I have always admired women and men who wore their hair naturally. But, I spent most of my adult life trying to fit into the mainstream ideal of beauty. Long hair, fake nails, and the latest style of clothing… was what I lived for. No matter how much money I spent, what hairstyle I […]
From: katrina I want to know is it best to just do a big chop when there is 3-4 inches of new growth hair on your head or to chop as you go? For me my hair is shoulder length and I think for me doing the big chop a few months from now will […]
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Ok Guys this story is quite interesting but crazy so check it out. For the 2008-2009 school year I was a UAPB Golden Girl at my school. I love love love dancing and I had to join the team but I noticed something different from me and the rest of the girls. I STOOD out….why […]
First I washed my hair with the Going Natural Herbal Shampoo. It cleanses my hair without stripping the coils so my hair doesn’t feel so dry after shampooing.
I started my natural hair journey in the Spring of 1998, it began while I was at a house party with friends in of all places Halifax, NS. Up to this point my hair had been chemically treated for so long that all I knew about my natural hair was that it wasn’t “good hair” […]
I grew up around women who either relaxed or pressed their hair. For me, it was a bi-weekly or tri-weekly, and often times, all afternoon event to have my hair washed, dried, than pressed. Sitting on a small stool in the kitchen, between my mother or my grandmother’s legs, I remember praying my hair, my […]
As people of African-descent, many of us know all too well the angst we go through regarding our hair ESPECIALLY if it’s really coarse and…oh I’ll just say it rather than trying to be so “P.C.”…NAPPY! But the history of our hair in Western society has caused us to go through a plethora of changes […]
Fascinated by the cultural, political and beauty aspects of hair, Will Ellis student at NYU, contacted going-natural.com to interview me for his short documentary. Three different people from different races with all different experiences, You have to see it but for me the most interesting comment in the end by the Sikh probably covers it […]
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I’ve been technically “natural” most of my life, but from elementary school until near adulthood I did not wear my true texture. Like most women in my family, I was a press and curl girl, with extensions as an acceptable alternative. I got relaxers off and on throughout my teen years. If we couldn’t afford […]
Mireille pointed out something profound to me: I’d mentioned to her that it’s so hard to imagine now how much I used to hate my hair and feel cursed by it—when all along it was how I’d been taught to care for it that had made it so scary. I adore that she brought […]
Isn’t it interesting that despite the efforts, the time and money we put into taking care for relaxed hair, women still believe that straightened hair is easier to care for and natural hair is unmanageable?
On Wednesday, Feb. 4th I went to Taliah Waajid’s Natural Hair Salon in Atlanta, GA. The salon was recommended by the book, Textured Tresses. The book also has a helpful chapter on what to expect for a natural hair consultation. I liked the organization of the shop. 1. see receptionist 2. fill out consultation form(similar […]