If you do not know, but many of you do I have very curly hair. My grandmother gave me beautiful curls since I was little. Everyone that I have met has always told me how lucky I am to have such pretty hair. As much as it is pretty, sometimes it is a major pain in the behind.
When I was little I really did not know how to handle or care for it. I would only wear it in tight high buns because I thought it looked ugly and it was always super tangled. My mom would always have to help me detangle my hair in the shower because they were too hard for me to get out. I would lose handfuls of hair after each shower. The end of this story is that I did not know how to take care of my hair since I was the only one in my family that really had. this hair.
It did not really get better as I grew up, when I was 12 years old I had to cut off about 12 inches of my hair because it was so damaged and tangled. I hated it. My hair was up to my ears, it was poofy and ugly. However, it did change my life. I finally learned that I had to take care of my hair and I couldn't treat it how my friends treated their hair.
I stopped going to hair salons that didn't specialize in curly hair because it would make my hair more damaged than before. I started to only wear my hair down to learn to like it and prevent it from tangling itself, brushing my hair before I shower and then in the shower to make the detangling part a little easier for myself. I learned that the popular hair products did not work for my specific hair type so I had to find products that worked for me. Of course, this was frustrating because the products would tend to be more expensive and they had much fewer choices.
I now drive about two and a half hours to get my hair cut in a salon that specializes in the type of hair that I have. I sleep with certain pillowcases to help make my hair less frizzy, sleep with my hair in a special shirt so I do not lose my curls when I sleep. I learned that I hated how my hair was when I was younger because I did not know how to maintain it. Now that I have developed a routine that works for me, I am more proud of my hair and feel more confident with it.
I love your hair!! Ive always wanted curly hair since I was little and I noticed that as I get older its starting to get really wavy on its own. But I couldnt even imagine having to do all those things to keep my hair healthy, so go you!
ReplyDeleteI agree with Chloe that your hair is gorgeous and I'm super jealous! (But aren't we always just jealous of whatever we don't have?)
ReplyDeleteI think your hair is so pretty! I definitely understand that curly hair can be hard to take care of, and I couldn't imagine having to drive 2.5 hours to a salon for my hair type. I'm so glad that you figured out a way to keep your hair healthy and that you're confident with your hair!
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