A little
over a month ago, EBONY magazine featured an article that read “Does Going
Natural Mean Going Broke?” In the
article, it talked about the decision some women may make between paying their
bills and being able to afford caring from their natural tresses.
"BLACK HAIR" IS INCOMPARABLE |
Back to
Natural… Going back to your natural texture doesn’t mean you have to
go broke. And it shouldn’t be about
expense nor making a decision between paying your bills or not. Resuming your
natural state of being is a choice many "Black Women of Afrikan Heritage" are making because they
have chosen to do so for whatever their reasoning is. (The "K" in Afrikan, means "Knowledge" of Our Afrikaness)
I’d venture
to say that black women wearing their natural hair is about celebrating the
essence of who they are as black women and living a healthier life style from
head to toe; to the best of their ability and within their available resources...
"Embracing OUR
Natural Hair IS Beautiful and Healthy.”
It also serves as an inner psychological transformation for those who
choose (or have chosen) to make the transition.
What I mean by this is, black women who are natural “must have an inner
knowing” of who they are because it
takes an elevated sense of “Self-Confidence/Self-Esteem”
to wear your hair natural (considering the lingering stigma STILL associated with
black women wearing their natural hair). And for the Sisters, who
don’t possess that inner knowing just
yet, it will challenge them to
look within themselves and examine what their concept of beauty “really is.”
Priceless…
One can’t begin to place a dollar figure on having healthy hair. It’s not just
about the expense or what’s in the product(s) i.e. ingredients; it’s about what
the individual puts into their bodies as well.
Having healthy hair can’t just be a topical solution, one must also be
conscious of what they put inside of their bodies too, i.e. foods (Fruits and Vegetables) and liquids (WATER)...
Eating foods that promote healthy hair growth as well as drinking “plenty” of
water to hydrate from within coupled with educating yourself on the best
products that will aid in the overall health of your hair is THE BEST SOLUTION.
“Healthy Hair IS Priceless,
BUT the
BOLDNESS and CONFIDENCE to wear your
NATURAL HAIR is FREEDOM!”
~Miss Yah-Tay~
You are so right!
ReplyDeleteThanks Nicole...
ReplyDeleteIt takes a WHOLISTIC approach to have "Healthy Hair." Which includes the Mind, Body and Spirit... One must first begin with "Accepting Their Black Hair."