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1. What's your name and where are you from?
My name is Briana Lynee (pronounced LIN-NAY) and I am from Maryland. 2. What is your hair type? My hair type is 3C. 
3. When did you go natural and what made you do it?
I went Natural in 2009 in highschool. I realized my hair was so thin from all the heat and perms so I decided to stop the perms and go natural. However, it wasn’t until 2012 my Freshman Year in college that I became knowledgeable of what works for my hair and how to properly care for it. 4. What was the most challenging thing about going natural? I used to find it difficult in styling my hair in my natural state compared to just using heat and keeping my hair straight. This was a learning experience but I am proud to stay that I got it all under control now. 5. What is your weekly regimen? I use the L.O.C. Method every two days. I moisturize my hair on Sundays and I wont touch it again until Tuesday with a cowash followed by moisturizing. Then from Tuesday I will repeat the same steps on Friday. Sunday I will deep condition my hair and then moisturize it and repeat these steps. 6. What is your daily morning regimen? I am used to wearing my hair in a bun. So I use my choice of gel for the day followed by edge control and keep my hair up in a bun. 7. What is your daily night time regimen? At night I follow the L.O.C. Method and braid or twist my hair so in the morning I will take it out and style it in my bun as my go to style for during the weekdays. On the weekends I wear my hair out. 8. Do you use heat on your hair at all? I will use heat on my hair in June and in December to keep my use of heat spaced out. I am enjoying embracing my naturalness. 
9. Do you braid your hair? If so, how often do you do so in a year? I don’t get my hair braided ever. I may decided to get it braided once every 2 years just cause I hate sitting for so long. 10. Wide-tooth comb or Denman brush? I would prefer a Wide-Tooth Comb just because its easier to detangle the hair. You can always use your hands to evenly distribute product so the Denman Brush isn’t always necessary. 11. Is your hair normally loose or in a protective-do? My hair is in a protective style majority of the time. I wear my hair in a bun to keep my ends protected. Wearing your hair in a bun eliminates the chances of your hair rubbing against anything and keeps it off your neck.I only wear it loose during a special event and mainly on the weekends. 12. Have you ever had a hair tragedy? What was it? How did you recover from it? Sometimes when I put my hair in bantu knots or try to do a twist out it doesn’t always work out. In crunch time I style in an up-do that is still cute and classy. 13. What's your biggest tip for maintaining healthy or long hair? Its so important to keep your hair moisturized. Water is the key to growth and oil will become your best friend while being used at the sealant to keep your moisture in. 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 Shivon Carolina and I'm from New York. 2. What is your hair type? I believe I am 4a with some 3c. 
3. When did you go natural and what made you do it?
I had my last relaxer in October 2011, transitioned for a year and then big chopped in October 2012. Honestly it started with me being curious and sort of following the crowd but ultimately turned into a somewhat spiritual journey and learning to accept myself as is (still working on that). 4. What was the most challenging thing about going natural? The most challenging thing was the short-hair phase and not feeling as pretty or as feminine and accepting my hair with all its kinks as is. 5. What is your weekly regimen? I mainly do wash-n-goes. I will do a wash-n-go once per 1-1 1/2 weeks. I try to deep condition weekly. Every now and then I'll do the occasional ponytail/puff, braid-out or perm rod set. 6. What is your daily morning regimen? Take off satin cap, spritz hair with a mixture of mostly water and a little leave-in conditioner and some type of oil (lavender, grapeseed, Argan, almond, etc.) then smooth edges with gel and let air dry. 7. What is your daily night time regimen? Throw on satin cap and go to sleep. Or if a manipulated style - spritz hair with water and either re-braid or re-roll (yes I re-braid or re-roll every night lol). 8. Do you use heat on your hair at all? Very seldom, if I'm in a serious rush and I did a wash-n-go and my hair didn't fully dry, I'll diffuse on low heat or cool for a few minutes. Other than that - no. So far, it seems I straighten my hair (flat iron), twice per year. 
