When I first decided to “grow out” my hair, it wasn’t because I wanted to wear it natural. I just wanted longer, stronger, healthier hair and after 6 years of chemically straightening it, it became dry, brittle, fragile and full of split ends.

After about 3 months of “new growth” I began to notice that the texture of my “virgin hair” wasn’t as nappy as I remembered. Maybe it was all those years of rushing to cover up the new growth every 6 weeks (ok, let’s be real, every 10+ weeks) with a touch-up, that I never noticed that my hair might actually be manageable without a relaxer.

I began fantasizing about my new chic look; rocking tight ringlet curls. Curiosity got the best of me and I did “the big chop”.

I got the shock of my life! All this face and so little hair!

I had tight curls all right; so tight that they formed a mat on the top of my head. My hair was so short that I couldn’t even form it into a braid. I didn’t just have a fro, I had a TWA-teeny, weenie Afro.  There was no turning back now. I had to work with what I had.

Finding a stylist for natural hair was almost impossible and when I moved to Europe that following year, I knew it was up to me to take care of my own hair.  After 4 years of research, trial and error, I found a flexible regime that works just right for me and allows me to wear my hair in just about any style I please.  My hair is stronger and healthier that ever before and I’m proud to represent a natural sister.

Below is Angies instructional video, it shows us how to make a protein rich mask for the hair and the face...