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I can definitely relate to Uzuri’s story. As I child, when it came to choosing my style from the walls of the JC Penny salon… my hair just couldn’t duplicate the options provided. It lead to relaxers, Jheri curls, etc. Read more about what pushed Uzuri to the natural side…
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Bad Hair
For a long time, I knew going natural was the right thing to do, but I’d been taught that my hair texture was “bad” and given every reason to think that my hair being “nappy” was the worst thing it could be. Because of this thinking that was forced on me as a child, I went from hair that hung to my middle back when it was pressed out, to about 11 inches of confused mess.
I went through every hair chemical known to man from the age of 9 to 16.