9. Do you braid your hair? If so, how often do you do so in a year? If I'm wearing a braid-out yes - in several plats for as long as I'm rocking it. I never wear braids as a style though... 10. Wide-tooth comb or Denman brush? Wide-tooth comb. 11. Is your hair normally loose or in a protective-do? Normally loose. 12. Have you ever had a hair tragedy? What was it? How did you recover from it? Ummm yes, perming my hair was a tragedy. I recovered by going back to natural (ha,ha). No really, in high school my hair was natural but I always wore it "pressed". I would either get it done professionally or do it myself. I had become what I thought was a "pro" until that one time when I was distracted and didn't test the hot comb on paper towel and put it directly in my hair...needless to say - comb was too hot and I burnt my hair off. I had short pieces, probably like 1/2 inch or shorter just sticking up and it was in the top middle area of my head. I had to try to comb my hair over it for a while but the short pieces would stick up through it. Once it got long enough I would do a little curl, just a slight bend to the pieces so that it could lay and blend with the rest of my hair, it eventually grew back lol. 13. What's your biggest tip for maintaining healthy or long hair? Low manipulation, little to no heat, TLC and just simplicity... 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?
Whitney Rene and I currently live in North Hollywood,CA 2. What is your hair type? I typically don’t categorize my hair by type because it hasn’t specifically helped me in my journey. BUT if I had to, I would say it’s 3C-ish. 
3. When did you go natural and what made you do it?
I have been fully natural since late 2005. Right before “going natural”, I had gotten my hair done by a new stylist. I wanted blonde highlights and a straight bob. Because I was young and didn’t know a lot about really taking care of my hair it started to break off severely. I had always had long, healthy hair before this so I stopped going to her and me and my sister started doing our own relaxers. I started noticing that I could get my hair just as straight no matter how much new growth I had so we would do our relaxers less frequently. At this time, I loved getting my hair cut/trimmed and one day I noticed the hair at the nape of my neck was starting to curl. My “going natural” journey was really natural. I didn’t intend on “going natural” and I’m pretty sure it didn’t even have a name at that point lol. But what I did know is that I didn’t need to put chemicals on my hair for it to do what I wanted it to do. I was still wearing my hair straight at this time and getting it cut regularly (I wore a bob for a while) which eventually led to me having no more relaxed hair! Here is the Youtube video of my natural hair journey:
4. What was the most challenging thing about going natural?
The most challenging thing has been finding the right products and the right routine. Also, the amount of time it takes can get really hard. Having damaged, lifeless hair was so much easier! JK, but it’s really a commitment and like anything else—greatness takes time. 5. What is your weekly regimen? I’ve gotten my hair down to a science now. I know what it likes and what it doesn’t. And what it can handle, which is really important. I typically co-wash and deep condition (moisturizing conditioner every week, add protein conditioner every other week), twist outs are my go to style. I play around with the pattern and products I use. And I also alternate between rolling the ends on flexi rods and leaving my natural curl. I have also mastered my wash n go but it doesn’t last as long so I go for the twist out if I don’t want to have my hands in my head every couple of days. 6. What is your daily morning regimen? I will add a little coconut oil or olive oil once I take off my silk scarf and I will use a handheld dryer to reshape my hair. 7. What is your daily night time regimen? I usually just pineapple my hair and sleep with a silk scarf or bonnet. 8. Do you use heat on your hair at all? I use heat to deep condition and when I use a handheld dryer. I use the handheld to get the shape I want, stretch my roots a bit and to make it have that “not so perfect” look 
9. Do you braid your hair? If so, how often do you do so in a year? I will get my hair braided or twisted from time to time. Maybe twice a year, but it’s not a ritual. I do it when I really get the urge to cut or color my hair OR if I just don’t want to do it. 10. Wide-tooth comb or Denman brush? I am more of a Denman brush/tangle teaser girl. My hair doesn’t really like combs. 11. Is your hair normally loose or in a protective-do? 99.9% of the time my hair is loose. I love protective styles like braids and twists but sometimes the synthetic hair irritates my skin and that’s no good. 12. Have you ever had a hair tragedy? What was it? How did you recover from it? Not really a tragedy but have made several mistakes along the way. The biggest one recently was bleaching the ends of my hair right when I was really retaining good length. I already know my hair doesn’t respond well to bleach so I just cut those ends off myself and kept it moving. 13. What's your biggest tip for maintaining healthy or long hair? Find a good routine and stick to it. Try low manipulation styles. Keep it moisturized and detangled! Don’t watch it grow. 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?
