I am beginning to discover a side of me that I knew was hiding somewhere. It is beautiful, unique, and plays by its own rules. I am indeed talking about my wonderful curly hair. It's taken me 21 years to come to grips with my hair, learn to love it, but most importantly how to take care of it. All this time, I'd been treating it like straight hair- something that is quite common among us curly girls. I have had my hair soaked then cut and razored to 'thin it out'. It's only in the past couple of weeks that I've learned you are in fact supposed to cut curly hair DRY! The past year has also seen me telling the hairdresser, almost pleading with her, not to run that razor through my hair. Only specially trained people know how to cut our hair and they can be a little hard to find. I finally found the stylist who can understand and knows how to handle my hair the way it should be handled. It took a lot of internet searches that lead me to other discoveries about my hair. It was finally at a club where I got the name of a hairstylist and I am very happy with the results. I'm also going cold turkey on the shampoo. That's right no shampoo. I've learned that shampoo is basically detergent- like the kind you use to wash your dishes. That explains why my hair is so dry. My next task is to find a sulfate-free shampoo. I think my best option is the Burt's Bees brand. If anyone has used this shampoo, please let me know what the ingrediants are.
Today I put olive oil and vanilla on the tips of my hair and they do feel softer, I massaged aloe vera into my scalp and washed all that out with baking soda and water. I put my shea butter in my hair and for the first time in a long time, the front of my hair curled! For so long it had been dry and shapeless, like it was trying to go straight, but I finally got it to curl around and live again.
So I have written something akin to the Finding Nemo sharks promise to be vegetarian.
I am a recovering Curly. I will no longer subject my hair to abuse. I will love it, nurture it, and treat it the way it needs to be treated for it to always look fabulous. It reflects me and my curly crazy personality. Love it or hate it, but please don't touch it.
If anybody needs help or advice on how to manage curly hair or just wants to talk about your tips and tricks, your horror stories, or maybe you are a recovered Curly, please feel free to message me. I can tell you right now that my bible is called "Curly Girl" by Lorraine Massey. I'm not just saying this because I'm sponsored- I'm not. I'm saying this because this is how I truly feel and I want to help other girls, and guys, in a world that is dominated by the straight mentality.

P.S. I promise my blog will not turn into a hair blog. I will still post my writings, opinions, etc.