*FINALLY* Confronting The Natural Hair Community...(spilling tea because it's getting weird)
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This is why I decided to keep it simple and went back to shampoo, conditioner, and grease. My hair and wallet are doing so much better. Whole routine costs less than $10.
Not only is my simplified routine cheaper, it’s also effective as well. Can’t even tell you how shocked I was going back to using hair grease and my hair staying moisturized for 5-7 days.
This!! It took me 4 out of 6 years of being natural, to realize it doesn't take 6 products to do a hairstyle 😭
Same. I ONLY use 4 products on my hair: Shampoo, deep conditioner, raw African Shea butter, and Design Essentials coconut and monoi moisture milk souffle... that's it. My hair is better than it's ever been!
may I ask how you are styling your hair oon wash days?
@@zooweellama twists
"We supposed to be a sisterhood😢" 😂😂 The sisterhood isn't feeling very sisterly when the texturism jumps out
The obsession w length is insane !!! When you cut your long hair is when ppl get real ignorant under your comments
This, it really strikes a nerve with people
Imagine getting parasocially attached to someone else’s hair
@@CrystalRose1111 yes ! The internet is getting real weird
It's weird Af The para social attachment to someone else's hair, weird doesn't describe it yo frfr
It's really out of hand honestly
@CieLoc’d it's been weird coz it's people. And people have been like this since forever and specifically blackness and hair, we all know this occurred prior to the net, antiblackness is too wild.
Okay, but really, WHY do these brands release incomplete lines. It'll be like Elderberry Rosemary Red Dead Redemption Sea Salt Shampoo and gel sets but no matching conditioner or other styler! How are we supposed to know if those ingredients actually work with our individual hair? And with these prices, I need more companies to start doing more sample packs so I can test it out before paying $25.00 a bottle.
Not red dead redemption 😂😂😂😂😭😭😭
Not the Red Dead 😂😂
I try to buy my hair products in stores that allow you to return beauty products so I can see if it works for my hair type (cvs, rite aid, target, Walgreens, etc).
@@abcisme I was about to comment the exact same thing 😂
Preach!
I feel like everything is soooo controversial and hostile in the natural hair community for no reason 😭😭 just do what you like to do to your hair
Controversial and hostile In the world. We need to look inside ourselves instead of outside. Our sprits are dimming.
Yup there is controversy and hostility in every community
Yeah, the natural hair community got very overwhelming, very quickly. I remember how obsessed I was with hair typing, new techniques to wash your hair, and trying out every brand. Now, I just use 3 products; a shampoo, conditioner, and a leave-in, and go about my day. Ain't nobody got time for dat no more.
I do this now too & I add oil to my scalp afterward if I feel like it needs it. It’s crazy how much info we’ve been fed over the years to then turn around and be like, “wait, I just need this….for me”
@@ericakm Literally. Did all that just to circle back around and do what we’ve been doing anyway 😩
I went through it too… I was hair typing, making rice water, buying miracle growth and nothing was…happening…
God had to literally remind me how much my hair thrives in cornrows w moisture added every night…. That’s it. Some avocado oil added when needed.
Yep. I had turned my bathroom into a small lab with mixing and measuring. Only for my hair and scalp to reject all of it. Went back to the basics.
When we went from simple twist outs 2 the "wet look" 😂
When I was in high school and my hair was down my shoulders straighted, I got way more compliments from black people about length and having inches and how good I looked with straight hair. And when I cut my hair short because I realized I like my curl pattern better with less length, I got so much backlash like “why did you cut it all off 😭” your hair was so long” like my hair wasn’t as cute short.
Im literally going through this RN.😭 like okay my “heat trained” hair was down my back but it was dead ash… now its healthy and thriving at my shoulders and mfs in my own fam are saying I look “less feminine” like what?!?!💀 Im so tired
@@chococat3972 I got that looks less feminine from everyone at work ( all women) when I cut my hair so it was slightly above shoulder length. But honestly I love it that long I think I'm going to get it cut again like that.
