Some stylists cannot do your hair at all if they don't blow it out. It won't come out right. A real stylist can do your hair and make it look good in any state
Nah depends on the texture.... I seen one girl with short super coarse bally hair(bead de beads!!) I mean which is gorgeous!!! But in all honesty it needed to be blown out.... I don’t think people take into consideration the length and texture...
They don't know how to deal with it. My trichologists have no problem braiding my short 4c hair in two French braids. Meanwhile I struggle and feel overwhelmed like Narada. 🤣🤣🤣 I'm scared of damaging my hair.
Braiding different textures of natural hair helped me understand that every head of hair was truly unique. One person's hair could look strong, but actually be fine and silky to the touch, some people had wavy or curly hair but it was super dense. I observed that when I did my own braids I was always faster at it because I knew my hair. When I braided the same people's hair mutiple times I knew their hair and got faster. The first time touching someone's hair is an exploration. So amazing!
I always found it strange when stylists were mad that my hair was thick and long. Like isn’t that a good thing for you? I guess all they see is more work. Most people nowadays are only hairstylists. Meaning they only know how to style, not actually provide hair care. I get time is money but it’s been a long time I’ve had someone actually wash and condition my hair before styling. They tell you to do all the heavy lifting and come to them to set they style.
I’m from a Caribbean island where natural hair is the standard. Nearly everybody around me had natural hair growing up.I grew up braiding my hair without blow drying it. I got my 1st blow dryer when I was 18 and nobody in my family not even my aunts had one. I would use from time to time to stretch my hair before my mini twist. Then I moved to a country where all the black hair stylist were from the African continent. They all refused to braid my hair without blow drying it. They all said it was to difficult. I couldn’t believe it. It was always my dream to get my hair done by a stylist from the African continent. I grew up believing that they were way better and that my braids would come out amazing. I was really disappointed, as I could never get them to braid my hair in it’s natural state. I never even new that it was a thing to blow out hair before styling. Thank you for taking good care off your clients hair.
Emaan same. Wet hair is kinda my go to if I can keep it wet long enough to be silky enough to style cause I just can’t really braid. I’m barely learning so slip helps me.
Its so ridiculous that most people think our hair needs to be blown out to be manipulated. I thought that too. But we've been manipulating our hair for hundreds of years before perms and before blowouts. Its amazing how we've been conditioned.
You don’t think back in the day hundreds of years ago they whereby using heat? What makes you think that? I don’t think we give our ancestors enough credit.... everything we do right now .. they have been there and don’t that..... if you think madam C.j walker was the first to come up with a perm or hot comb... then we need to do more work as a people.. and truly get to know our history.... it really doesn’t even make any sense to think that for allllll these centuries they didn’t use heat.. and other remedies because they did... this earth and our people will be here long long after you leave this earth and as well as myself.... but to think this century is what changed the game.. is not the truth
I would have never thought that blowouts are a prerequisite to braiding. We black we been doing this for CENTURIES! What you mean we gotta put heat to it now?
No one blew out their hair when I was in school in the 80s and 90s. I grew up in Barbados and people knew how to handle the hair until relaxers took over.
Welcome's House don’t use heat!! They just want your styles to look super straight as if it is a different texture. But I love watching videos of people who don’t use heat because I need to know how to do certain styles even tho I know my type of hair. I don’t like blowing my hair out. Too much heat. And when I tried cool air it takes too long so I just need to learn tips and tricks from those who aren’t using heat, “the silkier the hair the easier” is what I think ppl want to get across the board well sorry but I ain’t making my hair straight to do a style that’s gonna last me only a few days.
Off topic, but people love to say " natural hair is not hard to manage" but are the SAME people who make you come to a braid appoint washed/detangle and blow dried. They do that because its extra work for them. Think back when that wasnt a prerequisite. Most of us were relaxed.. so it was easier. Just something I observed. Got my hair braided 1 time in the last 15yrs (2yrs ago) and I was blown back a bit because of what I had to do before the appointment
Girl that shit blows my mind. I wear crochets a lot. Everyone request hair comes clean and dry. I be like dam I am just paying to cornrow and install. What I need to do is learn to braid my own hair.
Isn't that because you're only paying to get your hair braided? I believe they would also have to get a license to even do the washing and preparation. I'm sure they'd do it if you're okay with paying more.
@@chalseywilder937 not exactly. I'm not talking about the ones who only have a braiding license. I'm specifically speaking of the ones who started their careers without a "what to do before you sit in my chair" list. Even aside from that - when I was getting my hair braid as a teen I was still able to show up without all of that. You last part is actually what I would like to see. At least give people the option to pay more for that (If licensed). I know people who won't even touch a client's natural curls. Blown out only
I want to also add that I agree when you said we need to change our mindset about our hair, embrace shrinkage and embrace the versatility that our hair offer. I would say that my hair is 4a/4b I wear wash and gos, twist outs and maybe an occasional blowout. I remember one of my Caucasian co workers commented on how she was fascinated about how versatile my hair was. I wore a blowout for about two days then on the third day I came in with my wash and go and she was like “Oh I wish my hair could go from straight to curly like that!” I wanted to share this story because I noticed as African-Americans we tend to be a little more critical about our hair texture and I really believe that is due to how Europeans put that stigma in our ancestors minds regarding how undesirable our hair was and we passed that mindset down the family line. Love your hair because it’s unlike any other💯
Yeah I get that volume vs length. I've been picking volume lately. I don't have much hair. So shrunken thick fro it is. 😁 One of my friends complimented my hair and said "you got a FRO fro". 😂 But as soon as that hair gets stretched I feel like I have 3 strands of hair. I don't get how people go weeks with protective styles in. I love wetting my hair too much.
gigglyfitzgirl I used to get my natural hair braided but my girl stopped doing hair. I can go a week with a protective style. That’s it. I workout twice daily so I need to wash it regularly. But it could last long depending on your body.
