A few days ago, I had a funny conversation with a friend of mine. I started by praising her for joining the growing trend of ladies rocking their natural hair. Let’s just call them honourable members of #TeamNaturalHair.
I had barely finished praising and teasing her for her guts to cut her hair short when she quickly defended herself. She confided in me that she joined the
#TeamNaturalHair because she is financially at the moment and that she would gladly return to her weaves as soon as her finances was back up.
This brings me to a few questions about the #TeamNaturalHair trend; is the growing membership into the #TeamNaturalHair as a result of brokenness on the part of some ladies? Does a momentary financial constraint push ladies to let their hair down and cut?
Some ladies in the natural hair team have argued that maintaining a natural hair could be more financially draining than wearing long or relaxed hair. This is as a result of expensive hair products needed to soften and nourish natural hair.
The world over, celebrities are known and respected for setting fashion trends. Nigerian female celebrities are no exception. Celebrity photographer and singer, TY Bello is one of such. TY has been a member of #TeamNaturalHair for a very long time while relatively new intake into the team include singer Chidinma, Ex MBGN and Rapper Muna, Omoni Oboli and a host of others.
Whatever reasons are tabled for this growing trend, be rest assured that, just like every other trend in the past, membership of #TeamNaturalHair will decline over time. I am not entirely sure I would want to join the #TeamNaturalHair for any reason''.
Do you agree with this writeup?Are you a member of team natural hair?To contradict this writeup,i am a member of team natural,it was long but i cut really short and turned blonde with curls and i love the feeling of bathing my hair everyday.maintaining short hair is not as expensive as fixing weave but you cannot be broke and revert to natural hair cos it needs maintenance as well.
I am out!
We guys don't have problem,we can cut our hair at any time.....
ReplyDeleteI love weaves.
ReplyDeleteWell i decided to join TeamNaturalHair kos my hair wasnt healthy enough to me, i stopped relaxing and started all the natural hair treatment, and i can say that my hair is way better than it used to be....i spend more money though, kos i still fix/braid my hair, yet use all the natural hair expensive treatments, daily and weekly.
ReplyDeleteYes ohh,any Team natural hair is cos of owu ite....
ReplyDeleteMost people that scream team natural hair stays abroad cos making of hair is expensive...
There is nothing sexy about Team natural hair that makes someone to look dull...
Linda Eze, I strongly disagree with you. Natural hair is lovely if you know how to MAINTAIN it and have the resources as well because it can be expensive as the products are imported. I'm enjoying my low cut hair. There's nothing like pouring water on my hair as I like!
DeleteThe natural hair salons in naija are even more expensive.
DeleteI went off the creamy crack cos my hair was weak and breaking..i hate sitting in dryers and my scalp was very sensitive to needles. I cut my hair in 2013 and my now hubby immediately proposed marriage (lol)
I love love love my hair now. Im bold, beautiful, successful and natural!
Though id say some people in Nigeria are joining the trend cos its in vogue.
It's even more expensive to maintain
DeleteWell..... Am trying to join the #Teamnauturalhair sha. I have not had my hair Relaxed for 7 months. Let's see how it goes because things quick dey tire me o.
ReplyDeleteI'm team natural and I love my hair, it's expensive to maintain though, but when I look in the mirror and see how far had come, the rthought of ever perming fades away
ReplyDeleteearly morning sex with hubby is bae
ReplyDeleteI hv tried it b4 stella buh trust me wen I say its much more expensive 2 maintain bcx it hs 2 always b relaxed or soft else,u'll hate it
ReplyDeleteI am strictly team natural hair. In fact, I cut my hair every week. Why won't I? In this hot weather? Abeg, the feeling of washing my hair everyday can be compared to having an orgasm. Lol.
ReplyDeleteIt can't compare to the feeling I get from having anal sex with my boyfriend every day. Pure heaven. Just thinking about it is giving me an orgasm.
DeleteWhich head? That head that ekusa has spoilt for u? Mtcheew! Mrs gorimapa
Delete17:09 u badddddd.. na rat chop Oluyomi head. Na her face remain.
DeleteI am strictly team natural hair. In fact, I cut my hair every week. Why won't I? In this hot weather? Abeg, the feeling of washing my hair everyday can be compared to having an orgasm. Lol.
ReplyDeleteOluyomi u cute your hair every week? Pls give us another lie
DeleteYes ooo, team natural hair.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, it has to do with what u are comfortable with.