@@chococat3972nah fr😭 i just cut my hair real short and ik everyones reactions are gonna be so mean. My freind hated it and said i looked like a slave😭
Omg yes! So many people I knew were against my hair cut. I can't hold on to damage ends.
Shorter hair is soooo cute. And healthier hair is always gonna feel better and look better than sad ends. Keep doing what feels good to you!
I needed this video a few years ago when I was first trying to transition and was upset that my natural hair wasn't looking like "good hair." Thanks for also addressing the trends and obsession with length. Long hair is a lot of maintenance and people do have a tendency to hold on to dead ends. Cut em off ✂️
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it's detrimental vanity.
wanting to be 'cute' no matter what the cost.
also, they need to be realistic about genetics. if you come from a family of short haired folks, you probably won't have hair swinging down your back. that's just how it is. like eye color or height.
dna is factor.
Yeah I always looked at the natural hair community as people who were figuring out their hair & showing us what they did. Naptural85 just got her cosmetology license last year. Y’all have opinions on what y’all liked or didn’t like or chemicals that might be harmful to others hair. None of it was definite because our hair is effected by our diets, environment, genetics, product amount & application. Just so much. So I think you and a lot of others did great & have been doing great. I’m sick of trends
I agree with what you’re saying about different haircare methods working for different people but it’s not a question about whether chemicals in relaxers are toxic. The CDC did a long term study that showed that black women are significantly more likely to get fibroids, breast and uterine cancers due to using relaxers. Yes, there are chemicals in everything but the chemicals in relaxers are more toxic than other products. The Environmental Working Group has research about large companies using more toxic chemicals in black haircare products bc it’s cheaper than safer ingredients. There is even a class action lawsuit in the works against all the relaxer brands. These stories have been making headlines for the past 2 years but tbh I’m not hearing any noise about it in the black haircare community which is disturbing to say the least. Sorry for the huge psa add on, I care about our community and everyone having a blaisé attitude about using relaxers scare me.
@@selwatchesyt right? It's not about hair care.
It's about losing mothers in Child Birth to the uterus being damaged.
It's about having your fertility being taken away from fibroids.
Wearing the hair that grows out of your head isn’t a trend 👀
@@DeeDeeKarol I don't believe Cee Cee was talking about the Natural Hair Movement but rather some trends that are either circulating solely for views like the rice water challenge or are ultimately connected to things like proximity to wh(i)teness; obsession with length, or looser textured hair, for example. I would call the present Natural Hair Movement as more of a renaissance as during and before the 60s and 70s there had been movements to accept black hair and black beauty. Black people, even after slavery were not allowed to have our natural hair uncovered or fashioned in traditional styles within the eye of wh(i)te folk as it was concerned a sign of our Blackness and was deemed offensive. Fast forward and we have higher cancer rates among Black women because that group is heavily pressured to alter their hair to better assimilate into wh(i)te culture. P.S. I have nothing against those who chose to chemically alter their hair. I was want us to share knowledge with each other and be good to each other while we're each finding our own way when it comes to how we identify and care for our hair. It's all love.
I agree!! I’m so tired of the girls bullying me about using grease. It works for meeeeeee so I really ain’t tryna hear it
everyone's scalp and hair and lifestyle is different I am all for minding my business... unless somebody about to put bleach then color over freshly relaxed hair then imma say sumthin lol
Preach! My hair felt so much better and simpler to manage once I went back to grease.
Yes! I went back to grease and my scalp and hair is doing so much more better.
Just stopping by to say you do have beautiful lips and a beautiful nose. We love all of your beautiful, Black features- not just your hair (even though that’s beautiful, too). Sending you so much love 🤎
You have inspired a lot of black men Will; myself included. You and Curlyguy are sources of inspiration because a lot of black people don't see it for black men and long natural hair. I also think companies could do a better job of marketing products to black men and nonbinary black people.
this!! i so wish i saw black men, and honestly more than just black women (like nonbinary peeps), in natural hair products. It always feels to me like there's a big part of the community missing from actually being shown in the community.
