3 month update

So these past 2 months I have accomplished a lot in my natural journey. I have met all my hair goals for the month, found some of my holy grail products and been featured in another natural hair blog.

Updated Regimen
wash 1x/week (kinky curly come clean)
deep condition 1x/week ( homemade deep conditioner or tresseme naturals)
henna 1x/month( celebration henna)
cowash 2x/week(suave professionals or tresseme naturals)
bentonite clay 1x/month
moisturize 1/day ( homemade butter blend or shea moisture style milk)


Now for pics

1 week natural

almost 3 months natural

Thats all for now readers

Sorry I've been missing

I know I have been MIA for the past week and some change but I am back and I have updates:)

  For the past week I have been trying to manipulate my hair less so I have been wearing it in protective styles. I  have also been slacking on my vitamins and seen a decrease in hair growth:( I have not been updating my blog as often because I need inspiration for content. Please do not be afraid to drop me an email  ( xnaturalbeautyx0531@gmail.com) or post a comment saying what you would like to read about. This blog is for me but its also for the readers.  Here are some pictures of me and my hair. Hope you enjoy.

Eating with friends

Chillin in the hot tub

Protective style

Scab hair

Transitioning to natural made me more and more curious about the texture that my hair possessed without the addition of chemicals. After waiting several months to rid myself of the limp permed hair I did not think I would have to wait even longer just to see what my true texture was.

Unfortunately this is the reality for naturals who are plagued with scab hair.

Scab hair is a touchy word in the natural hair community. Some believe it is just under processed hair. Some believe it is just dry hair or your natural hair texture and some believe that is doesn't even exits. Those that have experienced the phenomenon of scab hair describe it as hair that has no curl pattern and is dry, unresponsive to products and rebellious. Scab hair is thought to be caused by leftover chemicals from the relaxer that absorb into the scalp and damage the hair follicle. This in turn changes the shape of the hair follicle and the hair that comes out of it. Scab hair is treated by patience and babying the scalp until it fully heals. I myself have dealt with scab hair. Parts of my hair are coily at the root and extremely frizzy and dry at the ends. I do not attribute this to damage because I believe in healthy hair practices and do all I can to prevent damage. I have also noticed that as my hair gets longer the scab hair is less apparent. It could very well be that this is the natural texture of my hair but only time will tell. I am not waiting for my hair texture to change and am happy with and will embrace any texture that my hair is. What I do not want is for newly naturals to be disappointed in their hair texture, assume or hope that it is scab hair, and wait for it to change. Acceptance is key ladies ( and gents)  :)

So whats your opinion on scab hair? Do you believe it is real? Have you experienced it yourself? What advice do you have for naturals dealing with it?

Featured Fridays * Michelle*

1. How long have you been natural?

 1. I've only been natural for about a month now.

2. What made you decide to go natural?

 2. My hair just wasn't feeling strong enough to hold a perm anymore. So i decided to start over the NATURAL way.

3. How long did you transition and what was your routine?

3. I stopped getting perms around November. I decided to cut my hair short as a start as I let more new growth grow out, then eventually I got tired of waiting and cut it off in June.

4. How did you BC? Self BC, salon or a friend/family member?

4. A friend of my family who owns her own salon is the one I trusted to cut my hair..and boy did she waste no time!! lol.

5. How did your perception of beauty change once you went natural?

 5. I viewed beauty so much better. It felt good to just know that your beauty is natural rather worried about if water or anything else is going to ruin your hair. It's a great feeling to know that we people see me, they are looking at the natu[REAL] me!