I've been natural for 3 years. My hair was thriving the first 2 years, like I was truly feeling myself. It was so healthy, so thick and I felt like every few months, it just kept getting thicker. I would get compliments all the time. Then after that 2nd year, I literally just stopped trying. The length was like mid-boob, and I feel like I just got too comfortable. I would wear it in a puff, slick my edges and legit do that for weeks. Wash it, then do it all over again. My hair would always stay dry and I didn't care. Until I finally took my hair down and had all these single strand knots and split ends. Had to cut inches :( so now I'm starting a "2nd natural hair journey". And I'm on a mission to get it to waist length. We'll seeeeeeeeee
Some will disagree but it works put raw shae, mango any of the butters straight out the tub (you can add oils to soften it), add water to your hair and slap that butter on the ends then style with your hair with gels or whatever.... game changer it put an end to my single stran knots! Sis your ends/hair will thank you for it
Healthy hair is beautiful hair. Hair that is taken care of and loved is beautiful. A shiny, bald scalp, exfoliated, oiled and taken care of, is gorgeous. Afros in the 60's and 70's were neat, even gloves of hair that glistened. Look at old pictures of Pam Grier and tell me she had bad hair!! Braids! Each style a masterpiece. Intricate designs, infinite in number. Add the hair jewelry and a strut, unstoppable! Locs, lion's mane! The Himba people use ocher clay to set off their looks and it's off the chain. They keep their immaculate Sister locs, large locs, long or short. You care for them, they bless you with softness. I say all this to repeat: all hair is beautiful that is healthy and taken care of, including baldness.
Thank you for keeping it real with your natural hair journey 💖🙏🏽 It is hard. And requires alot of mental strength to stay dedicated. Not many people speak on this. I appreciate your story 😊
I started using Aubrey Organics GPB conditioner because of Chime Edwards. I was obsessed with all natural hair bloggers back then. I miss those days. I know everything now but I still go watch their channels to see what they are up to now
Literally same 😭 I always check on people I used to watch and even watch old videos, it was a fantastic time for natural hair. Chime was/is wonderful! I'm quite literally still on the lookout for a GPB dupe, if you find it seriously, lmk lol
I know and sorry! Lol there was an editing error in the first upload that had the pictures so I took it down and forgot to put them in the reupload. I'll include pictures in a future video though
I’m 8 years natural. Back when I was at my 6 year mark, I wanted to get my first professional flat iron. The girl butchered my hair. Pulled out so much hair detangling wrong and gave me heat damage. Set me back about 2 1/2 years. I had to cut so much off. I was almost waist length and I ended up being back at APL because I cut off more than 6 inches of damage over the year. I will never flat iron my hair and I will never let anyone else do it either. Right now I’m almost back to BSL and my hair is healthy again. It went from high porosity to medium after I cut out all the damage. Set backs are learning moments
I'm so so sorry to hear that. Yea, anything can happen, even at the hands of a profession we trust. They truly are learning experiences, but they just suck tbh 😭 But I'm happy to hear your hair is healthy! You'll grow it all back and then some ❤️
New subscriber!! I’ve took this year to learn my hair and this summer I discovered mini twists and I loved them!! I think I’m going to revisit them next wash day. Love seeing black ladies with long healthy hair.❤️
Thanks for telling us about your experiences! I went through a set back in 2016 (I haven't been natural for long) and hope to learn from my mistakes. I wrap my twists in a scarf every time I'm im public now 🤣 I remind myself that I don't have to get my hair styled everyday.
Glad to share and that is a great way to protect your hair! And yes, leaving it alone, even just for a week can literally make or break progress so good job girl
THANK YOU so much for the tip about switching up your parts.. I have never thought about how that can set my hair journey back 😭 I literally either wear my hair pulled back or parted on the same side for as long as I can remember. I feel like that is the reason why my hair is less curly on that side and curlier on the side thats “protected” i guess! I‘ve always hated middle parts or parts on my right side but ill have to deal with it now for the sake and health of my hair. so thank you thank you. new sub💓
Great HELPFUL story of your hair journey🥰. Setbacks are necessary and an unwelcome gift lol because it teaches us how to truly care for our "own" natural hair vs what we see others do with their's on YT..