My name is Natalie and I am from NY in the Albany area. 2. What is your hair type? My hair type is a mixture of 3C and 4A. 
3. When did you go natural and what made you do it?
I started transitioning in February of 2014 and big chopped in April of 2015 after 13 months of transitioning. 4. What was the most challenging thing about going natural? The most challenging part was getting used to caring for my hair at each stage (transitioning, post big chop) and figuring out which products and techniques worked best for my hair through trial and error. 5. What is your weekly regimen?
6. What is your daily morning regimen? Spritz with water based moisturizer if hair is dry, fluff with hands, separate more curls and go. 7. What is your daily night time regimen? Spritz edges and apply shea butter before putting head scarf around them and silk cap over the rest of my hair 8. Do you use heat on your hair at all? I try not to use direct heat often on my hair so at the most I’ll use it once a year. Sometimes I’ll blow dry my hair on cool or low heat if I’m pressed for time. 
9. Do you braid your hair? If so, how often do you do so in a year? I don’t usually braid my hair unless I’m doing a braid out, usually I’ll wear two strand twists as my protective style for half of the week and then rock a twist out during the weekend. 10. Wide-tooth comb or Denman brush? I love wide tooth combs for detangling with conditioner or moisturizer but I love denman brushes for defining my curls with my wash n gos. 11. Is your hair normally loose or in a protective-do? Some weeks I go the whole time with my hair loose but lately I’ve been trying to wear it in protective styles more often (usually a few days a week) to see if it helps me maintain healthier ends. 12. Have you ever had a hair tragedy? What was it? How did you recover from it? I think my biggest hair tragedy would be when I was transitioning and I decided to straighten my hair and my already thin processed ends thinned out to an awful level. I ended up having to cut off between 4-6 inches of hair and it really made me stay away from heat during the rest of my transition. The positive side to it was that once the weight of the hair I cut came off, my curl pattern became more noticeable and it pushed me closer to being ready for my big chop. 13. What's your biggest tip for maintaining healthy or long hair? My biggest tip would be to be consistent with your hair regimen. Regular deep conditioning, moisturizing when needed and detangling can prevent excessive dryness/breakage and help your hair retain its length. 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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1. What's your name and where are you from?
Hi, my name is Wendy Joseph and I live in New Jersey but was born in Haiti. 2. What is your hair type? I have a mixture of of 4A and 4B hair with 4A being more towards the middle and front. 
3. When did you go natural and what made you do it?
I went natural four and a half years ago in September of 2011. I had an adverse reaction to an at home protein treatment leaving my scalp uncontrollable dry and my edges quickly deteriorated. My dermatologist gave me a foam for the dandruff and asked that I come back to have a biopsy of my scalp done. That was when I realized that I needed to change my lifestyle and really start taking care of myself. My first step was to cut the chemicals out of my hair. So I did! I secretly cut all of my hair off! One of my best decisions to date. 4. What was the most challenging thing about going natural? Being afraid of not being accepted by societies standards of beauty. Initially, I had a rough time with my family accepting the fact that I cut all of my hair off. Their initial negative reaction led me to believe that that’s how everyone else would view me. Causing me to hide my hair under wigs and weaves for almost my entire first year. One day, something snapped and I no longer cared. I finally wore my hair out and everyone loved it. I realized that I never gave them a chance to see my hair short or properly educated them on the reasons why I went natural. They just assumed I went Britney Spears circa 2007 when she seemingly went off the deepend and shaved her head. Funny thing is, most of family are now natural. 5. What is your weekly regimen? My weekly regimen has pretty much been the same for the past couple of years:
6. What is your daily morning regimen? When wearing a wash and go: I leave my hair out while taking a shower so that water splashes the hair and it absorbs the moisture in the air. Protective style: I wear a bonnet and shower cap while showering and use sheen spray to brighten up my locs. 7. What is your daily night time regimen? I do not have a specific nighttime regimen other than to sleep with a bonnet or head scarf on. For my wash and go, I either put my hair in a pineapple or four big twist before bed. 8. Do you use heat on your hair at all? I rarely use heat. I do heatless stretching methods and air dry my hair when doing protective styles. You can read more about this on my blog or view videos on my my youtube channel. My hair seems be very sensitive to heat causing extensive shedding and heat damage. 