ReplyDeleteI am a member of team natural hair. i have carried mine for the past 1 year. the reason i carried mine was because too much weave on cut my hair. it is not i am financially down my own want to turn me to iyamileko.
ReplyDeletekia kia i start carrying natural. but anyway the hair is still trying to grow ooo. beautiful babe my hair want to make me iyamileko
Lol @iyamileko.
DeleteI am team natural.
ReplyDeleteIt costs me a lot more to maintain my natural hair than when i was relaxing.
I still wear my weaves whenever i want to thanks to closures.
People were begging me not to cut my hair because it was very long but i insisted.
My natural hair grew so long and full within one year if cutting it.
I love love love my hair
Meanwhile Stella, TY Bello is not natural.
She said she texturized her hair to soften it and blend with her weaves which has a kinky texture.
Natural means no chemical at all.
For me I can rock my natural hair,its no biggie cos I knw I have a nice hair texture though the color comes out as brown,it has nothing to do with finances...there are some peeps that have very bad hair lyk duck fowl nyansh, so they tend to hide it from the general public.
ReplyDeleteFor those who carry their natural hair I applaud them. It is more expensive to maintain natural hair than relaxed
ReplyDeleteWith my own relaxed hair still strong and thick I wouldn't dream of going natural. That would be suicidal
Am not team natural hair bbc I don't like short hairs, it makes u look like a retired ashawo.
ReplyDeleteIt takes one to know one.
DeleteLMAO@retired ashawo
Deletehmmm team natural okay no p
ReplyDelete#GODWIN
I am team natural 3.5years and countingy hair is long past my bra strap and more difficult to manage as I have to deep condition every week
ReplyDeleteBut I don't see my self relaxing it because this is the healthiest I have seen my hair and am so inlove with it.
Going natural does not mean you are broke as you can still fix on your natural hair.
It's soooo true! Especially when you don't live in 9j and finding someone to relax, fix , braid is like finding a needle in a hay stack. Even when u find sef the amount them go call for d mediocre job ehn?! So it's best to take d hair down, low maintenance.
ReplyDeleteStella av actually been toying with the idea of cutting my hair .and going al natural .
ReplyDeleteReason being my edges are pretty weak and break a lot . And yes it would save me some money
Human hair don't come cheap. The cheapest weave I have ,I got for 45k. Stella all my weaves combined is enough to give me a good vacation!!! And the annoying thing is, it's value can never appreciate ,unlike Gold .
Have stopped buying weaves ,choosing instead to rerock the ones I have . Am investing now in Gold .at least I can resell that when am broke and I might even make a profit !
So anyway team natural loading, I haven't relaxed my hair in 6months And I noticed I have healthier and thicker hair(in the middle :(. ...but what is stopping me now from chopping off the processed part is this- i hate combing my hair!!!! My salon experiences are epic .not just anyone can make my hair cos my scalp hurts like a bish at evry lil tweaking.
Ladies if u wana go natural Pls read up on hair blogs and follow hair journeys it won't be easy but it will be worth it .
Hi stella I was looking forward to the pic of ur son :( :(
It's not cheaper dear
Delete@Toyin aimakhu too is team natural hair
ReplyDeleteI don't think these women are broke....u know team natural hair is the "in thing" now....so I think they are just going with the new trend
Every mall am with I'm kettle.... Dem know why dem dey so weavons or natural hair.....so far it makes u look beautiful.....
Go for what makes u comfortable
That @Chidinma own and @Munachi own dey make me jealous Shaa....the hair too fit them
@Galore
Galore, i think i like you.
DeleteYou seem like a very interesting person.
E-hugs
I love to join the team but my natural hair is so stubborn. I relax my hair every month. Natural hair can be expensive to maintain too cos must of natural hair products are expensive.
ReplyDeletePeople just like to belong!!! Team this team that, oh please!!!! Biko I am #teamJesusLover
ReplyDeleteThe whole point of going natural for most people is learning methods of taking care of their hair and growing healthy strong hair. With that, there is no way you can be broke and go natural when you have to buy special and often more expensive shampoo, conditioner, shea butter(if you're not buying from mama in the market.) It is also consumes a lot of time taking care of your hair, finding the right products for your hair and generally just discovering what works for you and your hair and keeping it strong and healthy. going natural is actually no joke. I was natural for 2 years and just relaxed my hair last year. my hair is healthier and at it's longest length ever (14 inches slightly past shoulder length) and i have learnt what works for my hair and how to keep it growing longer.
