Natural Hair Do's and Don'ts: Being a Product Junkie

This is more of a tip than anything else but ladies, especially my newly transitioning ladies, do not believe the hype of product buying ! You do not need to become a product junkie
when going/being natural. It is all too easy to fall prey and victim of the "best cowasher" or the "newest curl definer" when going through this journey.

 A well known myth of the curlygirl natural hair community is that "being natural is expensive
and too much work". This does not have to be the case. The problem is that up until you start going natural, a lot of us (especially women of color) are not used to taking care of our OWN hair. Therefore the sudden transition can seem daunting or appear to be a lot of work. This
is where the whole "product junkie" can emerge.

 You know, that girl who needs to buy every and all new products for hair that will help "ease" the journey. I happen to be the admitted product junkie. I have a huge shelf in my bathroom full of products plus a storage cabinet in my room full of more. I also receive the monthly hair product subscription for natural hair called the CurlBox which provides me with samples and full sized products to test on my hair. Now, I am happy with being a product junkie because one of my favorite things to do is test out new products to let you guys know if they work or not, so I am a whole different story. However, I realize that being natural actually does not require all these "expensive" products and maintenance that people make it out to be.

You don't need much to care for natural hair. Some staples that are good to incorporate in a simple regimen would be oil, MOISTURIZER, conditioner, and shampoo. Most girls say
they already own these four products anyways. The enticement of the natural world is just
very alluring and wanting to try those products that your favorite YouTuber is promoting can
be very exciting. Well, I'm here to tell you that it doesn't have to be that way! 

Like I said, you can get away with doing very little and spending very little. Heck, you can even make your own moisturizing mask from ingredients in your kitchen if you do not want to buy more product or are in a pinch. We tend to take the easy way out though and just buy a bottle of liquid magic for our hair off the shelf.

 I will leave you guys with one last message though: There is no miracle product. There is nothing better that you can do for your hair than actually taking care of it. Products can help but you need to learn and feel for your OWN hair in order to know what she wants. Listen to
her and she will tell you.

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