Will the ladies born in September represent harder than the August ladies?????
Don't forget to take pics of your holiday hair and send them to lhdc(at)longhairdontcare.net to be featured on LHDC!
Please include the name you want to have published with your photo(s) & whether your hair is natural, relaxed or transitioning. Feel free to include captions as well!
Where do you live?
I live in the deep south.
How long have you been natural?
I've been natural since April of 2008.
Tell me about Newly Natural?
I started Newly Natural because I was very excited about my hair journey. It was all I could talk and think about on a daily basis. I was interested in all things hair. I knew I was going to drive my husband and friends crazy if I didn't find an outlet for all of my interest so I decided to start a hair blog. I am a product junkie so the blog also gives me a place to share my reviews.
On a deeper level, I felt that I had a lot to share with other ladies who felt the way I did after the BC: lost, unsure, maybe even disdainful of their own natural hair texture. I wanted them to know that it's not unusual to feel that way and that you have to change your way of thinking (which can be hard to do after years of conditioning). I've learned more about the history of African American culture while working on Newly Natural than I could've ever imagined.
While I started Newly Natural initially to appeal those who'd just started their natural hair journey, I now try to appeal to ladies on all legs of their journey, whether they are just starting out with 2 inches of hair or have waist length hair.
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TWO-STRAND TWISTS
I did these on wet hair. I "made" them last 2 weeks. I used a homemade gel concoction to twist them. It took me about an hour to twist each head and maybe 35 minutes per head to take down.
The hair benefits of apple cider vinegar have been widely known for generations and women (and men) have been using it as a hair treatment for just as long!
When used as a final "rinse" a water solution of apple cider vinegar will close your hair's cuticle, restoring your hair back to its optimal pH of 4.5-5.5. A closed cuticle means softer, stronger and shiner hair that is much easier to detangle!
Apple cider vinegar can also be used as a cleanser to rid the hair and scalp of growth & retention hindering buildup.
(OFF TOPIC) Of the Day: Blog UPDATE!
Starting immediately, I will no longer be answering email by responding to individual hair questions. Up until now, I was responding to every single question I received and in most cases posting it on the blog, too. I was duplicating efforts. The reason why I did this for so long, is I felt it was one way that separated LHDC from other blogs...extending a personal touch of some sorts, allowing me to potentially build relationships with some of my loyal readers - but this has not proven to be true...
I TRULY do appreciate every single message I receive and I TRULY appreciate each and every one of my readers - whether you are a long-time reader, a passer-through reader, a reader from time-to-time or an accidental reader - I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU!!! THIS CHANGE DOES NOT MEAN I DON'T WANT YOU TO EMAIL HAIR QUESTIONS TO ME. I'm just not able to continue to duplicate efforts anymore. I have some HUGE things going on in my personal life and I really need to continue to focus on and build them up.
SO, please continue to send your hair questions and emails to me! They really are part of the fuel that keeps this thing going.
Happy hair growing and as always, comments are encouraged!
~LHDC
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