ReplyDeleteBva, who pursue Jayem out of sdk. you guys should bring her back ooo. i hope the cold is not too much in Australia. we need to see the beach house if ice don cover am.
ReplyDeletechizoba .... come back and comment ooo. mourning period has passed. you are not the wife..... we dey miss your yawning here.
my too good friends of sdk
Team natural all the way. I cut my hair last year December cos I want to grow my natural hair hence the "big chop" and I'm loving it. I still wear weaves of cos and I braid too but I would never use relaxer again.
ReplyDeleteI doubt if teamnatural hair around here is due to being broke,maybe abroad where d cost of doing hair is as high as 200dollars,but here,even when u are broke,u can beg ur neighbour to plait u Ghana weaving or didi' for lil or nothing(na why I call am beg)this is why I love africa!
ReplyDeleteIt may be true to some but not so true to others.
ReplyDeleteNa she sabi!!! I can cut my hair at any fucking time.....not because am broke but to allow breeze enter am biko....i dey quickly get kolo nd my bro said is bcos i don't put water on my hair.
ReplyDeleteBwahahahahahahaha..........
DeleteAll them #TeamNaturalBitch
ReplyDeletei used to be team natural hair for three years but my hair is too tough,i had to use texturizer on it last week its cool if you can maintain it neatly...
ReplyDeletei hate untidy looking natural hair abeg
Stella i want to join demm oooo but i hv baby fc nowww what will i do i really lov natural hair plsss help ur sis lolllllllz
ReplyDeleteHonestly, I think team natural hair is more time consuming and expensive to maintain, considering the fact that you have to visit ur salon @least twice in a week, unlike the long (artificial) hair that u can just fix or braid and leave there for 2weeks 3weeks or even 1month as u wish.. if u don't take proper care of ur natural hair u wld end up looking like a camerounian baboon that escaped from the zoo lool
ReplyDeleteBrokeness would only be a factor if u r too broke ( or too Big) to buy and fix darling yaaki or expression attachment lol
Btw I noticed our slogan has changed Stellz bae. *wink wink* now we are moving ahead in our red satin dresses hehehe Oshee
Wetin d male bvs come dey move ahead in nau? Red satin suit I guess lol
Have a beautiful day guyz
All them broke ass bitches be doing #TeamNaturalWeave
ReplyDeleteMy weave all through...
I would have really loved to cut my hair short,but don't know if it will fit me
ReplyDeleteLol! Im proudly team natural for almost 2 years now and i dont think im going to relax my hair soon. I joined not because of low finance cos i still fix my weaves with closure. Its expensive maintaining natural hair o. Talk of ur no sulphate shampoo, conditioner, oils ( coconut oil, almond oil, jojoba oil, black jamaican castor oil etc) sheat butter
ReplyDeleteAs much as I admire ladies on natural hair, I haven't bought myself to have a big chop. I just can't do it.
ReplyDeleteI did the big chop two weeks ago
ReplyDeleteNot trying to follow trend
Bt my hair is so bad right now..
So I have decided to stay off relaxers for now
Till my hair becomes normal again
Plz if u know where I can get weed
I heard it makes the hair grow real fast
Coco your boyfriend sells weed and you looking for weed? Na wao
DeleteCoco , indian hemp .yes!
DeleteI disagree
ReplyDeleteI am team natural and I can tell u its much more expensive and time consuming. Mine is medium length now, sometimes I love it and at other times I dont.
ReplyDeleteYou are very correct Stella. I think people join for various reasons tho, some bcos of money while others just want to enjoy their natural hair for once ...the group is very inspiring as u see people with long natural hair and get motivated to keep urs, some even fix Afro weavon and come there to lie its their hair while some will carry five years old hair and come and say its four months old growth..well for me it's whatever rocks ur boat.i joined cos I want healthy hair ,after a year plus of dealing with my coarse natural hair ,fighting to comb and style daily,I put relaxer abeg I no fit shout ,saw some pics in the group again and was told my hair was that way because I didn't use the right products...so once again I'm giving it a try with the so called recommended products and if it doesn't work I would remove this whole natural idea fom my head,,for me it's team healthy hair,,whichever form it comes...I'm out.....Stella u must enjoy me
ReplyDeletehahaha and it doesn't fit all of them . My friend actually barbed her hair for this kinda awkward style. I dunno what babes see in this kinda thing.
