I stopped perming in high school because I just got tired of the whole chemical process. It's that simple.
I was tired of getting touch ups, having to avoid water unless I was washing my hair, buying all these "maintenance products" to keep my hair from breaking off, getting trims to get rid of WHAT DID break off, not being able to scratch my own head before my appointments, waiting forever in the salon...etc. When I looked at what I was doing to maintain a "look" it started to LOOK really SILLY. So, I just stopped.
People ALWAYS ask me what do I do to my hair. I love to say that glorious "n" word.
NOTHING!
Any natural person can tell you that maintaining a chemical look is a lot more work then being nappy. I threw %90 of my hair products in the trash when I let go of the lye. As of now I own a bottle of shampoo, moisturizer, a pick, a wide-tooth comb, and a bottle of Olive Oil. That's all I need. Talk about wash-and-go!
What do I think of women that perm?
Well, there is only one kind I can't stand. Those are the women that get scared every time they THINK about new growth. The ones that go to get a perm every two weeks to flatten the new growth that hasn't even showed itself yet. It's one thing to like the way a perm looks, but it's another to hate the way YOU look without it. I don’t care what anyone says!! Every black person in AmeriKKKa has been influenced by white culture...you can’t avoid it. BUT, how much someone plays into this influence lies solely in the strength, determination, and awareness of that person. Black has never been nor will it every be beautiful to other people, and they will always make that known to us. Some of us believe it.
There is so much more about being natural that I love, but unless you have experienced it you can’t really understand it.
Being natural is a state of mind. It has to be. You have to be ready to for the mess that the world will throw at you.
[This message has been edited by Poplife (edited January 23, 2001).]
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