How did you get started with blogging?
It all started when I randomly went natural. I
had a death in the family and became depressed.
I stopped doing my hair and going out. After a few months I realized that
I hadn’t had a relaxer. I was just being lazy at first but I then wanted to see
what my hair was going to do in its natural state. I went to YouTube. I started
researching and reading books. I googled articles about Black hair. I found out so
many things that you could do without having to use a lot of products. When you
look at hair or shampoo commercials, they tend to cater more to Caucasian women, containing products
that have sulfates and parabens in them. That’s why I researched it so much because
I couldn’t find anything on TV or in the media catering to African American
women and their hair.
During my journey of trying to figure out what
I wanted to do with my hair, I thought about
blogging about it. I knew there were a lot of
black women that didn’t know much about
their hair. This was before the natural
community got as big as it is today.
What kind of experiences have been
afforded to you since you’ve been
blogging?
My lifestyle changed. I still go out
occasionally with my friends but not as much
as I use to. I’ve always been kind of healthy
but starting this natural hair journey I realized
that I needed to eat even healthier. My goal was
at first to grow my hair as long as possible and
I realized in order to grow my hair I had to make
this a lifestyle change. It gave me the opportunity to
research healthier foods that I can eat to promote
healthy hair growth and healthy living.