ReplyDeleteIt is well.
That ur friend is just broke shaaaoo
ReplyDeleteNatural hair rock!!!!!
I love Pokello's healthy short hair,even though am not team short hair.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was still in school,my mom used to get emotional if you want to start using another body cream apart from the one all of us were using at home...any pimple or skin issue,she will accuse you of sampling creams.lol
infact you would hear my sis threaten you with" I will tell mommy that you are using another cream in school".. lolzzz
That company should give her a lifetime commitment award.
Then tell her you want to cut your hair..lmao!!! Drama,advice etc
#Memories
Team weaves and braid abeg
ReplyDelete**lululiscious**
I went natural cos my relaxed hair was badly damaged and sick. Natural hair is stressful and expensive to maintain. More expensive than the permed hair. I actually prefer my natural hair now. Not sure I will go back to perms anytime soon.
ReplyDeleteYes oooo, I am currently #TeamNaturalHair and its cos i was soo broke last year *still am, but God dey*, my hair was always messy, i had no choice but to cut it, until when God bless man pikin.
ReplyDeletemaybe other people have their reasons oo, but im sure alotta gurls cut their hair cos of financial reasons.
A cousin of mine is Team natural nd she's not broke neither will she ever be sef. It just suits her and she enjoys it. I may do it if I like but not becos of finance joor.
ReplyDeleteMost Unilag Engr female graduates are #TNH & know that it's not as a result of lack of money cos the ones I know are rich.
ReplyDeleteNo #TNH for me tho, cos I look better with my weaves on.
Cost of a Lady's maintenance is soooo high..
ReplyDeleteClothing,weave etc the struggle is real
Natural hair looks good on some people, while on others, it looks like a hot dirty mess. I hear it's expensive to maintain though.
ReplyDeleteI am now team natural hair cos i have lost all my edges due to years and years of damage caused by tight weaves, bonding glues and relaxers... I keep wondering why i let it get this bad. I have what is known as mama Iyabo. Decided to take action... Up till now my edges(front hair) are not back even though i am using minoxidil, shea butter and castor oil.... Transplant may be the last option for me..... Ladies please treat your edges with care....
ReplyDeleteMaintaining a short natural hair also needs money because you ought to go to the salon from time to time to keep the hair in shape. Most times, people prefer short natural hair to the weavons because they can't withstand the heat and itchings as a result of carrying long weaves/weavons and not as if they were broke ass niggas. Hence, they love air and water touching their hair.
ReplyDeleteNatural hair rocks big time
ReplyDelete#team braids. can't keep natural hair cos my hair is full, long and not soft. I also hate weavons, doesn't fit me and scratches the hell outta me
ReplyDeleteIts more expensive Stella . If you see the orishirishi wey them dey put you go believe
ReplyDeleteI'm planning on going natural after my wedding.
ReplyDeleteI just need a break.
I have a very long hair and I'm tired of it coupled with the stress of thinking of what to make.
a.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said...
ReplyDelete.
Hair on point no doubt....
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***CURRENTLY IN JUPITER***
I went natural because I love it,I just love how full and thick my hair looks would only relax it if I had a gun to my head lol
DeleteI decided to cut my hair off and keep my hair afro, cos one day i woke up being tired of constantly relaxing, breading and weaving on my hair. I realised that i was stressing my hair out and decided that keeping my hair other than afro will be more like me.
ReplyDeleteWhen you think about it, when you go to Indian shops and see the number of african women spending on Brazililan or Peruvian hair, relaxing products, extensions and more... my God, what a waste. Some will say it is their purses, so why are we running our mouths. As far as i am concern, i will no longer invest in superficial and contribute to making Indians billionaires, my money will go elsewhere.
On a different note, it is hard work maintaining our hair afro. I use a lot of natural product, a variety of oil for hair, eggs, avocado, sheer butter...
I did not do it because my resources did not allow it, but because i was no longer comfortable wearing anything else but my own hair.
On the contrary maintaining natural hair is very expensive and it takes patience as well cos its a journey
ReplyDeleteI'm a proud naturalista, I did my BC few months ago and I know how much I've spent on it,plus it takes courage as well.