I got to the same point of frustration after coloring and trying everything and stress. Lol. I went into the salon to cut it all off and the stylist asked me so many times if I was sure when I took my hair down. Except I actually chopped it all off. Its been 3 years since I did that. And girl! If you're anything like me, the short hair felt like SO MUCH WORK. So now I'm growing it back and working on patience.
Hey I love your channel so much. I'm in the ninth grade now and I just recently started doing my hair and I've already lost inches. Myself and my hair could really use your help.
Btw, I love your personality. Just found your channel last week, and the first video I saw I subscribed. But this video legit made me turn my notifs on. You're so relatable and funny lol. I wish I knew you personally! Hope to see your channel grow as much as your hair lmao
I switched out! But yes, I majored in it for like 2 years and loved it but just as people mentioned it takes dedication. I would recommend it to anybody who can put in the work, it felt rewarding and the salaries are great if you're a really good coder who can quickly learn as you go. You don't necessarily need to be good at math. Coding bootcamps don't teach math but majoring in college, you'll be required to yes, take many a math class. I know great coders who went to camps and those who went to college and what they both have in common is their will and determination to succeed in it
CockyRetrospect thanks so much for replying, i'm currently a junior in high school and I'm planning on majoring in computer science once I apply to college but I just want to know like different perspectives on it. I enjoy coding but I just sometimes feel scared because I don't know if I would have what it takes. Right now I'm taking AP computer science principles and next year I'm planning on taking AP computer science A, so once I take those I feel like I'll be able to see if I actually like doing it. Thanks again and what did you switch out to?
Kayla Warner. She’s absolutely beautiful, however I’m not sure what you mean by “classic American ideal features”. That’s very problematic, she’s a beautiful African American girl.
Asmae A She has classic American features meaning she has features that are considered beautiful by American standards whether you identify as African American, Asian, Native American, white American, Latin American, etc. Don’t think too deep into my statement. I’m simply saying she is so pretty and has ideal American standard beauty. Yes she is black and yes a lot of blacks are American so we have room to also have features that are Considered ideally beautiful if judged by the general American standard just like Asians, native Americans, Latin American, and every color under the same
You can buy larger sizes of Giovanni at Massagewarehouse.com that's where I buy a gallon size of Smooth as Silk Conditioner. You can also purchase a pump for easy dispensing.
Do a hair spa! Throw mayonnaise on your hair and let it sit on your hair in a plastic cap while you do your thing. Add apple cider vinegar for your scalp. Rinse it out later, and your hair will soften. I wash my hair with Castile soap, then chase that with Suave almond shea butter conditioner mixed with other oils. Natural oils. Each person's hair requires oil that helps their hair type. Like, my hair loves coconut oil mixed with other oils and not a real fan of a lot of olive oil. Experiment!
You have good hair that's why you didn't get a perm. If I was sitting there spraying water in my hair it would dry up in a knot. I think I have 4z but I permed my hair for 20 years. My last perm was March 2017 and my hair is getting a little softer now from the root.
Hi Angela, I noticed the same thing. I cannot spray my without my hair shrinking up and starting to tangle on each other.( I think she also is applying a leave-in conditioner ) You just have to find the right combination that works for your hair. Once you moisture and seal twist your hair so it stays moisturized and stretched so it doesn't tangle. You also have good hair. And the longer it gets the more it will start to hang.
Y’all please stop jumping on people when they talk about “good hair”. You know that we grew up with that! It was ingrained in us. It was/is a part of the black community. It is our reality. Just kindly educate ppl. But stop approaching them like at some point you didn’t say it yourself or hear someone close to you say it.
Yeah when you spray it do it in sections and braid or twist up the sections you brushed so it won’t shrink up on you. My hair has MAJOR shrinkage and it shrinks up to an Afro and it’s almost Bra strap length so I understand...all hair is good hair :)
not sure what's more challenging being an adult, or having natural hair. LORD HELP US !
🤣🤣🤣 BOTH!
