Let's Get Personal!!!

Alright natural beauties, let's talk hair! NO, I mean let's get real! It has been a great learning experience during my year of being natural. Learning my hair all over again was a very complicated task. When I started doing my own hair, my mother had already relaxed my hair. This was something new. Talk about finding products that worked best for you and trying to listen to you hair to determine why it was limp or shedding. Ugh!! The drama, oh the drama. So what did I do about it?! I became a huge PJ (product junkie)! I would say no to becoming a PJ because then you will end up with products you will not use anymore. My suggestion would be to grab a few staple products at a time and pick and choose which one worked and which one didn't work. Start with a shampoo, deep conditioner, leave in conditioner, hair butter and hair oil. After finding what works better for you, then you can start adding other staple products. Don't be afraid of learning your hair all over again. I am big on conditioning more than shampooing my hair. When I shampoo my hair, I use a pre-poo treatment to protect my hair from the harsh chemicals that strips your hair from moisture. Try to educate yourself throughout the entire process of learning about your hair from the trials and tribulations of being a natural beauty. In my opinion, I think it is such a learning process because we are starting over and most of us have been relaxed most of our lives. My hair is kinky and coily in certain areas. My hair also gets very dry if i dont do a deep conditioning treatment at least once a week. I usually keep my hair in twists to keep the moisture in my hair. I also wear my hair out once a week and try to keep my hands out of my head, except during the days of moisturizing. I am still developing a hair regimen that works for me. I have some things that has been working for me but not a solid regimen. Don't lose hope. As you can see, I am still learning and I have been natural for a year. It is all a process and I get upset when I see natural beauties give up and they go back to being relaxed. Try to stay in there and feel free to hit me up on my Facebook @ Kinky Kera. Be kind to your tresses!