Why would you wanna go natural?!

Hi ladies!

Beautiful afro hair, what ever happened to this classic style?

Well, it's back from the 70's. Lately there has been a few people wanting to know why would they want to decided to go natural and well my reason is not necessarily the best for you but since you want to know here are a few reasons that I've heard and read were stipulated by other naturals all over the world.

Let's get right into it!


1. Strength in the strands

Every really looked at your hair strand after combing through your hair and wondered whether it's shape was good? With natural hair the hair strands are much more thicker and stronger than with relaxed or permed hair. This is because your natural hair produces it's own oils and does not suffer any breakage (without the use of heat), whereas relaxed or perm hair is prone to breakage because of the chemicals that strip the hair of it's natural oils.

 

2. Natural Growth and Retention

When you start your hair journey there is always that doubt that you might never get your length back, but in actual fact when your hair is in it's natural state it grows much better than relaxed hair because there are no chemicals to weaken the hair strands. The hair will begin to grow much more thicker, faster , longer and stronger, with a good hair regime and the right hair products for your specific hair type.

3. Blind to your natural curl

Have you never ever seen that natural you, the you without the hair straightening chemicals? Then why not take a leap and dive right into the natural world of discovering the natural you. Many people have never seen their natural hair and find themselves curious as to what their hair would look like, this is like by for the most common reason that many naturals have decided to go natural, it's actually also my reason too. If your not too bold to just chop it all off with the BC then take it slow and transition. Learn more about these in my post My Natural Hair Journey.

4. Versatility

There's really nothing you can't do with your natural hair, it is the most versatile. Natural hair has no limitations of hairstyles that can be done, from updo's, cornrows, twist outs, braid outs, rod curls, the list is endless. Basically what I'm saying is your natural hair is easy to shape up and change from blow dried sleek straight hair to the bounciest curls ever! You will just never run out of styling options.

5. It's tons of fun

When people think of going natural they automatically think of the worse, but there isn't any real dangers of having natural afro or curly textured hair. It's a lot of fun learning how to handle your specific hair type, texture, and what types of products your hair will agree to (might even become a product junky, hehehe) and even experimenting with the many different styles possible for your hair, like puffs, curly 'fros, wash and go's and even accessories, like scarves and flowers.

These are just  my top 5 reasons why many naturals have decided to be natural. If you like you curious about the natural you, my advice is don't hesitate to take the leap and once you learn how to manage your hair, it will be worth it!

Be natural. Stay natural.

My Natural Hair journey

Hey Ladies out there of all kinks and curls, I just wanna share my natural hair journey with you.

It all began in 2014 around February, when I did my last relaxer since, I really had no idea of what it was gonna turn out to be like, since I had never ever seen what my natural hair looked or felt like. From quite a young age I had wore my hair in a relaxed or permed state. So during the month of my last relaxer I actually became so eager to see what my texture was like and if my curls would be different to my sister's after seeing her natural hair. She did her last Big Chop in 2013 sometime at the end of the year and it had not been the first time that she had chopped her hair exposing her natural hair. I just never had the courage to do the same, ever...


In February of 2015 I decided that I was completely done relaxing my hair and started looking for an alternative way of going natural than the BC. So I came across a process called transitioning, which just means that I would keep my relaxed hair while my natural hair grew out under it until it was long enough to cut off, so that's exactly how my natural hair journey began.
My fair and only reason for not doing a BC is because I did not have the courage to where out my hair in a short or tini wini afro hairstyle, I was a ponytail kinda girl, and still am, so I couldn't see myself with short or TWA hair.

Although a transitioning might seem like the obvious choice for most but I can give you two disadvantages of why it probably isn't the best for most:

• Two different textures - when your natural hair starts to grow out, you experience the texture of your natural hair and that of the relaxed. Because these textures are not the same, it becomes very hard to blend them. Some naturals that have used the transitioning process tend to use lots of heat to straighten out their new growth to blend the textures.

• Product drowns out or is two heavy - when you are applying product to your transitioning hair you might not know how much to apply until your natural hair has grown out enough, this is because relaxed hair does not require a lot of product like natural hair. If you apply a little to compensate the relaxed hair then  your natural hair will not be moisturised enough, and if you apply too much to compensate your natural roots then you relaxed hair will be too heavy for styling.

As I have journeyed through the transitioning process to become completely natural, those were the disadvantages I had experienced. But none-the-less I had got to a point where I was satisfied with the length my natural hair had grown out and decided to chop off all the relaxed hair. This was around about the 16 of October 2014, I was completely natural and have been since. Most of my transitioning process was most inspired by hair bloggers and vloggers on YouTube such as: Naptural85; Simplyounique; TheChicNatural; and AuCurlsNaturalle, just to name a few.

What I have learned through this journey more than anything is that, every women's natural hair is different, whether it be a friend, relative or natural hair guru and that you should never compare your natural hair. I have noticed that my sister's hair is actually completely different to mine, our curls don't match, textures don't match, and my hair is thin and hers is really thick. Also my hair has out grown hers, so everything about our hair is totally opposite.

I don't not have any regrets ever since I went natural, some people think it's a phase and I'm gonna eventually relax it, but naaah, I SAY NO TO THAT! I WON'T DRINK TO THAT!

My transitioning days from Feb-Oct 2014

Me: completely natural, after relaxed hair was completely off

For all the ladies out there that are considering a natural hair journey, do your research because there is so much information for you, so do stay tune to my blog and I will be giving you all the information I have gain through others and my own personal experience!

Be natural. Stay natural.