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December 18 2014

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Reasons Why People Fail in Their Transition to Natural Hair

Written By Bold Apps - December 18 2014

Posted by HMH Blogger By Patience Muia For most people transition to natural hair is not an easy process. Some have two trials before success, while others have up to eleven trials to finally embrace the new hairstyle. From experience, I have realized that it is usual to find people struggling with natural hair especially in the early stages. Here are some reasons why transition may be difficult and regarding how to handle such difficulties. • You are not comfortable with the reflection in the mirror Some people were lucky enough to grow up with natural hair and therefore they have no problem seeing themselves with natural hair. If you were relaxed at a young age, it is obvious that you are used to the image of straight hair. If you were used to relaxed hair, you might find it difficult dealing with the idea of embracing natural hair as it appears to be a relapse to childhood. If you need a smooth transition, you have to spend time looking yourself in the mirror so that you can learn to embrace your new hairstyle. Accepting that new image might take seconds for some while others might end up struggling with it for years. • Negative Feedback from Family and Friends

You should learn to deal with people who keep on telling you how your hair look like especially if the comments are negative. It is your hair and therefore you should be proud of it. It is always your choice to select your reaction to negative comments, and there are different ways of dealing with such people. You might decide to ignore them or simply educate them. Educating the person is the best option especially if the person is a close friend or family member. • Lack of Proper Research

Information about natural hair is available on many blogs, vlogs and forums. It is not always a good idea to stick to some small set of information, and emulating someone else’s routine might make natural hair transition totally difficult.

Date

December 11 2014

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Bold Apps

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Important Things to Remember While Dealing with Natural Hair.

Written By Bold Apps - December 11 2014

Posted by HMH Blogger By Patience Muia Your natural hair might be difficult or easy, but that depends on a lot of things. Your styling ability, the strength of your hair, and your ability to access information on tips and products are some of the things that might determine your natural hair journey. For some women, things work out perfectly; their natural journey goes off without too much trouble. For others it might feel like hell, two steps forward, four steps back process. It is always good to challenge the journey so as to be successful. Here there are a few things you ought to remember while handling natural hair. • You are learning a new process

This new process can take someone years to master. The current world is a place of instance beauty, so learning a new approach to hair maintenance takes time. You might consider keeping hair journals as a tool. Make a list once a month of everything that works for your hair and those that doesn’t work. This would help you improve your skills of natural hair maintenance quickly. • You are a girl with natural hair and the resources around you are still scarce

Any girl with weaves can walk into 80% of salons and encounter around seven stylists who can provide care for her hair very well. With natural hair, you don’t have that luxury. Although there are many companies providing natural hair products, there is still a deficit of information on styling and care. • Natural hair is always a healthier choice

Every woman has the reasons to style her hair the way she desires. In all cases, whichever the decision a woman makes, natural hair is the best style according to my experience. With a natural hairstyle, you are not comprising the state of your hair with chemicals or weight of your head with weaves. You will always have the luxury of moisturizing your natural hair every day, which is something that women with weaves cannot afford.

Date

December 04 2014

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Bold Apps

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SPOTTED - Natural Haird Beauty

Written By Bold Apps - December 04 2014

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1- Introduce yourself

My name is Crystal Boyd 

2- Describe the moment you were spotted by Hug My Hair (you can just mention how you responded to the call on Facebook)

I responded to the call on Facebook

 

3- Have you always rocked and loved your curls/kinks/coils? If not, how did you come to embrace your natural hair?

Yes I have always rocked and loved my natural hair when others didn't

 

4- How would you describe your hair texture?

My hair texture is 3b, 3c and 4a 

5- Tell us one "Do" and one "Don't" for your hair type.

Do put lots of water on my hair, Don't towel dry it makes my hair frizzy

6- What advice would you give to someone considering going natural?

Embrace your hair no matter the texture

 

7- How do you love to wear your hair?

2 strand twist

 

8- How often do you wash your hair and what products do you use?

I wash at least once a week and I have been using Shea Moisture JBCO

9- Describe your worst hair day.

During the phase of having a twa and I tried to do 2 strand twist and it was horrible

 

10- Your Twitter/Facebook/Instagram pages (if applicable) are?

countrigyrl82

 

Date

November 27 2014

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Tips for Natural Hair Maintenance

Written By Bold Apps - November 27 2014

Posted by HMH Blogger By Patience Muia Grasping the basics of natural hair might take you quite some time. You will find yourself learning something new every day, and when you start, you might not be able to detect scalp drying ingredients on products labels or you might experience difficulty detangling without pulling out balls of hair. But as long as you are ready to leave behind chemical relaxers, you won’t find it too difficult maintain your curls. I took my time to gather professional advice that would help you save time and money, not forgetting the stress involved in natural hair maintenance.

So first let’s talk about the common mistakes women make while styling their natural hair. Most women make the mistake of using too many products. It is normal for every woman to panic when she changes her hairstyle but buying different types of hairstyles and putting them all on doesn’t help. When you do this, your hair will end up looking greasy and weighed down. When your hair become too greasy, you will be forced to wash it too frequently which dries it out. So here is the first tip, when you change your hairstyle, don’t use too many products but you can add a little as you go.

Managing natural hair might be frustrating but then going back to relaxing is not a good solution. Curly hair is the driest natural hair type, and if you have one then it is good for you to use a great moisturizer. Instead of using rinse-out conditioners, treatment masks and hair oils, you can simply use a leave-in to ensure that your hair stays super hydrated.

There are some few hair styling issues that generally occur when maintain natural hair. You will notice that the further you get into the process, more breakage will occur. Once you notice this, start treating your hair with extra care and try different techniques that put less stress and heat to your hair.

Date

November 20 2014

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African- American Pros and Cons of Natural Hair

Written By Bold Apps - November 20 2014

Posted by HMH Blogger By Patience Muia Natural hairstyles are not just a personal style but also a reflection of culture and heritage. African-Americans have different hair textures; some have tight curled while some have straight hair. Straightened hair might be easy to manage but on the other side it also has some ugly side effects as well. Chemically-treated hair is usually prone to breakage. Hair without chemicals displays the texture and beauty of black hair. First, it allows one to style in various ways. There is both good and bad in deciding to go natural when it comes to hair. Some people will opt for a natural hair look while some people will opt for weaves and chemicals. Some of the pros and cons of going natural includes:

Pros

• One gets to have a very liberal, free feeling in the sense that you do not get to feel uncomfortable each time. • As compared to artificial, natural hair is healthy and beautiful. Most people will walk away from artificial because some are chemical laden, and this makes them have an allergic reaction to their head or skin. • Natural hair doesn’t accompany itself with superficial feelings like; it doesn’t restrict one from going swimming or working out too hard. • There is an ultimate comfort in knowing that you are just being yourself. • People will respect you. In fact, you are likely to get more compliments unlike when you are not natural.

Cons

• Artificial hair requires more maintenance than natural hair. For instance, when you go out for swimming, you realize that you will have to wash your hair with shampoo right away or condition the hair as instructed. It also requires daily moisturizing with lotion. • You are likely to receive a lot of judgment from the society. To be honest, most people are used to seeing straight hairs; nobody will talk about it or compliment it. It is therefore obvious that natural is the way to go. Let us learn to appreciate ourselves as we are. Artificial is quickly becoming popular and too common. If we want to be different, going natural is the way.

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