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The idea of not putting chemicals in the hair to change the texture, the look, or to manipulate the hair in anyway is something that has been happening over the past few years. The trend of not relaxing is slowly fading but is not completely gone.

The related term for not putting chemicals in the hair is called “going natural.”

Wearing your hair in its natural state is nothing new to society, before there were relaxers and perms people wore their hair just the way it was. Hairstyles change over the course of a generation. In the 1960s the “Afro,” the mid-1980s the “Jheri curl,” the 1970s the “Lye Relaxer.”

The trend of relaxing and perming the hair was to make it “manageable,” in 1877 Garret A. Morgan created the relaxer. The relaxer was made to smooth out the hair follicle to make curly hair straight.

Around 2010 the trend of “going natural” started to pick up, it was a way of embracing the hair in its natural state whether it’s curly, wavy, kinky, fizzy or straight. Along with embracing the hair in its natural form, a sense of self-awareness is develop during the process. How does hair define a person. how do you feel about your hair.

Today there are websites such as naturallycurly.com, curlynikki.com, sisterswithbeauty.com, naturalhollywood.com coilyhair.com just to name a few, that offers insights on natural hair (hair in general) and gives and inside look to the natural hair journey of some celebrities as well as the everyday person.

Chris Rock’s documentary (2009) “Good Hair” goes into details about what is defined or considered to be the “right” type of hair. Many people have this notion that “good hair” is a particular texture or style but it is really accurate.

There is not type is hair that is good and another that is bad; it all comes down to perspective.

The process of “going natural” is not easy, but there are a few ways to go about it. A person can transition and allow their natural hair to grow out for a certain length before cutting off the chemically manipulated strands. Some may decide to do a “big chop” which usually occurs when a person feels that they cannot go through the transition process and decides to cut all their hair off and start afresh.

Patience is key to this process, as a person’s hair does not grow to a desired length over night.

There are many tips available to help a person as they go through this journey. There are a few youtubers such as Mynaturalsisas, Shameless Maya, SunKissAlba, Naptural85, Mo Knows Hair, heyfranhey, just to name a few who have great advice and style ideas to help anyone as they go through the natural hair journey.

Hair is the final accessory to a person’s look. How that hair is styled however is up to the person. The idea of not putting chemicals in a one’s hair to change the texture, the look, or to manipulate the hair in anyway is something that has been happening over the past few years. The related term for not putting chemicals in one’s hair is called “going natural.”
To “go natural” is a way of embracing one’s hair in its natural state whether it’s curly, wavy, kinky, fizzy or straight. It’s all about loving your hair in its original form. Along with embracing the hair in its natural form, a sense of self awareness is developed during the process. How does hair define a person? How does one feel about their hair? These are some of the questions that rises during the “going natural” process.
Chris Rock’s documentary “Good Hair” goes into details about what is defined or considered to be the “right” type of hair. Many people have this notion that “good hair” is a particular texture or style but is that really accurate? There is no such thing as “good hair,” everyone’s hair is different and can all be good. There is no type of hair that is good and another that is bad, it all comes down to perspective. This mindset is something that a person faces as they transition and begin to embrace their own hair texture.
The process of “going natural” is not easy, but there are a few ways to go about it. One can transition and allow their natural hair to grow out for a certain length before cutting off the chemically manipulate strands. Some may decide to do a “big chop” which usually occurs when a person feels that they cannot go through the transition process and decides to cut all their hair off and start afresh. Patience is key to this process as a person’s hair does not grow to a desired length over night. Having that patience also comes in handy when styling,washing, and detangling the hair.
There are many tips available to help a person as they go through this journey. There are a few youtubers such as Mynaturalsisas, Shameless Maya, SunKissAlba, Naptural85, just to name a few, who have great advice and style ideas to help anyone as they go through the natural hair journey. (more…)

For the final project I am not absolutely such on what I want to do but I was thinking of doing a video relating to hair but focusing more on natural hair. I can probably see if I get the young lady which I had for my podcast, to do an interview with her (how she feels now after cutting off her hair? how do she maintain and style her hair now (show in the video) Also see if I can get a few shots of the hairstylist doing someone hair. Also get a few photo of women with their natural hair style. This is just one thought.