That’s a fact . Bro definitely inspired me to take care of my hair 😮💨💯 . Bros the best at this in my opinion
@Ketchup right! Lol you can care about more than one thing at a time. But right now we focusing on this.
@@Ketchup_Fries Nope, we can fight both battles at the same time.
I'm natural and every time I see a Black man with long natural hair, my ovaries sing. Lol I wish it was normal for our men to keep their hair longer.
Zero lies detected Will, some influencers and companies honestly just make this whole hair care thing overwhelming 😖
I remember the inversion method was really popping when I decided to transition. There were so many videos of girls saying their hair grew like 3 inches from massaging their hair upside down every night, but none of them are doing it now 😂
Omg so true
I tried it then as well
Yes ! I miss the 2012-14 era when it was truly a community. Now I feel I’ll never escape the ‘good hair bad hair’ debate.
The LOC vs LCO debate walked so the no oils/butters debate could run. It was everybody else's fault that some people thought oils could hydrate hair🧍🏾♀️We all make haircare mistakes, just learn from them and do what works for you.
Dannng i remember that debate
the only people's fault for thinking oil can hydrate hair is the education system and the uneducated. anyone who takes intro to chemistry KNOWS OIL does not HYDRATE. it goes against the very nature of what an oil is...
There's nothing like watching Will while enjoying my lunch😌
Me currently 🤭🫶🏾
Same I just got on my break 😋
Same here. I just wrapped up the last few minutes of my lunch break watching Will.
same. well, dinner for me 🤭😌
the editing really has me in stitches 😭😭😭
Same! This man is hilarious 😆 😂😂😂😂😂😂 love every single second of this and he told NO lies
Nah the gworls be MEAN. Like???? Why you talking about my mother when we talking about a wash and go babes, be calm
It’s very crabs in a barrel mentality like!!! It’s so unnerving
Like my hair has really flourished since I stopped using raw oils and butters but that’s ME and works for me with where I’m at and what I’m willing to do. The other girls advocating for detoxing were doing wayyyyy too much it was so weird.
@@olive1234567899 right. You can always advise ppl if they ask or share your experience but you are not trying to tell people how they should live their life. A lot of people project tbh because they can’t get to a place they want with their hair. It’s so weird.
People really were fighting 😭 brawling in the comments
Girl people were name calling me because I said grease was the best sealant I ever used for my hair 😭😭😭 told me I’m baldheaded and all, over MY own routine lmao
What I learned the most is to take advice from actual stylist, no matter the race. Hair is hair, and education about hair is important
This is valuable info! I recently learned so much about how to care for my kinky curls from a stylist and assistant who were a different race from me with the opposite hair texture from mine! I cannot believe how much they changed my hair routine for the better!
im here for Will spilling tea 🍵 🫖
Immediately!!
+ a moisturizer! I can't find moisturizers. There's curling creams, twisting butters, gels and oils but no moisturizers. They don't be all encompassing products.
Someone said our self hate is a business and honestly it is
Companies know that ppl with natural hair especially type 4 natural hair have difficulty growing it their hair
So they sell all these gimmicky products and trends to feed into that
I've been natural for 7 years and have mid back hair with type 4 hair
Earlier in my hair journey I was sucked into all the gimmicks and then during the pandemic I reduced my products to 5 products and lived in protective styles
Ppl want instant results and HAIR DOES NOT WORK LIKE THAT for anyone with any kind of hair
I appreciate this video so much! I’m so over the conversation about length. I think as a black woman I’ve always felt like I have to prove to everyone that my hair can grow long. I’m still trying to get over that stronghold because as a 4C girl with a lot of shrinkage who wears her hair natural 95% of the time, I typically don’t even get to see my length. So why am I so concerned about it? Anyway, I appreciate you Will !!!
