Natural hair within the black community has been laced with this stigma surrounding legitimacy of ‘blackness’. At times, wearing your hair natural can be misinterpreted (by some) as a social statement. More and more black women in Canada are wearing their hair natural, not as a statement but rather to deter from damaging their hair with over processed traditional hair care.
As someone who has been Natural for over three years now, I’ve been the most comfortable I‘ve ever been with my own natural texture. I embrace the versatility and I am constantly playing with my hair, now that I am extremely comfortable with its state. I can’t really say that I wear my hair in one particular style all the time… I will admit there are few signature styles that I revisit from time to time. All in all, for each style no matter how different they are people tend to react with a “You’re so bold”. I enjoy washing my hair and playing with my multi-textured tightly coiled curls. But I also enjoy blowing out my curls to a straight doo, for more length and less use of product. In the winter, to give my hair a break I wear extensions leaving a little piece of my natural hair exposed to cover them. Surprisingly, with little maintenance the extensions need only a simple touch up with my flat iron on a low heat every few days to blend my hairs texture with that of my extensions regularly.
For you lovely individuals that are playing with idea of going natural? DO IT! There are so many different styles and textures you can pursue while natural. It truly is an empowering feeling knowing you have so much versatility on a whim.
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