Just hear me out for a sec 😅 This is NOT hair advice. Me sharing these natural hair rules I do not follow is more like a form of transparency. And maybe a bit of humor. I also want folks to see what happens when a dark skinned woman with type 4 natural hair does not recreate YouTube tutorials in her bathroom every other day. It’s all love folks! 😘
My previous posts on hair got a lot of responses, so I want to address it again on my next live. While I’m being a bit lighthearted with this post, I take the issue of fear and shame about hair very seriously. It’s rampant among Black people in particular, and no amount of defending alternative hair choices can negate that reality. I’m not here to judge how you wear or care for your hair. But if anyone’s interested in how we can, as a people, get free of the fear and shame implanted by white supremacist delusion, continue to read and/or watch and listen to the live recording.
Natural Hair Rules I do NOT Follow:
- Hair Goals: I have none. I don’t have ambitions for length, volume, sheen, or texture. 😴
2. Protective Styles: I don’t use them. Perhaps because I don’t have any hair goals. 😅
3. Dozens of Products: I use 3: Shampoo. Conditioner. Moisturizer. Sometimes these are condensed into only 2. 💵
4. Less Washing: I wash about once a week. I have a form of dermatitis that flares up without regular washing. 🙄
5. Different vs. Difficult: Just because my hair is different doesn’t make my hair “difficult.” 🙂
6. Laid Edges: As you can see, I tend to just let my edges be. ☺️
7. Coiffed: My hair is prone to sticking up and out in seemingly random ways, which I (mostly) don’t mind. 😌