Who am I? I’m curly girl like you. But I wasn’t always.
From age 5 to age 21, I wore my hair relaxed. Meaning, I used a chemical to force my hair to become permanently straight. Sometimes the chemical would burn me, and I would have scabs or sore spots on my scalp, but I never once thought anything of it. I was simply doing what millions of women with Afro-textured or tightly curled hair did.
But one day something changed. I was overdue for a touch up on my relaxer, and reached up to feel how “bad” my un-straightened hair had gotten.
It didn’t feel “bad” at all. It felt like exactly what it was-curly.
So began four months of research and experiment. I put down the relaxer that day and I have not looked back. Ups and downs, highs and lows, it has been a journey that I would not trade for the hairs on my chinny-chin-chin. No, I don’t really have hairs on my chin!
I created TheCurlyRefuge because I wanted to create a space of peace where other curly heads could share their journey without fear. No argument, no judgment. Just peace, and a whole lot of curly love.
Go ahead...grab a comfy chair and some coffee or tea.
I shared my story, now you share yours.
♫Tiarra♪
