That is so sad that your emotions are so easily triggered by someone else's appearance. I hope that you get the therapy that you need to live a happy existence. Thank you for watching! ❤️
Nevaah neither of which is natural. Straight hair is natural if that’s how it grows from your scalp. However if the hair is naturally curly/super curly, but blown dry using heat to deform the curl, then straightened further using silk press technique; the curl pattern is altered. Unfortunately many black women having their done by people who are even aware of accurate terminology. At this point I am unwilling to watch black hair tutorials because I am only interested in maintaining healthy natural hair and using styles that are take advantages of its characteristics. I love myself and my hair. I for millennia before getting displaced to the Americas, African people wear caring for their natural hair.
Made the error of letting my hairstylist gf dp my hair for free and she claed she had to blow dry & str8n for a simple style. She asks me all the time when ima let her do my hair again & I give her the crazy eye
And little do those women know that having the distinction will help those of us who do want true natural hair stylists. We can avoid booking with stylists who have no interest in dealing with natural hair in its natural state. Let those that want the straight hair or blown out styles stick with the stylists that suit them. I support there being a distinction made.
My hair has been completely natural for 50 years, I would never let someone touch my hair that regularly straightens hair. Natural hair care is a curated art form, with thousands of years of historical perfection in it's purse.
Wearing and appreciating our natural especially when its in its textured state is a mindset...not just a hairstyle Thanks brotha for speaking to this❤️💚🖤.
Y’all said exactly what I was thinking #CoSign … Cause it’s so many women wearing Locs because they think it’s “TRENDY” hairstyle & not for a lifestyle… everybody w/ dress ain’t woke . 🫤
You right❤ I just think most people want a pass to qualify as (natural) because they cut their relaxer out 10 yrs ago but swapped it for color and a silk press lol
And I correct people all thee time: if you've colored your hair, then your hair is no longer natural, it is now chemically treated. "NO ITS NOT." I'm sorry...did you or did you not just use a DEVELOPER to blast through layers of your cuticle and deposit a chemical and hair DYE to your hair follicle? Are your grays still transparent?? No? What about your silver hairs? Still no? Ok.
Relaxers are coming back so they might as well hop back on the train 🤷🏾♀️ Not my money or time spent sitting under a hot ass hair dryer burning my ears 😂
@@chocolate_cosmos I don't miss forgetting not to scratch and ending up with burns and scabs on my scalp but still happy with my hair style. That was crazy. And let's not talk about what we put our daughters through. She went natural before I did.
I will say doing a silk press takes A LOT of manipulation to get textured hair to maintain that level of straightness. Never heard the term Straight Natural before...
A bunch of bs from ignorant women desiring to have straight hair and natural. Our natural hair simply isn’t straight and that’s the beauty of it. Our hair is distinctly different.
Exactly. My take on it (and I did say "my" so don't come for me straight naturals 😄) is that they are still burning their scalps from the heat of a flatiron VS. a chemical. It's still damaging and painful. I went the silk press route when I first went natural until I realized the heat hitting my scalp from the flatiron and that extremely hot blowdryer was very uncomfortable and unhealthy for my hair and follicles. I haven't used heat besides the Revair (twice) in about 3 yrs. I haven't set foot in a salon in 4 yrs due to the trauma caused by so-called "natural hairstylists" who had no skill in detangling type 4 hair, tore through my coils with combs and could only press natural hair. There is a difference. Narada is absolutely correct.
Omg yeah. I feel like the odd man out. Like does no one else think this flatiron is hot af and burning their head? The blow dryer not too far behind? Everytime I get silk press it is not a comfortable or relaxing experience. I'm on edge, I'm flinching, I'm getting burned
Hmmm 🤔 If I get a silk press and then afterwards wash my hair. As a result, my hair shrinks back to it's natural curl pattern. Does that mean that I am no longer natural (bcuz I had a silk press)? Maybe what he's saying is: It's not a question of whether their hair is "Natural"... But rather, if silk press is considered a "Natural hairstyle"?? Silk press temporarily changes the hair texture/ curl pattern. Granted, I can understand why a natural hairstylist as himself would not consider silk press to be a "natural hairstyle".
@@dees5250 The natural hairstyle disctiction hes making is your hair its its natural curly state. Thats how he defines it because thats what he does. Hes not saying your not natural if you silk press your hair, but yes while your hair is in that state its not a natural hairstyle until it reverts back
I know of a stylist who specializes in straightening and coloring hair, and she once stated she did not do natural hair. She was referring to styling Afro textured hair in its natural state. Several natural women went to her to get a silk press.
Hmmm 🤔 So if I get a silk press and then afterwards wash my hair. As a result, my hair shrinks back to it's natural curl pattern. Does that mean that I am no longer natural (bcuz I had a silk press)? Maybe what he's saying is: It's not a question of whether their hair is "Natural"... But rather, if silk press is considered a "Natural hairstyle"?? Silk press temporarily changes the hair texture/ curl pattern. Granted, I can understand why a natural hairstylist as himself would not consider silk press to be a "natural hairstyle".
@cmlady0437 I agree. A silk press isn't a natural style. K suppose I'm thinking of the woman who ALWAYS wears a silk press and says she's natural whilst rarely to never wearing her natural texture.
