No More Implusive Hair Decisions!

I never want to experience that feeling of regret after making an impulsive decision about my hair again! What amazes me the most is that I typically do something drastic over a small frustration or something I had committed to managing. It's never anything new.

The other day, I could not get my cap to fit since the top of my fro has grown out so much. I briefly considered buzzing it off just to get my cap to fit the way I like, but was that really what I wanted long term? Was that the only way to get my hair to do what I needed in the moment? In the above video, I show you a simple solution that allowed me to wear my cap and keep my fro. No regrets.

This experience made me think of all of the times I relaxed my hair after growing it down to my armpits. I realized that those were similar moments of frustration about things that weren't new, but had become so blown up in the moment, I couldn't resist the impulse. Is relaxed hair really more versatile than natural hair? I thought so in the moment.

Whether it was a humid day ruining my stretched out style, boredom, or another broken comb during a challenging detangling section. Whatever the reason, I always regretted my decision to relax my hair, sometimes before even leaving the shop.

The regret burned so badly.

I want to enjoy my hair and try different things, but I hope to always count the cost. If it is a good idea today, it will probably still be a good idea next month. I chopped my locks off in the moment, but I knew for months that I was ready to let them go. They were beautiful, and I miss them sometimes but I have no regrets.

I'll do what I want, but only if the impulse reflects what I really want to do. Time will tell.

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Please leave that baby's hair alone!

I'll never forget the first time I saw Mocha Girl One (HmG). She was an emergency c-section, and had to spend several days in NICU. She was born four days past her estimated due date and looked huge in her incubator. I imagined her to be especially delicate and feminine. I couldn't wait to frill her up, and more importantly to do her hair! The only reason she wasn't sporting a barrette the day we took her home from the hospital, was because the one I brought to match her lacey outfit, slid right out.

Mocha Girl One's baby hair was silky straight and fine. As the weeks rolled by, it became wavier until she had a lovely curly fro. I washed it all the time. I brushed it several times a day. I tried snap clips, and moved to velcro barrets when the clips slid out. I bought a different head band for every outfit. Meanwhile her curls continued to wind tighter and tighter.

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2. I washed her hair as needed with a mild SLS free shampoo and followed up with a moisturizing conditioner. Sometimes I rinsed her hair with plain water and followed up with a moisturizing conditioner. I allowed her hair to get wet as she splashed in her bath. Nappy hair loves water. While all the moisture will probably wreak fuzzy havoc on our carefully designed styles, the resulting suppleness means more growth retention.

3. When MB's fro got long enough in the back that it was constantly flattened whenever she rested her head on a surface, I began styling her hair in about 6 loose puffs. I used tiny rubber bands LOOSELY to secure the puff and removed them carefully with a seam ripper to wash and re-style. I braid up the puffs in the back because …

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There are multiple ways to start locks, perhaps more ways than we will discuss here. Choosing which way works best for you will depend on your personal situation. Consider your lifestyle, hair texture, sizing, and the way you would like your mature locks to look.

Most people are familiar with comb coils and twists. However, people also start locks by freeforming, backcombing, interlocking and braiding. Let's have a closer look.

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