Studies show that black women with natural styles such as fros,locs, braids etc are perceived as less professional than their straight haired counterparts.
Still ridiculous and I hope the crown act passes everywhere. One shouldn’t feel the need to straighten their hair for an interview or for every single important event. Straight hair is fun and awesome but the keyword here is “need” versus a non biased preference.
🌹 self care playlist 🌸 — i got new stickers and new washis to play with! today, i decided to make a red themed spread and i’m really happy with the outcome! happy december, everybody! ❤️
110420. haven’t updated in a while, sorry ! midterms season hit crazy hard, but luckily i’ve finished my last one and now it’s gonna be essays to worry about for the next week or so. here are some pictures from the last time i booked a library reservation :,))
[ID: a tweet by laura🥵 @laurasherif_ “Things you’ve always wondered about natural hair but were too afraid to ask” two photos, each one of a woman with a big afro “- we wash our hair less because our hair doesn’t get as oily as yours, it takes muchhh longer for our hair to be considered oily because of the texture
- yes, most people don’t wash their braids every day like you do your hair because it makes our braids frizzy and it’s not really necessary
- most curls activate with water, no special product needed
- most braids are accomplished using braiding hair, a synthetic hair for that purpose, it’s not because we’re bald or anything it just makes the style last SMMMM longer and look neater
- a weave is accomplished by sewing fake hair onto hair that has been cornrowed, not all extensions are called weaves :)
- it’s offensive when you say “it will look better straightened” so pls don’t 🥺
- “wash day” is difficult because most people with natural hair cannot just shampoo and condition for 5 minutes. Because it’s so thick and more prone to being dry we most times use a deep conditioner which can sit for several hours sometimes
- we don’t all have short hair it’s SHRINKAGE, shrinkage is when your hair is curly/kinky and basically compresses towards your scalp and makes your hair look sm shorter. Shrinkage can make waist length hair look shoulder length😭
- we put oil on our hair because the oil our scalp produces, has a harder time actually hitting the strands because of how textured it is
- Afro hair is courser which is why it doesn’t “fall” most times - braids can take up to 4+ hours to install - because of the texture some people find it hard to constantly do their hair everyday so they opt for braids/weaves/wigs 😭😭 it didn’t mean we bald
- when we say we permed our hair, we aren’t referring to the perm that makes your hair curly, it’s called a relaxer, it chemically straightens your hair
- it’s not frizzy that’s just how it is😌
-we wear bonnets and use silk scarves etc so our styles don’t get frizzy and cotton doesn’t snag our hair.
- some lay their edges cause it just adds more to certain hair styles😊 it’s not ghetto !!
-most people don’t like their hair to be touched or played in without their permission !! And it takes long to get it like that in the first place 😩
- natural hair is usually THICK ASF, that’s why it’s so voluminous
- do not ask people if they’re wearing a weave Or it’s fake, it puts people in a really awkward position LMAO, like if it’s yes it’s awkward for them and if it’s no it’s uncomfortable for you 💀” End ID.]
