@@lalayastill610 I was similar when I was younger except it was because I thought that if I had straight hair, it wouldn’t hurt when my hair gets done😭😭
FR! Some days I do just wish I had white people hair, but I always come back to acceptance. But I’d be lying if some days I get really emotional and tired with my natural hair.
That's the absolute truth about how we've hyped up wash day. Really the only extra time we have to take is for detangling. And we don't need the deep conditioner in for hours.
I don’t understand how they have to take a whole day to wash their hair. I wash, condition blow dry and braid my hair in less than two hours. I only do three or five cornrows. No need for more. Sometimes I will air dry it which takes longer. I wash my hair a few times a week as it’s hot as hell and my head sweats.
@@myescape607 there’s no rule on how to wash your hair depending on the type, thank goodness you said ‘minimum’ but some people with type 4 hair go without washing their hair for a month and it is still okay. Everyone should find what works for them.
@@kolisenye i actually meant maximum lol. If u havd type 4 hair, it doesnt absorb oils and moisturizers as fast as othrr hair types, so hair is washed max once a week to preserve it. If ur washing it more than once a week as a black girl with type 4 or 3 u wash out more moisture than preserve it. But again, as you said, do what works for you. If ur hair is still growing while washing 3 times a week, so be it.
The first girl needs to know how BEAUTIFUL she is!!! Don’t let the media make you think that one type of body, hair, personality, etc is any better than you. There is ONLY ONE YOU!!!! Don’t be afraid to ask for help and don’t be afraid to be bold!
For real she’s gorgeous. I hope she’s also surrounded by people that love and support her and help her to embrace her beautiful hair and find hairstyles for her. ALL HAIR IS GOOD HAIR.
Unfortunately, in accordance to the first video, society has conditioned us to think that way, non black hair is better than ours and so on. That if your hair isn't straight it's not pretty enough, that the closest you get get to that with curly hair is having looser curls. Though they are beautiful not every black person has looser curled hair, so some of those who do have kinkier hair end up insecure about their hair. When my mom first informed me I wouldn't be relaxing my hair anymore, after having only known my hair relaxed, I won't lie, I didn't like it, cause I had heard from others who were natural that natural hair was difficult to maintain, and heard all sorts of things that disheartened me. So I transitioned for about 8 months and I binged, and I mean binge watched natural hair TH-cam videos, and unfortunately even on there most of the recommended people were mostly type 3/type 4a people. Not that it was bad or anything, but the likelihood of me, a southern African fully black child having type 3 hair, tho possible, is still much lower, and so I had this expectation that my hair would look like that. Once I finally big chopped, it wasn't like that, my hair wasn't 4c, it's 4a/b but I instantly fell in love with my hair, to the point I was so diligent with my routine, my mom kinda got angry cause I had school work and sports and stuff and she thought I was spending too much time on it. My natural hair was a huge part of my self acceptance journey as a black person. It made me realise that my blackness is beautiful and that's who I am, and no amount of relaxer, straighteners etc can change that. God made me the way I am for a reason and I should accept that. Having been exposed to cyber racism at a young age (not directed directly to me but just to black people in general) my self esteem as a 9 year old took a huge dip, and my personality changed. I was extroverted as a child, never against making random friends literally anywhere, but after that became much more introvert and on guard with people. Like I love people but am scared of them at the same time if that makes sense lol. I kept part of my prior personality but again it did drastically change. So my hair really has done a lot for me and I hope people come to accept the way they are and who they are. I've come to realise that my hair and skin colour should not be representative of my beauty and personality as a person. If someone can't see past those two aspects they aren't worth being in my life. Why should I change myself, at the cost of my self worth and dignity, for people who will not be in my life for a percentage of it yah know🤷🏾♀️ Yah idk if this all makes sense but I just wanted to share my story with people
My daughter is mixed, has beautiful curly hair. She was told by class mates that straight hair is better than curly hair. After school she would tell me that she wants hair like me and the girls in her class and I flipped. Messed up thing is that these kids were 5. FIVE FRIGGIN YEARS OLD. Thankfully the teachers addressed it and haven't heard anything else for the past 2 years now.
The wool hair style is how i grew up getting my hair done my whole life when I was growing up in Zimbabwe. You can do a lot of cute and detailed looks with wool
That video looked so cool. I'm definitely going to look up some videos on that type of styling now. So happy I found out about it today. Thanks for the comment.
I grew up in Northern Ontario. I only knew a handful of people of colour. I did not meet a black person until I moved to Toronto at 30. I will never forget my new friend Monisa laughing at me when I suggested she take a quick shower before we went out. She sat me down and explained about her hair. She didn’t embarrass me, or get angry. She just giggled, and taught me. Learning about black women and hair care set off a lifetime of learning for me. I realized there was so much about people and the world I did not know, and I set out to broaden my world view. I haven’t seen Monisa in years, but I often think on that day, and her infectious laughter at my ignorance. Her kindness changed the trajectory of my life and my focus. Understanding the struggles of my sisters of colour is important to me, and hair was the first step in that.
@Reese Mentley better question: why did it take OP over 30 years to finally see a black person? theres no way in hell someone could be that sheltered even as an adult
@@underwirez in Canada it is entirely possible to not come across a black person, black people make up ONLY 3.5% of Canada's population, in the US its quadruple that. I know Canada is made to seem like liberal utopia, however it's not. I'm from the US, however I lived in Canada for 3 years, the 3 years I lived there I don't recall ever seeing black people.
@@kleedasantos3236also important to note Canadas population is 3x less amercia. But yes I agree it’s very possible in Canada to never come across any other poc. Thankful I lived and grew up in Mississauga, it’s super diverse here.
10:30 These might be the words you were looking for: Texture - Look and feel of hair ♡ Spongy - high sheen, low shine, absorbs water but takes awhile to saturate, high compact frizz, normal processing rate for chemicals ♡ Cottony - low sheen, low shine, accepts water readily but slow to absorb it, high frizz, normal processing rate for chemicals ♡ Silky - low sheen, high shine, absorbs water quickly and is easily saturated, low or high frizz, fine strands ♡ Thready - low to moderate sheen, high shine, absorbs water quickly, low frizz, takes to chemicals quickly ♡ Wiry - sparkly sheen, low shine, resistant to water creating water beads on hair, low frizz, resistant to breakage and chemicals SOURCE: The real reason you can't find your hair type - Latoya Ebony She has a PDF version of that hair chart in her video description. Really valuable information. Also Green Beauty channel is a good go to source for in depth research on Natural hair. Some other stuff:- Density - the volume of hair strands on a head of hair It can be defined as:- ♡ Course / High Density ♡ Fine / Low Density ♡ Medium / Normal Density Individual Hair Strand size ♡ Thin / Fine ♡ Thick / Course ♡ Medium
Thanks for posting. The problem I have with hair typing systems is that it still doesn't really let me know how to take care of my hair. When I used products for type 4 hair, I was left with breakage and mega dryness. The LOIS system doesn't even inform me what I should be using on my hair. My relaxed or pressed hair was almost to my elbows. Unfortunately, I never mastered either on my own. My natural hair is only a few inches past my collar bone. The struggle continues.
@@victoriavivivolov7793 from my understanding, shine is bright light reflected on the hair and sheen is a softer more diffused light reflected on the hair. So the difference between them is its intensity of reflected light, Hope this helps.
