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melaninmoney · 2 years

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#melanin #natural hair styles #protective hair styles

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certifiedbitch777 · 3 months

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Don't Touch My Hair... I MEANT IT!!!

Entry Date: 1/18/2024 11:03 pm

Today's topic is 'Don't Touch My Hair,' and I mean it quite literally. I am tired.

Tired.

I'm so tired of this shit, and I want to cry and scream and more.

My hair is something I've struggled with since I was a kid. It's a very sore spot. When asked what their ideal hair would be growing up, most girls would point out things such as a difference in texture, thicker hair, or even extra length. For me, it sucked because I didn't have any of the desired traits.

My hair was a lot different than my siblings. Their hair was much fuller than mine. My hair is low density, aka it's hella thin... Man, is it really thin. Reflecting on what I know about my hair now, my hair also has low porosity, while my siblings seemed to have medium porosity.

My mother struggled to plant the proper seeds to make my hair grow and be healthy. She didn't know how to take care of hair like mine. With my siblings having thicker and much more resilient hair, it was no reason why their hair seemed to flourish in different settings; meanwhile, mine would break off at the most minor inconvenience.

For the majority of my life, I grew up with short hair and even went through the phase in middle school of lying about my length so that I wouldn't be ridiculed. I would go to extreme lengths to manipulate my hair in a particular way to feel more feminine and aligned with the beauty standards. None of that would be able to erase the many years of humiliation I would feel from my peers or even my external family (grandma, aunties, etc.). It was like a running joke...

I felt so ugly for many years, but I still held the idea that my beauty was tied to how my hair looked. Even now, in my early 20s approaching my mid-20s, I still struggle with this. I struggle with prioritizing my physical appearance, though I know the beauty within is what counts the most. And trust, I do focus on building my internal world and shifting the harmful internal dialogue, but it's just so hard when the world is built on all superficial matters.

I've won over certain battles that I faced regarding the beauty standard. For example, I have big boobs. Big boobs, by nature, sag due to gravity, skin elasticity, genetics, and so many more factors. I thought something was wrong with me during my teen years. I mean, why the hell was my boobs frowning if I didn't even birth any children?? But the older I got, the less I started to care. Shit neither does my partner, so I just learned to embrace this difference within myself. But when it comes to my hair... it's the battle I'm struggling to win over the most.

I shaved my hair in the summer of 2022. It is now January 2024, and I'm still baldheaded.

Granted, the past year, for me, has been highly stressful. I suffered hair loss due to stress from work, my weight was fluctuating, and my health over was in the gutter. Due to this, I started balding in random spots. However, it's been MONTHS since I stopped balding, and my hair is not even 5 inches...

It makes me feel so ugly.

So masculine.

I mean, I've been with my boyfriend for 2 years, and since we've dated, I've been taking care of his hair. His hair is now mid-back length, drastically different from his mini afro. And yet, here I am, his girl, with shorter hair. It just makes me feel so undesirable. I feel the need to wear a full face of makeup every time my hair is out. That is just utter bullshit!

I'M JUST SO FUCKING TIRED!!

And I'm so hurt.

This never-ending battle with my feminity tied to something as trivial as my hair is draining me. If anybody asked me if I was over all of my hair struggles that summer of 2022 before I shaved it, I would've said yes!! But I'm clearly not and don't know what to do.

Outside of being overpriced for simple services, these new-age stylists LOVE adding a pile of product, mostly thick gel, to our hair and straightening it for basic styles... How are these styles being labeled protective??? My hair just simply won't thrive in those conditions.

And what sucks is I love styles such as mini braids or twists, but hair is such a low density, I end up looking like Cynthia from rug rats LMFAOO. Just 3 goddamn braids on my hair.

I want to know how do I feel pretty with my hair in its current state. That's the question no one knows how to answer, and I don't expect them to. The answer should come from me and only me, but this battle just feels so lonely...

#natural hair #type 4 hair #type 4 natural hair #thin hair #black hair #black blogger #natural hair styles #hair struggles #black beauty #black women #Spotify

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foreverbaby25 · 10 months

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#black girl tumblr #black girl moodboard #honeycocoanut #beauty #black girl magic #black woman #black girl #fashion #black girl inspo #aesthetic #natural hair inspo #natural hair #half up half down #natural hair styles #side profile #mirror selfie #natural beauty

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lunaplush · 2 years

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Sunday black girl magic vibes ✨️🖤✨️

#black hair styles #black hair #black girl magic #black girl vibes #all natural #no makeup #natural hair styles

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moonfirebrides · 2 years

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As Black women, we experience a continuous poison that has been pumped into a society that is known as misogynoir that has caused us to normalise the hatred of our natural #type4hair texture

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kmilli3 · 1 year

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To The Root: Cornrows

Dating as far back as 3000 B.C, West Africans would wear these tightly knit braids as a protective style. With the enslavement of African peoples, the protection brought by this style was not only for hair. Enslaved Africans would use cornrows in many different ways to aid in survival of the unforgiving plantations. Maps for escape tunnels and paths were communicated through the intricate braids. Also, even grains of rice or small nuts were weaved into styles to feed runways slaves. Now cornrows serve as a stylish way to represent the traditions of African Americans from years past, who also are continuing protective practices of their ancestors.

#natural hair #protective styles #natural hair styles #black hairstyles #cornrow #black history #black hair #african america history #african hairstyles

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unearthingholly · 1 year

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Cowries will forever be my favorite.

Headwrap: @shopdraped

#headwraps #headwrap #locstyles #locs #locstar #cowrieshell #black natural hair #natural hair styles #natural hair

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dreams-in-blk · 1 year

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melaninmoney · 2 years

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Atuhaire Caroline

#melanin #natural hair #natural hair styles #protective hair styles

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exploring-essence · 1 year

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@exploringessence

#exploringessence #blondehair #black girl blonde hair #blonde locs #essence #melanin #blondie #natural hair styles #naturalhair #soft black girls #soft living #soft #black women #black beauty #black girl aesthetic

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melrosamusic · 2 years

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Goddess braids using my own hair. And some trees 🍃🌳

#natural hair #goddess braids #curly hair #natural hair styles #nature #trees #nature walk

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lunaplush · 2 years

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Friyay (btw totally woke up like this )

#morning selfie #natural hair styles #no makeup #woke up like this

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foreverbaby25 · 2 months

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#black girl tumblr #black girl moodboard #honeycocoanut #beauty #black girl magic #black woman #black girl #fashion #black girl inspo #aesthetic #cornrows #protective styles #natural hair inspo #gorgeous gorgeous girl #black girl makeup #soft glam

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von2dutch · 3 months

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@SAUDIEB

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nappy-by-nature · 7 months

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Afro Pick Art

#afro #black beauty #afro picks #natural hair #afro style #fashion #black pride #black is beautiful

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kmilli3 · 1 year

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To The Root: The Bantu

Originating from the Zulu peoples of South Africa, the Bantu knots were a style that stood as a symbol of femininity and demonstration of class. In todays time it is one of the most common and highest form of Black pride. Also, although the style is typically worn in Southern and Western Africa, the word Bantu derives from the Bantu people who have been around for hundreds of years. The word itself also translates to "people", which deepens the significance of the style and its ability to connect its wearers to other women of the past.

#natural hair #bantu knots #african america history #african american #african beauty #natural hair styles #black history #black hairstyles

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