Sunday, November 21, 2010

Black Women Short Hairstyles Going Natural

Black Women Short Hairstyles Going Natural

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African American Black Hair Going Natural 

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Going natural kinky black hair is not difficult to manage as many may have assumed it to be. Caring for natural hair has become easier with the numerous variety of hair products available on the market.
Going natural is a journey that many have documented through photos, videos, forums and interest groups. Information on how to go natural is available on the web with many websites such as Motown girl, nappturality, natural hair digest, treasured locks, curls, african wonders, komaza care, and many more.

Why I went natural

On these various sites you will see story after story of why women have chose to go natural, it is a journey and a look into the lives of black women and the relationship we have with our hair. Many of the challenges are all too familiar from getting the first relaxer as a teen to sitting and getting our hair hot pressed to waiting for hours to get individual braids put in our hair in the summer months.
Set free by becoming a natural curly girl
Going natural has allowed many african american women to become free, set free from the grueling, damaging effects of chemicals and heat on our hair. Many have lived with the embarrassment of having to wear a hat or scarf on ones head when we did not have the money to go to the salon, or the brittle dry hair that would not grow long.
The days I do not like being natural
Some days are just not good for a natural hairstyle, especially if you are in a hurry or have some place to be, the only time I really hate being natural is when I did not prepare my hair the night before with either braid outs, twist outs or plates, because this seems to be the only way to tame the huge growth of curls on my head.
If I forget to add conditioner and moisturizing oil after I wash my hair, it becomes so dry and unmanageable that I just can not stand it. How am I going to make this unruly hair stay in place and look half way decent when I have no time to style it.
Well the cure to those bad hair days is fixed when you learn how to use hats, beanies, scarfs and hair accessories, every natural curly girl needs to have at least one of each to save her on those mornings when your rushing out the door. 

Why my hair is not growing long

Reasons why black woman can not grow long hair
Many african american woman are not understanding why they can not grow long hair. Studies have shown that is not that the hair is not growing. The hair is growing, but it is also facing a lot of drying elements such as blow dryers, flat irons, curling irons, hot combs, poor diet, chemical relaxers, mineral oil, braids that are too tight and hair loss. So many factors play a part in the appearance that black hair can not grow.
What you eat in your diet affects hair growth
Once these elements are removed many black women who have chosen to go natural, find that their hair grows fast and long, they are also surprised to find that they have soft manageable curls and healthy looking locks. More women who go natural are also changing their diets to eating healthier and choosing products that are made of natural ingredients.
Learn how to take care of natural curls
Loving and accepting our hair is not an easy task, especially if one has been using straigtening and relaxers all of ones life. We have to re learn how to care for our natural hair. It takes knowledge, learning what is the best way of styling and maintaining our hair in a natural state.

Going Natural is Beautiful

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What will people say if I go natural

Social pressures to wear hair straight
Women from all over the globe has spoke in agreement to the social pressures of having straight hair. Friends and family have had mixed opinions and co-workers have taken sides. The women who decides to go natural is faced with a reality of how much or how little their choice will be accepted among their peers.
What does it say about you if you are natural?
Are you wild, carefree or a rebel? Many women who have went natural talk about how men have responded to short TWA teeny weeny afro, or how they have commented on sisterlocs, two-straned twists, banu knots or afro puffs. The benefits of going natural has been huge. Healthy hair, more retained moisture and a versatility once thought to be only for those wearing their hair straight.
Do you want to be different or fit in?
Being you accepting who you are, loving your hair is the journey of going natural and is the voice of many black women, african american women, biracial women and women of all colors and nationalities who find themselves asking why should they fit into a mold that society, media or mainstream has picked for them as a representation ofbeauty.

Jill Scott is rockin it natural

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Twists for protective hairstyle

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burgundy color rinse on natural bantu knots

Going Natural with a splash of color

Add some color to your natural curly hair

adding style to short locs

Short natural twists

Are you really natural?

What does it mean to be natural? does that mean no chemicals?
Going natural is Natural hair, black hair, and afro-textured hair are terms used to refer to the texture of Black African hair that has not been altered chemically by perming, relaxing, straightening, bleaching or coloring, you will find on websites, blogs and forums that great debate is made over this definition because you will see natural curly heads with color, texturizers, extentions as well as using "natural hair products" that have chemicals in the ingredients. So you will have to decide what going natural is to you.
Treat thinning hair with henna

Enhance Hair Thickness

Thick hair tips for thicker fuller hair you can start by what you eat, changing your diet is the key to healthy and shiny hair. it is well known that coconut oil helps hair grow as well as maintain volume, other helpful tips is to use omega 3 fatty acids, by eating more fish or taking supplements.
Harper Bazaar has some great advice for thicker hair strands, first start by letting your hair dry naturally without drying it with blow dryers or flat irons. avoid hair care products that contain alcohol, look for moisturizing and conditioning formulas with essential oils, like olive oil, tea tree oil, rinse hair with cold water when you wash and try using conditioner to wash hair instead of shampoo, use heat protectors by adding serum containing silicone.
Stimulate the scalp with cayenne pepper and leave in conditioner, make sure to apply shea butter on the hair while it is still wet and try henna for making hair soft and stronger.
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