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Why Nigerian Women Are Going Natural by hardeiluxie: 1:51pm On Jul 24, 2015 |
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. Full details here http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/07/why-nigerian-women-are-going-natural/
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Re: Why Nigerian Women Are Going Natural by expozey(f): 2:01pm On Jul 24, 2015 |
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. |
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