@@traillmark361 as a straight natural I agree. We’re chemical free, but we heavily manipulate our hair to the point where it doesn’t look the way it naturally grows. It’s not the same as wearing your fro at all
@dhshsvsingd3374 I also agree. I am a recovering Straight Natural. I wore my hair straight most of the time or twisted up into Twista or braids which require my hair to be blown out. 🤔 I never considered myself a Natural Natural for that reason. People often thought I had a relaxer because of how straight the hair is. So... I started saying "Oh no, I am a Straight Natural. No chemicals."
Natural means chemical free…if that’s the case braid outs and twist outs aren’t natural styles either because you’re manipulating your nausea curl pattern. Straighten natural hair is also temporarily manipulating your natural curl pattern
I can’t tell you how many salons say cater to natural hair or call themselves naturalistas. My daughter who had tailbone length 4C hair and she did this all on her own wanted to get trim of her ends. These ppl put relaxer in her hair conditioner because they said her hair was too dense and charged her more money for the length of time it took. I was so upset. Her hair fell out. Another time. She made sure she washed her hair and conditioned and did her own blow out and all they had to do was give her a trim. They messed her hair up. She went into a depression. It took years of my support and help to get her back after 7 years. She is now starting her own haircare line that she developed to help get herself and hair back to healthy. ❤❤
Wow, this is the first time I’ve heard this type of terminology something new. I have been a hair stylist for 25 years. And I see this all the time . They come in wanting you to achieve something that is impossible because of the condition of their hair. Have had many clients come in the hair salon and want to achieve a hairstyle that requires only natural hair. I never hold back my knowledge from them, and explain that your hair will not look this way, because their hair is either heat damage or chemically relaxed. But I try my best to achieve the look by doing rods or some different type of technique. And because of my honesty, they totally respect my opinion, and choose something else.
I’m so glad you made this clear. I noticed this a few years ago. The regular salon was just concerned about the style coming out right. Not a lot of care for the health of my hair vs. going to a natural salon who treated and mostly did protective styles. There is a huge difference
As someone who at best had wavey hair, learning about hair from you has helped the health of my hair and some lose curls have been forming. You definitely give good advice on not just hair care for natural hair types, but for all hair types since you do encourage for everyone to do a bit of their own research to find out what works for your hair. Rather refreshing to see people out there not trying to promote one type of hair care or a product that will fix all your hair problems. Everyone needs to be more like you
🗣️ Heavily & obliviously contradict themselves “REAL BAD”. I’m so happy that I discovered your content AND I see that you’re not far from me! If you’re not too booked and busy, I pray that I get to meet and have my 100% natural hair styled by you♥️‼️🙏🏾✊🏾
Thank you!!! You are saying that same thing I have been telling people for years. A fellow stylist told me she does natural hair the same way I do. I was like, no. Because she could only cut, braid, and style hair after using tons of heat. It doesn't work that way.
Natural hair will always have its own category. Period. Those who are in tune with there hair dynamics. The health of the hair is all that matter and sadly stylist of the black community DO NOT PRIORITIZE HAIR HEALTH CARE. Nor do they know how to restore damage hair or prevent it.
Natural hair is textured hair. When it becomes straight it is no long natural. It’s straight hair, or pressed or silk pressed hair or whatever the heck u wanna call it. What it is not is natural hair.
I don’t mind straightening my hair sometimes, but now that it’s reached a certain length it tangles a lot and everyone’s solution is keep it straightened. Bro I would miss my hair too much, I only straighten once or twice a yr I’m not used to that. I do stretch it more often to avoid tangles, but why are “natural” girlies so obsessed with straightening it? I’ve been natural for over 20 years…is this the new thing? Straight naturals?
I totally get what this gentleman is saying. I have not relaxed my hair in 16 years and I have never colored my hair. I am chemical free however I wear my hair both silk press AND I do wash and go’s. For those that wear their hair mostly In a silk press I encourage you to please try to not be triggered by what he is differentiating here. How YOU choose to wear your hair is personal and I personally don’t take it as an attack or one is better than the other. Just know the difference so you know what you are getting when you chose a stylist.
The terminology of "Straight Natural" Hmmm 🤔 So what you're saying is: It's not a question of whether their hair is "Natural"... But rather, if silk press is considered a "Natural hairstyle"?? Silk press temporarily changes the hair texture/ curl pattern. I can understand why a natural hairstylist as yourself would not consider it as a "natural hairstyle". Thank you for the clarification.
That's why my first attempt at going natural was a fail. My stylist has no clue how to detangle, or do anything else except flat iron lol she fried my ends so bad I had to big chop a second time
It's abusive. I took my mother to a so-called hairstylist in Montgomery, Alabama who claimed to be able to do our natural hair, but the entire shop turned their noses up at our kinks. It was sad, looking at all this straight hair on all these black women, and look at them look at us, like we were crazy! And the stylus kept trying to get us to straighten her hair because she knew how to do was that.
