African American
In reply to the discussion: ****AA Group**** Natural Kinky Curly Wavy Hair. [View all]Number23
(24,544 posts)I'm saying? I FEEL that hair. They look so spectacularly, astonishingly, amazingly beautiful. They look perfect.
But my mama slapped a relaxer in my hair when I was 8 years old (I had enough hair for five people) and that's been all I know. And then I go on naturallycurly.com to read about what products to use on my own daughters' hair and I read where some of the women with natural hair it takes them FIVE HOURS and like 12 hair care products to maintain it and I just don't think I can do it.
I know that for alot of sisters, the transition from relaxers to natural is an almost spiritual experience so it is great to read about how you're dealing with it. And yes, for black women hair is about so much more than just hair. It's about how we feel about ourselves as people and as women. It ain't JUST hair for us.