Big Hair
What is big hair and who gets to classify what big hair is? Is big hair out of style or is it not looked at as a trend? Is big hair not professional, or does it depend upon the demographic one resides in? I tend to switch between flat ironing my hair to make it straight, flat and eventually becoming boring versus my big curly hair. The best thing about straight hair is that it slims my face tremendously. I don’t like when people say that I wear my hair “natural”. No, when my hair is curly, I’m just wearing my hair the way it is after water has hit it, the way it comes out of my scalp. I was born with my hair so therefore, there is nothing natural about it…it’s just my hair. When people say “natural” hair, I think kinky, Afrocentric, etc. I’m far from Afrocentric and my hair isn’t kinky. I’ve ran into multicultural young ladies who think my hair is “cool” or that I’m a “brave soul” to wear my hair the way I do. There is nothing brave about my hair. My hair is my hair and I like that curly hair has volume. The only time I really have problems with it, is when the wind wants to be an ass and try to fight me, because he usually wins. Other than that, I do what people with hair do, I guess. I wash my hair every day, regardless of people thoughts stating that that damages your hair. My shampoo doesn’t contain sodium lauryl sulfate because I want as few chemicals in my hair as possible, but I don’t know if that’s even possible with the way everything is made nowadays. I condition my hair at least once every two weeks. My conditioner contains natural/earthly oils and is specifically made for curly hair. I’m not a fan of brushes; I’m more of a comb person, unless I’m trying to slick some hair back. I dry my hair with a Microfiber towel instead of a regular cotton bath towel because that brings unwanted frizz. If I want my hair to dry extremely fast, then I use a Soft Bonnet hair dryer because those give me the flexibility of not having to have a stiff neck; stiff necks sucks, extremely uncomfortable. I straighten my hair to cut my split ends at least twice a year. And when I say cut my split ends…I cut my split ends no matter how short it may make my hair. Hair can never grow back healthy if you only cut some of your split ends because you’re afraid of not having the length of hair that you want. But everyone has different hair and has to find the right products and regimen that best fits them. No one should ever be afraid of their own hair and do some much to try to change it because they’re just lazy beings. But I love my big hair. Sometimes I even comb through my curls to make them bigger and I just skip around on a sunny day like a wild child, letting my even bigger hair flow in the wind. The point of this post is that you should be comfortable with everything within/outside of you, and about you…hair isn’t excluded.