This, all the times I've been called ugly in my life is largely because my 4C ass hair hair just grows at a normal pace, grows upward (like a fro because thats what it IS lmao), shrinkage, and most importantly genetics lol plus I've never been interested in growing my own hair long. When I want a little cute length I use extensions & weave. The length conversation is so frustrating, all it is is internalized hate.
Exactly. Why should I be worried about my length when it shrinks? I have to drag my hair to see how long it really is. I’m just focused on having healthy hair.
Went natural in 09 big chopped new years eve 2010... I left the "natural hair community" years ago because of those reasons you listed and some. BUT the main reason was the AntiBlackness/self hate from what was initially a movement to EMBRACE our Blackness. It was so bad ...some girls went back to relaxing. It was so exhausting and sad.
I love you encouraging critical thought. It’s easy to forget to do that on the internet
thank you for shouting out how 4c hair is commonly excluded. I have sparse density, thin 4c hair and I have rarely seen that represented on here. the youtuber that has hair that is closest looking to mine is Danielle (I think her youtube name is sparkle something)
nvm her name is star puppy
Star Puppy Fan Club 🙌
Absolutely love Star Puppy!! And my son thinks she’s gorgeous, which she is💯😍
I do feel like certain hair textures have also hijacked the natural hair community and it makes it genuinely harder to find tricks to work with kinkier hair. For example my edges would never lay down and I started using all the gels and edge control people suggested … none of it worked . Girl why did I find out that influencers with similar hair as me were PERMING their edges to get them to stay down but we’re not telling people that. Then the loose curl girlies of course it worked for them without perms. It’s become the baseline… young black girls with 4c hair have been on social media calling their hair ugly because it doesn’t look like the natural hair that advertised everywhere. TV, magazines, social media ext… this is not a hate post but it makes it even worse when people with type 2 matted hair are claiming they’re type 4
Wow Will, I noticed that with myself too that when I would wear my hair straight, I’d get sooo many compliments. I would get it straightened (no relaxer) every month and it was about 20 inches at one point, which made so many Black peoples question if I was even fully Black. Meanwhile my nose was “too big” and my skin “too dark”.
Now I get compliments on the many different hairstyles I wear and I wear my curls mostly, twists, braid outs, easy to maintain hairstyles, the occasional lazy day puff. I even did a big chop and went to a barber to get my hair cut, tapered cut, super close to my head, to see what my curls actually look like. I got sooo many compliments when it was short from women and men. I may eventually get that haircut again 😂 that was 2019 and my hair is already down to like half my boobs. I just wanna see how long it can get.
You’re one of the realest! I started a hair care company (I make everything myself 👩🏾🔬) a few years ago and said the same thing! These companies be scamming. We don’t need 10 products from you that do the exact thing, that you may or may not have just tweaked a bit. And a bunch of these companies aren’t even formulating their own products. It’s all the same stuff just with different labels 🤣🤎
Yep! They buy a base shampoo or conditioner on Alibaba and add a few drops of essential oil. Smh.
I'm going back to what worked for my grandma... good ole blue magic, shea butter and not worrying about others opinions
Whewww Chile the truth is in the pudding. I remember I came across the natural hair community back in 2019 and i listened to so many that it actually damaged my hair and I had to shave it completely for it to get back to how it is now. Now I just listen to what my hair likes and don’t like and I’m happy. Of course I want my hair to get back long just to see how long it can be but I love bob length hair more 😂
!!!! Same??? In 2019 as well! I was hearing so many conflicting things about how to care for my natural/transitioning hair...I had to take a step back.
@@sicklycynical it's truly too much. Plus not everybody's hair with the same "porosity" and texture will work on everyone's head. I would find those who had similar and the products never worked so I went back to what I knew
the *proof* is in the pudding 🍮
@@sunnni_ exactly! I had to go back to what I knew instead of experimenting with everything and wasting money. I would see girls on YT who were transitioning or fully natural and they SEEMED to have a similar kinky texture to mine, but the way their hair reacted to the product (and specific hair needs like protein/moisture, etc.) was different.
