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Hair Update: Bye-bye Kinky Twists


Hi everyone,
I've finally taken down my kinky twists and because my scalp felt sore, I waited for 2 days before using my fingers to detangle. I applied some coconut oil and then took my time detangling in sections. As I detangled I noticed that my hair seemed a bit longer.
Rewind: When I came back home from my Youth Service, my Mom looked at my hair and said "that's all your hair?" Yes o, her old baby never had hair this healthy before ^_^. I felt that she meant that it looked healthy plus I believed that loose twists sort of gave the illusion that my hair was long. I guess I was wrong...abi?
 Below are pictures I took of my hair in January after stretching it out (using a flat iron) and trimming it. And the third picture is my hair after taking down my kinky twists.....

Note that my hair in the first two pictures is straight and the one in the last picture is coily hair loosely braided.So what do you think?
**Kinky hair does grow if you know what to do with it**

INVITE:  As a natural hair blogger, I get mails and questions on the streets from transitioners and old naturals  about my coily mane techniques. While I don't have a problem helping others in their journey, answering the same question over and over again can be a bit much . For the next two weeks I will be discussing my techniques with new and old naturals on the new DB&K Forum . So,If you are having problems finding the right products or techniques that suit our Naija climate, register, login and lets rub minds. See you there!!

9 comments:

  1. FbaybeeOAugust 9, 2012 at 6:05 PM

    Your hair is gorgeous + it looks healthy too.
    How long have you been natural?

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  2. NatmaneAugust 10, 2012 at 10:22 AM

    Thanks FbaybeeO! I've been natural for 3 years and some months.

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  3. ~Adeola~August 11, 2012 at 5:49 AM

    wow! your hair is wild! congrats on the completion of your youth service.
    I've been natural almost 3yrs, but my hair look like i've only been natural for 1.5-2yrs. Time to start nursing those ends, so they don't tangle into each other so much that i'll need to chop them off so often :(

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  4. NatmaneAugust 11, 2012 at 2:49 PM

    Thanks Curious Kinks!
    About your hair, try keeping your end stretched out(you can thread hair immediately after washing)and do more finger combing and less manipulation. That seems to be working great for me.

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  5. NatmaneAugust 11, 2012 at 2:50 PM

    Thanks Curious Kinks!
    About your hair, try keeping your end stretched out(you can thread hair immediately after washing)and do more finger combing and less manipulation. That seems to be working great for me.

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  6. JazzWifeAugust 11, 2012 at 3:58 PM

    Yes, yes, yes! You go, girl!!!

    There is nothing like a healthy head of natural afro textured hair to get people's heads turning and thinking about their own journeys. That is the best encouragement there is.

    Congratulations!

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  7. NatmaneAugust 12, 2012 at 2:16 PM

    Aww...thank you JazzWife!!

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  8. CoilybellaAugust 23, 2012 at 3:39 PM

    Great Job!
    I noticed that you do a lot of protective styling and less manipulation. I can see the results.
    This just strengthened my decision to wear protective styles for the next one year. Thanks for being inspiring.

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  9. NatmaneAugust 24, 2012 at 6:25 PM

    Thank you Tinuke!
    Protective styles don't just help me with hair growth but also with time management. I get to spend less time and product on my hair. Thanks again for the kind words:)

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