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Tell us about yourself.
I went natural because I moved away from home to go to college and my grandmother had been my hairdresser all my life. I didn't want to spend my hard earned refund check in beauty shops!!! Also, I read a personal essay "Straightening My Hair" by bell hooks in a creative writing course that year. It made me reconsider the real reason I had believed I was most beautiful when my hair was freshly permed.
How long have you been natural?
I've been natural for 4 years now.
What is your hair care routine?
My hair care routine is pretty primitive: wash with natural products (Dr. Bronner's peppermint soap or black soap). Condition with unrefined coconut oil or shea butter or olive oil (with added essential oils like frankincense or whatever I feel like).
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| Kana and her Dad |
My transition to natural was pretty rough. I kept it flat ironed for about a year, but it broke off pretty badly in certain areas because I didn't know exactly how to care for it. I didn't condition it well. I didn't detangle it well. So it was rough. About 6 months without a perm, I was ready to get one when I went home for one weekend, but my best friend (who still permed at that time, but loved me enough to keep me strong to my word) told me to stay strong and that I would be alright. So glad I listened!
Then, after a year of no perms, I had the "big chop" done. I went to a small curly fro. Since then, I've done two major cuts. The first was in '09. I cut off a huuuuge afro. Then about a month ago, I cut off 2 years worth of locs. Both of those times I went down to a fade.
