Do You Know The Length Of Your Hair?

Hey Kinkies.  Below is a chart to help you in determinining what 'length' your hair is classified as.  As you look at the chart, I want you to ask yourself: am I more concerned about length or the overall health of my hair.  I want to remind you that just because your hair is long, it does NOT mean that it is healthy!  You could have heat damage, split ends, a strand of fairy knots... Lord knows what else.  

I used to focus on how long I wanted my hair to be (you know that image of long, flowing hair that TV helps to embed in our brain?!?)  Now, I focus on the health of my hair.  With healthy hair comes great length!

Hope it helps Kinkies... Make sure you check me out on Facebook, Kinky Kinetik and as always...

Keep It Kinky!

To Be Or Knot To Be... Natural.

I decided to go for it!  After all, wasn't I born with kinky hair?  Many moons ago, my mother put that first relaxer in my hair, it was a Creme of Nature relaxer.  My sister had one in her hair and I wanted one sooooooooo bad.  So, I convinced my mother to do it once when she was intoxicated.  It worked... but man did I pay the price. I remember to this day - her washing my hair out... literally!  My hair was going down the drain right along with the water.

I remained with a relaxer for many years... up until I decided to get my last one in May 2009.  I got a mini-touch up.  I call it a mini-touch up because I didn't do a full touch up where you make sure all of your roots are nice and neat.  I just did my edges to make sure my micro-braids would look cute in the front of my sewn in.  That was the last time I even smelled a relaxer.  I cut my relaxed hair off (after wearing sewn-in weaves) in November 2009 and I haven't turned back since.

I can't say that I miss having a relaxer as with being natural, it appears to be so much more versatility.  Yes, it was much easier managing my hair in a relaxed state; however, I was sacrificing my health for it.  Do I miss my doobies and being able to up and go, at times?  YES!!  But you know what - I can't and I won't go back!  I've come too far (sounds like I'm about to preach right) to turn back now!  I've encouraged so many others to become natural and I have to continue to set an example that you can and will be beautiful as a NATURAL woman (or man).

So, here I am, almost three years in, learning more (wishing I learned it THEN) and sharing my knowledge with others.  I'm inspired that I inspire others... and I'm proud to be natural... it's just something that is sexier about us! ;-P

~KKinetik