9. Do you braid your hair? If so, how often do you do so in a year? I do braid my hair. About once a year I’ll get braids with hair added and a couple times a year I twist or braid my natural hair. Sometimes my hair just needs a break from constant styling. 10. Wide-tooth comb or Denman brush? Definitely a wide-tooth comb! The denman brush creates a longer detangling process for me. I am able to get through detangling my hair fairly quickly with the wide-tooth comb. 11. Is your hair normally loose or in a protective-do? My hair is usually loose for the bulk of the year. I love being natural and enjoying the hair that I’ve worked so hard to grow and keep healthy! 12. Have you ever had a hair tragedy? What was it? How did you recover from it? You won’t believe this..but I did it again! Another horrific at home protein treatment last year almost left me with no hair! I mixed an egg, mayo, avocado, and coconut oil together and left in my hair for about an hour or so. I was at my friends house who didn't have enough conditioner for my wild hair. So, I rinsed out my concoction and went to bed. The very next morning my hair started shedding like crazy! So much so that I broke down in tears. This went on for months and months. I believe my poor rinse job led to this disaster. I saved my hair by wearing nothing but protective styles for almost four months. 13. What's your biggest tip for maintaining healthy or long hair?
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?
Hello, my name is Alika White and I'm from Connecticut. 2. What is your hair type? My hair type is 3c/4a 
3. When did you go natural and what made you do it?
I decided to go natural in 2014. At the time I had a really short haircut that I didn't like. I was just over my relaxed hair. A friend of mine was a couple of months natural and told me I should try being natural too and I did. 4. What was the most challenging thing about going natural? Honestly just being comfortable in my own skin. I cut my hair really low and was afraid I was going to look like a boy. Also figuring out what works for my hair texture and type. I'm still learning what works best for me. 5. What is your weekly regimen? I co-wash and deep condition once a week. When I'm styling my hair depending on the style I'll use gel or heavy butters. 6. What is your daily morning regimen? Depending on the style for example a wash n go, I'll spray my hair with water give it a lil shake and be on my way. If I have extra time I like to sit under my hair steamer to get rid of the flatness and to provide extra moisture. If I'm wearing a twist out I'll just fluff my hair, lay down my edges and that's it. 7. What is your daily night time regimen? At night I'll re-twist my hair if needed with a little bit of product. Or I'll put my hair into mini pineapples, throw on my satin bonnet and go to sleep. 8. Do you use heat on your hair at all? I've only used heat on my hair 2 times since being natural. One time when I wanted to stretch my hair and another time when I straightened it for my two year natural anniversary. 
9. Do you braid your hair? If so, how often do you do so in a year? I wish I could. I'm currently learning from YouTube lol. 10. Wide-tooth comb or Denman brush? Denman brush. 11. Is your hair normally loose or in a protective-do? Loose. Looking into protective styling this summer. 12. Have you ever had a hair tragedy? What was it? How did you recover from it? Yes unfortunately. I tried to color my hair using a honey blonde dark n lovely hair dye and it ended up turning a orange uneven color. Yes I know your suppose to wait at least 2 weeks to dye your hair again but I just couldn't go around looking crazy. I dyed my hair at least 3 times that week just to get it back to normal. In the end I knew my hair would not recover from all the dye jobs I did in that one week so I big chopped again. Luckily I was only about 4 months natural since I big chopped so I didn't have to cut off a ton of hair. 13. What's your biggest tip for maintaining healthy or long hair? My biggest tip for maintaining healthy hair is moisture and most definitely patience. Learn what works for your hair and your texture. Even better find out what your hair porosity is. Knowing that alone can help you choose the right products to keep your hair looking and feeling healthy. Oh and one more thing always remember health or length. Don't hold on to straggly damaged ends. It will only hurt you in the long run. 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 Genesis Torres and I currently reside in South Florida 2. What is your hair type? It’s definitely multi-textured between types 3c & 4a 
