Hello Darlings,
Happy Monday, one of those days you wish weekends would be extended, oh well, too bad (laughs). Anyway today i want to share with you some interview article i read over the weekend about a chic who has had her hair Natural since child birth can you believe it? Personally i can't , i have tried but no, though i love nappy hair. So if you have natural hair and experience difficulties with maintenance please read through below interview and you may find some help.
Have you been natural all your life? If not why did you choose to return back to your natural tresses?
Yes, I’ve been rocking my natural hair since birth.
Do you have a haircare regime, if so what does it consist of?Unfortunately I don’t have a set regimen as I’m still experimenting
with different products and techniques that suit my hair type. At the
moment this is a basic overview of what I currently do and will continue
to do until I’ve found the best technique:Wash my hair with the ‘Herbal Essences hello hydration moisturizing
shampoo’ when necessary , and then apply the ‘Aphogee balancing
moisturizer’. To finish it off I put my hair into twists while it’s
still wet. I prefer doing this routine in the evening so that my hair
can air dry throughout the night. By the morning I can add Shea butter,
take down my twists and rock a defined twist out, which sadly always
fails so I just end up rocking one of my go-to styles instead.
3 of your favorite hair products?
Shea Butter
Spray Bottle Mix: I’m not sure if this counts but I find it so useful when handling my hair.
Coconut Oil
Your go-to hairstyle?
I have two go-to styles as a matter of fact! If I’m not wearing
one, I’m wearing the other. The first one consists of 2 cornrows and the
rest of my hair tied up into a bun either high or low , and my second
one is two cornrows around my head and secured into a bun… if that makes
sense.
Have you made any mistakes/faced any major challenges with
your natural hair? If so what? and what advice would you give to other
naturals?
Yes , quite a few in fact! Before I started taking care and looking
after my hair which was late last year I often went to bed with my hair
out and woke up in the morning with a frizzy, untamed and uncontrollable
mane. When in a rush I wouldn’t even think of detangling it, I would
just pack it up and leave it like that.
Satin scarves were not on my to-do list before I went to sleep which
wasn’t good as I lost a lot of moisture through my cotton pillow case.
I also used A LOT of heat , my blow dryer was always on my hair set
on the highest setting .I used the blow dryer after I had finished
washing my hair, when I took out my braids, after a rainy day out,
basically any chance I had. I felt that it made my hair manageable and
easy to control but I could gradually feel my hair drying out.
I took no notice which was the worst part and just applied any moisturizer to cover up the dryness, which obviously didn’t and wouldn’t
work. The ends felt so horrible and dry, I came across so many split
ends and every time I washed my hair there would be some straight
strands which was so annoying, as I didn’t know they were heat damage I
just thought they were stubborn strands of hair that wanted to do their
own thing.
It came to a point where I was so fed up with feeling my dry unkempt
hair every day. It wasn’t until early last November that I decided
‘enough was enough’, I had delayed cutting my hair for way to long and
so I just went to the bathroom with my scissors and chopped a whole pile
of my hair off! I’m just so happy and grateful that I made the choice
to cut my hair at the right time and it feels and looks much healthier
than before.
Quick word of advice -Try to minimize the amount of heat you use on your hair and sleep with a satin scarf/Satin pillowcase.
Any words of encouragement?
Experiment around and see what works best for you just keep in mind
that we are all different, so just because someone has been able to
achieve bra strap length 3 years after their big chop doesn’t mean the
same will apply to you. Why? Because everyone is different. It’s solely
up to you to find out what’s best for you.
Hope the information helps.
Love
Phyl
xoxo
