Afro-hair
The beauty of every woman, they say lies in the
hair. The African woman takes pride in the
uniqueness that is found in carrying natural, well
groomed hair. For some, it is a sign of our
identity while others may carry their hair in its
natural state either because it is fashionable or for
a whole lot more reasons.
Natural hair supporters go one step further to say
natural hair is a nod to being a real African but
what does that really have to do with being black?
Are people who perm or straighten their hair
being put in a different box from those who go
natural? To a lot of people, it is a thing of choice.
Gone are those days when you are mandated to
carry a perm because it might be easier to
manage or just because it is fashionable.
Interestingly enough, the Afro look is coming
back in vogue. So, watch out ladies. Eyitemi
Ogunsakin, a mother of one spoke on the issue,
saying, “I decided to keep my hair natural
because hair relaxers were not working for me
and it was difficult for me to get it relaxed. So I felt
the best thing for me was to cut off the permed
hair.
Although, there are some hairstyles I see on
others that fit them and long for such but
because of my natural hair which I dreded, I can’t
do them. The natural hair is not open to you
fixing weave-ons that you can leave a bit of your
hair out. Asides that, it is very easy to carry. It
takes a lot of money to handle.
There are people who buy a lot of stuffs to
maintain their natural hair, there are a lot more
ways to do it. It is time consuming, expensive.
For me, because I am on dred-locks, I go to the
salon every two weeks to wash my hair and buy
some expensive things to take care of my hair. I
decided to go natural in 2005 knowing fully well
that there is some stigma attached to a woman
being on dreds.
I wanted to do it long before I got married. If you
want your natural hair to look nice, then I would
say it is not cheap. It is the same thing if you
want your skin to look good without using a very
expensive body cream. So it is really not cheap”.
Mrs Toyin Nwaokolo also aired her views. She
states, “I was tired of adding chemicals to my
hair and going under the dryer. Besides, natural
hair is in vogue. I am enjoying carrying my
natural. I do not have any regrets going on my
natural hair because you can play around and do
all sorts with it.

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Nice topic. I cut my hair in 2004 and went natural for two and half years. It was tough to handle as one can't leave natural hair unattended unlike permed hair. I started another natural hair journey in January. Hope to maintain it this time.