tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22611208131806042482024-03-05T11:44:46.925-08:00Natural teen malaylay ☪http://www.blogger.com/profile/08679070287564471359noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261120813180604248.post-53180216509386631352014-07-22T21:32:00.003-07:002014-07-22T21:33:52.709-07:00Salut !Welcome to my blog :)<br />
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my name is malika, I'm 17 and I have just made the decision to go natural. (well it has been on my mind for a while now(5 months) but I've only recently had enough nerve to take down my weave and embark on my journey)<br />
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I am still lost when it comes to natural hair and although I have youtube and hair forums there are still some things I don't understand or I don't have the answer too.<br />
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Alright so this was me before July 20th 2014<br />
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Yeah so in that picture I had weave and before that braids and then weaves and then braids.<br />
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My life revolved around extensions and weaves. I was too scared to relax my hair because of previous incidents and walking through the halls of school with natural hair loose was something I was not prepared for.<br />
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Both braids and weaves were breaking my hair and I wasn't even aware of it.<br />
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I'm not the type of girl to speak up in the salon chair so when my hairs being braided too tight I don't say anything.<br />
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The braids would be 'catched' onto a small piece of my hair that was fighting to grow but because I would pull on the extensions they would fall out, pulling my real hair with it.<br />
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The Weaves would be braided too tight, damaging my edges and the tapping was out of control. My hair itched so much I would cry. I just couldn't take it anymore.<br />
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So on July 20th 2014 I handed my mom the scissors and she took out my weave.<br />
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It felt so liberating! my hands were able to touch my scalp! and the breeze, oooooh the breeze felt so good!!<br />
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This was my hair after the take down. As you can see my edges are crap and my hair is uneven.<br />
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Sadly my mom can't operate my camera properly so the back shots of my hair came out blurry but from what I can tell you, my hair is so damaged in the back that I want to shave everything off.<br />
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However many of my friends/family members believe that I cant restore my hair back to health putting my shaving impulse to a hold.<br />
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Anyway I gave my hair a good washing (pre poo, shampoo, condition, deep condition). then attempted to do a braid out!<br />
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and THE next morning .....<br />
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Yeah it wasn't really wanted it to look like but then again I don't have a lot of hair and I have 4c hair....<br />
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the style only lasted a day so I twisted my hair at night and the next day it was super moisturized and soft :)<br />
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It's only been two days but I feel different. My confidence and self esteem still haven't blossomed so I don't know how I'm going to go out and hang out with friends.<br />
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Hopefully this journey will teach me more than just growing healthy hair but building confidence aswell.....<br />
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thats all for now !<br />
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