*Need more salons like yours. Folks walking around here damn near bald and wondering why...smh. I haven't used heat on my hair in more than 30+ years. I wish I embraced my natural hair more back then. It started with my Mom with the hot combs wanting to straighten every hair strand on my head. If I had a dollar for every sizzle I heard...every burn to my forehead, ears and the nape of my neck...smh.*
I so appreciate this message. I got really bad heat damage from a blow out so I stay away from them but it’s so hard finding a stylist who feels as you do. I wish you were closer to me because I’d gladly come to your salon.
Yeah. I've always thought that it's counterintuitive to get a big chop and then use heat to avoid shrinkage because you're just going to end up in the place that warranted a big chop in the first place. I have a friend who went to a salon that wasn't her regular and they cut off SO much of her hair which she did not want. It was shoulder length stretched but was down her back in its natural state previously. She decided she wanted to keep stretching it with heat because she didn't want it short or in a fro which I told her would great on her because she's beautiful anyway. I kept trying to to tell her that she didn't get to the length she was at before worth heat but she didn't want to listen. She went from thriving hair to a ton of problems because of heat. But ok... Many “go natural” but aren't truly comfortable with what that means
Every time I get my hair braided, the braiders require me to have it blown put prior. I just thought that was normal. I didn't think any stylist braided hair in its natural state. Thanks for informing me.
I went to pricey but very good natural salon for the first time for crochet braids. Normally I do my own but loved their styles. They were professional, on time and gentle with my hair. The one thing that confused me was that they blew out my hair before the cornrows and installation. I asked why the blowout. The response was they don't want me to be in pain while they corn braid my hair. I said OK but in my head I was thinking, if my hair is detangled why would I be in pain? Thanks for this video. It reminds me I was not crazy.
This truly is a great point many naturals don't use a blow dryer at all. It also depends on length as well. When you have extremely long, and thick hair. You'll have to stretch it in some way before styling to avoid damage. Still that could be as simple as parting sections, detangling, and braiding up what you're not working with. By the time you come back around to it, it'll be stretched enough to work with it. That's how I do mine, and I usually already come to my beautician with it in this state. Simply because I'm impatient, and don't want to wait.
I always cornrow my hair after washing while wet . It was easier for me . Wash day already takes forever. If I can cut the time. Just LOC, cornrows and done. 😁. 👏👏👏Glad you are back on natural hair videos. ❤❤💞
I love your perspective on this. Honestly I’ve been natural since 2010 and I always style my hair with blowing it out first. I just dislike shrunken hair lol
yeah, i get so pissed when stylists be like, blow dry your hair before coming in. And I'm like......... but I thought we were going to to preserve the naturalness....
I was about to say the same thing. I use to go to a African braiding place and when they got new people in the shop they would compliant about how I needed to blow dry it before I came. I didn't even own a blow dry. They would end up blow drying it out while speaking in another language to each other. You also have to wash your hair before you go there. It used to not be like that.
That's good to know. I don't use heat at all on my hair. Them blowing it out or even having to flat iron it before doing anything is one of the main reasons I've always refused to go to a salon. I'm 4b/4c, high porosity, thin-med density, and fine strands. Chile, I'll go bald and be ruined lol.
Your absolutely right, many of the stylist just don't want to deal with afro textured hair. Many stylist won't do your hair, if you don't want it blow dried.
Just came across this video it’s interesting because this is a problem I’m currently having with finding a salon that legitimately does natural hair. They always say they do natural hair but when they begin manipulating my hair I can instantly tell they don’t. Thanks for being honest.
That's how my mother did mine and my sisters before you could get a hair dryer with a pik! Our hair was cornrows on damp hair, threading was done on damp hair, or she would put it in 4-6 plaits when damp on Saturday and Sunday she would cornrow the hair. It's just that there was no CZcams/social media then.
Finally!! It perplexes me how Americans think you have to blow out hair to braid or twist it. Hair is hair at the end of the day. I still don't own a blow dryer to this day. In the Caribbean, you can still get braids without a blow dryer being involved.
That's what I grew up seeing. I am from the Caribbean too. Braiders learnt how to section and organise all sorts of hair as they braid. It's only online that I hear of others saying hair needs to be blown out or relaxed. I got a blow dryer once and didn't like the flat look. I'm used to my volume. I left that dryer around for years then I started getting a painful reaction to hot water and found out it was a reaction to heat. I changed the temperature for showers and baths. I also threw that old hair dryer away. I realised that I had used it less than 5 times. I'll do my cornrows and plaits just fine. I know it will take time to smooth down each hair section as I braid for a good result so I prepare for that.