S/O to all NHB in the house
Proudly #NHB
DeleteOn the contrary maintaining natural hair is very expensive and it takes patience as well cos its a journey
ReplyDeleteI'm a proud naturalista, I did my BC few months ago and I know how much I've spent on it,plus it takes courage as well.
S/O to all NHB in the house
I am a great fan of team natural hair.I live pouring water on my hair when taking my bath and I hate wasting my time in the saloon.can be boring sitting for hours
ReplyDeleteMaintaining and styling natural hair is quite expensive .
ReplyDeleteOhk! So if I want to join team natural hair,i have to have my hair cut low?i thought it's about not relaxing my hair for a long time.ooooh.can I stand not relaxing this hair?*thinking*
ReplyDeleteClick on my name please
The lady in the picture styled hers beautifully. I'll only dream of going natchy if it's going to be dread locks. (abi locks no follow for team natural?)
ReplyDeleteI'm #teamnaturalhair. It's expensive to maintain. I was never into fixing human hair. I do just braids and I weave. I decide to go natural cos my hair was breaking and I needed to revive it not becos of finances.
ReplyDeleteHmm Stella this was a much needed post oo. I've been thinking of transitioning but I'm undecided. Should I or should I not?
ReplyDeleteHi Stella. I have had my natural hair for almost 3 years and I still rock my weaves, so its not about financial abilities. I decided to cut my permed hair because I got tired of scalp burns that I got from the chemicals I used to perm my hair. I also decided to go natural because I wanted to play with my hair whenever I wanted to. For example, I wash my hair most times I take a shower ( when I don't have a weave installed) and I don't have to worry about washing off the products that holds the curls after a perm set curls. More so, I went natural because I wanted to know why some people call African hair bad/ugly hair. I realized natural hair is very versatile, you can straighten it out to have a smooth look, you can also rock it with the kinky look, you can also fix your "expensive" weaves, or have the good old braids done. Anyway, it makes me feel like that's one thing I'm not going let the society take away from me. Lol.
ReplyDeleteHah! I am #teamnaturalhair. It's expensive to maintain cos the products like you said are freaking expensive. Conditioning, other products. I don't think its cos of lack of money. It's even time consuming. I did a final chop on mine last year June, and now it's like 8-9inches long.
ReplyDeleteA lot of women are actually team short hair not natural hair.
ReplyDeleteStrictly speaking, if you use texturisers your hair cannot be considered natural. Texturisers are actually a milder form of relaxers.
Whatever floats their boat anyway.
Haaaaa stella it's a lie ooo keeping natural hair is much more expensive I tell u.infact I ain't doing no more cos iv spent alot.im planning on going back to relaxed hair abeg
ReplyDeleteStella lets see a picture of your hair na..
ReplyDeleteWould love to rock my natural hair but unfortunately alopecia happened #sobs
ReplyDeleteI rep #teamnaturalhair# I had to cut mine and dye it wine and curl it every 2wks.. It is more expensive to maintain than long hair bcuz it needs constant maintenance.. God is our strength and provider.. :)
ReplyDeleteI rep #teamnaturalhair# I had to cut mine and dye it wine and curl it every 2wks.. It is more expensive to maintain than long hair bcuz it needs constant maintenance.. God is our strength and provider.. :)
ReplyDeleteWell depends on what maintenance one is giving the hair. When I was wearing a low cut hair before i now changed to natural dread, it was very cheap and easy to maintain compared to weaves and braids
ReplyDeleteYes ooo, rePPing TeamNatural all day, weeks, months and years!!!
ReplyDeleteMehn! I'm that imPatient, Yes! Too imPatient to wait for hours to get to my turn, then additional hours to get it done, then when is time to loosen(braids esPecially), na another hours times hours to get it done! Infact i no do again no be by force ooooooooooo.LOL
Well, the fact it gave me a new look and fresher aPPearance makes it rock more for mua.
That feeling when you Pour water on your hair morning, afternoon and night while bathing..OMG!!! Nothing like natural aswear.. For now, let me keeP it low, if it must be fixed or braided then it must be for a very "imPortanter" occasion after which i take it low again.
I love the new me, simPle and direct!
#YourLegacyLivesOnProfDoraAkunyili*7/6/14
*Prayer For Nigeria in Distress x10 Daily*
They r called Natural Hair Babes on Facebook. I'm a proud member cos I'm on dreads. And Yes! Its more expensive to maintain natural hair. It takes perseverance to make it look good n nice or else one will appear rough n beggarly.
