Hey everyone, well I am a little over 3 months natural and I am just loving the freedom of natural hair. Here's a little update video. Feel free to leave comments and questions below. Toodles....

Hey everyone, well I am a little over 3 months natural and I am just loving the freedom of natural hair. Here's a little update video. Feel free to leave comments and questions below. Toodles....

So I know, I know I have been really slack on my postings. I promise I will do better. I have a lot to share with you guys. I truly believe that this will be an awesome journey that I've embarked upon! I was really nervous about how my natural hair texture would actually look. I did't know if it would be silky, curly, dries out, wirey or just crazy looking. Ya girl was skerrrrrd! But as it tuns out I love my texture. It's curly and thick. I wish I went natural a long time ago.I am about to get ready to make a video to post letting you guys see my progress. Share your with me here as well. I can't wait to hear from you!!
xoxo
Amore'

Here is a quick video from my big Chop back in Feb. 2011. Enjoy :)

I'm still very new to the entire "Natural Hair" situation. I've found that there are so many terms for your hair and certain procedures when it comes to natural hair. I'm positive that I will be updataing this list more and more as I learn and discover new things with my hair. So I will be updating this particular post very often. I may even make it a page all by its self here on my blog because I've found it to be very useful so I'll share it with you guys. If you have more terms for me to add be sure to leave the word and the definition in the comment section and I will add it.

What does "natural" mean?

It means to be completely chemical free. Free from texurizers, relaxers, permanent waves, jerry curls ect. It means when the hair is in it's purest form.

What does "transition" mean?

Transition is the period of transition from the time you decide to stop relaxing your hair, to having 100% natural hair.

What is a TWA?

TWA stands for Teeny Weeny Afro and is the first stage after a big chop. Not everyone goes throught the TWA stage. If you did a transition and wore protective styles for a while before you actually cut your hair, 9 times out of 10 you did not have to go through the TWA phase. Usually you have 2 inches or less in that stage.

What is a Big Chop?

When you decide to cut your chemically treated  hair off and go chemical free.

What is a BAA?

BAA stands for Big A** Afro (not a term I would use but I hear it a lot)

What does it mean to "stretch" the hair?

When you have wet hair and use a method such as wrapping to stretch the hair out so it dries with more length.

What is a "no poo" ?

It stands for the "no shampoo method" .It's when you wash your hair you don't use shampoo. This method is popular with natural hair, because traditional shampoos, especially those containing sulfates, will dry out the hair.

What does ''co-wash''mean?

Simply when you wash your hair with conditioner only; no shampoo.

What is "shrinkage" ?

It's when the hair shrinks up when it's dry.

I'm still very new to the entire "Natural Hair" situation. I've found that there are so many terms for your hair and certain procedures when it comes to natural hair. I'm positive that I will be updataing this list more and more as I learn and discover new things with my hair. So I will be updating this particular post very often. I may even make it a page all by its self here on my blog because I've found it to be very useful so I'll share it with you guys. If you have more terms for me to add be sure to leave the word and the definition in the comment section and I will add it.

What does "natural" mean?

It means to be completely chemical free. Free from texurizers, relaxers, permanent waves, jerry curls ect. It means when the hair is in it's purest form.

What does "transition" mean?

Transition is the period of transition from the time you decide to stop relaxing your hair, to having 100% natural hair.

What is a TWA?

TWA stands for Teeny Weeny Afro and is the first stage after a big chop. Not everyone goes throught the TWA stage. If you did a transition and wore protective styles for a while before you actually cut your hair, 9 times out of 10 you did not have to go through the TWA phase. Usually you have 2 inches or less in that stage.

What is a Big Chop?

When you decide to cut your chemically treated  hair off and go chemical free.

What is a BAA?

BAA stands for Big A** Afro (not a term I would use but I hear it a lot)

What does it mean to "stretch" the hair?

When you have wet hair and use a method such as wrapping to stretch the hair out so it dries with more length.

What is a "no poo" ?

It stands for the "no shampoo method" .It's when you wash your hair you don't use shampoo. This method is popular with natural hair, because traditional shampoos, especially those containing sulfates, will dry out the hair.

What does ''co-wash''mean?

Simply when you wash your hair with conditioner only; no shampoo.

What is "shrinkage" ?

It's when the hair shrinks up when it's dry.

So I know, I know I have been really slack on my postings. I promise I will do better. I have a lot to share with you guys. I truly believe that this will be an awesome journey that I've embarked upon! I was really nervous about how my natural hair texture would actually look. I did't know if it would be silky, curly, dries out, wirey or just crazy looking. Ya girl was skerrrrrd! But as it tuns out I love my texture. It's curly and thick. I wish I went natural a long time ago.I am about to get ready to make a video to post letting you guys see my progress. Share your with me here as well. I can't wait to hear from you!!
xoxo
Amore'

Here is a quick video from my big Chop back in Feb. 2011. Enjoy :)