Welcome Maggie from The Clueless Curl

The Clueless Curl is about a: Journey to an eco-friendly lifestyle and everything in between. (from the site)

DIYHCB: How long have you been natural? What made you decide to go natural? 

TCC: The summer of 2009 was when I took the plunge to embrace my natural hair. Like most growing up I had no choice but to get a relaxer, it was the norm growing up. It wasn't until I had a bad experience I started looking into going natural. One such experience was when my hair was braided very tightly. I was in pain for days and I did nothing about it because I was more concerned about my new do'. It was the last straw for me and I started looking into going natural. It was time for me to nurse it back to health from all the damage done. Beauty shouldn't have to be painful.

DIYHCB: What do you like most about having curly/ kinky hair?

 TCC: I know it sounds cliche but, the versatilty. Who knew!?!!

DIYHCB:  What are some challenges you face with your natural hair? 

TCC:  OMG!!! The natural hair lingo when I first started my journey. I was like english please english. Another, would be learining to get the styles right, what products to use. It took alot of trail and error and practice, practice, practice to get it right. I wanted to learn how to flat twist and I went on youtube. I learned to flat twist after several practices and now I can do it with my eyes closed. ;)

DIYHCB:  Here at the DIY Hair Care blog, we like to DIY, so tell us, are there any products you make yourself? Any DIY Hair styles, etc? 

TCC: Yes, I'm a huge fan of DIY. I do make my own henna gloss it consists of conditioner, honey, coconut oil, and green tea. I also make my own moisturizing spritz made with veggie glycerin, water, peppermint oil, and rosemary oil.

DIYHCB:  What are some products you love?

TCC:  Right now, I'm loving Oyin Handmade. I picked it up when I went to the hair show in Baltimore. Coconut oil is another favorite.

DIYHCB: What does your regimen consist of? Is it simple or complex? Are you consistent? 

TCC: I'm all about simplicity and I'm consistent with my regimen.

*Dry deep condition every two weeks(I started this in April and my hair responded well)

*Co-wash every two weeks

*Henna or Pre-Poo once a month

  

*I use the honeyhemp as my leave-in I then flat twist my hair and let it air dry

*I oil my scalp when needed with a viamin E oil mixture

DIYHCB: What is the most you would pay for a hair care product? 

TCC: I'm a recovering PJ [product junkie] so I won't let my hair budget be more than my utility bill, lol. No more than $10 maximum $20

DIYHCB: Where can we find you on the web? 

CluelessCurl

 I blog about my ups and downs of trying to be eco-friendly.

Thanks Maggie for allowing DIY to interview you! We loved your interview and love your blog as well!

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I am Candice Johnson/Natural Dancer, facilitator of The Frizzness!  

The Frizzness is a new site dedicated to embracing, nurturing & enjoying our natural beauty.  (thefrizzness.blogspot.com)

My Hairstory:

Well this has been a minute in the making! I was going to document my blissful layover into Transitionland last year which started off as optimistic, motivated, carefree and & oh-so inspired. Perusing the gorgeous Fotki pages of kinky-curly beauties, MySelf said: "Hey, we got this!" But suddenly, my kinks rode in on dry wave of reality! Even tumbleweeds would throw beverages at my moptop of tangles and dry knots like the New Directions kids on "Glee"!

Ok, maybe it wasn't THAT bad.

For months, I dutifully soaked up tips, facts, products and such like a sponge & all was alright in the natural-uverse & routine central....at first. Unfortunately, after a minute & a half of transitioning, my crown of glory didn't feel like playing nice anymore. Can you believe she actually wanted to box?! You know how even the cutest kids hit a certain age where adults compliment them on their clothes (or worse belongings) rather than anoint them as beautiful? Well, my hair looked like a regretful yearbook picture after five months. Didn't even look like my head anymore. I started stalking the beauty supply store in hopes of finding any relaxer I could to put this misbehavin' mane in time out! (Not a shining moment; I hold my head in shame).

 As a dancer who spends an obsene amount of time in the public eye, I have to always keep my hair looking it's best. And in spite of all my efforts, I STILL ended up with a frizzy whatchamadoodle on top of my head until I learned how to slap some water and moisturizer on it generously. It wasn't even until month nine that I finally achieved a slick bun, hallelujah!!!! (Excuse me for one second while I shout. Insert your own music here.) Keep in mind I have now grown the nerve post BC to rock my curls/coils in the ornery Texas heat while dancing/working up a sweat. The bigger it gets, the more I fall in love. Swoon.....

I transitioned for the long haul, finally throwing my straight ends the peace sign after 17 months because everyone thought my hair was already natural, lol! And now, almost all of my dancers (Ordered Steps Productions) are natural or transitioning, too! Rockin' ruff & stuff with our curly puffs, aye!

So I'm sitting at three months 100 percent au naturale - and I LOVE it! Did I want a second date after my BC? Uummmm...NO. I almost tatooed "What did I just do?" across my forehead when my curly hubby gave my frizz & frack the side eye. In silence. BUT I've learned to manage it (detangling - a breeze), keep it moisturized, haven't touched it with heat in a year, & trying new things until I find my oasis. But I know I'm headed in the right direction because Hubbs said he couldn't see in the car past my fro, lol! I'm very tightly coiled, and have learned to love the little darlings. Shrinkage, however, still gets the eye roll from me but maybe I'll get used to that too.

And why did I go natural in the first place? I ALWAYS swooned over natural hair...but never knew I could have my own crowning glory. And to think I wore a jheri curl!

Be Blessed!

candice ~ naturaldancer

thefrizzness.blogspot.com

YOUTube: dancegrl7 (Ordered Steps Productions Dance Company)

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