Also in the first one I'm pretty sure the kid the audio was in said "I don't wanna be black I wanna be white" so not only was the girl in the tiktok saying she hated her hair, it was a REAL CHILD saying they hated the race they were. I'm praying that that girl realizes her hair and her race is beautiful. 🥺🥺
funny how black pple only dwell on white people like they are the only ones with soft natural long hair. most non blck grps have natural long hair like asians and latinas and mideasterners. just learn to love and take care of your natural hair, make it look presentable
@@MsDesiree39 So it’s like this Asian, indigenous, white hair when brought up in convo it’s all considered white - we not actually saying they white though just all that similar texture and less hassle
@@MsDesiree39 umm yes. Black hair is coarse which doesn't make its length as obvious. Stretch it or straighten it and the length becomes clear. Plus black hair shrinks, some days it's longer some days it's shorter, the length isn't constant. But I'm confused, are you not knowledgeable of all of this already since you are watching this video or are you only here to make passive aggressive comments implying that other races might have longer and softer hair than us but we should learn to love ours anyway and make it look "presentable" as though it in it's natural state is not already presentful enough. Yh I see right through that shit.
The vid @9:25 that's called the African threading method. I grew up with my mom doing that to my hair, both when relaxed and natural. Like if we couldn't get my hair braided or whatever we temporarily put in what we call them "mabhanzi". So you'll find a lot of people here doing that. There are even styles we do with them, so like thin ones that criss cross and yah
I was binge-watching all your vids for the past few months as I started my transitioning journey. I'm 18 and You always make me laugh while I learn about the beauty of self-love. This video officially made me subscribe. Much love from South africa💚🖤❤
I find it amazing how black women spend so much time on their hair. There are so many different hairstyles and I've always found them super pretty. To put your hair in tiny braids or intricate designs must take forever. I'm white and all I do is brush my hair every morning and leave it down during the day. I hope every black women reading this understand how beautiful their hair is and appreciates it.
That first young girl crushed my heart and brought me to tears. Massive love to anyone struggling with the bullshit commercial propaganda that we are subjected to.
The Denman brush use to rip my hair out. I learned to modify it by removing every other row of bristles now I love it…it helps to define those sometimes pesky ends❤️
🇬🇧🙋🏾♀️I use a denman in its original condition twice weekly for scientific brushing/oil pulling. Its part of my regular routine minimal shedding.......
No matter how many videos I watch I still feel like I’m not using it right. I use the purple tangle tweezer brush to detangle and I like it lot. I wish I could use a denman though. The curls you get with that brush are always really pretty.
We need more channels like this. Normalize the fact that ALL hair types are beautiful. My heart breaks for young girls like the one in the first video....
Nbs I remember the first time I straightened my hair (in an all white school) and someone was like whoa what happened to your hair and I was like.....wym??? (I generally wore braids but I was honestly like idk wtf your talking about). N she was your hairs always gross and "nappy" and a mess ... I just walked away I was like yooo WTF... my hair being natural was disgusting but being straightened was "neat" and "kept".
@@samicumar9501 I was a kid. Only like 13 or something and I was minding my business when this happened. It caught me so far odd guard I didn't know wtf to say 😭 I also know like 5 languages. One of which is Spanish and the other is German. This was the same school that made me stop speaking Spanish because it was "weird and unnatural" and my mom would yell at me in Spanish sometimes and it low key made it worse. I had to stop speaking German because according to the entire school I was a terrorist. A bunch of other stuff happened there to me and other students....
@@samicumar9501 that school was so disgusting and toxic especially to anyone who was different or if you were different and smart. Students and faculty equally took part. I'm telling you if you have grade school children don't move to Canton MA.
@@miarok3 wow, I can understand children but when you said faculty members behaved similarly... That's just sad 😩. Like you’re an adult ma’am/sir you need therapy at this point if you think its okay to bully and racially victimize people half your age 😖. ♥️
Omg that first video. That’s how I felt about my hair all throughout elementary I wanted white ppl hair so bad. I still get tired with my hair sometimes but I definitely accept it much more and don’t wish for someone else’s hair anymore
That first young lady is why I walk up (not too close😌) on folks and tell them how beautiful their hair actually is. When we don’t know, it is a whole struggle life so encouragement goes a looong way. Don’t wait for tomorrow, share some today💜✌🏾💚
@@TinyyTinkerbell I just put a cheaper conditioner on my hair before I shampoo. I apply it liberally and let it sit for 10 to 20 minutes. I then detangle under running water while rinsing it out. Incredibly helpful and limits breakage and intense detangling later in the process.
I used to be that way. I thought my 4C hair was just difficult. Nope. I had to relearn HOW to shampoo the right way, HOW to condition the right way. Using quality products, which is pricier but I use way less So improved technique, and quality products brought me down to an hour and 1/2 wash days. I don't pre-poo, I don't deep condition. No need. My hair and scalp are healthy. It doesn't mat, it isn't dry, My styles last 5/7 days without me touching it, I put on a bonnet/buff at night, wake up shake and go, and after all that my detangling tine in the shower is 10 m. Once a week wash days. No protective styles, and my hair is out 24/7, 4 seasons. Take back your time Sis. It's possible.
@@renhypen I never said my hair is difficult - It's just time consuming. I've been natural for almost a decade and there are a two truths I've come to find: prepooing is a must and at least occasional deep conditioning is a must (my hair laughs at regular conditioners - they're simply just not penetrating enough for my hair and I use mostly very high end well formulated products. Even when I was relaxed a 3 to 5 minute conditioner didn't cut it). But my washing and conditioning only takes about an hour...its the styling. I do twist outs and "wash & go" styles. Those take time when you have extremely course and extremely nappy hair (my shrinkage is about 80%). Go ahead with your short wash day... but that's your journey, not mine. My hair has always taken time... relaxed and natural. An hour and 30 minute wash day is not my reality - unless I want to hate & damage my hair.
@@michelea2326 I don't remember saying you said your hair was difficult. I believe I said that's how I used to think, until I was taught the right way. I used to say all those things and thought that I had to do all the things. That's all I'm saying. I also do WNG year-round and TO if I want. If what you are doing is working and you are happy. That's all that matters. ❤️
Okay with the first girl I think what she's trying to say is that she wants the versatility of straight hair, I'm too old to be on tiktok so I don't know for sure but I noticed that all the images she put up had colour and "trendy" hair cuts. She probably finds natural hair too restrictive. She's young and wants to play with her hair the way her peers do and I totally understand that. She's probably heard a million times that colouring her hair will be the death of it and that heat is the enemy so she's probably struggling with that and not everyone can just throw on a wig when they want to switch it up (who is willing to fund a 16yr old's wig habit, probably not her mom). My advice to her would be to do it anyway, I've been there, it's fun and it grows back.
@@aleksandralempart8305 Natural hair is not versatile when you can’t afford or you don’t have time. It literally takes me at least a hour to detangle my hair. Three hours to blow out. More than 9 hours to braid or twist it by myself. The truth is that dealing with a 4c natural hair is though and it is not for everyone. At this point I just gave up and let the hair do its own thing because there’s no way my wrists can take the work every week.
Exactly chizi. I feel the reason why a lot of naturals believe that wash day is stressful is because we've been conditioned to think so. It doesn't have to be. For me,.I don't even have to do that every week. The onky time I spend hours on my wash day is when it's loose which is like one week ina whole month. So, I oiterally do that just once in a month and i don't find that too much. I put my hair in protective styles and when they are in P.S...wash day doesn't take as long as i doc more on shampooing my scalp and there's no detangling too.
I normally treat my wash day as a spa day especially when deep conditioning because while waiting I can do face treatments, smooth my skin and cleanse, moisturize,clean and paint my nails, try new make up looks(that's how I gave up on eye liner since every time I do I get asked about being blasian I'm not),and play calming music.
Growing up I was/still am the first girl. Definitely trying to force myself to love my hair now, but literally yes. Being mixed I had the “blackest,” hair of all my siblings. 4c when I was growing up to 4b now, my family always made sure to let me know I had the “worse” hair, and how “mixed kids aren’t supposed to have that kind of hair.” From being pulled on to laughed at, at school, home etc. it really stuck to me.
