I decided to go natural when I was in 12th grade. I had always wanted to go natural every since I could remember. I would watch videos on YouTube of all the woman who have gone natural, and I felt as if that would be a a smart decision for me to make. I also […]
I actually went natural in 2009 I got tired of always wearing weaves. I had a doobbie for a while then went back to weaves but nooo glue. lol.. I wanted to continue to take care of my own hair. I wore braids and sewing’s.
The Ricki Lake Show in Los Angles, California is working on a show titles “Good Hair” and contacted me because they saw the video of Isabella who I interviewed a number of times. The video basically tells the story.
For years I have been relaxing my hair. Yes, it was beautiful but I never realized that my hair was being damaged until my aunt, who also has natural hair, told me. So, she decided to give me what is called an intense treatment. We did a pre-poo in my hair using olive oil and […]
Back Story Hair Woes Jesus Calling Blogspot : The “Product Junkie” or curious person tries almost everything and sometimes anything. I am transitioning from relaxed to natural simply because I do not have enough new growth or courage to do the bc “big chop” right now; but I can’t wait until that day comes. […]
The roughest natural moments happened during middle school when the majority of the girls had straightened hair. One day, I was in the lady’s room, and two older girls walked in. The girls chatted amongst themselves until they noticed me, one of the girls asked me ..
My Story: I had a jerry curl in the 5th, 6th, and 7th grade and a perm from the age of 15 til my present age of 36. My hair has always had some type of chemical in it. My mother is a cosmetologist and she knew how to take care of my hair, so […]
Let me take you through my story so far…. JULY 2010 No! Anu, I love my woman to have hair…Buh baby…No, I really cant stand hair-cuts on women no matter how nice it is…*sigh… Ok..so that was a typical conversation between my boyfriend and I in the wee days of the […]
I never really had a decision to go natural, I’ve always dreamed about wearing my hair natural so I’d sometimes wear braids to substitute my desire but It wasn’t until sophomore year of college that my dream of going natural would become a reality. I was neglecting my hair and it started to break […]
August 2009, always felt right Looking back, has your perception of your hair or black hair in general changed? No change of my thoughts. I have always admire natural hair yet my up bring was relaxed/chemically treated hair was the only way. Now that I am natural I love my hair and will NEVER relax. […]
It wasn’t until I packed my bags and headed off to France for a year-long study abroad program that I realized that I had been bit by the travel bug. My year in France, which took place during my third year of university, opened my eyes to the world and ignited my passion for discovering […]
I stopped relaxing on October 22, 2008. I just woke up one day and thought, “Man, this stuff is seriously damaging. It even says on the box, ‘Can cause blindness!’” So, I decided to transition. I got Dominican blowouts from time to time and then switched to weaves, braids, and twists. In April 2009, […]
The most difficult part of the natural journey is acceptance and resisting the relaxer. I had no idea how my God-given texture would feel or how it would look. Once it began to coil from my scalp, it was a pleasant surprise. The process of accepting my natural beauty began. Name: Kenyada Jones Location: […]
I decided to go natural since May 2010. I transitioned for 6 months. After doing protective style after protective style I settled on Senegalese twists for the last 3 months of my transition. On 27 Nov 10 I did my BC. It has been one of the best decisions I’ve made thus far.I went natural […]
I was using perm products for as long as I can remember. My hair would come out and grow back. I remember as a child wearing my short bush and loving the freedom I had then. As I got older and life took its toll, my daughter heard me say so many times I should […]
To be honest, it’s been so long that I have been natural (more than 10 years) that I can’t really remember what prompted me to go natural in the first place, but I do remember that I never really liked how my hair looked when it was permed. It was pretty much lifeless and it […]