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My hair journey a
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="đ§”" title="Thread" aria-label="Emoji: Thread">: My mother and I and my sister all had perms in their head. In 2018 I was the first one to cut it off and go natural. My sister didnât do anything to her head for a while but ended up getting locs. My mother continue to get perms.
I wanted to go natural because it was a trend. But as every African mother my mother was not happy https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="đ" title="Gesicht mit FreudentrĂ€nen" aria-label="Emoji: Gesicht mit FreudentrĂ€nen"> Anyways, I loved my little low cut. I embraced it..... until my 4th month in. I didnât like the way I couldnât style it or I saw the girls around me who hair was longer.
I felt ugly. So. I covered it up. I wore head wraps all the time. Only took it off if I was at home. Still hating my hair. It wasnât many times I wouldnât wear a head wrap but I most definitely wore one every time I went out. Iâd wear it out sometimes Ngl. Still hated ithttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="đ" title="Gesicht mit FreudentrĂ€nen" aria-label="Emoji: Gesicht mit FreudentrĂ€nen">
July came. I saw my hair was getting a little longer so I knew it was time for me to take care of it. Still wore head wraps. As every first natural, I went to cantu. It didnât do much for my hair but make it smell good and dry it up. I didnât use oils much, didnât deep condition
Almost everyday was a wash and go. Literally. I didnât embrace my shrinkage. I hated that. So I constantly would put something in it to look longer or water.
10th grade came along and I ended up wearing my natural hair out almost all the time and wore head wraps SOMEtimes. I experimented with other products and just started using those. Used coconut oil a lot https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="đ€Ł" title="Lachend auf dem Boden rollen" aria-label="Emoji: Lachend auf dem Boden rollen">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="đ" title="Gesicht mit rollenden Augen" aria-label="Emoji: Gesicht mit rollenden Augen">
Then I found out about washing my hair with coconut oil, then apple cider vinegar, then washing you hair. It enhanced my curls and made my hair a little longer but I think it was because of the apple cider vinegar. I was coming to love my volume thoughhh.
I got my first protective style in February 2019. Thats when I found out about my soft hair and braidshttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="đŹ" title="Grimasse schneidendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Grimasse schneidendes Gesicht">Had it in for a couple weeks. Anyways my hair still began to grow more and more. I embraced my shrinkage, I would twist it up too. I still used the Cantu cuz thatâs all I knew.
Once I got a job in June 2019 I couldnât stop the protective style lmaooo I couldnât. Always had my hair up. But my hair grew tho. Iâd give it time to breathe sometimes. But my hair grew longer and I learned about Shea Moisture. Started using that more. Helped my hair.
This hair journey has not been easy but now in 2020 me a senior!!! Iâve had a roller coaster with my hair. I do wish I had more pictures of my hair at the âawkward stageâ but itâs been great. I let my hair breathe more. I use better products for my hair (black owned)
Iâm glad Iâm the one in my family that got to learn about my 4b-4c hair that way my baby sister wonât get a texturized or perm because my mom is too lazy to learn about 4c. I know what my hair likes, dislikes, what makes it grow. Deep condition, hair growth oils.
This thread is for the girls who are too scared to come out with their story and Iâm here to encourage you girls like itâs okay. Learn your hair. Love your hair. Hate you hair. Itâs part of the process. Itâs okay short hair. Embrace it. I didnât. Take many pictures too! Thank you
