#bantucurls

[mzjamidash]

These Curls Though... #LatePost #BantuCurls #NewFavStyle

[itsselenap]

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[circassianbeauty]

So, every time I go to the office, I’m told I look like a different person. Usually, it’s because my hair is styled differently and to guys-that causes great confusion <_< I can understand it a little but after the amount of time I've been there, it should be somewhat familiar. Either way, I figured I'd update you on what's going on hair wise. Sorry for not posting these before but life gets in the way. The top two pics are my bantu knot out, third was my blow out I had to put into a bun (tinkerbell look) and last 2 were my normal twist out. Thanks to my workouts, these all only look nice for a day or two before they get thrown into a ponytail/puff. It's almost protective style time again so I don't have to deal with it! You guys get the point. I'd much rather be out living than holed up catching arm cramps trying to wash and style O_o I will post my blowout pics week pretty soon. My shrinkage is still insane but I'm fine with it now. There are worse things in life and at least it's healthy! Later loves..

[authenticallyafrican-blog]

Day 2: Bantu Curls

Up to this point, I have just taken out my braids and realized that I have about 3inches of natural hair and 7/8 inches of permed, breaking hair. I intend to cut off the permed parts but I'm still trying to figure out how to go about that so for the past two days, I have put a beanie on my head/put my hair in a high bun. Tonight, I decided to try out bantu curls so I googled it, watched a video or two and then got in front of the mirror and tried it out.

In the process, I found out two things;

a) Shea butter works like magic on natural hair: Yes, my Grandma was right. Shea butter is good for your hair. I usually use shea butter on my skin during the fall and winter seasons because it helps keep my skin moisturized and prevents ashiness. My grandmother has always told me that it was good for the hair but I scoffed at the suggestion. Today, I tried it out because I had no hair cream and my hair was extremely dry and hard to comb, I figured using shea butter was better than using nothing. Turns out it was the idea I'd had all day. The application of shea butter, made my roots and hair softer and easier to comb. Definitely a win! 

b) Trying to comb natural roots with a tail comb (fine toothed comb) is a bad idea: This might be obvious to most people but as I said I'm lost when it comes to natural hair but I found out the hard way that fine toothed combs and natural hair do not mix, all you end up doing is causing stress on the scalp and tearing your hair. The bigger the comb, the better but you dont want it too big else you won't get the knots out.

It took me an hour and a lot of patience to twist my hair into the little knots and if it turns out well tomorrow, I'll post instructions and maybe a picture if I am feeling brave. Wish me luck!