3. When did you go natural and what made you do it?
I decided to go natural in March 2012. I had decided to really fall in love with the natural curls that I was blessed with because I owed it to myself to feel and know that I was beautiful the way God had made me. 4. What was the most challenging thing about going natural? Combating Breakage, anxiety over hair growth (not growing fast enough or not the way I envision in my mind) and not comparing my hair journey with other naturals. 5. What is your weekly regimen? I deep condition weekly, I co-wash 2x per week. 6. What is your daily morning regimen? I refresh my curls with water and a leave in conditioner and I mostly wear my hair in a wash n go. 7. What is your daily night time regimen? I massage my scalp with coconut oil, I detangle with a leave in conditioner and or coconut oil and sleep on a satin pillow case. 8. Do you use heat on your hair at all? I use direct heat VERY VERY SELDOMLY! I know what has helped a lot with the growth and health of my hair is staying away from direct heat as much as possible. I do use a bonnet dryer sometimes to set either my perm rod or flexi rod sets. 
9. Do you braid your hair? If so, how often do you do so in a year? I do not leave my hair in braids however I do style my hair with a braid out set as a protective style and to elongate my curls. 10. Wide-tooth comb or Denman brush? Wide-tooth or even better for me my fingers, I find using my fingers to detangle is safer for my hair and they’re FREE 11. Is your hair normally loose or in a protective-do? My hair normally in in either a wash n go or twist out style. 12. Have you ever had a hair tragedy? What was it? How did you recover from it? Since I’ve been natural I can’t say that I have , but I did get a bad haircut when I was a child (way way too short ) 13. What's your biggest tip for maintaining healthy or long hair? Lay off direct heat –keep the flat iron and blow dryer away! 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 Shalana (SHUH-Lane-UH), and I am from South Carolina. 2. What is your hair type? Mostly 4a with a tiny bit of 3c. 
3. When did you go natural and what made you do it?
Well, I didn’t get my first relaxer until I was 13 (2004) so I was well aware of my hair’s thickness and length potential. I kept up with my relaxed hair until 2011, and after 4 months of transitioning I did my first big chop (currently growing out big chop number 3 from 2014). I went back to natural because I was tired of my boring, straight hair. 4. What was the most challenging thing about going natural? I didn’t/don’t find going natural challenging. 5. What is your weekly regimen? Depending on the week, I alternate between co-washing and shampooing. After cleansing my hair, I use the LOC method to retain moisture, and lastly I style my hair for the week. I’m really into braid outs at the moment. 6. What is your daily morning regimen? Remove my satin bonnet, shake, fluff, and go! If needed, I’ll refresh my hair with a light mist of water and a light oil. 7. What is your daily night time regimen? I just stuff my loose hair into my satin bonnet most nights, but occasionally I will do medium to large braids or twists and then put on my bonnet or scarf. 8. Do you use heat on your hair at all? Yes, but not often. I flat iron my hair once or twice a year. 
9. Do you braid your hair? If so, how often do you do so in a year? Yes, I think braids are a great protective style. I may braid my hair two or three times within a year. I would like for it to be braided up more often, but it takes a while to do and I start to miss my hair soon after it’s braided (the struggle lol). 10. Wide-tooth comb or Denman brush? Wide-tooth comb. 11. Is your hair normally loose or in a protective-do? My hair is loose about 90% of the time. 12. Have you ever had a hair tragedy? What was it? How did you recover from it? Nope, I’ve never had a hair tragedy. 13. What's your biggest tip for maintaining healthy or long hair? My biggest tip for maintaining healthy hair is consistency. Find products and a regimen that works for you. As far as long hair, with health comes length. You have to be patient and not focus on the length of your hair. Protective styling and protecting your hair with a satin bonnet, scarf, or pillowcase also helps with length retention. 14. Where can we find you online? (blog, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube etc).
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