My Challenge

I'm about to embark on this journey of staying natural. I am going to be very extreme: no heat, no chemicals (relaxers), and no dye.

Please note that I am not saying that everyone should do the same if they want to see optimum growth. Actually, many people can get away with doing the three of the above, but SPARINGLY. That is the key word. If you want to grow healthy long hair, you have to avoid those things. Since I know my type of hair, I realized that I have to avoid those completely if I want to keep my coiled curls. Here are my rules for this challenging au natural hair journey:

1) No heat- this includes flat ironing, blow drying, curling irons, crimping (who does this anymore?), hot rollers, etc. If it burns, it will not touch my hair. This will definitely be the hardest to stick to since I won't be able to see how long my hair truly is since the curls make it a lot shorter. But it is too damaging so...

2) No relaxers- I used to get them twice a year. They flatten my roots but in the process straighten my curls. So this is a big no-no.

3) No hair dye- I went a little crazy with the dye this year, but I usually don't. This won't be hard to avoid. I had my dye fun; it was costly but taught me a lesson.

4)No tight ponytails/braids- I am an athlete so this might be hard. But a loose braid does the trick.

5) No brushing hair when dry- I love how it looks, but I don't love what it does to my hair after the fact.

Well, this is what I have so far! I will update you on my progress and struggles with sticking to these rules. All I can say is I'm very competitive and when I give myself a challenge... I don't disappoint.