As many of you know, or can conclusively derive from my general appearance and profiles. I have GONE natural. (to be politically correct, of course) :) Well, this endeavor has been, at its best, an EXTREME learning experience. There is so much that US (blacks) don't understand about out hair. Anywho, this is a review of a book that I finished reading this morning. It was recommended by kimmaytube (her you tube name). I was so impressed by her use of this book as a reference in guiding her hair growth that I thought to myself, "it must SURELY work for me!"
First, i would like to say that my hair has NEVER been more than a few inches long. (to be exact, I'm talking in the 5-6 inch range at its best!) That has been very disheartening for me at times because it has been said to me that some people's hair just CANT GROW! In fact, to take that notion a tad farther I have one person in mind RIGHT now who persistently subjects there hair to all sorts of weave because here hair is "impossible to grow". PERHAPS that is why I was able to identify with this book in such a major way! i STRONGLY RECOMMEND that ALL BLACK WOMEN READ THIS! and by that, i am in no way trying to imply that it is the "black hair bible". I am trying to say that it would be a good read an investment. Even if your skeptical about some of the things she has to say (which I hope to get around to in a minute) still remain aware that there may be some invonvenient facts she lists that you might need to adjust in your hair care regimen in order to obtain an OPTIMUM hair growth result!
Now, for some of the highlights I enjoyed from her book, (just to name a few)
*this is not Cliff Notes/Sparknotes, get the book!*
REASON #1:"Its an EASY read" It might seriously take you 4 hours to read it.
REASONE#2: "Its well organized" YouTube is a great invention, but I honestly get weary of browsing through all the videos just to find a complete train of thought that tis packed with information about what and WHY i should do to my hair and what I should do.
REASON #3: "I would suggest that its well SUPPORTED" This book is backed with facts and its easy to find evidence for her claims.
REASON #4: "What do you have to LOSE?" I mean seriously, unless your hair is touching your butt and you have CHOSEN to wear your hair at the length it is within tha last year or so (or you have fine/oily hair) you can only gain hair by trying some of the rules she suggests. It also cant hurt to learn a little more about black hair. Read a BOOK! Free YOURSELF! As far as I'm concerned, I can be as skeptical as I want of some of her claims, but since I have failed at growing my hair so may times before, maybe its time to change some habits.
So with those four reasons I strongly encourage you to READ THIS BOOK! You can find it at Amazon. Just do a search for the author.
Perhaps in a later blog I will express some of the suggestions she made that I have applied to my personal hair regimen.
See ya then,
-CO
