I’m sure many of you have seen Beyonce’s video of her hair routine, proving she has healthy hair once and for all. I don’t know when her hair became a topic of conversation in the public, but I enjoyed her commentary in the video. This video of hers led me to think about my Black hair love. For Black people, our hair comes in more of a variety of lengths and textures than most other groups of people. The way in which someone decides to wear their hair should not be a topic to others. As long as their hair is healthy, we should not judge. Now is the time to leave the comparison and judgements behind and just love each other for the choices.
I stopped with my relaxer in 2020, and I did my big chop exactly 3 years ago to the month. Since this time, my love for my hair has been like a rollercoaster ride. Somedays I don’t know what to do with it and other days I’m in love. But this is my journey and process to hair love. I’ve always had longer hair, so when I chopped it off, I didn’t know what to do with my little baby afro. Thankfully my hair has grown but with the shrinkage, I still have an afro, but I now love it. I go through a rotation of professionally braided extension styles, natural hair braided styles and curls. Then in between this I practice taking care of my own hair and attempting to style it as best as I can.
In managing your own hair and maintaining it’s health, here’s some questions to think about…
Is your hair relaxed or natural?
How often do you wash your hair?
How often do you deep condition your hair?
Do you apply heat regularly?
Is your hair dry or oily?
How often do you style your hair?
How often do you trim your ends?
So, on this day, April 24th, 2024, let’s take a vow to take good care of our hair, love our hair in any way that we wear it, and stop talking about any other Black woman’s or Black man’s hair because in the words of Beyonce, “That’s some bullsh*t.”