When I was a little girl my gramma kept my hair braided and we never ever owned a blow dryer. Just a hot comb and an actual clothing iron so my hair was seldomly straightened or had heat to it. But it was still damaged bc of relaxers 😂🤣
I just love how honest you are! Natural hair for me is a challenge and I appreciate you! When I come back to Atlanta, I am going to make it a point to schedule an appointment!
You hit on a lot good points in this video. And you’re not the first natural hairstylist that mentioned that straight hair was the standard in beauty school. I think Anthony Dickey said the same thing about how beauty schools back in the day worked primarily with straight hair they didn’t know nothing about kinky coily natural hair. Yes you do have to learn how to work with natural hair which is why NOT everyone even some sistahs are not able to work with our hair in its natural state.
Narada I have been watching you for a month now and today I finally gained the courage to find the jar of palmers olive oil grease I've had for about a decade. In one of your videos you suggested to remember what your mama did and so I talked to her, and now I am trying grease again. Wish me luck!
Tbh, i find it interesting people hate shrinkage when they are used to their hair being above their shoulders and neck. Shrinkage is life when u are natural. Chill. It will grow to desired length
gospelevans you are so right. I have hair down to my mid back when straight but at my neck when it’s curly. It used to bother me but I’m used to it now. I rather have my hair braided up so I don’t have to deal with it.
This is great info- for those of us who go thru txtr changes it's like starting all over again with a new "canvas" & you do need different paints!!! Thanks to a great stylist & people like you learning my new txtr is going good❤ great❤
I totally agree. Every stylist that I have had blew out my hair unti 2 months ago. This particular stylist always blew out my hair until that day. I don't know if I had it stretched enough where no heat was needed or what.
I totally agree with you! You don’t need the blow dryer! I alway style my hair when it’s wet! I haven’t blow dried my hair in a few years. I love ❤️ this way cause I don’t want heat damage. Afrikan Hair God I would love ❤️ for you to be my stylist.
I got told I need to blow my hair out 1-2 times a month. I said whaatttttt. This girl thought that because she went to cosmetology school she knew more about MY own hair. Like huh. Mind you I have never put heat on my hair since I’ve been natural for 2 years. I’m almost at bra strap length and still growing. Obviously I know what I’m doing and blow outs isn’t the move for me. What are your thoughts on that?
You can braid some hair. I had seen it on you tube. One day at work this white girl asked my co worker if she could braid her hair. co worker told her she do it tomorrow on lunch break. Make sure she washed her hair tonight because she did not want any gel in her hair. This girl hair was straight. The next day on our lunch break. She braided the girl hair. She did an outstanding job. My co worker was braided girl hair lk it was black hair. You are right. It does not matter what texture is the hair. If you have skills you can do it.
Yup my trichologist is not a fan of blow dryers and flat irons. Lol! They focus on health 100%. They won't even let me braid my hair in cornrows/canerows.
@@adabekeethefirst8705 my hair is super fine. Each strand is very thin. So imagine a cotton sewing thread that you keep twisting and under tension. Eventually it will break or fray away. My hair is thinner than a piece of cotton sewing thread. She showed me under the microscope all these micro tears in my hair strands. There are a few fine haired naturals who only twist their hair loosely instead of braids and cornrows. Like Narada said only with experience stylist learn not to put tension on fine hair that coarse thicker hair can handle. Same with edges and the nape which are often the finest hair strand.
@@marleyhill34 Thank you for this. When I tell people my strands are thin so I don't get it braided to the scalp, they look at me sideways. I'm sorry if my baby hairs exist because they are thin hairs and if I start pullin at them, they will go extinct. I have balding edges in my family. That is another reason why I stopped getting relaxers. I'm tired of lazy stylists dealing with different textures the same way.
@@charnaeyoung9815 Yup My hair was always breaking in relaxers and the black stylist and cosmetologists could not tell me why. Now I lnow why. They would use a super strong relaxer because my hair has very tight curls. Then they would add heat and a fine tooth comb in styling. It was only when I went to Aveda my stylist told me to you a protein spray for daily use. My aveda stylists were not black so they would not know about braiding but they knew about protein and heat damage. I had to go to the Trichologist (she's black and her daughter is mixed race) to tell me to stop braiding it in small sections. Most people including myself and my family assumed that braiding the hair was ok. It totally makes sense because my hair was the healthiest in all my life when I was at school and I stopped braiding it and i used to wash in every week an it never got dried due to the tropical weather. I just used to keep in a patted in afro. So it was combed once a week and then just left alone. Now I live in a more temperate zone I have to protect my hair from air conditioning, hard water, chlorine, pollution, cold weather, cold wind and heating systems. it's taken me nearly 30 years to figure out how to deal with my hair. Sadly none of the black salons were able to give me the correct information for my hair type.
