How to love my curls?

Question

Hello to all my curly-haired sisters out there, I could use some advice.
My natural hair is about 4a curls, but I put a texturizer in about 10 months ago. I haven’t texturized it since, but I hate the way it ruined my hair and made it curly in some places, straight in others. I regret it so much.
I’ve been straightening my hair lately because I hate the texture. I love the way straight hair looks, but I know I’m damaging my hair no matter how many heat protectants I use and even if I’m only using heat every 1-2 weeks. 
So I want to go natural and grow out my texturizer, but I don’t love my hair. I wish I did, but I love the way silky straight hair looks. Any advice on how you came to love your curls? Stories on transitioning from chemically treated hair to natural hair? I could really use some inspiration and advice. Thanks in advance. 🙂

Answer

How can you not love curls is the real question. I started getting relaxers at 3 years old...3!!!! Which makes no damn sense. My hair was always broken off, would never grow past collar bone length now here I am and it’s mid back length. Our natural hair is so fucking beautiful and we have no idea because we are constantly and systematically made to feel like our hair is bad or nappy or needs to be straight. For what?? Let your hair flourish and your curls pop, mama. 💁🏾‍♀️

Answer

I had relaxed hair most of my life growing up but my last year in college I decided to go natural and I’ve loved it ever since! I have a mixture of 3c/4a hair my best advice is to do some research on different styles like twists/twist outs that way you can manipulate your curls to how you would like them to look while keeping them moisturized and healthy! A lot of people think that the only way to have beautiful curly hair is to have 3 type hair but thats far from true!! All hair types are gorgeous you just have to learn what works for your hair ❤️❤️
also having encouraging people around you is helpful too! My boyfriend is a huge natural as well and we love to learn about our hair together

Answer

So this is how my hair normally looked when I was transitioning. Sometimes it was more curly. This was in 2011 and I didn’t officially go natural until 2015 so it was a long process for me

How to love my curls?

The Top Baby Tracker App: Embrace New Beginnings with Tender Care

The Top Fertility Tracker App: Your Path to Achieving Pregnancy

The Top Pregnancy App: Nurturing Your Journey to Motherhood

The Top Period Tracker for Empowering Your Menstrual Health Journey