SO glad someone finally mentioned the shade that short hair gets , I’ve had my hair mid back length and I never wanted to do my hair. Short hair is something special
“…stop listening to these DUMBOS!” 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Why was that sooooo funny?!
Will, you’re absolutely right. I did the 30 day detox(no raw oils, no raw butters) and shared in the official group with the original owners and people were attacking me for using water based Ayurvedic remedies. That mean girl undertone is coming from the originators of that movement, I promise you. They even blocked me when I clapped back at one of their followers for trying to come at me and saying my hair must be difficult if I’m using that.
I love ayurvedic hair treatments. My intention is to solely use it this year and see the results
I had the same experience in that group. I was bullied so badly by the founders that I left.
Natural hair twitter is just as bad also. I came across a tweet about oil actually being an issue, especially for us who have dandruff issues and the way folks came after OP. It was disheartening
@@DayolddoughnutsI’m an herbalist and oil definitely feeds malassezia. Pay them no mind. You can use water infused treatments to help with that. Water based tea tree oil spray is amazing. Or if you have a Trader Joe’s near their tea tree tingle shampoo and conditioner will help. 🫶🏽 I’m so sorry you went through that. :(
@@raesans7407They are terrible. If I ever do the method again, I’d just use the products(I downloaded their product list before this all happened) and stay off their platform. Smh. Mean girls for sure.
I went natural in 2015 and then locked in in 2018. You can hear what people on your screen say, but overall you need to find someone to help you through your journey, even if it's once in a while, and you have a good hand on how to style and treat your hair. I looked high and low for my natural stylist for FIVE YEARS!! I love her and am so grateful I found her. There's more work into your hair than the big chop, and people don't wanna hear that. They want the smoke and mirrors.
I’m definitely with you! Natural hair care is a life style but I hate that all these products and opinions run this rather than pure health because while the Nautural hair community was supposed to uplift us to love and take care of our hair I still feel that it’s dividing us in a sense
Yes, DO YOU! Rice water and limited oil and butters work for MY hair type. However, it didn't work for my sister and we have the same parents! Everything doesn't work for everybody. I do however make my own rice water (I never buy the commercial stuff), so maybe that makes a difference but you're right ppl really try to come after you when what you do for your hair and it doesn't work for them. As Black people have become informed about our hair, a lot of things like: scalp condition, hair texture, porosity, ph balance, etc. play into the mix, so I think ppl should take natural hair videos as suggestions and play around and find what works for them. Thanks for the video! 😊
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I can’t hear a word you’re saying over those shiny biceps…
I definitely feel there's a looooot of ideas as well as shame for previous ideas if that makes sense? It makes everything so confusing and tiring ti implement. I remember in high school and college I used to just wet my hair before school, then put coconut oil on it, put in a bun and go. My hair grew a lot at the time, most likely from the moisture and that my scalp wasnt dry. I remember though, one year, a lot of RUclipsrs were saying that you shouldn't use coconut oil anymore. Since then I stopped using it and my hair hasn't really gotten longer or retained length since. I think Im going to go back to that regimen. It was simple, easy, and I never had to put a thousand products in my hair. I feel like we should all just do what works for us personally. Everyone is so so different
Yes. I just went back to using coconut oil for my hair about a week ago because I realised my hair was at its best when I only used coconut oil. So yeah, do what works for you.
Yeah I agree, honestly, I loc’d my hair cuz I was just over everything … the products, the maintenance, the struggle I always had with retaining length, I just couldn’t do it anymore. More importantly I never wore my hair out. It was always a chore to me, like if I had my hair out, I was having a bad day. I finally love, and have developed a good relationship with my hair where I am having fun with it, since deciding to loc. Good luck everyone! Make sure you are listening to your hair and making decisions that make you happy and your life easier, whatever that is. ❤
Same!! I decided to loc in 2020 and my only regret was not doing it sooner. The time spent on my wash days went from 6+ hours to 1.5..... that, in and of itself, is 100% worth it to me. I'm out of the product world, don't stress if rain is going to mess up my twist out, and can wake up and just GO! I'm loving this loc life.