Thanks for your reply. I have fine 4c hair which tangles on itself and breaks when I do my corn rows (I don't stretch my hair before styling). So, I'm trying to find alternatives that won't cause as much breakage
I totally understand what you’ve said BUT I’m tender headed I mean REALLY tender headed. So I can not do it without it being blow dried however if I didn’t I would not blow my hair out either
If you were really tender headed then blow drying wouldn't make a difference. We have clients at our salon who are tender headed as well. It's all about taking your time and proper tension
I actually can't deal with my hair stretched out, not even talking about heat, never used it. It quickly becomes overwhelming, sometimes I realize like wow I have a lot of hair 😫! I just wear wash n go's. They keep my hair tamed, defined and in a shrunken state.
I was wondering for a while why did they blow out the hair. I grew up seeing people braid and cornrow hair just as is in the Caribbean. As you said it came from Straightened hair processes.
Before I even watch I'm gonna make this comment 😂. I refuse to go to any braider that requires my hair blown out to braid it. Simply because when I'm in Jamaica I get my hair braided very neatly and I don't have to blow it and I don't like my hair blown out
i'm getting crochet faux locs next week, and i know my stylist would blowdry my hair to braid it. but im young so i doubt shed really listen if i said to leave my hair as is
Just know you run the risk of damage to your hair which takes away from the style being "protective". Is there a reason you prefer your hair blown out first?
AfrikanHairGod yes. I totally know. That’s why when I’m getting braids done I do a lot of work before hand to ensure my hair is protected. I cleanse well, do a deep conditioner with protein so my hair is ready for manipulation. I also use heat protectants and makes sure my hair is well moisturized. I like my hair blown out because I’m tender headed so it’s so much easier and faster on my scalp for my stylist to do my braids. I have a sensitive scalp so the less pulling, the better.
@@AfrikanHairGod for anyone.....there were times where i blew out my hair before my stylist braided up for a style, and then there were times when i didn't lol.
It's a preference for many stylists because the don't want to be bothered or don't know how to handle and control natural hair otherwise. If you read the comments, you will see that many people were unaware that their hair didn't need to be blown out prior to styling. That's what my video is about. If people choose to risk damage from constantly blowdrying, that's their prerogative, but many people are uninformed about being able have their hair styled without it and feel as though it's a necessary process when it's not.
Well that’s pretty much the only way I handle my hair without blow drying it out (honestly because I could never get that straight blow dry to begin with ) 🥺
Every time I go to get her done I have to pay twenty to forty dollars extra hairstylist don’t believe I have thick hair I’m always told I got the thickest plus it long hair they ever seen but my hair ain’t course it’s 3c 4a
So. For a year now, I've been doing my own flat twists without blow drying thinking that my twists were frizzy because I didn't use a blowdryer first. Now I know it's just because my technique is poor. Lol. Idk. Maybe I don't use enough gel.
Yeesss, I've been a natural hair beautician for the last 4 yrs. And I would never blow out hair but when I went to work at a shop they did and I was so confused. I love working with thicker hair. When its blown out I tend to not like the style as much.
I just did crochet braids on my mom where I didn't blow her hair out, and found it just as easy to do like when I blow it out. Now on my own head.....I don't think I can do it. My mom has thinner hair. My hair is six kinds of thickness. Trying to braid it while dry..... Jesus. Jesus.
My hair is growing back and I really want to braid it but all I keep seeing are must blow out my hair. Why would I do that? Braids have been used to protect our natural hair. How do you sound telling me to straighten my hair before putting it in a typical African hair style? It’s giving colonization.
Hey!!! Great video ... and I agree I use to think the same way.. but I got a question ... when you get a trim... is it good to blow out your hair? Even if you get it done 3 to 4 month when it comes to a trim
I'm sorry but you are misinformed. Again blowdrying your hair has no benefit whatsoever to the overall health and condition of your hair. When correctly done you can minimize the damage but damage will cumulatively and indefinitely occur.
@@AfrikanHairGod You're right in regards to MOST people but it's definitely benefits someone like me because my hair thrives when it's stretched & I've tried other methods but they don't work as well . I also protect my hair INTERNALLY & EXTERNALLY to avoid damage all together plus my blow dryer is by Dyson and has heat regulating technology that COMPLETELY eliminates the possibility of heat damage. Lol I know most people cant afford that dryer tho so you're right for the most part but it is definitely possible to avoid damage. Especially if your dryer doesn't go pass a detrimental temperature . Low heat isn't what causes damage , high heat is .
@@Kiannamonroeee First off, you can't really speak for "most people" when you are only going off of your own personal experience. Secondly, I'm glad you feel like your state-of-the-art hair dryer got you feeling impervious to damaging your hair, but again, you are misinformed. they put plenty of claims on these products and tools to coerce you into buying it and making you feel like it's worth the extreme expense. Clearly, it's worked because it got you thinking you got a leg up on everyone else. They are and have forever been coming out with new cosmo-technology. With all these new-and-improved technology, tools, and products, people's hair has been getting fucked up forever and thereafter. I've used both blow dryers, flat irons, brushes, etc, both cheap and expensive and they all do the same thing and lead to the same place. Heat regulating technology doesn't work because everyone's hair handles heat different. There are some whose hair can take more battering and heat than others; however, you can do everything to protect your hair and use all the heat protectants you want these precautions are not a guarantee from damage. They all work together to "minimize" the damage but again it will still occur.
