When I was a child/preteen, my mom used to tell me, "don't ever put this mess in your hair", "you don't need it". The mess that she was referring to was a jar of relaxer, that she was putting in HER hair. Y'all know that I didn't listen, and went on to get relaxers, jerri curls, something wave (I don't remember), and back to relaxers, until I was thirty-eight years old. I have four children who were twenty-one, eighteen, fourteen, and eight at the time. Three girls who were all natural, and asking me why did I continue to put that junk in my hair. So, in 2013, I went to my oldest daughter @tianalanae to give me my chop. She was in cosmetology school at the time, and she was more than happy to oblige...and cut the relaxer off, which she did, with amazing results to follow. I found myself learning all I could about the care of natural hair, the care of my hair... How to protect it, nurture it, etc. I graduated from cosmetology school some twenty-five years ago, so I'm well versed in the caring for hair in general. I needed to become well versed in caring for my own

hair...my crown.
After the chop, I was self-conscious about wearing my natural curls, so I still would resort to flat-irons. That didn't last long, though, but I had to keep telling myself that my hair, in its natural state was beautiful, until I could feel it and see it for myself.
The state of natural hair is definitely not just about its physical beauty. It's also about the feeling, the radiance of our thick locks which is more a state of mind, than a state of physicality. Today I want to encourage someone to step out of their comfort zone, and rock their natural!

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