Speak louder for the 4C girls in the back!!! Thank you! I hate being excluded from these things, honestly, people don't realize how much 4C hair matters in this community, it's the hardest type of hair texture to maintain.
Well said Will.
IMO, critical thinking is something we desperately need a lot more of! And I'm talking about subjects across the board, not just on the topic of natural hair.
What's up gorls! Happy New Year 🍾 🥂 🎉
“They tend to gravitate towards those within proximity to whiteness or distanced from blackness.” A spill!!!!
The obsession with length is something I got over about a year ago everyone hair grows different my hair grows up so it gets Higher and bigger only if I straighten it is when I’ll see the length I understand my hair and I’m happy with it
Listen I love my natural hair and I like to support black owned businesses and try new things but I ain’t going broke for it. Suave in the green bottle works so well for $6
I was literally just thinking the other day “Are the girlies still doing the no oils no butters thing - Or can I go back to oil?”. It’s wild how much RUclips can influence us. Great video Will!
My foundation: Shampoo, conditioner, deep conditioner, protein treatment, aloe vera juice and Shea butter. Non expensive and simple.
I mean I went natural 6 years ago and then when I reached hair zen and it was long and thriving I developed ccca and lost all the hair I grew but I’m grateful for that hair I still have left I have enough where I can do crochet and get corn rows so that’s a blessing but yea appreciate your natural hair folks cuz creamy crack causes all types of problems say noooo
What is ccca?
Omg when he said shorter hair was so easy I felt that.
Or my personal favorite naturals, the ones that say "StOp ToUcHiNg YoUr HaIr AnD dO nOtHiNg ..It WiLl gRoW"
This was a fantastic video to watch during my lunch break ❤️. Thank you for speaking what I feel is some serious truth Will. Honestly, it's so easy to get swept up in the trends thinking " oh so and so said it worked so maybe it will help."
At the end of the day, just like you check those nutrition labels, we should be checking ingredient lists and making informed decisions based on our own personal experiences.
My hair, for some reason, always stalls out right above my breasts. I have been obsessed with trying to grow my hair out and for what?!? Because the girlies love a length check?
I have not had a silk press in over a decade and for what?! Because people despise heat, until the newest hairdryer comes on the market.
Do you boos ❤️ your hair is beautiful
I get all the issues w/natural hair community, but I loved that regular people were breaking societal expectation & experimenting with care for hair no one loved. We learn through experimentation (trends). Hopefully we took our gems from here & worked them accordingly, & we can have thoughtful discourse about the harmful weirdo $h!t.
Okay but the way this video is edited is exactly how my mind narrates things. I love the energy
The obsession with hair growth is weird to me because scalp care doesn't get nearly as much attention when scalp care is vital for hair health and, therefore, hair growth,. I have a really sensitive dry scalp and I had the worst flare up of my life about 2 weeks ago. That sent me searching for scalp products, which I'd never really done before. Majority of what I saw only regarded scalp care in relation to growth (hair growth oils and such). It seems counterproductive for the industry to push growth products while largely ignoring scalp maintenance.
Try straight request black carbon shampoo
Im glad you said this because i do not have scalp issues but i do see some products but yes not as many. I was confused on what they were for and i learned that some people like you have sensitive scalps to products. I heard products with oat and honey are good for the scalp but again i question what scalp products are out there since the main products promoting scalp health are shampoo and oil. Apparently conditioner doesn’t go on the scalp. I hope you have found more products to help moving forward.
All I know is the less I listened to the nonsense, and the more I focused on my overall health and going back to the basics of hair care…. the more my hair THRIVED.
And this is why I locd my hair. All I use is water, coconut oil on occasion, and aloevera to retwist and my hair is flourishing and healthy. Even in the loc community there's the people who love to tell you what you're doing is wrong even if it works for you.
