So, as some of you may know, I've been growing out my relaxed hair (it will be a year next month that I will have gone without a relaxer...yoo-hoo!) Over the summer, when I first started to think about my weight loss goals, I went ahead and got my hair braided so that I could deal with the warm weather, sweat and workouts. However, last month, I took those suckers out and was left wondering how in the heck I would care for my hair, and workout and lead my busy lifestyle all at the same time!
Then, I found this great brochure online that came out of a story regarding black women's hair care during workouts. The thing is, for a black woman, our hair is so much more coarse and thick than white women's, so our hairstyling, on average, takes much longer than it does for a white woman. The wash-and-go days are not as easily done for a white lady as for a black lady. So...I've been perusing the article, trying to get some inspiration and ideas of what my next hairstyle with me. I'm not afraid to try something new, cut something off, add something in (lol) to keep it professional but also funky.
I'm attaching the link for the site below so that others can take a look at it. Props to Harvard for starting this initiative!
Thank you ma'am! Was wondering what I should be doing. I've been natural for 2 and a half years but I did it the hard way.... let it just grow out. I'll be getting my twists back soon. It was just easier for day to day life. I really don't like pressing it out for work. Thank you ma'am!
ReplyDeleteI think I read this article or one like it a while back. Its true we don't want to get our hair "undid". But i will say having natural hair working out doesn't affect it as much as when my hair was processed.
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