I'm so glad someone finally said it it seems that these so called natural hairstylist all they claim they know how to do are silk presses or anything that involves altering natural hair and you even have stylist who say they don't like doing 4c hair like wow times have changed that's why I do my own hair because these stylist do what they wanna do and how they wanna do it it's sad to be honest 🤷🏾♀️
I am really glad that you exist to remind (me personnally) that I am black once in a while. Truly appreciate it cause i'm a minority and I forget that I need to adapt to what I am. I shave my head 3 weeks ago and I wanna do 4 years of natural hairstyles. Wish me luck. 🤞🏽
I had locs for 10 years cut them after the 10th year and nobody can do my kinky texture hair..my hair is shirt and with shrinkage, it is very short. Nobody wants to touch my hair in its natural state
I once argued with a white woman on social media when she called herself a black hairstylist because she only did relaxers and sew-ins. No braids, twists or natural. She was focused on assimilating black women into whiteness and hated natural hair.
I don’t see the problem with him distinguishing the difference between the two. If I wanted someone to handle my natural hair, I would feel a lot more comfortable with and confident in the capabilities of someone who actually works with natural hair (in it’s natural state). That’s said I understand there are different kinds of naturals and there’s no wrong way to do it (it’s whatever works for you). Personally, I’m natural in that my hair isn’t permed and I rarely put heat on it… but I also have it in protective styles most of the year because it’s thick and time consuming to do. In other words, my hair is natural under the protective styles but I don’t deal with it daily so I could definitely see the benefit of having someone who does handle natural hair regularly doing my hair.
There is a BIG difference between a regular hairstylist and a natural hair stylist. As a natural hair person who where's their natural hair with as minimal heat as possible, it is hard to find a natural hair stylist.
I was always under the impression that a good hair stylist works with all hair types and textures, in all their states. Jerri curls, straightening combs, Marells(sp?), afros, twist outs, braids...etc., etc.. My hairstylist transitioned me, successfully, from relaxed hair to natural. If your stylist can't work with all hair textures, then she needs a sideeye.
Imma take it even further and say, if your hair is straightend or silk pressed, you are NOT natural until your curls revert back to normal. If your hair is heat damaged then it's not natural either.
I like your style! You are so funny and so right about alot of things you say. I was a stylist, too. Retired... There are many kinds of stylists. If you call yourself a "Natural" stylist, then you should be able to deliver acceptable results without heat or chemicals! I wear my hair natural as in my hair grows from my scalp without extention. However, full of relaxer and bleach. I have never called myself a natural hair stylist because my styles be full of heat chemicals and color. 😂❤ He's right ✅️ let your title dictate your ability. It matters, and there is absolutely a difference. I say this with all love and respect. 💯!
I hear you. I like to wear my hair both ways. I adore my curls and it’s hard to find someone who wants to cater to my curls. I like to consider my self natural still though. My curls can still convert back❤ to
I'm a mixed woman Colombian and Native American African descent That's the most accurate description I can give All my life I had to conform to what the black woman whoever is doing my hair They say their opinion on what beauty is and their opinion is based on what America white women white women have told the black community what beauty is putting chemicals in my hair to look like a race of people that I was never meant to look like Now I'm at the age of I don't have to conform to that ideology of beauty So leave this man alone he's trying to teach us and show us how to take care of our natural hair without lie without heating irons without curling irons leave this man alone and let him do his job this is his job he's being a blessing to us so if you get your feelings hurt because he's solely speaking about women like myself who choose not to put chemicals in our hair who choose not to conform to what the white man's ideology of beauty is Shut the hell up and leave this man alone You could do whatever you want with your head He is a natural hair stylist and it's okay for him to call himself that and it's okay for him to teach women like myself who don't want to conform to what the world says is beautiful God made me and he made my hair the way it is and I want to keep it the way it is and I want to keep hair on my head until I die I don't want to be half bald like most of the black women that I grew up with Are hair already thins out when we get older I do not want to be bald by continuing putting chemicals in my hair That's my choice it's like it's your choice to put chemicals in your hair Don't demonize me and people like me just because we don't want to use chemicals anymore Y'all could do whatever you want Best for me and my house we're going to continue to be natural and braids and knowing what kind of moisture products to put in our hair that's natural natural products like I usually use coconut oil I don't if I can't eat it I don't put it in my body I can eat coconut oil I cook with coconut oil So go on with that
You are absolutely correct. And I hate when people tell me yes I do natural hair and then they want to jail my hair down but weaving it hot Combs flat iron it do silk press and they don't really do a good job on the silk press. They always want to cut your hair always when the last time you had to trim when the last time you did this when you clip your in always that's all they want to do they don't know anything about the proper chemicals or what you should do to keep your hair moisturize they don't really sit down and talk to you about your hair .
X again, I agree with you sir... I get into arguments with other stylists and clients about what NATURAL hairstyles... Anything with heat, chemicals, etc is NOT A NATURAL HAIRSTYLE... give me a comb, some water, and maybe some conditioner and/or oil; I do ALL HAIR TYPES... For a natural hairstyle though, you will be air drying!!!
@AfrikanHairGod yes, correct. It was anything that alters the hair texture. Either way, stop letting these people disrupt your peace. I think you do an amazing job. Keep educating. Some people don't understand that hair is a science.
They aren't disrupting my peace. I am just trying to make a change in the standard in the black professional natural hair industry. That comes with grinding against the grain and speaking out against straight-hair normatives, misconceptions, and contradictions. It's going to come with push back and resistance because people don't like change and don't know how to think outside of a collective. Plus, black woman don't want a black man pulling skeletons out their closets that they don't want to deal with. I have to sacrifice my image for this because I realize that if I don't push for this, no one else is going to and nothing will ever change unless black women demand it themselves. Black women deserve to live in a world where they don't have to learn how to accept their beauty from people like a bald black male stylist.
