Growing up, I would feel ashamed of my hair, my hair was shaved for the first two years of my life and then allowed to be braided but I don’t think anybody understood the importance of a detangler or the difference only combing your hair when it had conditioner in does, so I would scream in pain which led to my first relaxer at the age of 8. Growing up did you encounter any challenges with your hair in terms of a lack of representation in the media, school etc?įor me it wasn’t always based on outside representation but internally at home. I must be a 4C but to be honest I don’t really follow those codes. Every day is a different hair day, I know what works now in regards to styles and products but I really don’t force it if it’s not co-operating. Rebellious, stubborn and my cherished baby. If I was going natural now, I would definitely shave it all off. I used to dry my hair using rollers to get curls so I could try and hide the difference between the hair growth and the relaxed ends before finally cutting off the straightened ends and going short in January 2011.Īt the time I was a student working part-time in a luxury high-end retail company, I didn’t feel it was an option to shave it all off, at the time even just the idea of going natural was in its infancy. I spent the summer with my hair tied up as the roots became curlier. But if I had known better then, I would have shaved it all off! I was having my hair relaxed when I decided it would be my last appointment and I would start growing it out. How long have you been natural for? If you did transition, what was the reason behind it? Emeline Nsingi Nkosi – Presenter and producer
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