# @bycourtneydanielle on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy1YR_-pqrg
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/78363712-bycourtneydanielle-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2023-10-25T19:57:49.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Courtney Danielle Bryant | Creator, Speaker & Coach (@bycourtneydanielle) — https://gondola.cc/bycourtneydanielle

## Caption

Once I stopped fighting this heat damage I found so much peace! 🫣 I’m very much at the point where I  considering become a straight natural but I do miss my curly hair some days 

You guys know that last year I ended up with heat damage after straightening my hair so much and not properly protecting it. I decided to grow it out instead of big chopping but y’all THE STRESS. 

At first, I resolved to not use any heat for a as long as it took to grow my hair out. Managing 3 different textures was a lot. The super thick, curly new growth at my roots, the silky straight texture in the middle, and random loose or curly/curly textures at the ends. A MESS

My wash days became longer, more stressful, I couldn’t figure out how to blend the textures without heat. 

Once I decided to lean into the heat damage (odd right) and started stretching my hair when it wasn’t in protective styles it gave me 

1. More flexibility
2. Shorter wash days
3. I can see my split ends and take care of them sooner than later 
4. Better length retention 

Have y’all been here before? Have you considered becoming a straight natural? 

#naturalhair #straightnatural #lengthretention #bycourtneydanielle #curlsandcouture

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naturalhair, lengthretention, straightnatural, curlsandcouture, bycourtneydanielle

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