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Home > Learning to Love My Natural Hair
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Bonnie is an African American 8 year old second grade girl who was adopted by a Caucasian family as an infant. Bonnie attends a school that is not very culturally diverse, and therefore is surrounded by many girls with long, straight hair. Bonnie has very thick, curly hair, but has longed for long straight hair similar to many of her classmates. As a result, we allowed Bonnie’s hair to grow out of the short style that was easy to maintain. Unfortunately, the longer it got, the harder it was to keep from getting tangled and matted. Most mornings, it would take almost an hour to comb through her hair. This is when I decided to contact an African American hairstylist. This hairstylist informed us that Bonnie would never be able to wear her hair down and that her hair must be kept braided at all times. This is not what Bonnie wanted and she became very discouraged. I then decided to contact other African American stylists and friends who all recommended that I have Bonnie’s hair chemically straightened. The first relaxer looked really nice and Bonnie was very happy. The second straightener left her hair over‐processed, very dry, and even changed the color of her hair. We tried several different products, but nothing worked and we were extremely unhappy. Finally, I contacted Yvette Brown, one of the owners of My Natural Hair Store, LLC. She recommended doing the “big chop” to remove all of the chemical from Bonnie’s hair. She recommended that I use all natural and/or organic hair products in Bonnie’s natural hair to return it to a healthy state.
Bonnie has gotten lots of compliments on her new hairstyle. Her hair looks and feels much healthier. We are looking forward to seeing how much better it gets as we continue to use all natural and organic products.
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