If someone asked me whether, I will ever go on natural hair (thats never relaxing my hair) at the beginning of this year, my answer would have been a BIG NO.
Am aware about the natural hair movement that has been ongoing a long while. All over the world even here in Nigeria, ladies, especially the blacks are embracing the movement.
However, we must admit that it is one journey not everyone can embark on. Some , like I used to be, have worries and concerns about it. I hope you, naturalistas, are understanding and patient with them.
Our worries and concerns are real. Even if you, experts, know that some of this anxieties might be due to misinformation, I will like to give you a mental picture of what goes on in the minds of those who might not have said yes to the (Unrelaxed) natural hair life. Actually, this is how anxious I used to be about going natural.
Worries/Concerns/Fears
1. My very first worry is the pain I do have on my scalp handling my hair even with a very little undergrowth. How on earth will I be able to deal and live with this terrible pain everyday of my life. I fuss and scream a lot at the salon, you can even hear my heartbeat and deep great breathing at each hold on my scalp. If I ever go natural, braids or weaves will leave me in coma (exaggeratingly true)
2. How will my hair look in the early growth stages. I will be looking unkempt on natural hair before my patients in the clinic. Some of mine, might think am going crazy.
3. How am I going to adjust my schedule to make out time/hours to detangle, wash and style my hair. My hair might become all about hair, hair, hair!!!!!! Even God will not be happy with me.
4. Will my hair ever grow that long to make a big bun. Do I need to wait an eternity for what's never gonna be?
5. Then, here comes the fear of running out of products. Will I need to get assorted types of hair products to keep up in the journey. With a limited budget?
6. If my hair will be the 4C type, I might never be able to endure into the journey.
7. I am going to look like a 12 year old primary school girl. I already look quite tooyoung for my age (thats a plus ,tho). But what happens when I get my big chop? These kids are not going to know their Anty.
8. What if it goes out of trend? I do not chase after trends, I go for what's good and beautiful. But it does matter. Will I look old school when it goes out of trend years later?
9. I might end up having a bent back and developed hand muscles that looks like that of a man from constant DIY hair care.
10. Will I have flying insects chasing after me and hovering over me when I use food recipes on my hair.
11. Then the fear of making a single mistake that will ruin all my longterm efforts.
I can go on and on , if you let me.
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