Thank for your insight, Will! I agree with you that texturism is plaguing us as a community. When I first started watching Natural YT years ago I lowkey got frustrated that my type four hair was behaving like girls with curly type 2c, type 3 hair. It wasn't until I only wanted to watch RUclipsrs with hair like mine. That wasn't always easy to find. I'm glad there are more Type 4 sistas on youtube showing their experiences caring for their hair. We got to do better because HEALTHY HAIR is BEAUTIFUL HAIR ❤❤
Let's all just allow for more positivity in 2023 and chill with the hateration... because it's ugly and Not A GOOD LOOK period! Will shines in this respect by creating a place that is fun, informative and chill!
Will gym time is paying off in a big way.👀
Especially for a newbie its hard you go in and you see type 4 only and dry brittle and anti breakage and deep moisture and all this extra stuff its really confusing
My hair has always been long, thick, and “unruly.” I was given relaxers growing up but because no one was doing the upkeep, my hair started breaking off quickly. My sister gave me a sizable chop when I was in 8th grade and I absolutely loved it. I kept going shorter and shorter and even had an undercut at one point. Then I got into wigs and by the time I graduated, people didn’t know what my real hair looked like or had never seen it and thought I was bald. I wasn’t 😂 I just kept letting my hair grow without even knowing how to really care for it. My last salon hair cut was in 2018 and my hair is around 16-18” and I hate it. I go through product quickly, it’s getting more expensive, and I don’t straighten my hair anymore because it takes so, so long. My family was the type that assigned beauty to hair length so they never want me to cut my hair; for a long time I felt obligated to keep it long and still have yet to cut it again. But the way things are going…. I’m so over it.
That “HELP” scream had me 😹🤣🤣💀💀💀💀☠️☠️
This video is everything. You said it all. I’m obsessed with my type 4 hair. Also still obsessed with rice water 😂 to each their own!
Lol rice water did work for me. 😅 but it’s no instant thing and doesn’t cure damaged hair just gives you some strength.
The trend that needs to SWEEP our natural hair community is BLOODWORK! We need to know what’s going on INTERNALLY! Vitamin and mineral deficiencies explain a lot of hair issues
Hormones….hormones….hormones. Since thyroid removed, hair nails skin and waistline never been the same.
Yooo the end of the video lmaoooooooo so funny!! Forreal though lol
The beginning was giving, "Oh, he got time today!" Then the ending was, "Ain't nobody got time for that! I got asthma!" ⚰️ I love your biggity black blackness more than your beautiful, slightly ambiguous hair aesthetic, if it's any consolation. 🥳 KEEP DOIN YOU!
I don't know if you watched The Hair Tales on Hulu with Tracee Ellis Ross but they talk about the stigma of cutting our hair in the black community. I even get the "don't cut your hair" from my mom and it's only getting bangs 😒. Great show definitely need to be watched.
Jersey!!!!! Really appreciated this video, you touched on so many different topics that continue to go unsaid and cause unnecessary conflict within the natural hair community. The key thing is to let people do what works for them and keep it moving every texture/porosity doesn’t respond to products the same way. ❤
I was literally just looking to see if you had posted again!
I have to say that I have been following you for years!!! Like before I did my big chop and started my natural hair journey and honestly I have loved your videos since I followed you. It was always less about “do this like me or you’re wrong” and more about this is my journey and my head of hair. Love you and your content so much!!
Tbh the community is way too much. From the overcomplicating to the clickbait to the obsession with hair growth, its just so ugh. I been stopped listening to those folks. I only ever watch videos on product review or hair tutorials. Anything more I cant take…
Okkkayy will!! I see you with these armsss!!! 😂
Will, this video is more than just a whim, my dear! I've watched and followed you for a while, now, because I love your transparency and, your experience as a natural hair man, and, your beautiful Blackness. This video just takes my respect for your insight to another level 💗
It's funny how commenters will bash on natural hair RUclipsrs.....I mean they just doing what they can to help those who wanna grow their hair...they never forced anyone to do anything..they only showed what worked for them....and if one feels motivated then try it.....thanks foe always doing u will......truth is u still inspire alot of naturals to keep going.....there will always be haters.
