This has taken me a long time to share but I’m finally ready. If you’ve known me within the decade, we’ve definitely talked about our natural hair together. I went through a grueling journey that I know many other Black women (and men) have experienced at the hands of “natural hair” misinformation. In the early 2010’s the resurgence of the “Natural Hair Movement” also came with an unprecedented amount of misinformation. So much that not only did we believe it, many hair stylists also believed it and profited from the misinformation by also selling serums, hair growth oils, and gimmicks that preyed on Black women’s quest to understand how to properly take care of their hair. —— For the past two years, I’ve regained my confidence by properly re-educating myself from licensed tight curl specialists but virtually and in-person and I can finally say that “I love my hair” and that I am no longer a prisoner to my hair. No more breakdowns. No more being frustrated. I’ve been nervous to shar...