Im older (in 40s). I grew up around relaxed and non relaxed people. Ive been natural since the 90s. Stopped. Wearing braids in the late 90s. When i used to get braids every six weeks, i stopped getting relaxers. Back then, NONAFRICAN braiders preferred u to not get relaxers. They braided ur hair however ur hair was.
Here 4 it!.....I agree with you. If u know natural hair you can do anything. No dryer needed
I agree with everything you said! If you can braid really good, it wouldn't matter what texture the hair is
Some stylists cannot do your hair at all if they don't blow it out. It won't come out right. A real stylist can do your hair and make it look good in any state
Nah depends on the texture.... I seen one girl with short super coarse bally hair(bead de beads!!) I mean which is gorgeous!!! But in all honesty it needed to be blown out.... I don’t think people take into consideration the length and texture...
I think alot of braiders prefer to have the hair blown out because they dont want to take the time to deal with natural hair in its natural state!
They don't know how to deal with it. My trichologists have no problem braiding my short 4c hair in two French braids. Meanwhile I struggle and feel overwhelmed like Narada. 🤣🤣🤣 I'm scared of damaging my hair.
Braiding different textures of natural hair helped me understand that every head of hair was truly unique. One person's hair could look strong, but actually be fine and silky to the touch, some people had wavy or curly hair but it was super dense. I observed that when I did my own braids I was always faster at it because I knew my hair. When I braided the same people's hair mutiple times I knew their hair and got faster. The first time touching someone's hair is an exploration. So amazing!
I just want to add that coarse hair mannequins are now available in hair supply stores for braiders to practise with.
Obiajulu MOJINSON wow so cool!!!
They are synthetic hair. It's not the same
I'm a black person with super fine hair. Those used to braiding coarse hair will damage my hair.
I always found it strange when stylists were mad that my hair was thick and long. Like isn’t that a good thing for you? I guess all they see is more work.
Most people nowadays are only hairstylists. Meaning they only know how to style, not actually provide hair care. I get time is money but it’s been a long time I’ve had someone actually wash and condition my hair before styling. They tell you to do all the heavy lifting and come to them to set they style.
I’m from a Caribbean island where natural hair is the standard. Nearly everybody around me had natural hair growing up.I grew up braiding my hair without blow drying it. I got my 1st blow dryer when I was 18 and nobody in my family not even my aunts had one. I would use from time to time to stretch my hair before my mini twist. Then I moved to a country where all the black hair stylist were from the African continent. They all refused to braid my hair without blow drying it. They all said it was to difficult. I couldn’t believe it. It was always my dream to get my hair done by a stylist from the African continent. I grew up believing that they were way better and that my braids would come out amazing. I was really disappointed, as I could never get them to braid my hair in it’s natural state. I never even new that it was a thing to blow out hair before styling.
Thank you for taking good care off your clients hair.
Where was that? In the states??
@@necilya which part of the Caribbean are you from?
Interesting 🤔 I've always styled hair wet or damp. It's always been easier for me. Also because blow drying is just extra work for me 😂😁
Blow drying is definitely extra work.
Emaan same. Wet hair is kinda my go to if I can keep it wet long enough to be silky enough to style cause I just can’t really braid. I’m barely learning so slip helps me.
Emaan I agree blowing is soooooooo much extra work I blow out my hair once a year if I can even remember lol but blowing my hair is WORK
@@Tune2dis41 I havent blow dried my hair in almost 5 years 😂if I do, it will just be for a length check
Ugh why can't you be in Philly?! You're the only one I'd trust to do my hair.
gigglyfitzgirl right 😫
Omg only if black hairdressers all thought like this!
I'd go to their salon in a heartbeat if I lived in GA!
This is why I pretty much just do my own hair. Bc I understand that many stylists STILL don’t know how to handle natural hair.
Its so ridiculous that most people think our hair needs to be blown out to be manipulated. I thought that too. But we've been manipulating our hair for hundreds of years before perms and before blowouts. Its amazing how we've been conditioned.
You don’t think back in the day hundreds of years ago they whereby using heat? What makes you think that? I don’t think we give our ancestors enough credit.... everything we do right now .. they have been there and don’t that..... if you think madam C.j walker was the first to come up with a perm or hot comb... then we need to do more work as a people.. and truly get to know our history.... it really doesn’t even make any sense to think that for allllll these centuries they didn’t use heat.. and other remedies because they did... this earth and our people will be here long long after you leave this earth and as well as myself.... but to think this century is what changed the game.. is not the truth
I would have never thought that blowouts are a prerequisite to braiding. We black we been doing this for CENTURIES! What you mean we gotta put heat to it now?
No one blew out their hair when I was in school in the 80s and 90s. I grew up in Barbados and people knew how to handle the hair until relaxers took over.
Welcome's House don’t use heat!! They just want your styles to look super straight as if it is a different texture. But I love watching videos of people who don’t use heat because I need to know how to do certain styles even tho I know my type of hair. I don’t like blowing my hair out. Too much heat. And when I tried cool air it takes too long so I just need to learn tips and tricks from those who aren’t using heat, “the silkier the hair the easier” is what I think ppl want to get across the board well sorry but I ain’t making my hair straight to do a style that’s gonna last me only a few days.
