Normalcy

Because I found out people, or a person, actually reads this blog I decided to update it. It's been awhile and my hair seems to do what it wants when it wants to but I'm slowly figuring out when change will occur and how to keep things in check. I have finally reached a sense of normalcy with this natural hair of mine.

Poofy at times, curly when wet, an afro that I can "hide" under all describe the halo of afro-textured hair I sport. I love my hair, but not like I used to when it was all so new to me. My love for it has changed from infatuation and amazement to feeling like it's actually a part of me - the thrill is gone, sort of. I think my relationship with my hair can be likened to a relationship between a man and a woman: we're just comfortable with one another.

Normalcy seemed elusive during the first year of natural hair. I was playing trial and error all the time and when I decided I was sick of that I just stopped playing. Now my hair just does what I need it to do....typically. When it misbehaves I know how to whip it back into shape. This was not the case during year one.

The growth may contribute to this comfortable place I'm in. It's long enough to braid, to twist, to wear in a fro with a headband in place - always - and maybe I'm just comfortable with what I look like with natural hair. Virtually anything goes and I feel quite confident...not necessarily the case before!

So here I am, 1 year 3 months into this natural hair journey and I don't have to visit the Happy Curls web site every day. I don't need anyone to coach me every little step of the way and I feel confident in dealing with my hair on a daily basis. I know what my hair likes and needs, most of the time. I've gone natural and I will never, ever go back!

Some of the products I'm using now:
1) Cream of Nature Ultra-moisturizing shampoo
2) Silk Elements Luxurious conditioner
3) a mixture of castor and coconut oils - warmed to liquify, applied to hair and scalp
4) Hot Sixx natural oil - LOVE this for daily sheen and moisture