The last girl has thin density, coupled with tight coils. I think that’s why some 4c looks different than others bc of the density. So a thick 4c is gonna look different than a thinner 4c. I also believe there are more curl patterns than are listed from that chart.
Yes Chizi, I’m not a fan of the Denman either…despite the fact that it was my mom’s go-to tool for us when we were kids. And it worked just fine back then, but not so much now 🤷🏽♀️ Also, I’m not even a 4c natural and CANNOT STAND when other naturals falsely claim they have 4c coils.
I saw a girl who was 3a at best describe her curls as coils and some people say it’s semantics but terminology especially regarding things such as black hair is extremely important.
@@blessednotstressed2739 you are so right! I personally always try to make sure I’m transparent about my hair, because it’s different textures/patterns throughout. The front of my curls are 3c and the back is 4a. My daughter’s curls are EXACTLY like mine, but even more dense and have more shrinkage.
As an adult, I followed your advise. I went through my IG and I deleted EVERYTHING that did represent us and the whole look of my page changed! What IG suggested to me immediately changed! It feels great! Your right we need to emerge ourselves in what makes us realize we are beautiful! Not taking anything away from ANYONE ELSE, I believe EVERYONE is beautiful, but if we don't do this sometimes we can forget how great and how capable we are. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Pattern, type, porosity, density, and texture are the main terms I see used. I’m thinking either texture or density may be the term you’re looking for in terms of fine/medium/coarse? I’m not sure myself, especially since there is thickness of the strand and then thickness of the overall hair. You could have a thick head of hair because you have an abundance of fine strands, or you could have sparser hair but with the individual strands being of thick/coarse width. Off to watch some videos, pfft. One interesting thing I’m learning is that traits like porosity may be much more important anyways in terms of how to find what works for your hair versus exact curl pattern. That, the fact that you can naturally have multiple hair types on one head, and the fact that the chart really isn’t big enough to encompass the varieties of hair folks can have (some folks about types 4C-Z, lol, or just say “Type 4”)-all those have provided majorly helpful lightbulb moments. (-:
The wool/ yarn thing works so well! It's called threading. It stretches the hair for longer but maintains the "look" of the normal fro, for me at least. I love it for a big puff.
im glad you mentioned the flaws in the 1a - 4c system. there is many issues within the system, 1. it was made by an anti black person 2. black hair cant be categorised by only a few groups. this is why there are so many arguments about it
You should do a video about the L.O.I.S system. It takes the hair texture and curl pattern in consideration. I first her about it from LaToya Ebony. Definitely more specific then the number tying system!
awe dude i was so sad when i saw the 1st oneee :' I girl girl you are bootiful, and just because society makes straight hair better, it doesn't mean a thing! you are gorgeous and love yourself for who you are! I know i don't have 4c hair and i actually do have straight hair but trust me... i admire you girls who take care of your hair, and make yourselves gorgeous. I think that coily hair is just as beatiful as any other type of hair
As a 14 year old guy with 1a hair that first one seriously destroyed me. I have a friend with 3c hair and it’s always very amazing to experience shrinkage and how versatile her hair is. My hair isn’t boring but it’s definitely not as unique or versatile as African hair. She really needs to be exposed ti the beauty of having 4 type hair! Its a lot of work, but you get so much out of it.
That first video was jarring and made me so sad.... I hope she can surround herself with people that make her realize her natural hair is beautiful. Like damn I wanna give her a hug
the first video made me so sad, but I’m glad that the comments under this vid and this vid too is praying and being supportive towards her cause there’s nothing more sad that people putting down someone who is already feeling self hate. Happens too much
I have always thought 4c hair is so beautiful. I love watching these videos. You all impress the hell out of me with the work you put in. The first lady broke my heart.
I love that you address the difference between the coarseness/texture and the actual curl pattern. I have fairly coarse hair but my curl patterns are 2C/3A with some random 2B areas. Texture and curl pattern are as different as the number and letter on bra sizes. LOL Thank you for covering this!!! And my heart breaks for that first lady. She is so beautiful with her natural hair!!!
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I just love your beautiful natural look, the hair and makeup are just ✨ I’m not black but I do have curly hair, 3b-3c Latina. I really have to thank the natural hair community (largely made up of black women) for helping me learn how to take care of and appreciate my hair. Love what this community has done for myself and my curly and coily sisters💕 Something about my appearance I once rejected is now something I really love and appreciate and I have this lovely community to thank for that. Just thought I’d throw some positivity back out there and share a bit about myself. Y’all have a lovely day ✨
Yes: The Journey can be… •Accepting the time is takes to go out and get the products you need. •Learning to feel when your hair needs a dusting vs a trim. •Learning what tv shows or songs get you through the 4+ hr protective hair style you have to do start braiding or twisting post 1+ hr wash routine. Etc. Natural Hair Care is an Act of Self Love
I am laughing, because that point at 6:28 where you said that her hair was so juicy was only JUST now relatable to me. The last time I got my hair washed, deep conditioned, and twisted, the young lady that was doing my hair kept saying that my curls were “SO juicy”.😅
I think hair length has a lot to do with how long because even before I got into the deep conditioning and all that washing my hair was a task because of length and volume. My curls are mix so I don't have a set type
I'm 4C I have locs but when i was a loose natural the struggle was really tbh, straight hair is forced on us so much... I love my hair more every day!!
Taking care of your hair, especially with an in depth routine can be bonding time with yourself. It should be a relaxing and happy time with you taking care of yourself.
Loved the video, to clear up the texture question. Texture refers to how thick or fine the actual hair strand is. Type 4 doesn’t always have to be coarse meaning thick hair stands. Some of us like myself have tight coils but fine stands. Resulting in a fine texture. Then density plays a part in how full our hair looks. You can have a head full of fine stands that are tightly coiled resembling a “coarse look” according to what society labels us but honestly mainly ppl from spanish and Asian descent with straight textures are the ones with coarse thick actual hair stands. Ppl confuse coarse with dense a lot
So...I'm a white girl and I like watching your hair videos more than I do hair videos relating to my own hair type. So thick, gorgeous, curly, and creative! Don't stop doing these videos :)
When I first started embracing my natural hair in high school you were one of the first TH-camrs I watched and related too. I completed agree with curating your feed because you and other TH-camrs showed me that it is possible to love and embrace our natural hair.
this is why i will continue to say your hair type does not matter. it doesn't tell you much about your hair and 9/10 you're gonna have more than one type in your hair at once. Hair Porosity and hair Density is what people need to know more about because that's more helpful when it comes to learning and doing your hair
honestly, I have learned to spread my wash day out over the weekend. Friday night detangle and section with twists, Saturday wash, add product and twist to dry then sunday style.
Chizi, I think I enjoy this hairstyle so much on you lately that I think I miss half of the content of your videos cuz I'm just thinking, wow that is adorable. I don't think I would ever get tired of it on you.
My daughter's friend lives with us and she has 4c hair. She keeps talking about not liking her hair, wishing it was more wavy instead of curly, etc. It makes me really sad for her because her hair is beautiful the way it is, but society has pushed and pushed for only one style of hair as acceptable to the point that kids feel like their own natural hair isn't good enough. I've been watching TH-cam videos and trying to help her with her hair since 2014 and still working on trying to show her how to do natural styles that look great for her hair type. I'm thankful for people like you who make 4c hair videos. Thank you.
Even tho im white, it still makes me rlly rlly rlly sad to see people of color not comfortable being theirselves :( yall are so so so so so so so so so so so so beautiful!! much love❤️❤️❤️❤️
i really felt that first tiktok, truth is tho, you can do so many amazing and beautiful hairstyles with curly/coily hair that would just not work (or at least look totally different) with straight/wavy hair, we just dont show them enough so we end up obsessing over olf cuts and whatnot. im growing out my hair right now and am learning how to treat and style it, since i dont have anyone in my direct family with the same hairtype, it's been a learning process but just keeping it short isn't doing it for me anymore
first girl made me sad...I get it walking down the. street seeing everyone with straight hair (whether it be natural or blown out/straightened) BUT then I realize how unique my hair is. even within out community each of our hair texture and porosity is all different.