Off topic, but people love to say " natural hair is not hard to manage" but are the SAME people who make you come to a braid appoint washed/detangle and blow dried. They do that because its extra work for them. Think back when that wasnt a prerequisite. Most of us were relaxed.. so it was easier.
Just something I observed. Got my hair braided 1 time in the last 15yrs (2yrs ago) and I was blown back a bit because of what I had to do before the appointment
Girl that shit blows my mind. I wear crochets a lot. Everyone request hair comes clean and dry. I be like dam I am just paying to cornrow and install. What I need to do is learn to braid my own hair.
Isn't that because you're only paying to get your hair braided?
I believe they would also have to get a license to even do the washing and preparation. I'm sure they'd do it if you're okay with paying more.
@@chalseywilder937 not exactly. I'm not talking about the ones who only have a braiding license. I'm specifically speaking of the ones who started their careers without a "what to do before you sit in my chair" list. Even aside from that - when I was getting my hair braid as a teen I was still able to show up without all of that.
You last part is actually what I would like to see. At least give people the option to pay more for that (If licensed). I know people who won't even touch a client's natural curls. Blown out only
@@icameisaws4829 you are right about that. They should at least give that option.
I want to also add that I agree when you said we need to change our mindset about our hair, embrace shrinkage and embrace the versatility that our hair offer. I would say that my hair is 4a/4b I wear wash and gos, twist outs and maybe an occasional blowout. I remember one of my Caucasian co workers commented on how she was fascinated about how versatile my hair was. I wore a blowout for about two days then on the third day I came in with my wash and go and she was like “Oh I wish my hair could go from straight to curly like that!” I wanted to share this story because I noticed as African-Americans we tend to be a little more critical about our hair texture and I really believe that is due to how Europeans put that stigma in our ancestors minds regarding how undesirable our hair was and we passed that mindset down the family line. Love your hair because it’s unlike any other💯
I am glad you have noticed the low key admiration for our hair. I've received the same fascination from them.
Yeah I get that volume vs length. I've been picking volume lately. I don't have much hair. So shrunken thick fro it is. 😁 One of my friends complimented my hair and said "you got a FRO fro". 😂 But as soon as that hair gets stretched I feel like I have 3 strands of hair.
I don't get how people go weeks with protective styles in. I love wetting my hair too much.
gigglyfitzgirl the "FRO fro" had me screamin. Girl you are tooo funny.
@@Brownmahfun 😂😂😂 I thought it was hilarious too
gigglyfitzgirl I used to get my natural hair braided but my girl stopped doing hair. I can go a week with a protective style. That’s it. I workout twice daily so I need to wash it regularly. But it could last long depending on your body.
*Need more salons like yours. Folks walking around here damn near bald and wondering why...smh. I haven't used heat on my hair in more than 30+ years. I wish I embraced my natural hair more back then. It started with my Mom with the hot combs wanting to straighten every hair strand on my head. If I had a dollar for every sizzle I heard...every burn to my forehead, ears and the nape of my neck...smh.*
I so appreciate this message. I got really bad heat damage from a blow out so I stay away from them but it’s so hard finding a stylist who feels as you do. I wish you were closer to me because I’d gladly come to your salon.
This video aged so well😂❤❤ you been the truth.
Where I live, every hairdresser I’ve been to is adamant natural hair must be blow dried before it’s braided or weaved 🤦🏾♀️.
Yeah. I've always thought that it's counterintuitive to get a big chop and then use heat to avoid shrinkage because you're just going to end up in the place that warranted a big chop in the first place. I have a friend who went to a salon that wasn't her regular and they cut off SO much of her hair which she did not want. It was shoulder length stretched but was down her back in its natural state previously. She decided she wanted to keep stretching it with heat because she didn't want it short or in a fro which I told her would great on her because she's beautiful anyway. I kept trying to to tell her that she didn't get to the length she was at before worth heat but she didn't want to listen. She went from thriving hair to a ton of problems because of heat. But ok... Many “go natural” but aren't truly comfortable with what that means
Every time I get my hair braided, the braiders require me to have it blown put prior. I just thought that was normal. I didn't think any stylist braided hair in its natural state. Thanks for informing me.
I braid my own hair and i never blow it out b4 braiding it up im glad i found someone who finally agrees with me
Bc you know your hair... you’ve had it your entire life
I went to pricey but very good natural salon for the first time for crochet braids. Normally I do my own but loved their styles. They were professional, on time and gentle with my hair.
The one thing that confused me was that they blew out my hair before the cornrows and installation.
I asked why the blowout. The response was they don't want me to be in pain while they corn braid my hair.
I said OK but in my head I was thinking, if my hair is detangled why would I be in pain?
Thanks for this video. It reminds me I was not crazy.