I’m so glad I found your channel and other ppl that just get it. I’ve been natural since 2010/2011 and I have yet to find a real natural hairstylist that can create beautiful natural hairstyles or a stylist that hasn’t burned my hair using excessive heat. Being natural and constantly straightening your hair is so pointless to me-this was the case when I first went natural. My hair looked great straight but my curl pattern looked horrible. Wash and gos, slick back or up ponytail, and twist outs are literally my go-to styles.
He is right. I'm natural and blow dry sometimes...not often. However, not every stylist who says they know how to deal with natural hair CAN. As soon as I see that bristle brush come out or you immediately start to rake your fingers through my hair, I know you think you know. I will only go to a regular stylist for a trim AFTER I have washed and dried my own hair.
Most stylists who specialize in silk pressing do not and I mean DO NOT know how to style hair in it’s natural state. Yeah I said it and their social media pages prove it.
Right they don’t understand how difficult it is to find a real natural textured hairstylist for kinky hair that does not involve just straightening it out
I agree with your point that a stylist who always straightens textured hair clearly doesn't do what you call "natural" hair styles. I have a small issue with the term "natural" itself because any hair that hasn't been processed could potentially be described as natural (so non colored straight hair is natural as well), but since that's the way people have come to call unprocessed textured hair, I'll have to accept it LOL
True and i used to feel that way as well however it's important to make the distinction for black natural hair vs virgin unprocessed hair because our hair is so marginalized and discriminated against because of its nature. That is something that othera don't have to deal with. That is what makes differentiating a stylist vs a natural hair stylist so important
This video made me think. What is a straight hair natural? I consider myself one. Wearing my hair straight is a protective style for me and I still wear my hair natural as well as my hair still curls. No chemicals and light products. So I can’t consider myself natural or 100% straight. But if I wanted to get my natural hair done professionally, I would have to look for a natural hair stylist. So ultimately he’s correct in this video.
I am upset because of your bear style
That is so sad that your emotions are so easily triggered by someone else's appearance. I hope that you get the therapy that you need to live a happy existence. Thank you for watching! ❤️
U r upset by my comment honestly I was using your own words back to u. Practice what u preach.
@@hannaabdisamad3560 nope don't care what you think about me. Thanks for watching again!
Ok no problem.
Why you mad?
I see a lot of hairstylists claiming they do natural hair, but they only do silk presses and color.
I found this out the hard way
And that’s exactly why i refuse to go to certain people because they claim to do natural hair but can only fry and dye it
Exactly!
this! but don't know a thing about taking care of natural hair, etc
Nevaah neither of which is natural. Straight hair is natural if that’s how it grows from your scalp. However if the hair is naturally curly/super curly, but blown dry using heat to deform the curl, then straightened further using silk press technique; the curl pattern is altered. Unfortunately many black women having their done by people who are even aware of accurate terminology. At this point I am unwilling to watch black hair tutorials because I am only interested in maintaining healthy natural hair and using styles that are take advantages of its characteristics. I love myself and my hair. I for millennia before getting displaced to the Americas, African people wear caring for their natural hair.
Any stylist who says my hair needs to be blow dried before they do it, doesn’t count to me. Just say you can’t do textured hair.
This !!!
That’s why I’m scared to go to any hairstylist
That part
Made the error of letting my hairstylist gf dp my hair for free and she claed she had to blow dry & str8n for a simple style. She asks me all the time when ima let her do my hair again & I give her the crazy eye
Exactly, I have been there, and had a stylist try to make me feel bad for wanting to wear my hair in its natural state.
#Facts
And little do those women know that having the distinction will help those of us who do want true natural hair stylists. We can avoid booking with stylists who have no interest in dealing with natural hair in its natural state. Let those that want the straight hair or blown out styles stick with the stylists that suit them. I support there being a distinction made.
My hair has been completely natural for 50 years, I would never let someone touch my hair that regularly straightens hair. Natural hair care is a curated art form, with thousands of years of historical perfection in it's purse.
This distinction would help me find the best stylist for how I like to wear my hair. 🤷🏽♀️
Me too..
Wearing and appreciating our natural especially when its in its textured state is a mindset...not just a hairstyle
Thanks brotha for speaking to this❤️💚🖤.
This is true I say this abt locs as well
Y’all said exactly what I was thinking #CoSign … Cause it’s so many women wearing Locs because they think it’s “TRENDY” hairstyle & not for a lifestyle… everybody w/ dress ain’t woke . 🫤
Narada, please inform them… IT’s the hypocrisy for me… thank you that clearing up… you still have women that are delusional and in denial 😂😂😂😂
Don’t worry about them, keep informing those of us who wanna learn. We support you.
You right❤
I just think most people want a pass to qualify as (natural) because they cut their relaxer out 10 yrs ago but swapped it for color and a silk press lol
And I correct people all thee time: if you've colored your hair, then your hair is no longer natural, it is now chemically treated. "NO ITS NOT." I'm sorry...did you or did you not just use a DEVELOPER to blast through layers of your cuticle and deposit a chemical and hair DYE to your hair follicle? Are your grays still transparent?? No? What about your silver hairs? Still no? Ok.
