How did family and friends react to your decision to go natural? How did they react to the new you? What was your response to them?
My family has always been supportive of my decision to stay natural. Growing up, I was surrounded by family members who were natural and I believe that played a big part in my decision to stay natural also. Friends on the other hand were a different story. A lot of my friends would say things like “you would look so much prettier if you had straight hair” or they would ask “you still don’t have no perm yet?!” It annoyed me because I felt pressured at times to get a relaxer just so I could fit in and be like everyone else. My response to people now who ask me if I will ever get one is simply, “No… I don’t feel that I need to get a perm, my hair is fine without one.”
Describe your hair.
I believe that my hair falls in the medium category, meaning my strands are not thick and they aren’t fine either. My hair looks thicker at times because of how it reacts in the humidity. It has a tendency to swell (I live in a very humid state”>. I get a lot of shrinkage when it is wet – almost 80%. The porosity of my hair is low but when my hair is well-moisturized it has a cottony feel and appearance to it.