Ahahahah right
I've been natural for 3 years. My hair was thriving the first 2 years, like I was truly feeling myself. It was so healthy, so thick and I felt like every few months, it just kept getting thicker. I would get compliments all the time. Then after that 2nd year, I literally just stopped trying. The length was like mid-boob, and I feel like I just got too comfortable. I would wear it in a puff, slick my edges and legit do that for weeks. Wash it, then do it all over again. My hair would always stay dry and I didn't care. Until I finally took my hair down and had all these single strand knots and split ends. Had to cut inches :( so now I'm starting a "2nd natural hair journey". And I'm on a mission to get it to waist length. We'll seeeeeeeeee
True. That’s why a lot of naturals do a lot of twists and braids, retains a lot of length and reduces single strand knots
Some will disagree but it works put raw shae, mango any of the butters straight out the tub (you can add oils to soften it), add water to your hair and slap that butter on the ends then style with your hair with gels or whatever.... game changer it put an end to my single stran knots! Sis your ends/hair will thank you for it
Healthy hair is beautiful hair. Hair that is taken care of and loved is beautiful. A shiny, bald scalp, exfoliated, oiled and taken care of, is gorgeous. Afros in the 60's and 70's were neat, even gloves of hair that glistened. Look at old pictures of Pam Grier and tell me she had bad hair!! Braids! Each style a masterpiece. Intricate designs, infinite in number. Add the hair jewelry and a strut, unstoppable! Locs, lion's mane! The Himba people use ocher clay to set off their looks and it's off the chain. They keep their immaculate Sister locs, large locs, long or short. You care for them, they bless you with softness. I say all this to repeat: all hair is beautiful that is healthy and taken care of, including baldness.
Globes of hairs not gloves. Dumb spell checker....
Thank you for keeping it real with your natural hair journey 💖🙏🏽 It is hard. And requires alot of mental strength to stay dedicated. Not many people speak on this. I appreciate your story 😊
Such Holly Robinson-Peete vibes, you're so awesome to listen to! You're beautiful inside and out!! Keep them coming!!💙💜💚
I started using Aubrey Organics GPB conditioner because of Chime Edwards. I was obsessed with all natural hair bloggers back then. I miss those days. I know everything now but I still go watch their channels to see what they are up to now
Literally same 😭 I always check on people I used to watch and even watch old videos, it was a fantastic time for natural hair. Chime was/is wonderful! I'm quite literally still on the lookout for a GPB dupe, if you find it seriously, lmk lol
Am a 15 months beginner so I haven't had a lot of setbacks yet. This video gave me the VHIM that everything will be fine💞💟
Sooooo no pictures huh 😂lowkey was waiting till the end .
Judith Chima me too 😒
I know and sorry! Lol there was an editing error in the first upload that had the pictures so I took it down and forgot to put them in the reupload. I'll include pictures in a future video though
Your remind me of fellow TH-camr Chime
Oh I love her!
Completely agree. I was thinking this TH-camr seems familiar and now I know why.
I was just bout to comment this, yea she reminds me of her too. Her hair reminded me of l8ter ivy on TH-cam
She totally does
I’m 8 years natural. Back when I was at my 6 year mark, I wanted to get my first professional flat iron. The girl butchered my hair. Pulled out so much hair detangling wrong and gave me heat damage. Set me back about 2 1/2 years. I had to cut so much off. I was almost waist length and I ended up being back at APL because I cut off more than 6 inches of damage over the year. I will never flat iron my hair and I will never let anyone else do it either. Right now I’m almost back to BSL and my hair is healthy again. It went from high porosity to medium after I cut out all the damage. Set backs are learning moments
I'm so so sorry to hear that. Yea, anything can happen, even at the hands of a profession we trust. They truly are learning experiences, but they just suck tbh 😭 But I'm happy to hear your hair is healthy! You'll grow it all back and then some ❤️
New subscriber!! I’ve took this year to learn my hair and this summer I discovered mini twists and I loved them!! I think I’m going to revisit them next wash day. Love seeing black ladies with long healthy hair.❤️
I'm so glad to hear you did that this year, may your strands continue to flourish lol ❤️
Thanks luv
My mother also helped my hair greatly then when I started doing it in 7th grade my hair went down hill the buns were also the problem😭
Thanks for telling us about your experiences! I went through a set back in 2016 (I haven't been natural for long) and hope to learn from my mistakes. I wrap my twists in a scarf every time I'm im public now 🤣 I remind myself that I don't have to get my hair styled everyday.
