I don’t know anyone else, but the day I finally cut my permed ends off, I felt like I’d freed my hair from a chemical dependency. I also felt like I’d joined a members-only organization for sistas that embrace their kinks and their curls.
It’s actually quite beautiful, the way that afrodities connect with one another. Women that would typically walk by each other under any other circumstances, stop to discuss the thing that they most have in common…the mane situated as a crown on top of their beautiful heads. The greeting is well memorized, “Hey girl, what do you use on your hair????”
LOL. If I had a dollar for everytime I have asked or been asked that question…I’d be a very rich chick!
In a world of relaxed and natural, finding that one thing that works great on your hair is often times a full-time job in itself. Go to a natural sistas house, especially my lady loves that are new to the game and under her sink you will find a collection of hair care products that could revival the shelves of your local Wal-mart. From Aveda to Bumble & Bumble to Sebastian to Pantene….natural sistas are constantly in search of the product that will give their afro it’s -liciousness. Good alcohol vs. bad alcohol, humectant or not to humectant, leave in conditioners vs. hairdresses…the battlefield for moisturized, healthy looking hair is not easily navigated.
It took me a year and tons of money invested in everything from homemade shea products to high end salon mishaps to find my niche and create my daily regimen. Being natural is not only a statement, but the amount of time that it take to maintain a ‘fro makes it a way of life!
La Editor’s Favorite Natural Hair Product of the Month:
Pantene Pro-V Hydrating Curls Conditioner: I have met so many natural sistas that have agreed that there is no other conditioner in the world that makes their hair feel like Hydrating Curls. I love it and based on the fact that the large bottles are always sold out in my local Target…sistas yall are loving it too!! It’s a creamy conditioner that locks in moisture and invigorates your curl pattern.
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