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that first video was me because i honestly hated my hair and i wished it was straight and long but after finding your channel or other channels i finally started loving my hair
@7:25 THANK YOU, for talking about the actual texture of the hair Types. I feel that no one talks about this... My hair for instance is 4b/4a (size of curl) but the texture (how the hair feels and appears) is smooth, silky, and very shiny, yet thick and strong (when looking at 1 single hair strand). My texture being this way cause it to visibly look different when it's styled. For instance, when my hair is straightened it looks like a have a relaxer or it straightens rather textureless. However, some other people with type 4 hair find that when they straighten their hair it has a yaki or textured finish. This is hair texture at work and has little to do with curl pattern size (in this case). However, the looser the curl pattern naturally is, the more natural straightening appears....
Absolutely agree with the music to think of it more as a self care routine! Also I think of my wash day as long because i don't consider it complete until my hair is styled and dry, sometimes that could take all day since the majority of the time I don't use heat to dry my hair.
its so interesting that the hair "shrinks" so much, you could have short hair one day and then the next day style it differently so that it looks like twice as long almost! :)
I am now 15 years old but I remember when I kid like particularly my whole childhood, I hated my hair. Every single family member of mine commented on how tough and terrible and hard it was to do and it made me truly hate my hair. Even when I got my hair straightened it would poof up and just make me feel like a laughing stock. But when I was 13 I shaved my head. Started from scratch and learned to love and to do my own hair. Now it's healthy and I am truly proud of myself for learning self love so young.
As someone with super straight hair I don't envy your wash day routine. It takes me ten minutes to wash my hair and if I'm lazy I just let it airdry. 😅 Mad respect for you ladies.
They need to stop yelling at her , they need to talk to her with love and tell her she is nice looking .and herr hair is nice and beautiful. On your head 💐💐💐🖤🤎🌹🌹🌹💐💐🌹🌹🌹❤️❤️❤️
Why do yall keep labeling everyone as a self-hater? That first poor little girl is just frustrated!!! All she needs is help. She just needs to be taught is all. I bet if she had someone help her with her hair, and teach her how to take care of it without all that expensive garbage, her next statement will be, "I LOVE being Black!" I've been rocking my REAL-Difficult-4-C hair since 2002 before most of these people ever started their natural journey and I didn't have nobody to help me and I couldn't get a perm because of the climate I moved to. The air is thin and dry here in these mountains, it made my hair shed until I finally figured things out. She's just frustrated! She'd rather have easy-to-manage hair. Someone needs to teach her how to suck it up, fix it up, and Rock it like a BOSS!
Texture refers to the diameter and thickness of each individual strand of hair. So in my case, I’m 4c but my hair strand is very narrow and fine. My hair looks thick due to curl pattern.
Even as a lightskin mixed (Hispanic black and white) person I still had a hard time accepting my hair and learning its beauty, it’s been a year of natural hair care and I’m slowly starting to see the texture I had as a child come back, before all the perms, and straightening. I was constantly told my hair looked prettier straight, that it didn’t look professional if I wore it down. I was always chastised for my hair texture and how I used to style it (like a white girl Bc I didn’t know any better) n Bc it was always super frizzy and untamable, I remember getting trouble at work and everything for it. It’s sad when I see stuff like the girl in the first video Bc I was there at one point.
I know this is off topic and doesn’t relate to the video, but I just wanted to say how gorgeous you are! I’m not sure how you do your skincare, but your skin is glowing!!
The Denman isn’t for detangling! It’s for styling. I have fine 3b/c hair and I detangle with a tangle teaser and then the denman to style and it gives perfect ringlets that last for days. It makes my wash day take a lot longer than just normal plopping but it’s a game changer!
Yesss i just started my curly hair journey it’s difficult to deal with the new hairstyle but i lover my hair so much please show us how to do ur hairstyle every day because i got to do every day for my first year at university
That first video broke my heart. I pray that she has people in her life that make her feel beautiful!!!
yeah i think this too
Yes me too... I started praying for her too
For real... especially because of the pain and people's societal standards 🥺
@@lalayastill610 I was similar when I was younger except it was because I thought that if I had straight hair, it wouldn’t hurt when my hair gets done😭😭
@@-pocky-6685 your hair isn't plain and boring
Ok no the first one had me tearing up😢🥺 going on a self acceptance journey is def a must!
FR! Some days I do just wish I had white people hair, but I always come back to acceptance. But I’d be lying if some days I get really emotional and tired with my natural hair.
Yes! Mixed chick with mixed 3b/3c/4a hair here. Still on my journey - self acceptance is the hardest part
@@dvs7392 same! 💕💕we got this 😭👑
@@nickjoy6389 4c hair is so pretty I wish I had it😭
@@lusciouss916 I do too! But then I’m over here crying over my extremely high density 3b/3c hair 😭😭😭
That's the absolute truth about how we've hyped up wash day. Really the only extra time we have to take is for detangling. And we don't need the deep conditioner in for hours.
Exactly. The styling takes the time for me. The washing/conditioning etc is not significantly longer than when my hair was relaxed.
I don’t understand how they have to take a whole day to wash their hair. I wash, condition blow dry and braid my hair in less than two hours. I only do three or five cornrows. No need for more. Sometimes I will air dry it which takes longer. I wash my hair a few times a week as it’s hot as hell and my head sweats.
@@jennapitts8373 do u have typr 4 hair? If so u should wash your hair MINIMUM once a week
@@myescape607 there’s no rule on how to wash your hair depending on the type, thank goodness you said ‘minimum’ but some people with type 4 hair go without washing their hair for a month and it is still okay. Everyone should find what works for them.
@@kolisenye i actually meant maximum lol. If u havd type 4 hair, it doesnt absorb oils and moisturizers as fast as othrr hair types, so hair is washed max once a week to preserve it. If ur washing it more than once a week as a black girl with type 4 or 3 u wash out more moisture than preserve it. But again, as you said, do what works for you. If ur hair is still growing while washing 3 times a week, so be it.
The first girl needs to know how BEAUTIFUL she is!!! Don’t let the media make you think that one type of body, hair, personality, etc is any better than you. There is ONLY ONE YOU!!!! Don’t be afraid to ask for help and don’t be afraid to be bold!
For real she’s gorgeous. I hope she’s also surrounded by people that love and support her and help her to embrace her beautiful hair and find hairstyles for her. ALL HAIR IS GOOD HAIR.
Exactly as someone with straight hair I don’t see the hype my hairs oily all the time 💀
Unfortunately, in accordance to the first video, society has conditioned us to think that way, non black hair is better than ours and so on. That if your hair isn't straight it's not pretty enough, that the closest you get get to that with curly hair is having looser curls. Though they are beautiful not every black person has looser curled hair, so some of those who do have kinkier hair end up insecure about their hair.