Yes
@Celeste Flenory So so true. I color my nappy grays so I always tell people that my natural hair texture is color treated.
Relaxers are coming back so they might as well hop back on the train 🤷🏾♀️ Not my money or time spent sitting under a hot ass hair dryer burning my ears 😂
@@chocolate_cosmos I don't miss forgetting not to scratch and ending up with burns and scabs on my scalp but still happy with my hair style. That was crazy. And let's not talk about what we put our daughters through. She went natural before I did.
I will say doing a silk press takes A LOT of manipulation to get textured hair to maintain that level of straightness. Never heard the term Straight Natural before...
They always come up with new terms lol
I remember when a portion of my hair was straightened so much it took months for it to become curly again. I was very much heartbroken.
@meijing7937 oh no!!! Heat damage is such a risk with these hairstyles. I swear by the Aphogee 2-step protein treatment whenever I mess up like that.
@@CelesteTheeDragonLady I'm surprised my hair didn't just fall out, but I'm grateful it didn't.
A bunch of bs from ignorant women desiring to have straight hair and natural. Our natural hair simply isn’t straight and that’s the beauty of it. Our hair is distinctly different.
Exactly. My take on it (and I did say "my" so don't come for me straight naturals 😄) is that they are still burning their scalps from the heat of a flatiron VS. a chemical. It's still damaging and painful. I went the silk press route when I first went natural until I realized the heat hitting my scalp from the flatiron and that extremely hot blowdryer was very uncomfortable and unhealthy for my hair and follicles. I haven't used heat besides the Revair (twice) in about 3 yrs. I haven't set foot in a salon in 4 yrs due to the trauma caused by so-called "natural hairstylists" who had no skill in detangling type 4 hair, tore through my coils with combs and could only press natural hair. There is a difference. Narada is absolutely correct.
Omg yeah. I feel like the odd man out. Like does no one else think this flatiron is hot af and burning their head? The blow dryer not too far behind? Everytime I get silk press it is not a comfortable or relaxing experience. I'm on edge, I'm flinching, I'm getting burned
@@Naioki4yes! All of this. No one ever speaks about it lol
I’m trying to learn more about wearing and maintaining natural hair. Thanks for your channel. It’s very informative.
You’re welcome 😊
Yea how can you be natural if your hair isn’t in it’s natural curl pattern?
Hmmm 🤔
If I get a silk press and then afterwards wash my hair. As a result, my hair shrinks back to it's natural curl pattern. Does that mean that I am no longer natural (bcuz I had a silk press)?
Maybe what he's saying is:
It's not a question of whether their hair is "Natural"... But rather, if silk press is considered a "Natural hairstyle"??
Silk press temporarily changes the hair texture/ curl pattern. Granted, I can understand why a natural hairstylist as himself would not consider silk press to be a "natural hairstyle".
Its just flat ironed?
They aren’t wearing wigs or weaves, so it’s their natural hair. That’s how they see it. They’re just offended for no reason.
@@Kharizmah Also to add , in this light, a relaxed person's hair is naturally theirs, if its not wigs or weaves. (Just to your point, Afrikan's)
@@dees5250 The natural hairstyle disctiction hes making is your hair its its natural curly state. Thats how he defines it because thats what he does. Hes not saying your not natural if you silk press your hair, but yes while your hair is in that state its not a natural hairstyle until it reverts back
I know of a stylist who specializes in straightening and coloring hair, and she once stated she did not do natural hair. She was referring to styling Afro textured hair in its natural state. Several natural women went to her to get a silk press.
A straight natural (who wears their hair straight MOST of the time)may be chemical free, but they're not natural
Hmmm 🤔
So if I get a silk press and then afterwards wash my hair. As a result, my hair shrinks back to it's natural curl pattern. Does that mean that I am no longer natural (bcuz I had a silk press)?
Maybe what he's saying is:
It's not a question of whether their hair is "Natural"... But rather, if silk press is considered a "Natural hairstyle"??
Silk press temporarily changes the hair texture/ curl pattern. Granted, I can understand why a natural hairstylist as himself would not consider silk press to be a "natural hairstyle".
@cmlady0437 I agree. A silk press isn't a natural style. K suppose I'm thinking of the woman who ALWAYS wears a silk press and says she's natural whilst rarely to never wearing her natural texture.
@@traillmark361 as a straight natural I agree. We’re chemical free, but we heavily manipulate our hair to the point where it doesn’t look the way it naturally grows. It’s not the same as wearing your fro at all
@dhshsvsingd3374 I also agree. I am a recovering Straight Natural. I wore my hair straight most of the time or twisted up into Twista or braids which require my hair to be blown out. 🤔 I never considered myself a Natural Natural for that reason. People often thought I had a relaxer because of how straight the hair is. So... I started saying "Oh no, I am a Straight Natural. No chemicals."
Natural means chemical free…if that’s the case braid outs and twist outs aren’t natural styles either because you’re manipulating your nausea curl pattern. Straighten natural hair is also temporarily manipulating your natural curl pattern
AfricanHairGod you are exactly right, this is because most people are Really Not Comfortable with Wearing Their 'Natural Hair', in Its Natural State.
