Nappy “When you think about natural hair, what is the first thing that comes to your mind?”
I myself have been relaxed to natural for about 5 years. In 2011, I made the decision to cut of my relaxed ends, due to my mother having a disease called Moyamoya which causes the red vessels in the brain to shrink, permitting blood flow. Before she had undergone surgery, the doctors had to shave off one side of her head. Because of this, I was motivated to purse my personal natural hair journey.
A Natural is defined as a man or a woman (particularly African-American) who wears their natural curl pattern free from harsh chemicals, such as a relaxer or texturizer. I am going to discuss with you this morning about the history of natural hair, when black men and women begin to embrace their natural hair texture publicly, and the modernization of natural hair.
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She invited the first hair-straightening tool, known as the hot comb for African-Americans to transform their tight curl pattern into a stretched out looser appearance. Also you have Garrett Augustus Morgan, born March 4, 1877, he was the first black man to invent the first hair-straightening product formula, known today as the relaxer. A relaxer chemical in a form of a lotion or cream used to permanently break the cuticle bonds in your hair to make tightly coiled strands straight. Many black men and women chose this particularly style because of the standards of beauty. Straight hair was believed to be ‘good