Define "NATURAL HAIR"
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Topic: Define "NATURAL HAIR"
Posted By: mzfrizz
Subject: Define "NATURAL HAIR"
Date Posted: December 01 2006 at 1:09am
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Many people say they have natural hair, but they use a natural hair relaxer, either herbal or mineral. I have used a few of the mineral relaxers, they either worked like a watered down kiddie texturizer, or they burned as badly as lye, and damaged my hair. Just wanted others opinions on what makes hair natural. |
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Posted By: carameldiva
Date Posted: December 01 2006 at 5:31am
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Natural to me means no chemicals at all to alter texture. To me you can be natural and color your hair or press it but absolutely no types of relaxers or perms.
I may press once a year and i color my hair weekly with henna. ------------- Me and you, your cousin and your momma too rollin on da strip on bow's |
Posted By: ThAbAdDeStBaBy
Date Posted: December 05 2006 at 4:12am
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Natural hair means hair that has not been chemically altered..therefore I agree with Carameldiva. Also some ppl say that even the use of color takes the natural away..making the hair treated and not natural or virgin anymore. ------------- ThAbAdDeStBaBy http://public.fotki.com/ThAbAdDeStBaBy3 - http://public.fotki.com/ThAbAdDeStBaBy3 Hair Goal: BSL by late 2007-early 2008 Hair now: net weave w/EP-RT |
Posted By: cmesweet
Date Posted: December 05 2006 at 11:01am
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Not having the natural texture of the hair altered by chemicals...hair dye is not included in this for me. ------------- Natural BC May 9, 2004 |
Posted By: LadyEsquire
Date Posted: December 05 2006 at 6:39pm
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natural means not altering the texture of the hair with chemicals. also, a natural relaxer is an oxymoron, in my opinion. there is no such thing as a natural relaxer. the sole purpose of a relaxer is to change the natural texture of curly hair. once it has been relaxed, in other words, chemically stripped and altered of its natural texture, it is no longer natural. ------------- journal: www.fotki.com/ladyesquire email: ladyesquirehair@yahoo |
Posted By: LadyEsquire
Date Posted: December 05 2006 at 6:41pm
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also, color does not count because you are simply changing the
pigmentation of the hair shaft and not completely altering or changing
the entire molecular structure and basic texture of the hair.
------------- journal: www.fotki.com/ladyesquire email: ladyesquirehair@yahoo |