When my mom first informed me I wouldn't be relaxing my hair anymore, after having only known my hair relaxed, I won't lie, I didn't like it, cause I had heard from others who were natural that natural hair was difficult to maintain, and heard all sorts of things that disheartened me. So I transitioned for about 8 months and I binged, and I mean binge watched natural hair TH-cam videos, and unfortunately even on there most of the recommended people were mostly type 3/type 4a people. Not that it was bad or anything, but the likelihood of me, a southern African fully black child having type 3 hair, tho possible, is still much lower, and so I had this expectation that my hair would look like that. Once I finally big chopped, it wasn't like that, my hair wasn't 4c, it's 4a/b but I instantly fell in love with my hair, to the point I was so diligent with my routine, my mom kinda got angry cause I had school work and sports and stuff and she thought I was spending too much time on it. My natural hair was a huge part of my self acceptance journey as a black person. It made me realise that my blackness is beautiful and that's who I am, and no amount of relaxer, straighteners etc can change that. God made me the way I am for a reason and I should accept that. Having been exposed to cyber racism at a young age (not directed directly to me but just to black people in general) my self esteem as a 9 year old took a huge dip, and my personality changed. I was extroverted as a child, never against making random friends literally anywhere, but after that became much more introvert and on guard with people. Like I love people but am scared of them at the same time if that makes sense lol. I kept part of my prior personality but again it did drastically change. So my hair really has done a lot for me and I hope people come to accept the way they are and who they are. I've come to realise that my hair and skin colour should not be representative of my beauty and personality as a person. If someone can't see past those two aspects they aren't worth being in my life. Why should I change myself, at the cost of my self worth and dignity, for people who will not be in my life for a percentage of it yah know🤷🏾♀️
Yah idk if this all makes sense but I just wanted to share my story with people
Feeeeeelt on an astronomical level...
Beautiful post👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
@@dw3675 thank you ☺
My daughter is mixed, has beautiful curly hair. She was told by class mates that straight hair is better than curly hair. After school she would tell me that she wants hair like me and the girls in her class and I flipped. Messed up thing is that these kids were 5. FIVE FRIGGIN YEARS OLD. Thankfully the teachers addressed it and haven't heard anything else for the past 2 years now.
@@spaghettiiboobz please tell me your daughter is embracing her curls and kinks now😭
The wool hair style is how i grew up getting my hair done my whole life when I was growing up in Zimbabwe. You can do a lot of cute and detailed looks with wool
Im from zim too and that syle was not just a protective thing. They were lots of cute styles around.
Ama buns will always be a go to
Yup, I love how cute the colored pearls (bits) look on 4C hair, you can make their hair look like sky full of stars 😻
That video looked so cool. I'm definitely going to look up some videos on that type of styling now. So happy I found out about it today. Thanks for the comment.
I grew up in Northern Ontario. I only knew a handful of people of colour. I did not meet a black person until I moved to Toronto at 30. I will never forget my new friend Monisa laughing at me when I suggested she take a quick shower before we went out. She sat me down and explained about her hair. She didn’t embarrass me, or get angry. She just giggled, and taught me.
Learning about black women and hair care set off a lifetime of learning for me. I realized there was so much about people and the world I did not know, and I set out to broaden my world view.
I haven’t seen Monisa in years, but I often think on that day, and her infectious laughter at my ignorance. Her kindness changed the trajectory of my life and my focus. Understanding the struggles of my sisters of colour is important to me, and hair was the first step in that.
@Reese Mentley exactly what I was thinking.
@Reese Mentley better question: why did it take OP over 30 years to finally see a black person? theres no way in hell someone could be that sheltered even as an adult
@Reese Mentley she didn’t live in the us
@@underwirez in Canada it is entirely possible to not come across a black person, black people make up ONLY 3.5% of Canada's population, in the US its quadruple that. I know Canada is made to seem like liberal utopia, however it's not. I'm from the US, however I lived in Canada for 3 years, the 3 years I lived there I don't recall ever seeing black people.
@@kleedasantos3236also important to note Canadas population is 3x less amercia. But yes I agree it’s very possible in Canada to never come across any other poc. Thankful I lived and grew up in Mississauga, it’s super diverse here.
10:30 These might be the words you were looking for:
Texture - Look and feel of hair
♡ Spongy - high sheen, low shine, absorbs water but takes awhile to saturate, high compact frizz, normal processing rate for chemicals
♡ Cottony - low sheen, low shine, accepts water readily but slow to absorb it, high frizz, normal processing rate for chemicals
♡ Silky - low sheen, high shine, absorbs water quickly and is easily saturated, low or high frizz, fine strands
♡ Thready - low to moderate sheen, high shine, absorbs water quickly, low frizz, takes to chemicals quickly
♡ Wiry - sparkly sheen, low shine, resistant to water creating water beads on hair, low frizz, resistant to breakage and chemicals
SOURCE: The real reason you can't find your hair type - Latoya Ebony
She has a PDF version of that hair chart in her video description. Really valuable information.
Also Green Beauty channel is a good go to source for in depth research on Natural hair.
Some other stuff:-
Density - the volume of hair strands on a head of hair
It can be defined as:-
♡ Course / High Density
♡ Fine / Low Density
♡ Medium / Normal Density
Individual Hair Strand size
♡ Thin / Fine
♡ Thick / Course
♡ Medium
Thanks for posting. The problem I have with hair typing systems is that it still doesn't really let me know how to take care of my hair. When I used products for type 4 hair, I was left with breakage and mega dryness. The LOIS system doesn't even inform me what I should be using on my hair. My relaxed or pressed hair was almost to my elbows. Unfortunately, I never mastered either on my own. My natural hair is only a few inches past my collar bone. The struggle continues.
What’s the difference between sheen and shine
@@victoriavivivolov7793 from my understanding, shine is bright light reflected on the hair and sheen is a softer more diffused light reflected on the hair. So the difference between them is its intensity of reflected light, Hope this helps.
This information is fantastic! Thank you 🙂
Copying, pasting, and looking this up. Thank you so much!!!
Also in the first one I'm pretty sure the kid the audio was in said "I don't wanna be black I wanna be white" so not only was the girl in the tiktok saying she hated her hair, it was a REAL CHILD saying they hated the race they were. I'm praying that that girl realizes her hair and her race is beautiful. 🥺🥺
funny how black pple only dwell on white people like they are the only ones with soft natural long hair. most non blck grps have natural long hair like asians and latinas and mideasterners. just learn to love and take care of your natural hair, make it look presentable
@@MsDesiree39 So it’s like this Asian, indigenous, white hair when brought up in convo it’s all considered white - we not actually saying they white though just all that similar texture and less hassle
@@MsDesiree39 black hair is soft tf….
@@anna-mariadavis5914 naturally long too?
@@MsDesiree39 umm yes. Black hair is coarse which doesn't make its length as obvious. Stretch it or straighten it and the length becomes clear. Plus black hair shrinks, some days it's longer some days it's shorter, the length isn't constant. But I'm confused, are you not knowledgeable of all of this already since you are watching this video or are you only here to make passive aggressive comments implying that other races might have longer and softer hair than us but we should learn to love ours anyway and make it look "presentable" as though it in it's natural state is not already presentful enough. Yh I see right through that shit.
The vid @9:25 that's called the African threading method. I grew up with my mom doing that to my hair, both when relaxed and natural. Like if we couldn't get my hair braided or whatever we temporarily put in what we call them "mabhanzi". So you'll find a lot of people here doing that. There are even styles we do with them, so like thin ones that criss cross and yah
I put mambhanzi in my hair and my daughter's hair now to stretch it.
Yep. Its very common in a lot of public schools throughout Africa
Riiiight, we grew up with them as well. My mum is Zambian, so mabanzi is vikuti,.
Cannot express how much I love this
I feel like you are Zimbabwean and I love me people
I was binge-watching all your vids for the past few months as I started my transitioning journey. I'm 18 and You always make me laugh while I learn about the beauty of self-love. This video officially made me subscribe. Much love from South africa💚🖤❤
Yay welcome to the wild side Sister friend !
I find it amazing how black women spend so much time on their hair. There are so many different hairstyles and I've always found them super pretty. To put your hair in tiny braids or intricate designs must take forever. I'm white and all I do is brush my hair every morning and leave it down during the day. I hope every black women reading this understand how beautiful their hair is and appreciates it.