The Facts you always spitting 💯 I love it
I can’t tell you how many salons say cater to natural hair or call themselves naturalistas. My daughter who had tailbone length 4C hair and she did this all on her own wanted to get trim of her ends. These ppl put relaxer in her hair conditioner because they said her hair was too dense and charged her more money for the length of time it took. I was so upset. Her hair fell out. Another time. She made sure she washed her hair and conditioned and did her own blow out and all they had to do was give her a trim. They messed her hair up. She went into a depression. It took years of my support and help to get her back after 7 years. She is now starting her own haircare line that she developed to help get herself and hair back to healthy. ❤❤
A silk press is NOT a natural hair style. PeriodT
And don't you DARE say that pressed/blow dried hair is not a "protective" style!!! 🤣🤣🤣
The fact that they have time to fight you on your stance is crazy. People are so bothered!
Now Narada, you know you can’t say anything to these folks. You disrupt their delusions!!
Wow, this is the first time I’ve heard this type of terminology something new. I have been a hair stylist for 25 years. And I see this all the time . They come in wanting you to achieve something that is impossible because of the condition of their hair. Have had many clients come in the hair salon and want to achieve a hairstyle that requires only natural hair. I never hold back my knowledge from them, and explain that your hair will not look this way, because their hair is either heat damage or chemically relaxed. But I try my best to achieve the look by doing rods or some different type of technique. And because of my honesty, they totally respect my opinion, and choose something else.
Chile, People want to argue for the sake of arguing. People like to hear themselves talk no matter how stupid they sound.
I’m so glad you made this clear. I noticed this a few years ago. The regular salon was just concerned about the style coming out right. Not a lot of care for the health of my hair vs. going to a natural salon who treated and mostly did protective styles. There is a huge difference
Make it make sense Sway!!! 💯 💜
As someone who at best had wavey hair, learning about hair from you has helped the health of my hair and some lose curls have been forming. You definitely give good advice on not just hair care for natural hair types, but for all hair types since you do encourage for everyone to do a bit of their own research to find out what works for your hair. Rather refreshing to see people out there not trying to promote one type of hair care or a product that will fix all your hair problems. Everyone needs to be more like you
If only I had known about you in late October… I wouldn’t be starting all the way over 😭
🗣️ Heavily & obliviously contradict themselves “REAL BAD”. I’m so happy that I discovered your content AND I see that you’re not far from me! If you’re not too booked and busy, I pray that I get to meet and have my 100% natural hair styled by you♥️‼️🙏🏾✊🏾
Where is the lie? A straight haired stylist can only damage my natural hair
Thank you!!! You are saying that same thing I have been telling people for years. A fellow stylist told me she does natural hair the same way I do. I was like, no. Because she could only cut, braid, and style hair after using tons of heat. It doesn't work that way.
Natural hair will always have its own category. Period. Those who are in tune with there hair dynamics. The health of the hair is all that matter and sadly stylist of the black community DO NOT PRIORITIZE HAIR HEALTH CARE. Nor do they know how to restore damage hair or prevent it.
I just love you 😍 ❤️ ✊🏾🖤🙋🏾♀️🥰you speak nothing but facts 💯
Natural hair is textured hair. When it becomes straight it is no long natural. It’s straight hair, or pressed or silk pressed hair or whatever the heck u wanna call it. What it is not is natural hair.
I don’t mind straightening my hair sometimes, but now that it’s reached a certain length it tangles a lot and everyone’s solution is keep it straightened. Bro I would miss my hair too much, I only straighten once or twice a yr I’m not used to that. I do stretch it more often to avoid tangles, but why are “natural” girlies so obsessed with straightening it? I’ve been natural for over 20 years…is this the new thing? Straight naturals?
The categorization is necessary especially when researching salons.
I’m loving the captions on screen!! Such a nice touch 👌🏾and you know folks stay mad when they feel discredited. 😅😂
I agree!
“A silk press ain’t a natural hair style for people with textured hair” Read the girls💅🏿
I totally get what this gentleman is saying. I have not relaxed my hair in 16 years and I have never colored my hair. I am chemical free however I wear my hair both silk press AND I do wash and go’s. For those that wear their hair mostly In a silk press I encourage you to please try to not be triggered by what he is differentiating here. How YOU choose to wear your hair is personal and I personally don’t take it as an attack or one is better than the other. Just know the difference so you know what you are getting when you chose a stylist.
okay but here's the thing; black people are walking contradictions. this man is bald. he needs to focus on his mother fuckign self
The terminology of "Straight Natural"
Hmmm 🤔
So what you're saying is:
It's not a question of whether their hair is "Natural"... But rather, if silk press is considered a "Natural hairstyle"??
Silk press temporarily changes the hair texture/ curl pattern. I can understand why a natural hairstylist as yourself would not consider it as a "natural hairstyle". Thank you for the clarification.
Exactly!
That's why my first attempt at going natural was a fail. My stylist has no clue how to detangle, or do anything else except flat iron lol she fried my ends so bad I had to big chop a second time
You are great and absolutely right.
It's abusive. I took my mother to a so-called hairstylist in Montgomery, Alabama who claimed to be able to do our natural hair, but the entire shop turned their noses up at our kinks. It was sad, looking at all this straight hair on all these black women, and look at them look at us, like we were crazy! And the stylus kept trying to get us to straighten her hair because she knew how to do was that.
