I've been natural since Summer 2009, but even now I haven't a definite formula to handling natural hair. Being natural can be cheap and enjoyable, but if you're not careful, you might end up spending even more than you would on a weave.

Going natural is a transition that takes time, and even when you're finally transitioned, finding a regimen that suits you takes research and patience. There's alot of natural hair-care regimens that you can find online, but if you're not patient enough, you may end up buying every single product recommended by different people, of which you'll most definitely not use most of them.
So what I suggest is that you first get acquainted with your hair. Knowing what type of hair you have is the first step to developing a healthy successful hair-care regimen. There're different hairtypes. So how do you know your hairtype?
Type 2.
If you have Type 2 hair, your hair is described as wavy, and it doesn't bounce.

There are 3 type 2's:
2a: It is thin and fine. It is the lightest of all three type 2's.
2b: Is medium-textured.
2c: Is thick and coarse, and frizzes the easiest
Type 3:
If you are biracial, this is the hair type you are likely to have. It is curlier, and can be bouncy too.
3a: Tends to be loosely curled

3b: Tighter curls, ranging from ringlets, to corkscrews
3c: Slightly kinky curls.
Type 4:
The awesome afro, and it is in my opinion the most high-maintenance demanding. I have this type of hair, and it coils and dries up really easily.
You know you have type 4 when it doesn't flow around your face when you try to toss it from side to side lol.

It can be puffy like this, but can also shrink up to 75% of the actual hairlength. It is the most fragile, and needs alot more care since it has fewer cuticle layers to protect it.
4a: Has an s-shaped tight curl.
4b: Has a z-pattern. Does not have a definite curl pattern.

Because this particular hairtype has less cuticle and has tighter curls and/coils, it's hard for it to absorb moisture. So the key to promoting health and growth is MOISTURE! Lots and lots of moisture, and more importantly water-based moisture.
I will post up some hair care regimens I later, maybe during my next study break ^^
Ciao!


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