How to Perfect Your Hair Regimen

Hey Mocha Family!

I have wondered whether it is even necessary to continue this online hair conversation. There have been so many blogs, magazine articles, and YouTube videos from documentaries to how to's and talk shows. Now there are so many products available for us to try. Surely, the journey to mastering a hair regimen is so much easier today, then back in 1994 when I started. No internet, cell phones in everyone's pockets, and no YouTube for a person to access how to videos on just about anything.

Back in the day I kept a dog eared copy of Good Hair, by Lonnice Brittenum-Bonner on my person both as reference, and a means of encouragement not to give up. It helped, but I was so much more successful at staying the course upon finding support online from real people all over the world who were searching for answers just like me and open to sharing their wins and fails.

According to my cousins, pictured above, who were immediately snatched for a video when we realized our conversation was worth sharing, this exchange of info is needed now more than ever.

Check out them out as they share what it's like to figure their hair out today. Is more better? Back in the day, we were excited about less than a handful of natural hair care products on the market. Is it easier now that there is so much to choose from and so many methods to apply?

Let's talk about how to best help each other grow as our resources grow!

Be blessed!

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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. I kept everything in a pretty box, dubbed the hair bin . I was really frustrated at not b...

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