I’m at the point of getting an attitude at true 4c’s because I swear there are some 4d’s out here. 🤣🤣🤣
I’m a 4d…
LOL girl yes😆
I been saying the same thing. 4d from ear to ear!!
Girl I describe my hair as 4z😂
I did the same hairstyle two days ago
@@christinemaure4216 what hairstyle?
That first young girl crushed my heart and brought me to tears. Massive love to anyone struggling with the bullshit commercial propaganda that we are subjected to.
The Denman brush use to rip my hair out. I learned to modify it by removing every other row of bristles now I love it…it helps to define those sometimes pesky ends❤️
Yes I had two different types they both seem to snatch out hair unnecessarily I threw them both away and never tried another one...
I don’t think it’s meant to be used as a brush it’s just a styler
🇬🇧🙋🏾♀️I use a denman in its original condition twice weekly for scientific brushing/oil pulling. Its part of my regular routine minimal shedding.......
No matter how many videos I watch I still feel like I’m not using it right. I use the purple tangle tweezer brush to detangle and I like it lot. I wish I could use a denman though. The curls you get with that brush are always really pretty.
@@birdi3beez Yes! That’s my new fave❤️
So easy to use and melts tangles without ripping at your strands🌹
I laughed so hard at "I'm not going to talk about the state of her hair" part. 🤣🤣🤣 I was legit side eyeing that part too
We need more channels like this. Normalize the fact that ALL hair types are beautiful. My heart breaks for young girls like the one in the first video....
Nbs I remember the first time I straightened my hair (in an all white school) and someone was like whoa what happened to your hair and I was like.....wym??? (I generally wore braids but I was honestly like idk wtf your talking about). N she was your hairs always gross and "nappy" and a mess ... I just walked away I was like yooo WTF... my hair being natural was disgusting but being straightened was "neat" and "kept".
I barely wore my hair natural for like 7 years after that.
Sis..... 🌚 I would have got the paws out and went psycho on her! 😡 omg I'm angry hearing this. I'm sorry this happened to you ♥️
@@samicumar9501 I was a kid. Only like 13 or something and I was minding my business when this happened. It caught me so far odd guard I didn't know wtf to say 😭 I also know like 5 languages. One of which is Spanish and the other is German. This was the same school that made me stop speaking Spanish because it was "weird and unnatural" and my mom would yell at me in Spanish sometimes and it low key made it worse. I had to stop speaking German because according to the entire school I was a terrorist. A bunch of other stuff happened there to me and other students....
@@samicumar9501 that school was so disgusting and toxic especially to anyone who was different or if you were different and smart. Students and faculty equally took part. I'm telling you if you have grade school children don't move to Canton MA.
@@miarok3 wow, I can understand children but when you said faculty members behaved similarly... That's just sad 😩. Like you’re an adult ma’am/sir you need therapy at this point if you think its okay to bully and racially victimize people half your age 😖. ♥️
Omg that first video. That’s how I felt about my hair all throughout elementary I wanted white ppl hair so bad. I still get tired with my hair sometimes but I definitely accept it much more and don’t wish for someone else’s hair anymore
That first young lady is why I walk up (not too close😌) on folks and tell them how beautiful their hair actually is.
When we don’t know, it is a whole struggle life so encouragement goes a looong way. Don’t wait for tomorrow, share some today💜✌🏾💚
On a good day my 4c hair wash day is 3 hours: prepoo, shampoo, deep condition/detangle, and style. I've just learned to accept it.
Hi! May you tell me what preepoo is? I want to try that what is the process??
@@TinyyTinkerbell I just put a cheaper conditioner on my hair before I shampoo. I apply it liberally and let it sit for 10 to 20 minutes. I then detangle under running water while rinsing it out. Incredibly helpful and limits breakage and intense detangling later in the process.
I used to be that way. I thought my 4C hair was just difficult. Nope. I had to relearn HOW to shampoo the right way, HOW to condition the right way. Using quality products, which is pricier but I use way less So improved technique, and quality products brought me down to an hour and 1/2 wash days. I don't pre-poo, I don't deep condition. No need. My hair and scalp are healthy. It doesn't mat, it isn't dry, My styles last 5/7 days without me touching it, I put on a bonnet/buff at night, wake up shake and go, and after all that my detangling tine in the shower is 10 m. Once a week wash days. No protective styles, and my hair is out 24/7, 4 seasons. Take back your time Sis. It's possible.
@@renhypen I never said my hair is difficult - It's just time consuming. I've been natural for almost a decade and there are a two truths I've come to find: prepooing is a must and at least occasional deep conditioning is a must (my hair laughs at regular conditioners - they're simply just not penetrating enough for my hair and I use mostly very high end well formulated products. Even when I was relaxed a 3 to 5 minute conditioner didn't cut it). But my washing and conditioning only takes about an hour...its the styling. I do twist outs and "wash & go" styles. Those take time when you have extremely course and extremely nappy hair (my shrinkage is about 80%). Go ahead with your short wash day... but that's your journey, not mine. My hair has always taken time... relaxed and natural. An hour and 30 minute wash day is not my reality - unless I want to hate & damage my hair.
@@michelea2326 I don't remember saying you said your hair was difficult. I believe I said that's how I used to think, until I was taught the right way. I used to say all those things and thought that I had to do all the things. That's all I'm saying. I also do WNG year-round and TO if I want. If what you are doing is working and you are happy. That's all that matters. ❤️
yaaaasssssss skin and hair!!!!! you've perfected your signature style, Chizi. kudos :)
Okay with the first girl I think what she's trying to say is that she wants the versatility of straight hair, I'm too old to be on tiktok so I don't know for sure but I noticed that all the images she put up had colour and "trendy" hair cuts. She probably finds natural hair too restrictive. She's young and wants to play with her hair the way her peers do and I totally understand that. She's probably heard a million times that colouring her hair will be the death of it and that heat is the enemy so she's probably struggling with that and not everyone can just throw on a wig when they want to switch it up (who is willing to fund a 16yr old's wig habit, probably not her mom). My advice to her would be to do it anyway, I've been there, it's fun and it grows back.
That's what I said. Get a wig or blow out and rock it. Grow your hair out and love on it while you do.
@mlcd I ran out of hairstyles 4 years ago. At this point, the hair is just Doing what it wants to do
Natural hair is versatile. Don't know what you're on about
@@aleksandralempart8305 Natural hair is not versatile when you can’t afford or you don’t have time. It literally takes me at least a hour to detangle my hair. Three hours to blow out. More than 9 hours to braid or twist it by myself.
The truth is that dealing with a 4c natural hair is though and it is not for everyone. At this point I just gave up and let the hair do its own thing because there’s no way my wrists can take the work every week.
@@hayrafabriguimaraes5171 Natural hair is versatile .Wigs take energy and more more money if you want it to look real or good
Exactly chizi.
I feel the reason why a lot of naturals believe that wash day is stressful is because we've been conditioned to think so.
It doesn't have to be.
For me,.I don't even have to do that every week.
The onky time I spend hours on my wash day is when it's loose which is like one week ina whole month.
So, I oiterally do that just once in a month and i don't find that too much.
I put my hair in protective styles and when they are in P.S...wash day doesn't take as long as i doc more on shampooing my scalp and there's no detangling too.
I normally treat my wash day as a spa day especially when deep conditioning because while waiting I can do face treatments, smooth my skin and cleanse, moisturize,clean and paint my nails, try new make up looks(that's how I gave up on eye liner since every time I do I get asked about being blasian I'm not),and play calming music.
I love wash day. 😁
@@bluecat7478 that is wonderful! :D
@@konpeitosama me too, I always look forward to it
Growing up I was/still am the first girl. Definitely trying to force myself to love my hair now, but literally yes. Being mixed I had the “blackest,” hair of all my siblings. 4c when I was growing up to 4b now, my family always made sure to let me know I had the “worse” hair, and how “mixed kids aren’t supposed to have that kind of hair.” From being pulled on to laughed at, at school, home etc. it really stuck to me.