This truly is a great point many naturals don't use a blow dryer at all. It also depends on length as well. When you have extremely long, and thick hair. You'll have to stretch it in some way before styling to avoid damage. Still that could be as simple as parting sections, detangling, and braiding up what you're not working with. By the time you come back around to it, it'll be stretched enough to work with it. That's how I do mine, and I usually already come to my beautician with it in this state. Simply because I'm impatient, and don't want to wait.
I always cornrow my hair after washing while wet . It was easier for me . Wash day already takes forever. If I can cut the time. Just LOC, cornrows and done. 😁. 👏👏👏Glad you are back on natural hair videos. ❤❤💞
In France stylists always want you to stretch/blow out/ straighten your hair before doing cornrows or flat twists.
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I love your perspective on this. Honestly I’ve been natural since 2010 and I always style my hair with blowing it out first. I just dislike shrunken hair lol
Yeah that's what I was thinking. I think even the clients don't want super shrunken braids either so they will ask for that.
yeah, i get so pissed when stylists be like, blow dry your hair before coming in. And I'm like......... but I thought we were going to to preserve the naturalness....
That would be a red flag for me. 😳 Why in the hell do I HAVE to do THAT MUCH preparation for someone i am paying to do MY hair?!
I was about to say the same thing. I use to go to a African braiding place and when they got new people in the shop they would compliant about how I needed to blow dry it before I came. I didn't even own a blow dry. They would end up blow drying it out while speaking in another language to each other. You also have to wash your hair before you go there. It used to not be like that.
That's good to know. I don't use heat at all on my hair. Them blowing it out or even having to flat iron it before doing anything is one of the main reasons I've always refused to go to a salon. I'm 4b/4c, high porosity, thin-med density, and fine strands. Chile, I'll go bald and be ruined lol.
I love the phrase: This is a team effort! Yessss!!!!
Your absolutely right, many of the stylist just don't want to deal with afro textured hair. Many stylist won't do your hair, if you don't want it blow dried.
Just came across this video it’s interesting because this is a problem I’m currently having with finding a salon that legitimately does natural hair. They always say they do natural hair but when they begin manipulating my hair I can instantly tell they don’t. Thanks for being honest.
Very beautiful and poetic way to describe working with our hair. There is an art to it.
I use African threading to stretch mine. It takes longer but my hair doesn't loose it's integrity.
Just keep an eye on your hair. I've seen people's hair get breakage from constant threading
@@AfrikanHairGod . I can believe that. But I use yarn; acrylic yarn specifically, so hopefully not?
That's how my mother did mine and my sisters before you could get a hair dryer with a pik! Our hair was cornrows on damp hair, threading was done on damp hair, or she would put it in 4-6 plaits when damp on Saturday and Sunday she would cornrow the hair. It's just that there was no CZcams/social media then.
Finally!! It perplexes me how Americans think you have to blow out hair to braid or twist it. Hair is hair at the end of the day. I still don't own a blow dryer to this day. In the Caribbean, you can still get braids without a blow dryer being involved.
That's what I grew up seeing. I am from the Caribbean too. Braiders learnt how to section and organise all sorts of hair as they braid. It's only online that I hear of others saying hair needs to be blown out or relaxed. I got a blow dryer once and didn't like the flat look. I'm used to my volume. I left that dryer around for years then I started getting a painful reaction to hot water and found out it was a reaction to heat. I changed the temperature for showers and baths. I also threw that old hair dryer away. I realised that I had used it less than 5 times. I'll do my cornrows and plaits just fine. I know it will take time to smooth down each hair section as I braid for a good result so I prepare for that.
I prefer to braid on thick dense hair
Good information about your style - i wish more salons would adopt the no heat braiding method
This is music to my ears. Love your channel. Always have ❤️
When I was a little girl my gramma kept my hair braided and we never ever owned a blow dryer. Just a hot comb and an actual clothing iron so my hair was seldomly straightened or had heat to it. But it was still damaged bc of relaxers 😂🤣
Love the message. My hair takes a lot less time to do than when I was relaxed. You are right. You must ACCEPT your hair texture and learn it.
I just love how honest you are! Natural hair for me is a challenge and I appreciate you! When I come back to Atlanta, I am going to make it a point to schedule an appointment!
You hit on a lot good points in this video. And you’re not the first natural hairstylist that mentioned that straight hair was the standard in beauty school. I think Anthony Dickey said the same thing about how beauty schools back in the day worked primarily with straight hair they didn’t know nothing about kinky coily natural hair. Yes you do have to learn how to work with natural hair which is why NOT everyone even some sistahs are not able to work with our hair in its natural state.
This was a very good video. I love simplicity too 😉👍
Narada I have been watching you for a month now and today I finally gained the courage to find the jar of palmers olive oil grease I've had for about a decade. In one of your videos you suggested to remember what your mama did and so I talked to her, and now I am trying grease again. Wish me luck!
You got this! Let me know how it goes after a couple weeks
Hey Narada! 🙋🏾♀️
I spoke with you earlier about this
And I'm going to give heat a break!!!
I appreciate this! My mother does my hair and she doesn’t blow out my hair to braid it. I only found one other stylist that does this.