Glad to share and that is a great way to protect your hair! And yes, leaving it alone, even just for a week can literally make or break progress so good job girl
Samee
Same! People always say why didn’t you do you hair, I’ll be like “For who?” I’m good!!
Waiting on the tutorial on the scraf wrapping.
THANK YOU so much for the tip about switching up your parts.. I have never thought about how that can set my hair journey back 😭 I literally either wear my hair pulled back or parted on the same side for as long as I can remember. I feel like that is the reason why my hair is less curly on that side and curlier on the side thats “protected” i guess! I‘ve always hated middle parts or parts on my right side but ill have to deal with it now for the sake and health of my hair. so thank you thank you. new sub💓
Great HELPFUL story of your hair journey🥰. Setbacks are necessary and an unwelcome gift lol because it teaches us how to truly care for our "own" natural hair vs what we see others do with their's on YT..
I got to the same point of frustration after coloring and trying everything and stress. Lol. I went into the salon to cut it all off and the stylist asked me so many times if I was sure when I took my hair down. Except I actually chopped it all off. Its been 3 years since I did that. And girl! If you're anything like me, the short hair felt like SO MUCH WORK. So now I'm growing it back and working on patience.
Beautiful hair! Can you do a video on some of the different scarf styles you did?
Your story is super relatable. I’ve been natural since middle school and I have so many ups and downs as well. tFs
You are a great storyteller 👍🏾
Thank you so much and I'm glad you enjoyed it
This was a cool storytime. You are so funny and your storytelling style feels very relatable and natural.
You are the first natural hair guru I watched!
a lot of setbacks lol. No worries tho, I've had so many that I've lost count.
Thank you sharing! What the style LaToya did on your hair to convince you to not cut it off? I'm curious.
Surprisingly, it was a wash and go. It was like I never thought my curls could pop like that from a wash and go
Hey I love your channel so much. I'm in the ninth grade now and I just recently started doing my hair and I've already lost inches. Myself and my hair could really use your help.
Your hair is really gorgeous and your personality is so cool 👍
Waiting on the bald spot video. I love listening to your life and story.
I watched one of your videos and loved the information so much that I subscribed. Keep the great videos coming. Great content.
Btw, I love your personality. Just found your channel last week, and the first video I saw I subscribed. But this video legit made me turn my notifs on. You're so relatable and funny lol. I wish I knew you personally! Hope to see your channel grow as much as your hair lmao
I’ve finally found my texture twin! Well maybe just the back and front 😅😅
My set back is red flaky scalp. My hair grows well but suddenly Im getting issues on my scalp
You majored in comp Sci? Please tell me how it was, do you recommend
It depends on your personality and if you love coding and mathematics?
Kay is the I enjoy both but I always hear people say that it's supper hard
@@fatoumata930 no it's not. It takes a lot of dedication and a lot of time.
I switched out! But yes, I majored in it for like 2 years and loved it but just as people mentioned it takes dedication. I would recommend it to anybody who can put in the work, it felt rewarding and the salaries are great if you're a really good coder who can quickly learn as you go. You don't necessarily need to be good at math. Coding bootcamps don't teach math but majoring in college, you'll be required to yes, take many a math class. I know great coders who went to camps and those who went to college and what they both have in common is their will and determination to succeed in it
CockyRetrospect thanks so much for replying, i'm currently a junior in high school and I'm planning on majoring in computer science once I apply to college but I just want to know like different perspectives on it. I enjoy coding but I just sometimes feel scared because I don't know if I would have what it takes. Right now I'm taking AP computer science principles and next year I'm planning on taking AP computer science A, so once I take those I feel like I'll be able to see if I actually like doing it. Thanks again and what did you switch out to?
You are so pretty! You have classic American ideal features. You should model. Oh and you're hair is pretty lol
Kayla Warner. She’s absolutely beautiful, however I’m not sure what you mean by “classic American ideal features”. That’s very problematic, she’s a beautiful African American girl.
