer, it works great since I am tender headed. I’ll only use a wide tooth in the shower when my hair is soaking wet. 11. Is your hair normally loose or in a protective-do? Loose, it’s gotten long enough for me to do a big puff, so I’ll do that when my hair is getting closer to wash day. 12. Have you ever had a hair tragedy? What was it? How did you recover from it? Not really, the closest thing would probably be after I lifted my color and had it dyed to a honey blondish color and it faded to orange. I still cringe looking at older photos of it. 13. What's your biggest tip for maintaining healthy or long hair? Find styles and products that work for you! Everyone has different hair types, genes, and tons of other health factors that go into how long/healthy your hair is. I try my best to use as much natural products as I can and be healthy when it comes to eating and my lifestyle. 14. Where can we find you online? (blog, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube etc).
 Get your FREE ebook on How To Grow Long, Healthy Natural Black Hair. Want to be featured as a Queen of Kinks, Curls & Coils? Here's how to apply. 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.  9. Do you braid your hair? If so, how often do you do so in a year? I have worn braids with extensions only a few times since I've been natural. I mostly enjoy wearing my hair without any extensions added to it. 10. Wide-tooth comb or Denman brush? I alternate between both. However, I find myself using a wide tooth comb more than my Denman brush. 11. Is your hair normally loose or in a protective-do? In the summer/warmer months I try to keep it two-strand twisted because it keeps my head cooler. In the colder months I wear more twist-outs and my afro. 12. Have you ever had a hair tragedy? What was it? How did you recover from it? Yes. When I had my hair flat-ironed several years ago. I had severe heat damage and I felt like it took me almost 2 years to get my hair back to a healthy state. I trimmed the damaged areas and did deep conditioning treatments regularly to help my hair recover from the trauma. 13. What's your biggest tip for maintaining healthy or long hair? Leave your hair alone! I think that we touch,pull and tug on our hair way more than is necessary. I find that when I wear my hair in low manipulation styles it grows like weeds. Also, find what works for you and stick with it. We are deluged with information from YouTube, blogs and social media. There are some people with super long hair and it's easy to covet their tresses! Be thankful for what God gave YOU and enjoy the journey! 14. Where can we find you online? (blog, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube etc).
 Get your FREE ebook on How To Grow Long, Healthy Natural Kinky or Curly Hair. Want to be featured as a Queen of Kinks, Curls & Coil? Here's how to apply. 1. What's your name and where are you from? My name is Nanalli, but I go by J'ai (pronounced Zhae'), which is a part of my middle name. I am a native of Houston, Texas, but I was raised in Louisiana 2. What is your hair type? My hair type is a combination of 4b and 4c.  3. When did you go natural and what made you do it? I went natural in June of 2011. One of my bff's, my cousin and I decided to do it together. We made a party of it. It was our "big chop" party. It was great to have their moral support. 4. What was the most challenging thing about going natural? The most challenging thing about going natural was wearing my hair in the TWA style. I was never the type to cut my hair in a short style, especially TWA short. It was difficult looking at myself in the mirror, but eventually I became comfortable with it. The many compliments I received was an added bonus :) 5. What is your weekly regimen? I usually twist my hair using either Miss Jessie products or Shea Moisture. I may twist it up once or twice a week and style it in different ways. 6. What is your daily morning regimen? I add oil to my hair before untwisting and styling. 7. What is your daily night time regimen? If I am not twisting it, I use think scrunchies to keep the twist definition for the next day. I part my hair down the middle and create 2 side puffs. 8. Do you use heat on your hair at all? I seldom use heat on my hair. When I decide to blowout my hair, I use heat.  9. Do you braid your hair? If so, how often do you do so in a year? No, I don't. The only time my hair was braided was during the TWA period. 10. Wide-tooth comb or Denman brush? I use both. 11. Is your hair normally loose or in a protective-do? My hair is normally loose. I began using Marley hair to create high buns for my easy "go to" protective style. 12. Have you ever had a hair tragedy? What was it? How did you recover from it? No, not really. I've been lucky to not have anything drastic occur to my natural hair. 13. What's your biggest tip for maintaining healthy or long hair? Make certain you take care of your hair and not neglect it. Keep it moisturized at all times. 14. Where can we find you online? (blog, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube etc).
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