Napptural Beginnings

This week I decided to revisit a tried and true method of stretching and elongating natural hair textures; African hair threading. So, what exactly is African hair threading? It is a hair care technique popular in West Africa where the hair is sectioned and then wrapped in a black thread from root to tip.     African Rubber Hair Thread As with braids, threading hairstyles were used to depict sociocultural affluence, as some of the styles are made to resemble crowns or skyscrapers. This hairstyle involves the use of cotton, rubber, silk, or wool threads to completely cover sectioned hair from root to tip.  This technique promotes length retention and stretches the natural hair without the use of heat. Notice how the threaded hair is stretched compared to the young woman's loose natural curls. How can we apply this ancient method to our natural hair today? This protective style widely used in Nigeria, promotes length ...

      Sooo... this post comes so many years (10 to be exact) after I've had much time for reflection on my decision to go natural. I know I've explained to family members, clients and close friends my reasons, but I have never had the opportunity or rather thought it necessary to share this in an open forum. Well here you go!  In a nutshell... One day it just clicked, why do I continue to abuse my hair over and over, getting the same result, that I was totally unhappy with???       It was 2004, the end of my sophomore year in college, and I was awakening to a few things about myself. One of them being, how much hassle and time I spent doing my hair, on the daily, with very little to show for it. There were always those few times, where I could whip my hair into submission, but those times were few and far in between... A good hair night, after a lot of heat, I made the relaxed look work.      What's...

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