Asmae A She has classic American features meaning she has features that are considered beautiful by American standards whether you identify as African American, Asian, Native American, white American, Latin American, etc. Don’t think too deep into my statement. I’m simply saying she is so pretty and has ideal American standard beauty. Yes she is black and yes a lot of blacks are American so we have room to also have features that are Considered ideally beautiful if judged by the general American standard just like Asians, native Americans, Latin American, and every color under the same
This is my second big chop due to heat damage. I think this Is a sign from god that I should just learn how to do my own hair
You are a great storyteller. I felt i was there. And I love you!
My set back was scalp psoriasis
That was 4 years ago
Now I use natural products and try to moisturize my scalp
Well since you know how to braid can you teach us who don't know how? 😩😂
Exactly! I wanna learn
Girl I love your hair!!! Thanks for the advice
Lol! Thank you Lauren
You turned around and you were in Love 😍
Just out of curiosity what is your texture?
It's around 4a/4b
Thanks 😊 👍🏾
You can buy larger sizes of Giovanni at Massagewarehouse.com that's where I buy a gallon size of Smooth as Silk Conditioner. You can also purchase a pump for easy dispensing.
I like the giovanni 50/50 conditioner
I buy the largest size I can find and will purchase ALL the bottles if I could afford it
Woow! You have such beautiful hair. # hair goals.
I love your personality!
Did you ever add hair when you braided or twisted your hair?
Your momma is a smart woman
Agreed! lol
You and Chime Edwards look alike 😭I need a collab
Love every about you and the tutorial
I’m at the shave my head faze 😒!
Hang in there love, it does get better
Do a hair spa! Throw mayonnaise on your hair and let it sit on your hair in a plastic cap while you do your thing. Add apple cider vinegar for your scalp. Rinse it out later, and your hair will soften. I wash my hair with Castile soap, then chase that with Suave almond shea butter conditioner mixed with other oils. Natural oils. Each person's hair requires oil that helps their hair type. Like, my hair loves coconut oil mixed with other oils and not a real fan of a lot of olive oil. Experiment!
indria drayton thank you ! I will try it
@@ChefTWil you are welcome! Don't give up!!! You may have hair that people would pay for! It's all in our perspectives.
Our hair is great but we are brainwashed to look otherwise. So now we are relearning what our ancestors knew.
Your hair is beautiful and teeth are gorgeous
@8:36 you look JUST like Gabrielle union. She makes that face in her movies too lol
You sound like me. 5 big chops. And I bunch of set backs too ugh 😖
lol I know right, definitely called a journey for a reason, best wishes on yours though
shout out to OG GPB by Aubrey Organics!
Thank you
Whoaw
Freshmen years are the enemy of natural hair I swear lmaooo
You have good hair that's why you didn't get a perm. If I was sitting there spraying water in my hair it would dry up in a knot. I think I have 4z but I permed my hair for 20 years. My last perm was March 2017 and my hair is getting a little softer now from the root.
Omg here we go with that "good hair" crap. HEALTHY hair is good hair NO matter the texture
ALL HAIR IS GOOD HAIR 😩😩😩🗣🗣
Hi Angela, I noticed the same thing. I cannot spray my without my hair shrinking up and starting to tangle on each other.( I think she also is applying a leave-in conditioner ) You just have to find the right combination that works for your hair. Once you moisture and seal twist your hair so it stays moisturized and stretched so it doesn't tangle. You also have good hair. And the longer it gets the more it will start to hang.
Y’all please stop jumping on people when they talk about “good hair”. You know that we grew up with that! It was ingrained in us. It was/is a part of the black community. It is our reality. Just kindly educate ppl. But stop approaching them like at some point you didn’t say it yourself or hear someone close to you say it.
Yeah when you spray it do it in sections and braid or twist up the sections you brushed so it won’t shrink up on you. My hair has MAJOR shrinkage and it shrinks up to an Afro and it’s almost Bra strap length so I understand...all hair is good hair :)
There are mirrors for you to look at and feel yourself, please get to the purpose of this video. This video did not need to be this long.
Lol you’re prob bald headed, sound salty af.
what were you expecting for a video which the title is "a DETAILED list of all my hair setbacks"?
Said the envious know it all who will probably never reach l-o-n-g & healthy hair status 😏