You are literally my favorite natural hair youtuber. I've been watching for few years now. You have been consistent since I started watching you. It's hard to find people who keep it real on here! Please don't ever switch up! ❤ Also, love your B-roll clips! They are hilarious. Teach me your ways! lol
P.S Can we get a video on your workout routine and how to stay in shape because I see them arms!! And I would like to know your thoughts on the Mielle rosemary Oil situation?
One more round of applause for will’s editing. That alone got me hooked but we love the content
Even though I have locs so a lot of your content doesn’t apply to me, but I absolutely LOVE your channel. Your kindness comes through the camera and makes me happy! Love watching your channel❤
This was an excellent video Will, thanks for being open and honest with us and encouraging yourrrrr community to do the same respectfully! I have always taken lessons about the health of my hair, the individuality of one’s hair regime and how to love and laugh a lil more from your videos ❤
Thank you for speaking on the obsession with length! My hair ain’t never been down my back, has it been healthy? Yes.
Lol Boy, I left these natural hair streets when that whole rice water Ish started 3 or 4 years ago. You and Naptural85 are the only hair people I still follow. It's all about shilling products for the latest thing. I just do what works for *my* hair which includes a curling butter or cream. Lol Love your videos, Will.
Completely agree! I always feel like my hair feels and looks the best when it is shorter and I get a good cut!
I think you are a beautiful person Will! You are one of my favorite influencers because you keep the videos fun and informative! Have a lovely weekend! ☺️🙏🏾❤️
Thank you will, for those RUclipsrs it's all about the views!
Yes, I agree with everything you said. I'm late to the RUclips hair community because I've just recently started to take care of my natural hair properly. The basics you mentioned is precisely what I've become accustomed with using. I researched as well when I heard about the no oil movement and continued what I was doing. I found a brand and routine that works for me and that's where I am. As you said, everything doesn't work for everybody.
You’re too real! Thank you! Thank you so much for this! 🥺
I've been natural for six years. I transitioned into it. I've always been a believer in doing what is best for you. I'm a 4b so I have thick hair. I still use hair grease and my hair thrives from it. I don't care what people say or try to tell me about what they think is best for my hair. I say do what works for you.
Best thing I did was dial it back and find my routine since my health and me getting older effected my hair. I can't do what I did 10 years ago because my scalp hates me now. I think also the issue it not being excluded. Our hair is so personal and cultural, that having all these shared routines that are hyper specific to us gives us a sense of community. So when other naturals go against the grain, it's like traitorous 😅 you would think a mf cursed someone's unborn first child by saying they don't conform to every natural hair method
Thank you for this. Very informative while keeping it 💯. Also, I love your statement, "Proximity to whiteness and distance from blackness." I knew there was an issue with all the buzz around anyone with anything but 4c hair. I feel you on reiterating blackness. You said exactly what I was feeling.
Love, you Will your the best! thanks for sharing this
Great discussion & chef’s kiss editing as usual
You hit everything right on the nose. That’s why I’ve just done what works for me. Shampoo, condition, mousse/gel for wash and go, twist/braid out. Very simple hair care ☺️
Your editing always does it for me 🥰
I love you and your channel! Nose, lips, skin and hair! You make me laugh!
Thank you for saying give yourself a break about length checks. I’m happy with my hair. I don’t want to deal with it honestly.
Will please do more of these! Like every 3 months or so! This was sooo great and nothing but the truth!
Thank you for elegantly representing black excellence, especially as a black man. Your black is beautiful, and sick bicep peak 💪
I’ve seen you on my timeline but never watched a video but you seem like such a sweet person and this is the video we NEEDED!