r/Naturalhair

Today was a good hair day if I do say so myself

pic 1 & 2: hair today after trim & shape. pic 3: hair today before. pic 4: hair in April, probably after trim & shape (it looks a bit uneven cos we were trying to balance out a previous bad cut by someone else without losing too much length).

I’ve been wearing my hair out exclusively for 4 months now (in wash & go’s) and I love it here!! I was a bit worried about this trim because of the rhetoric of hair breaking if you leave it out especially in wash & go’s, and hygral fatigue from washing too much. But my lady says my hair is in great shape and she didn’t have to cut too much off! What differences —if any—do you notice visually?

We maintained me natural kinda heart shape fro. Natural who get a shape, what’s your experience of growing it out in that shape?

As per my last post - it’s happening!!!!

Just got some freestyle cornrows done and I’m very happy with the result, had a wash, steam, condition and trim all for £50 which I thought was more than reasonable.

I’ve been trying so many things on my hair for the past 10 years. Whenever I’m in between braids or twists I like to give my scalp a break. Whenever I were my natural fro out I usually shampoo, condition, and curl cream, and a gel. This time I use a leave in after washing, curl cream, hair grease, then gel, since my hair gets dry. The hair grease works well to keep in the moisture in but I can’t stand the white stuff whenever I apply the product and when it dries, I have residue that flings out of my hair. The best combo I did was, a curl cream, eco styler gel mixed with the shea moisture flaxseed, coconut and hibiscus styler gel. Pictured on the right, but again, the white residue and flakes is still there.

I would like limit the amount of products I put in my hair, but have something that seals in moisture and a stronger/heavier gel.

So I know my ends were bad but I kept putting off going to the hairdresser. No other reason than laziness. Laziness got my hair looking like it did. I stopped wrapping or plaiting it before bed, left it out to the elements without a care for my ends. Only moisturised once a week on wash days. Skipped wash days and left it dry and crispy and had the nerve to slick that dry hair back with gel and holding spray. So I’m sorry hair for treating you so bad. Here is to a fresh start and a promise to trim you more regularly and take better care you.

These are 2 day old twists. I normally stretch their hair to make parting easier, but this time I just washed their old twists and then redid them while slightly damp. Left a few strands out for the boho look!

Hello guys! I have very thick very curly hair that’s a little past my shoulders when blown out (upper back). I haven’t ever straightened it so I can’t give that metric. I really love how Afros look and was wondering if there was any way to have my natural hair be more in the front of my face when in its natural state. I’ve noticed that my hair tends to never be in front of the ears, which is gorgeous, but is not complementary with my narrow oval face shape. I’d want to wear it in a way that covers my ears and parts of my forehead and frames my face. I mean something to the effect of the images I’m showing. The last two photos are included to give a comparison to how my hair looks at the moment. The length and texture are different but I just wanted to show what I mean by not being in the front of the face. My texture is probably closest to the 2nd and 5th photos when in its natural state. I definitely have some of the curliest curls I’ve ever seen if that helps.

I refreshed it a bit with some water today though lol

This is my first time trying a half wig this short, and it looks really similar to my natural hair after a silk press. I just wanted to make sure everything looks right. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Hello everyone!

So recently after years of thinking my hair is low porosity I came to the conclusion (with some help of Reddit) that I may actually have very dry high porosity hair.Upon finding this out I think it’s time for a change of products and was hoping to come here and find some advice for easy,minimal product,low cost products.

This wash day I’ve recently tried a co-wash (Camille rose) for the first time as I thought that normal shampoos and clarifying shampoos were just further stripping my hair and making it frizzy.However, in my region that same co-wash is now quite expensive.
I saw an advert online for the KeraCare co-wash and was wondering if anyone with high porosity hair has tried or if there’s any other affordable alternatives.

I’ve also just finished a tub of the Camille Rose algae renew deep conditioner and was considering repurchasing but was wondering if this is a suitable option for high porosity hair.

Any other tips and help is welcome please 🙏😀

I have posted my fine, type 4 virgin natural hair here several times asking for advice, and I’ve been hit with comments like "your hair has major heat damage," "girl, cut all that off and start over," and "it’s dead, I’d shave it if I were you."

The thing is, my hair isn’t dead or destroyed at all. My hair is extremely fine type 4 hair, so a lot of times our strands can look stringy, dull, or stiff. I even use natural methods for gray hair. I just want our community to get a better understanding of how fine hair works. Coming here for wash-and-go tricks and tips is really amazing, but it just sucks seeing people post about how heat-damaged my hair looks when I've never used heat.

Talk about a last minute hairstyle under pressure 🫠🥴. I went to a sapphic 🏳️‍🌈 party and my hair went
well that night. It was my first time wearing it to an event like that and I proved to myself once again that I can wear Asha to a special occasion.

(4 different wash n gos)

I was wondering how i could add more moisture into my wash and go without sacrificing definition so I decided to add a cream on top of gel. I thought I would share just in case anyone else was wondering how it would turn out if they tried it. coming from a formerly gel only wash and go girlie

notes: cream first gave me volume but my hair would only last a day or so. I think the gel hitting my hair first gives my strand the ability to form the curl and then I just smooth the cream on top and finish everything with mousse for frizz.

low water to product ratio is very important I feel like water and cream creates more frizz.

there is a cast even with cream on top but its gone by day 3 and there is still a lot of definition

I have to clarify or else I will get build up :/

Hi!

This would be the second time I am combing out my locs. I want to give my curls a real chance to thrive. Based on my curls, do you have any advice to how to maintain definition and keep them hydrated? Also should I wash my hair more often when it’s loose?

I appreciate any advice!

This was my second attempt and it came out perfecttt 🥹 cornrows in the front to spice it up because I was going to a 🇯🇲 independence party 💃🏼

Last is after using leave in conditioner and doing a braid out overnight, and the first two are kind of just how it is when I fluff it out without using products or braiding it for about a week. I just enjoy it way more without doing much to it, but I often see advice to braid it as often as possible to keep the ends safe. But then other comments say that that's a myth. So, I guess I'm wondering if my hair looks healthy enough in the dry pics to continue doing that? Thanks!