ReplyDeleteI'm out too....*tongue out*
No I don't agreed cos natural hair maintanence can be very expensive. The longer your hair the more expensive it is. Salon even charged more money if you have natural hair. I have been natural for 7 yrs now. I became natural cos I want to experiment with colors and I like the health of my hair natural than when relaxed. That was why I decided not to go back to relaxer. Now I have cut my hair very cut. I love it cos I can wash it everyday and I don't need to do too much styling to look fabulous. I love this new very low maintenance hair style
ReplyDeleteNatural hair can't be more expensive than weaves...madam talk true biko...
DeleteLinda Eze, seriously it can be if one is a PRODUCT JUNKIE (PJ)-buying every product that gets great reviews. Once you know the regimen that works for you, you will spend less money on hair products and can even make yours in your kitchen.
DeleteI am proudly #teamnaturalhair, I had to cut my hair after I had my baby, the stress of takibg him to d salon was always too much and I had no one to leave him with. Really maintaining it is no joke but really not as bad as having to buy the expensive so-called human hair.
ReplyDeleteI like join the team not bcause of finance shar but i no go try am as i short enough, u no say that kind thing can make person look like retired ogbongidi kikiki.
ReplyDeleteIts cheaper to maintain natural hair.
ReplyDeleteProudly team natural ,though i still do extensions ,i just hate that chemical called relaxer on my hair
ReplyDelete#TeamNaturalHair - Got fed up of being under a hood in the salon, making my own products whilst discovering new products is one of the best things ever happened to me.
ReplyDeleteNatural hair requires patience and lots of ideas.
mhen I cut my hair because I was dead broke. I just pour water and rub enough cream for head. I no send . I'm facially very pretty and with a sound make up I'm good to go. But please people wearing low cut should please advice me on products to use to make it look better.
ReplyDeleteI have noticed how everyone is now Team natural hair....
ReplyDeleteOriegwu!!!...
These blog visitors,unu di egwu...
Am a #teamnaturalhair too. Actually love my dreadlocks. It signifies freedom to me.
ReplyDeleteStella i vé been #teamnatural for three years now. I can tell u i spend alots to keep my haïr natural. And my Afro is long Very long. I love it. Proudly African Queen. Thats my #Nigerian_hair. Afro. Very proud. Nothing like owu ite. So if u ré proud of being black show your haïr natural. My haïr is full and long. Nwaowerri na Paris. Proudly African lady. Proudly natural lady. Proudly with my Nigerian haïr Afro. Bon après midi. Oui la vie est belle.
ReplyDeleteNatural hair is cheaper to maintain but time consuming, with time you get to know easy styles that are not time consuming. I have been natural for ten months now and am loving every bit of the journey because my hair is very dark and about 60% of it has curls(never knew until now). The length is in the "Awkward Stage" and I rock styles like Rough Coils, Bantu Knot Out, Wash "N" Go, Semi Bun, Braid-Outs and Afro, depending on my mood...
ReplyDeleteTA is that Toyin Aim.... lol, If one can keep it clean always, not bad. I like Chidinma's.
ReplyDeletewell, i never wanted my hair natural but i happen to enter Canada during spring and suddenly all my relaxed hair stated falling off. It wasn't funny at all. Anytime i combed my hair i found alot of it following the comb, i was so annoyed that i decided not to put any relaxer anymore. Stella, its more expensive and time consuming to maintain, thats the bitter truth. Cos you can quickly arrange your braids or comb out or style your weave, its not the same with the natural hair couple with the special treatments you mustuse to maintain it...
ReplyDeleteNatural hair is expensive to maintain. That is you have to do it from within (with what you eat and good multivitamins for hair).
ReplyDeleteAlso, natural hair need to always retain moisture or else they break, this where good quality natural products come into play.
Not forgetting deep conditioning too for natural
Hair and many more one has to do to retain length, shine, volume etc.
Natural hair is expensive to maintain.
#TeamNaturalMamaallthe way#
Natural hair is EXPENSIVE TO MAINTAIN!
ReplyDeleteStella, the lady you spoke to is on low cut and we all know it is the easiest to maintain but as the hair gets longer, that's when the hardwork and expenses come in.
For me, I think the major reasons ladies don't want to rock their natural hair are:
1. Shrinkage and
2. Tangles
If these two can be tackled, natural hair is lovely to maintain.
