Comments on: The Great Hair Debate! From Rockin Your ‘Real’ Hair to ‘Good Hair’

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 13:03:59 +0000

my hair is thinning out anyone pls suggest a product that can rescue my hair. thanks

By: aminatu

aminatu — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:24:29 +0000

John said it correct natural is the way to go. I feel black women are more beautiful with natural hair we can do so much with it. by the way , i am natural no perm and no extension or wigs. Some one said that the western society make it difficult for black women to wear their natural hair at their job. Probably if black women worn it more it will be more acceptable. I get a lot of praise from other race about how my hair is so beautiful…..Also, the natural texture are different so everyone will not look the same and the texture range from 3a-3c and 4a-4c. Be proud of who you are……black women….

By: ytee

ytee — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 02:08:12 +0000

i got tired of my relaxed hair a few months back when it started breaking. i had just removed a weave and was combing my hair when i noticed the breakage and realized my hair looked worse than it used to back in my secondary school days. That same evening, i was at the barbers and i have enjoyed carrying my natural hair ever since. I was pleasantly suprised when i got so many compliments. The good part is that when i get tired and desire another look, i wear wigs or as i did once, a lace wig.

By: Aybaby

Aybaby — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 17:16:37 +0000

Its sad that many women spend so much money on hair extensions et al at the expense of their hair. Do whatever you like but take good care of your hair. Buy good hair products for your hair, drink lots of water etc but whatever the case, look beautiful….

By: yvonne

yvonne — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:15:06 +0000

you guys are funny……lol

By: kenna

kenna — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:13:49 +0000

Yes its not if you are in the US!!!!!!!! However in the UK we dont have the same products nauturals in the US have so cheaply we have to pay $36- $40+ in shipping just for products and what happens if you dont like it or cant find someone to do a product swap with.

In the US you dont really have much problems. Im natural too but to get cheaper products in the UK they would have to be filled with cones etc. I dont have the products I would love to have.

If you have the money it wont be an issue if you dont then its not as easy. Being natural or relaxed isnt hard there are ways to take care of both hair textures in a healthy way regardless of whether the relaxer is harmful. If I can do both you can too.

By: seun d

seun d — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:15:36 +0000

You say this but a lot of guys are more concerned with va va voom which means big hair, fake lashes they can’t help it.

By: seun d

seun d — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:50:20 +0000

I agree with you 100% I am not too attached to my hair because I cut it for the longest time but the minute I decided to grow my hair natural and use all my conditioners I realized how soft and beautifully curly my hair is that I can’t even take my hands off my hair. it’s now a bad habit how i touch my hair cause i just want to feel my tightly coiled hair

By: seun d

seun d — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:33:59 +0000

I wear my hair natural and although I am in the growing stages, I have a wash and go method for my hair. I can wash it whenever I want (only conditioner though). with my natural hair I don’t hesitate to go to the gym, or that when rain is falling have to be like “oh my hair”. all the chemical straightening and weaves makes it difficult to just live like people of other races are doing.

By: sweethix!

sweethix! — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 05:13:51 +0000

uhhhhh….. iono about you but i hate waking up in the morning and i cant put my hair in a ponytail and have it look good. at least with a perm, i dont spend hours trying to put it in a bun. a perm is convenient and if you straightened your hair properly, youd only have to do it like once every two weeks.. which is what i do. unlike natural hair… you sweat.. its over.

By: oduffa

oduffa — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:37:50 +0000

I think how you choose to wear your hair should depend what makes you feel comfortable. Getting a perm does not make you less African unless going through pain every time you have to comb or restyle your hair is “African”. On the flip side, perms and weaves are convenient for a lot of women but personally i dont think it makes them anymore glamorous than the next person with natural hair. It’s just hair nobody should be judged by how they choose to wear it.

By: Naomi

Naomi — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 03:07:53 +0000

Good 1 I like ur comment…

By: Cici

Cici — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 23:00:12 +0000

I totally agree with John. I know the truth hurts, but he’s telling the truth.

By: z

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 06:08:31 +0000

God bless you…you’re an example of what a man should be

By: Miss Fizzy

Miss Fizzy — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:47:51 +0000

You can’t compare wearing mascara or makeup to having natural hair. It’s not even close. Those things you mentioned fingy will only cause temporary changes and at the end you can wash them off. However relaxers are PERMANENT. It’s not like a cream you put in your hair to straighten it that you can wash off at the end of the day. It’s akin to bleaching your skin in that it is permanent and it damages and weakens your hair. Going natural is better for hair in the long run because when people get older and their hair starts to thin and fall off, and they start to suffer from pattern baldness like men, they’ll wonder why. I wish people could understand that. Besides, if you’re natural and want to have straight hair, there are flat irons and pressing combs. None of these will cause as much damage as relaxers. I mean when my hair was relaxed, I STILL had to flat iron to make it really straight. Why not just cut out the middle man and go from curly to straight, instead of from frizzy, neither straight nor curly to straight?

By: fingy

fingy — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 02:40:08 +0000

yes!why dont we do everything natural then…Lets not wear make-up, lets not use body lotions, mascara nko? let us stop trying to lengthen and thicken our eye lashes…Why do we GO NATURAL all the way!!!!why choose one over the other!!

By: Marian

Marian — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:59:28 +0000

if it’s just hair, why NOT wear it natural?”

Mimi will be a great line for going natural ad campaign!

By: Bukky

Bukky — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 06:09:20 +0000

I dont think it’s bad if black women want to deviate from their natural hair…It is okay to experiment with different looks…I like to have curly,straight and any other type of hair when i choose to …The problem however, is that a lot of black women think their hair is bad and that caucasian hair is the standard hair type…this obviously means something is wrong somewhere…It isnt just hair when we think that only Caucasian type hair (weave n relaxed hair) is sexy!!!It’d be nice if we rocked our own hair as often as other type hair we rock.I blame our mothers sa…they just slapped chemicals on our hair and didnt let us know any different, while growing up i really thought everyone had to have permed hair…now that our generation knows better we should encourage our daughters …we should let them know that their natural hair is their own hair standard and it is even more beautiful than the other hair options they have.

By: FirstIWantToDanceWithYouPere

FirstIWantToDanceWithYouPere — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 05:10:37 +0000

you have issues sa!which one is deceptive undewear again!!! !!pls give your wife or GF this advice…if you like tell her not to brush her teeth all in d name of natural….

By: IFearBellaNaijaFollowers

IFearBellaNaijaFollowers — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 04:48:10 +0000

LMAO MIA JADORE…Sugarbelly needs to hear this