The last girl has thin density, coupled with tight coils. I think that’s why some 4c looks different than others bc of the density. So a thick 4c is gonna look different than a thinner 4c. I also believe there are more curl patterns than are listed from that chart.
Yes Chizi, I’m not a fan of the Denman either…despite the fact that it was my mom’s go-to tool for us when we were kids. And it worked just fine back then, but not so much now 🤷🏽♀️
Also, I’m not even a 4c natural and CANNOT STAND when other naturals falsely claim they have 4c coils.
I saw a girl who was 3a at best describe her curls as coils and some people say it’s semantics but terminology especially regarding things such as black hair is extremely important.
@@blessednotstressed2739 you are so right! I personally always try to make sure I’m transparent about my hair, because it’s different textures/patterns throughout. The front of my curls are 3c and the back is 4a. My daughter’s curls are EXACTLY like mine, but even more dense and have more shrinkage.
As an adult, I followed your advise. I went through my IG and I deleted EVERYTHING that did represent us and the whole look of my page changed! What IG suggested to me immediately changed! It feels great! Your right we need to emerge ourselves in what makes us realize we are beautiful! Not taking anything away from ANYONE ELSE, I believe EVERYONE is beautiful, but if we don't do this sometimes we can forget how great and how capable we are. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Pattern, type, porosity, density, and texture are the main terms I see used. I’m thinking either texture or density may be the term you’re looking for in terms of fine/medium/coarse?
I’m not sure myself, especially since there is thickness of the strand and then thickness of the overall hair. You could have a thick head of hair because you have an abundance of fine strands, or you could have sparser hair but with the individual strands being of thick/coarse width.
Off to watch some videos, pfft.
One interesting thing I’m learning is that traits like porosity may be much more important anyways in terms of how to find what works for your hair versus exact curl pattern. That, the fact that you can naturally have multiple hair types on one head, and the fact that the chart really isn’t big enough to encompass the varieties of hair folks can have (some folks about types 4C-Z, lol, or just say “Type 4”)-all those have provided majorly helpful lightbulb moments. (-:
The wool/ yarn thing works so well! It's called threading. It stretches the hair for longer but maintains the "look" of the normal fro, for me at least. I love it for a big puff.
im glad you mentioned the flaws in the 1a - 4c system. there is many issues within the system, 1. it was made by an anti black person 2. black hair cant be categorised by only a few groups. this is why there are so many arguments about it
This 💯
You should do a video about the L.O.I.S system. It takes the hair texture and curl pattern in consideration. I first her about it from LaToya Ebony. Definitely more specific then the number tying system!
awe dude i was so sad when i saw the 1st oneee :' I girl girl you are bootiful, and just because society makes straight hair better, it doesn't mean a thing! you are gorgeous and love yourself for who you are! I know i don't have 4c hair and i actually do have straight hair but trust me... i admire you girls who take care of your hair, and make yourselves gorgeous. I think that coily hair is just as beatiful as any other type of hair
As a 14 year old guy with 1a hair that first one seriously destroyed me. I have a friend with 3c hair and it’s always very amazing to experience shrinkage and how versatile her hair is. My hair isn’t boring but it’s definitely not as unique or versatile as African hair. She really needs to be exposed ti the beauty of having 4 type hair! Its a lot of work, but you get so much out of it.
That first video was jarring and made me so sad.... I hope she can surround herself with people that make her realize her natural hair is beautiful. Like damn I wanna give her a hug
the first video made me so sad, but I’m glad that the comments under this vid and this vid too is praying and being supportive towards her cause there’s nothing more sad that people putting down someone who is already feeling self hate. Happens too much
I have always thought 4c hair is so beautiful. I love watching these videos. You all impress the hell out of me with the work you put in. The first lady broke my heart.
Thank you, as a white person its so informative to watch your videos. I am studying to become a hair dresser and this is so important for me to learn!
I love that you address the difference between the coarseness/texture and the actual curl pattern. I have fairly coarse hair but my curl patterns are 2C/3A with some random 2B areas. Texture and curl pattern are as different as the number and letter on bra sizes. LOL Thank you for covering this!!! And my heart breaks for that first lady. She is so beautiful with her natural hair!!!
Our! Natural hair is always beautiful! And that we have the same hair as our, Father YAH, Makes it’s even beautiful. True Royalty 👑👑👑👑👑👑🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 ! Royalty
I just love your beautiful natural look, the hair and makeup are just ✨
I’m not black but I do have curly hair, 3b-3c Latina. I really have to thank the natural hair community (largely made up of black women) for helping me learn how to take care of and appreciate my hair. Love what this community has done for myself and my curly and coily sisters💕
Something about my appearance I once rejected is now something I really love and appreciate and I have this lovely community to thank for that. Just thought I’d throw some positivity back out there and share a bit about myself. Y’all have a lovely day ✨
I’m over here with 2b ( I think) hair and religiously watching these videos. I can’t relate to the long wash days but all these curls are so pretty.
Yes: The Journey can be…
•Accepting the time is takes to go out and get the products you need.
•Learning to feel when your hair needs a dusting vs a trim.
•Learning what tv shows or songs get you through the 4+ hr protective hair style you have to do start braiding or twisting post 1+ hr wash routine.
Etc.
Natural Hair Care is an Act of Self Love
Yeeeaaass let me pray with you real quick for this young lady
I am laughing, because that point at 6:28 where you said that her hair was so juicy was only JUST now relatable to me. The last time I got my hair washed, deep conditioned, and twisted, the young lady that was doing my hair kept saying that my curls were “SO juicy”.😅
I think hair length has a lot to do with how long because even before I got into the deep conditioning and all that washing my hair was a task because of length and volume. My curls are mix so I don't have a set type
I'm 4C I have locs but when i was a loose natural the struggle was really tbh, straight hair is forced on us so much... I love my hair more every day!!
Wash day for me is about 3- 4hrs. Washing my hair, conditioning, and styling takes at least 4hrs. When I go to the salon it’s not much different.
Thank you Chizi...you keep inspiring me to stay natural. 🥰😍🤩
Taking care of your hair, especially with an in depth routine can be bonding time with yourself. It should be a relaxing and happy time with you taking care of yourself.
The 1st one broke my heart. I hope she has ppl that will uplift her and show her the love she can have for herself.
Loved the video, to clear up the texture question. Texture refers to how thick or fine the actual hair strand is. Type 4 doesn’t always have to be coarse meaning thick hair stands. Some of us like myself have tight coils but fine stands. Resulting in a fine texture. Then density plays a part in how full our hair looks. You can have a head full of fine stands that are tightly coiled resembling a “coarse look” according to what society labels us but honestly mainly ppl from spanish and Asian descent with straight textures are the ones with coarse thick actual hair stands. Ppl confuse coarse with dense a lot
So...I'm a white girl and I like watching your hair videos more than I do hair videos relating to my own hair type. So thick, gorgeous, curly, and creative! Don't stop doing these videos :)
When I first started embracing my natural hair in high school you were one of the first TH-camrs I watched and related too. I completed agree with curating your feed because you and other TH-camrs showed me that it is possible to love and embrace our natural hair.
This is so dope you put a 4c hair hashtag in TikTok to get your content I didn't know she had this much realness on her youtube page ❤
this is why i will continue to say your hair type does not matter. it doesn't tell you much about your hair and 9/10 you're gonna have more than one type in your hair at once. Hair Porosity and hair Density is what people need to know more about because that's more helpful when it comes to learning and doing your hair
That second one... I know the feeling. I put wash day off as long as possible 😌
honestly, I have learned to spread my wash day out over the weekend. Friday night detangle and section with twists, Saturday wash, add product and twist to dry then sunday style.