I cut my hair in January because I got tired of keeping long hair; I wanted to take a break from it and rock short hair for the meantime.
I even had a meltdown as the shrinkage and tangles were "showing me PEPPER." I took my time to go online and research on way to maintain and care for natural hair. I was interested in tacking shrinkage and tangles.
My mom even suggested applying relaxer/texlaxer but I decline because I didn't want to alter my hair texture permanently. In the course of my research, I came across NATURAL WAYS to loosen kinky/curly/coily hair. These methods give temporary result and won't alter the hair structure or destroy the protein bonds (responsible for the curl pattern of our hair) like relaxers/texlaxers do.
They are:
1. Caramel treatment
2. Cherry Lola treatment
3. Coconut oil and lime/lemon
4. Henna (Laali) treatment.
I dried no. 4 and it DID loosen my curls but I didn't apply it properly, so I had some part loosed and some curly. It gave my hair a red tint in bright light but I didn't like that. So I ruled it OUT!
I was gunning for no. 3 till I came across Maximum Hydration Method (MHM) and I decided to put it on hold for now.
The goal of MHM is to introduce moisture to kinky hair and keep the moisture locked in for days. One thing with kinky hair is DRYNESS. MHM tackles that, giving you well-defined curls that POP! (Shrinkage and tangle are controlled)
So if you are afraid of maintaining your natural hair because of tangles and shrinkage, why not loosen the curls with natural ingredients bit rather than spoiling it with creamy crack!
For more information, please consult google. Google is my bestfriend!
My hair was doing soldier go soldier no come so I did the big chop July last year and started making my hair in September..and it's obvious that it's growing faster natural..anybody telling you natural hair is expensive to maintain has money to dash those orishirishi products manufacturers or may be ignorant...I collect Shea butter from mum, make my own coconut oil..execept for the Jamaican black castor oil tho (1750) which goes a long way when used sparingly (mixed with coconut oil) cos you don't kuku need much and I use it mainly for the edges. Also my main advice is that you get good wigs not those funny looking ones of 1000/1500 I suggest lace front wigs about 4k and can be used for 3months while i do braids or wear another one in between the 3 month ..so you can do stuffs like didi or thread for two weeks after which you pre poo then do the didi again..this will allow your hair breath and grow well. You can fix and braid but do the size that won't cut your front hair as for fixing most times if they have to weave the hair at the edges which usually cuts my hair, so I prefer the wigs cos I do hate spending time at the salon, lastly use dudu osun soap(120)to wash your hair, most if not all those shampoos are just detergent, sulphate or sulphur..dudu osun is natural no mumu chemical and it does get rid of drandruff cos I dint see mine again when I used it just once...
Deletep.s I believe all I mentioned are the very basic stuffs you need to maintain your natural hair for any hair type...the rest to me are orishirishi....Ada
@Ada, you are funny. Nice one. All you mentioned above don't do it for me apart from dudu osun(for clarifying).
DeleteI have shea butter (temporary effect), coconut oil (makes my hair stiff) and olive oil (just sits on my hairy but they don't give me that hairgasm I crave for.
I want to wear my hair loosed with air blowing over it rather than hiding it in wigs, braids and all. Infact, I'm trying to avoid braids for now.
My hair is coarse and prone to dryness and because of this, I'm interested in having a soft and moisturised hair but sadly those above products won't give me that.
I'm guessing you have a fine and soft hair. Anyone with coarse hair like mine will understand my point of view.
*smiles* @Rubynnia you're right my hair is soft, but those stuffs works for most girls I know..guess yours is just more coarse..like the fact that you're trying out natural stuffs..I believe you will get your desired texture..hope you use that kind of scarf that helps keep the hair from drying out while your hair is deep conditioned and in a protective style esp at night. I do carry my natural hair for just about a few days in a month..to comb the hair is also tiring...Ada
DeleteAda Ada yi oh oh. Ada Ada, asanwa; Ada Ada...Remembering Flavour's song. You mean satin bonnet? I have satin scarf, that should do. Thanks!
Deletei have dreadlocks and now so bored of it after 6 years, but don't think i would go back to relaxing my hair
ReplyDeleteSDK Olodo, please note the right phrase is 'rest assured' and not 'be rest assured'. Thank me later.