Ohhhh...get ready for the tussle!! 🤣🤣
The straight haired girlies aren't ready for you bro.
thank you!!! 🙌🏾
Tell them to GET OVER IT!! You can't have your cake and eat it too!
Yasssss thank God I found someone that agrees with me!!! Make it make sense! A silk press isn't a natural hairstyle dummies LMAO
I'm so glad someone finally said it it seems that these so called natural hairstylist all they claim they know how to do are silk presses or anything that involves altering natural hair and you even have stylist who say they don't like doing 4c hair like wow times have changed that's why I do my own hair because these stylist do what they wanna do and how they wanna do it it's sad to be honest 🤷🏾♀️
I am really glad that you exist to remind (me personnally) that I am black once in a while.
Truly appreciate it cause i'm a minority and I forget that I need to adapt to what I am. I shave my head 3 weeks ago and I wanna do 4 years of natural hairstyles. Wish me luck. 🤞🏽
You got this! I shaved my head 5 years and I will never ever put chemicals in my hair ever again!!! #NATURALLIFE
Preach!!
Thank you for saying that. I have natural hair and I can't find someone in Cincinnati Ohio.
I had locs for 10 years cut them after the 10th year and nobody can do my kinky texture hair..my hair is shirt and with shrinkage, it is very short. Nobody wants to touch my hair in its natural state
He telling the truth y’all ❤❤❤
I once argued with a white woman on social media when she called herself a black hairstylist because she only did relaxers and sew-ins. No braids, twists or natural. She was focused on assimilating black women into whiteness and hated natural hair.
Speak on it, Narada!! 🎯 💯 Make it make sense, they can't!
Tell 'em 🖤🖤
Thank u so much for making it clear
I don’t see the problem with him distinguishing the difference between the two. If I wanted someone to handle my natural hair, I would feel a lot more comfortable with and confident in the capabilities of someone who actually works with natural hair (in it’s natural state). That’s said I understand there are different kinds of naturals and there’s no wrong way to do it (it’s whatever works for you). Personally, I’m natural in that my hair isn’t permed and I rarely put heat on it… but I also have it in protective styles most of the year because it’s thick and time consuming to do. In other words, my hair is natural under the protective styles but I don’t deal with it daily so I could definitely see the benefit of having someone who does handle natural hair regularly doing my hair.
There is a BIG difference between a regular hairstylist and a natural hair stylist. As a natural hair person who where's their natural hair with as minimal heat as possible, it is hard to find a natural hair stylist.
I was always under the impression that a good hair stylist works with all hair types and textures, in all their states. Jerri curls, straightening combs, Marells(sp?), afros, twist outs, braids...etc., etc.. My hairstylist transitioned me, successfully, from relaxed hair to natural. If your stylist can't work with all hair textures, then she needs a sideeye.
😌 " Sometimes people don't want to hear the truth because they don't want their illusions destroyed. " -
Friedrich Nietzsche
Imma take it even further and say, if your hair is straightend or silk pressed, you are NOT natural until your curls revert back to normal. If your hair is heat damaged then it's not natural either.
How does heat damage count as “not natural” if it’s just damaged natural hair??? It’s still natural just need to get rid of the damage 💀
You are so right sir
YOU HIT THE HAMMER ON THE NAIL!!! I wish you were in Houston
I like your style! You are so funny and so right about alot of things you say. I was a stylist, too. Retired... There are many kinds of stylists. If you call yourself a "Natural" stylist, then you should be able to deliver acceptable results without heat or chemicals! I wear my hair natural as in my hair grows from my scalp without extention. However, full of relaxer and bleach. I have never called myself a natural hair stylist because my styles be full of heat chemicals and color. 😂❤ He's right ✅️ let your title dictate your ability. It matters, and there is absolutely a difference. I say this with all love and respect. 💯!
You not wrong there is a difference and we see it I’m going to hold the rest of my comments to myself
I hear you. I like to wear my hair both ways. I adore my curls and it’s hard to find someone who wants to cater to my curls. I like to consider my self natural still though. My curls can still convert back❤ to
A silk press is STILL NOT A WEAVE!!!!!! I said WTF I SAID! No chemicals is STILL NATURAL HAIR!!!!
I'm a mixed woman Colombian and Native American African descent That's the most accurate description I can give
All my life I had to conform to what the black woman whoever is doing my hair They say their opinion on what beauty is and their opinion is based on what America white women white women have told the black community what beauty is putting chemicals in my hair to look like a race of people that I was never meant to look like Now I'm at the age of I don't have to conform to that ideology of beauty So leave this man alone he's trying to teach us and show us how to take care of our natural hair without lie without heating irons without curling irons leave this man alone and let him do his job this is his job he's being a blessing to us so if you get your feelings hurt because he's solely speaking about women like myself who choose not to put chemicals in our hair who choose not to conform to what the white man's ideology of beauty is Shut the hell up and leave this man alone You could do whatever you want with your head He is a natural hair stylist and it's okay for him to call himself that and it's okay for him to teach women like myself who don't want to conform to what the world says is beautiful God made me and he made my hair the way it is and I want to keep it the way it is and I want to keep hair on my head until I die I don't want to be half bald like most of the black women that I grew up with Are hair already thins out when we get older I do not want to be bald by continuing putting chemicals in my hair That's my choice it's like it's your choice to put chemicals in your hair Don't demonize me and people like me just because we don't want to use chemicals anymore Y'all could do whatever you want Best for me and my house we're going to continue to be natural and braids and knowing what kind of moisture products to put in our hair that's natural natural products like I usually use coconut oil I don't if I can't eat it I don't put it in my body I can eat coconut oil I cook with coconut oil So go on with that
I Love your attitude Baby. Keep it comin, they not ready
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I need my hair done
You can’t cure dumb it’s as simple as that. lol love your videos I’m a new stylist and everything you say always resonate with me ☺️💕
Thank you so much!