The thumbnail has me weak. 😄
Chizi, I think I enjoy this hairstyle so much on you lately that I think I miss half of the content of your videos cuz I'm just thinking, wow that is adorable. I don't think I would ever get tired of it on you.
Thank you so so much for going into more detail about hair typing. You’re the first one, who I’ve come across, that has ever explained it this way!!!
My daughter's friend lives with us and she has 4c hair. She keeps talking about not liking her hair, wishing it was more wavy instead of curly, etc. It makes me really sad for her because her hair is beautiful the way it is, but society has pushed and pushed for only one style of hair as acceptable to the point that kids feel like their own natural hair isn't good enough. I've been watching TH-cam videos and trying to help her with her hair since 2014 and still working on trying to show her how to do natural styles that look great for her hair type. I'm thankful for people like you who make 4c hair videos. Thank you.
The Nigerian Accent that Breaks in🥺🥺😂🤗🤗💖🥂👏👏
Yeah👍👍👍👍
I have just found your channel….. thank you. That first video really hurt my soul🥲
Damn the first one had me tearing up. I hope she has ppl around her. 😢💜
Your switch to a Nigerian accent. I love itttt😂😂😭❤ Africa for the win.
With my thin patience I admire all of those who delicately detangle their hairs and moisturize it to make it gorgeous again.
Even tho im white, it still makes me rlly rlly rlly sad to see people of color not comfortable being theirselves :( yall are so so so so so so so so so so so so beautiful!! much love❤️❤️❤️❤️
Sending positive vibes and thoughts to that young person in the first video. ☀️
The Denman never worked for me either. I used the EZ brush until I loc'd my hair 7 months ago.
i really felt that first tiktok, truth is tho, you can do so many amazing and beautiful hairstyles with curly/coily hair that would just not work (or at least look totally different) with straight/wavy hair, we just dont show them enough so we end up obsessing over olf cuts and whatnot. im growing out my hair right now and am learning how to treat and style it, since i dont have anyone in my direct family with the same hairtype, it's been a learning process but just keeping it short isn't doing it for me anymore
first girl made me sad...I get it walking down the. street seeing everyone with straight hair (whether it be natural or blown out/straightened) BUT then I realize how unique my hair is. even within out community each of our hair texture and porosity is all different.
Sending so much love to the first woman. I hope she finds balance in appreciation of straight hair but embracing her hair texture.
Family! We are our, Heavenly Childrens! And our identity is original! Straight from the creator! So be proud of who you are ! Our hair skin spirit is beautiful. 👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌
that first video was me because i honestly hated my hair and i wished it was straight and long but after finding your channel or other channels i finally started loving my hair
@7:25 THANK YOU, for talking about the actual texture of the hair Types. I feel that no one talks about this...
My hair for instance is 4b/4a (size of curl) but the texture (how the hair feels and appears) is smooth, silky, and very shiny, yet thick and strong (when looking at 1 single hair strand).
My texture being this way cause it to visibly look different when it's styled. For instance, when my hair is straightened it looks like a have a relaxer or it straightens rather textureless. However, some other people with type 4 hair find that when they straighten their hair it has a yaki or textured finish. This is hair texture at work and has little to do with curl pattern size (in this case). However, the looser the curl pattern naturally is, the more natural straightening appears....
Texture definitely makes a difference. Course vs silky (and everything in between) requires different care and attention.
Absolutely agree with the music to think of it more as a self care routine! Also I think of my wash day as long because i don't consider it complete until my hair is styled and dry, sometimes that could take all day since the majority of the time I don't use heat to dry my hair.
its so interesting that the hair "shrinks" so much, you could have short hair one day and then the next day style it differently so that it looks like twice as long almost! :)
I am now 15 years old but I remember when I kid like particularly my whole childhood, I hated my hair. Every single family member of mine commented on how tough and terrible and hard it was to do and it made me truly hate my hair. Even when I got my hair straightened it would poof up and just make me feel like a laughing stock. But when I was 13 I shaved my head. Started from scratch and learned to love and to do my own hair. Now it's healthy and I am truly proud of myself for learning self love so young.
Woi! Mwana witū! Poor child in video #1. May God help you to love the you He created. You are beautiful.
As someone with super straight hair I don't envy your wash day routine. It takes me ten minutes to wash my hair and if I'm lazy I just let it airdry. 😅 Mad respect for you ladies.
MOREEE I WATCH AND REWATCH THESE VIDEOS. You are our coverage Chizi frfr
They need to stop yelling at her , they need to talk to her with love and tell her she is nice looking .and herr hair is nice and beautiful. On your head 💐💐💐🖤🤎🌹🌹🌹💐💐🌹🌹🌹❤️❤️❤️
The curls at 5:40 are INSAAAAAAAAANE I love them so much
I know the girl in the 2nd video. So happy to see how well her and her sister are doing and confident they are.
The first video 😭😭😭🥺🥺🥺 every shade of us is beautiful Sis...
Why do yall keep labeling everyone as a self-hater? That first poor little girl is just frustrated!!! All she needs is help. She just needs to be taught is all. I bet if she had someone help her with her hair, and teach her how to take care of it without all that expensive garbage, her next statement will be, "I LOVE being Black!" I've been rocking my REAL-Difficult-4-C hair since 2002 before most of these people ever started their natural journey and I didn't have nobody to help me and I couldn't get a perm because of the climate I moved to. The air is thin and dry here in these mountains, it made my hair shed until I finally figured things out. She's just frustrated! She'd rather have easy-to-manage hair. Someone needs to teach her how to suck it up, fix it up, and Rock it like a BOSS!
Texture refers to the diameter and thickness of each individual strand of hair. So in my case, I’m 4c but my hair strand is very narrow and fine. My hair looks thick due to curl pattern.
Even as a lightskin mixed (Hispanic black and white) person I still had a hard time accepting my hair and learning its beauty, it’s been a year of natural hair care and I’m slowly starting to see the texture I had as a child come back, before all the perms, and straightening. I was constantly told my hair looked prettier straight, that it didn’t look professional if I wore it down. I was always chastised for my hair texture and how I used to style it (like a white girl Bc I didn’t know any better) n Bc it was always super frizzy and untamable, I remember getting trouble at work and everything for it. It’s sad when I see stuff like the girl in the first video Bc I was there at one point.
Thank you for your wisdom, your knowledge, and your LOVE
My hair is probably 1a or 1b but I love your videos so much!!
I know this is off topic and doesn’t relate to the video, but I just wanted to say how gorgeous you are! I’m not sure how you do your skincare, but your skin is glowing!!
Seems like there is definitely hope for me who wants a snap back without months of work!!! 🤣🤣. Let me go check out #3.... #moisturized
The first one hurt me so much, I used to wish I had straight hair but now I live my curly hair and I'm 12. I really hope that she gets her confidence
I like the denman on looser curl patterns. I’ve never been able to finesse 4c hair with it. Some people work magic .
The Denman isn’t for detangling! It’s for styling. I have fine 3b/c hair and I detangle with a tangle teaser and then the denman to style and it gives perfect ringlets that last for days. It makes my wash day take a lot longer than just normal plopping but it’s a game changer!
You know that spring inside your pen..... thats my hair type. Then when you squeeze it like a slinky that's my shrinkage type.
Same same
Y’all ever have your hair done but then see a cute style for your natural hair..now you considering taking out the new hairstyle .. i need some wool
I love your look, you are so beautiful. Your shirt especially caught my eye 👀
It really makes your glowing skin stand out
Yesss i just started my curly hair journey it’s difficult to deal with the new hairstyle but i lover my hair so much please show us how to do ur hairstyle every day because i got to do every day for my first year at university