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ReplyDeleteEven me, I am in this lady's camp. to tell the truth (even though I wont admit that in real life), my joining team natural was because I could not afford relaxer. There were so many bills to pay and by the time I finish paying all of them, not enough money left for me to even pay transport to the work that is helping me earn a living talk less of buying relaxer. Na so I comot old wig wey dey my house, brush am put for head dey go my way.
I let the natural hair grow out jo!! Na so I realise say I don join team natural after like 6 months of not being able to afford relaxer. I use hair softner each time I wash my hair and wear protective styling 99% of the time. Its been 16 months now and team natural is still waxing strong. I enjoy the freedom that comes with getting home at night and throwing off the wig - make breeze blow my head small.
I really admire ladies that let their hair out. My liver never reach.
SDK,
ReplyDeleteEven me, I am in this lady's camp. to tell the truth (even though I wont admit that in real life), my joining team natural was because I could not afford relaxer. There were so many bills to pay and by the time I finish paying all of them, not enough money left for me to even pay transport to the work that is helping me earn a living talk less of buying relaxer. Na so I comot old wig wey dey my house, brush am put for head dey go my way.
I let the natural hair grow out jo!! Na so I realise say I don join team natural after like 6 months of not being able to afford relaxer. I use hair softner (Easy Comb Texture my way) each time I wash my hair and wear protective styling 99% of the time. Its been 16 months now and team natural is still waxing strong. I enjoy the freedom that comes with getting home at night and throwing off the wig - make breeze blow my head small.
I really admire ladies that let their hair out. My liver never reach bantu knot, rough coils, afro and co.
Rubbynia, try indigo immediately after sahib out the henna....you will love your hair!!! It will be black and lustrous....
ReplyDelete@Ada, yeah I know about indigo but I'm not down for it. So henna is off my list. Thanks dearie for the input. I appreciate!
DeleteI'm transitioning right now.
ReplyDeleteMy hair is bulky, long and has a Chinese finesse in it. :))
Though, I still get on braids and weaves.
I'm going for the big chop soon, scared a little because I'll look five years younger.
Being petite doesn't really suit wearing it natural. Sigh.
But, seriously y'all team natural always make this whole thing sound like a ritual/initiation.
As per the initiation thing, you can say that again.
DeleteFor me, I say "do you", but I am so team natural hair it is not funny. My hair has grown more than it ever has and that is because I do not use caustic soda on my hair anymore. Biko I was almost going bald, till I stumbled over a natural hair video on youtube and I was totally sold. Maintaining natural hair is tough and can cost a pretty penny sometimes (especially early stages when you are trying to find the right product), but it is so worth it. Personally, I believe there are pros and cons in everything we do, but for me natural hair pros outweigh the cons. If you are looking for hawt natural hair styles please make google and youtube your friend. The information is endless.
ReplyDeleteJoin the natural hair team, it's been over a year and counting and have never looked bak. Now it's long enough to pack up and the tiny curly effect I get is so fulfilling.
ReplyDelete#Relax4What #TeamNaturalHair
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ReplyDeleteI have dreads only because I live in a white man's country and it's almost impossible to find someone to make my hair. Plus my hair is very coarse so it hurts when ppl touch it. With dreads, I endure d pain like 1ce a year
ReplyDeleteIsn't it a shame when wearing your hair in the state it grows out of your head is considered a "trend".
ReplyDeleteI have really bad hair (scanty,breakage, ratchop), so the new trend inspired me to go natural. I don't have the strength for those DIY and homemade hair stuff (honey, mayo, onions, ACV, baking soda, orishirishi), so buying hair products are quite expensive o. I've spent almost 20k already stocking up on all the things I need when I decide to finally expose my hair and style it, mostly Cantu products (leave-in conditioner, coconut bla bla, jojoba kini, can't remember jare). I'm still transitioning, so havnt chopped off the relaxed part yet...soon though, after I take out the long kinky braids...#can'tWait
ReplyDeleteI've been a member of teamnatural for 10 years. i started out at 20 when i got really pissed off with society's expectation from black women which is rather unrealistic since the way our hair grows is different. At the time, i felt relaxing my hair was a kind of self hate about myself and how I was created by God. I decided to go natural. Since them, I have cut off my hair twice and regrown it. I mostly braid my hair. I rarely fix a weave (which i hate with a passion because of the stink that oozes out after 2 weeks of not washing the hair). I don't think its a declining trend. This trend has been gaining ground for over 10 years now. I think its here to stay.
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