Your 100% correct
You are absolutely correct. And I hate when people tell me yes I do natural hair and then they want to jail my hair down but weaving it hot Combs flat iron it do silk press and they don't really do a good job on the silk press. They always want to cut your hair always when the last time you had to trim when the last time you did this when you clip your in always that's all they want to do they don't know anything about the proper chemicals or what you should do to keep your hair moisturize they don't really sit down and talk to you about your hair .
X again, I agree with you sir... I get into arguments with other stylists and clients about what NATURAL hairstyles... Anything with heat, chemicals, etc is NOT A NATURAL HAIRSTYLE... give me a comb, some water, and maybe some conditioner and/or oil; I do ALL HAIR TYPES... For a natural hairstyle though, you will be air drying!!!
😂😂😂😂😂 okay 👑 King you better say it…😊❤
LOVE U BRUV! Been natural for a year now. Love it!
The difference is natural hairstylist don't use chemicals. This is what I learned I cosmetology school years ago. 🤷🏾♀️
Except natural hair stylists can use chemicals such as color or lightner
@AfrikanHairGod yes, correct. It was anything that alters the hair texture. Either way, stop letting these people disrupt your peace. I think you do an amazing job. Keep educating. Some people don't understand that hair is a science.
They aren't disrupting my peace. I am just trying to make a change in the standard in the black professional natural hair industry. That comes with grinding against the grain and speaking out against straight-hair normatives, misconceptions, and contradictions. It's going to come with push back and resistance because people don't like change and don't know how to think outside of a collective. Plus, black woman don't want a black man pulling skeletons out their closets that they don't want to deal with. I have to sacrifice my image for this because I realize that if I don't push for this, no one else is going to and nothing will ever change unless black women demand it themselves. Black women deserve to live in a world where they don't have to learn how to accept their beauty from people like a bald black male stylist.
FACTS! YOU TOLD NO LIES!
Thank you!
I’m so glad I found your channel and other ppl that just get it. I’ve been natural since 2010/2011 and I have yet to find a real natural hairstylist that can create beautiful natural hairstyles or a stylist that hasn’t burned my hair using excessive heat. Being natural and constantly straightening your hair is so pointless to me-this was the case when I first went natural. My hair looked great straight but my curl pattern looked horrible. Wash and gos, slick back or up ponytail, and twist outs are literally my go-to styles.
I'm so glad you're saying this
A “straight natural”?!? I’ve heard it all, now🤔…😳…🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
He is right. I'm natural and blow dry sometimes...not often. However, not every stylist who says they know how to deal with natural hair CAN. As soon as I see that bristle brush come out or you immediately start to rake your fingers through my hair, I know you think you know. I will only go to a regular stylist for a trim AFTER I have washed and dried my own hair.
Preach. Not every stylist can be Natural Haistylist...A HOT COMB does not a Naturist Stylist make.
Glad I found you! ☺️, following.. .
Yay! Thank you!
Most stylists who specialize in silk pressing do not and I mean DO NOT know how to style hair in it’s natural state. Yeah I said it and their social media pages prove it.
I just love you
Right they don’t understand how difficult it is to find a real natural textured hairstylist for kinky hair that does not involve just straightening it out
It is extremely hard especially when everyone around you wears wigs
He's correct! Why is this even a debate??
That's so true 👏 💯
I agree with your point that a stylist who always straightens textured hair clearly doesn't do what you call "natural" hair styles.
I have a small issue with the term "natural" itself because any hair that hasn't been processed could potentially be described as natural (so non colored straight hair is natural as well), but since that's the way people have come to call unprocessed textured hair, I'll have to accept it LOL
True and i used to feel that way as well however it's important to make the distinction for black natural hair vs virgin unprocessed hair because our hair is so marginalized and discriminated against because of its nature. That is something that othera don't have to deal with. That is what makes differentiating a stylist vs a natural hair stylist so important
This video made me think. What is a straight hair natural? I consider myself one. Wearing my hair straight is a protective style for me and I still wear my hair natural as well as my hair still curls. No chemicals and light products. So I can’t consider myself natural or 100% straight. But if I wanted to get my natural hair done professionally, I would have to look for a natural hair stylist. So ultimately he’s correct in this video.
I went natural in 2014…did the “big chop”, and have only worn my natural hair “silk pressed” three times during that time. What is the big deal???🤔
Period, make it make sense ! 😂
You are absolutely right!
❤It's the Braids & Twisted Natural Styles 4Me!!!! 💕U!! #2023
You better say that Smart. handsome guy!! If I lived near you, I’d be in your shop a minimum once a month.