Tbh, i find it interesting people hate shrinkage when they are used to their hair being above their shoulders and neck. Shrinkage is life when u are natural. Chill. It will grow to desired length
gospelevans you are so right. I have hair down to my mid back when straight but at my neck when it’s curly. It used to bother me but I’m used to it now. I rather have my hair braided up so I don’t have to deal with it.
This is great info- for those of us who go thru txtr changes it's like starting all over again with a new "canvas" & you do need different paints!!! Thanks to a great stylist & people like you learning my new txtr is going good❤ great❤
Whenever I get my hair braided I never blow dry it. I think it’s prevented my hair from breaking off.
I totally agree. Every stylist that I have had blew out my hair unti 2 months ago. This particular stylist always blew out my hair until that day. I don't know if I had it stretched enough where no heat was needed or what.
Goodmorning Afrikanhairgod 💜💜everything you said was very well put🤗
I totally agree with you! You don’t need the blow dryer! I alway style my hair when it’s wet! I haven’t blow dried my hair in a few years. I love ❤️ this way cause I don’t want heat damage. Afrikan Hair God I would love ❤️ for you to be my stylist.
I don't use heat either.
I agree with you! 👋🏿🙂
You are very smart and informational I love your videos you are the best
I got told I need to blow my hair out 1-2 times a month. I said whaatttttt. This girl thought that because she went to cosmetology school she knew more about MY own hair. Like huh. Mind you I have never put heat on my hair since I’ve been natural for 2 years. I’m almost at bra strap length and still growing. Obviously I know what I’m doing and blow outs isn’t the move for me. What are your thoughts on that?
NaturallyNikki same here I just laugh at them especially when they hair never grow how are u going give me advice my hair almost waist length
And this is why I respect the Beautician ( well a good one😁) when it comes to hair this is not everyday knowledge and sometimes u have to pay for this
By the way .. your videos are soooo awesome .. I learned a lot bout my hair when it comes to your channel .. keep it up!!!!
Amen! Next a video: what’s up with the copious amount of gel stylists are using now when braiding hair??? Aaaaand usually after a blow out! Smh
Can u show a video of you braiding afro hair without blowdrying to stretch it. Just need to see it in motion. Thanks
Sure thing. I just posted one of me flat twisting earlier today
Me and my kids hair are super thick and long. I dislike when stylists tell me to relax our hair. It’s very hurtful.
You can braid some hair. I had seen it on you tube. One day at work this white girl asked my co worker if she could braid her hair. co worker told her she do it tomorrow on lunch break. Make sure she washed her hair tonight because she did not want any gel in her hair. This girl hair was straight. The next day on our lunch break. She braided the girl hair. She did an outstanding job. My co worker was braided girl hair lk it was black hair. You are right. It does not matter what texture is the hair. If you have skills you can do it.
I need you in Boston NOW
Any tips for re-growing edges? Would appreciate style tips for corporate setting that doesn't stress the edges. Thanks!
Yay! First view!!! So Excited!!!
Yup my trichologist is not a fan of blow dryers and flat irons. Lol! They focus on health 100%. They won't even let me braid my hair in cornrows/canerows.
I'm curious, why don't they let you do your hair in corn rows?
@@adabekeethefirst8705 my hair is super fine. Each strand is very thin. So imagine a cotton sewing thread that you keep twisting and under tension. Eventually it will break or fray away. My hair is thinner than a piece of cotton sewing thread. She showed me under the microscope all these micro tears in my hair strands. There are a few fine haired naturals who only twist their hair loosely instead of braids and cornrows. Like Narada said only with experience stylist learn not to put tension on fine hair that coarse thicker hair can handle. Same with edges and the nape which are often the finest hair strand.
@@marleyhill34 Thank you for this. When I tell people my strands are thin so I don't get it braided to the scalp, they look at me sideways. I'm sorry if my baby hairs exist because they are thin hairs and if I start pullin at them, they will go extinct. I have balding edges in my family. That is another reason why I stopped getting relaxers. I'm tired of lazy stylists dealing with different textures the same way.
@@charnaeyoung9815 Yup My hair was always breaking in relaxers and the black stylist and cosmetologists could not tell me why. Now I lnow why. They would use a super strong relaxer because my hair has very tight curls. Then they would add heat and a fine tooth comb in styling. It was only when I went to Aveda my stylist told me to you a protein spray for daily use. My aveda stylists were not black so they would not know about braiding but they knew about protein and heat damage. I had to go to the Trichologist (she's black and her daughter is mixed race) to tell me to stop braiding it in small sections. Most people including myself and my family assumed that braiding the hair was ok. It totally makes sense because my hair was the healthiest in all my life when I was at school and I stopped braiding it and i used to wash in every week an it never got dried due to the tropical weather. I just used to keep in a patted in afro. So it was combed once a week and then just left alone. Now I live in a more temperate zone I have to protect my hair from air conditioning, hard water, chlorine, pollution, cold weather, cold wind and heating systems. it's taken me nearly 30 years to figure out how to deal with my hair. Sadly none of the black salons were able to give me the correct information for my hair type.
Thanks for your reply.
I have fine 4c hair which tangles on itself and breaks when I do my corn rows (I don't stretch my hair before styling). So, I'm trying to find alternatives that won't cause as much breakage
I totally understand what you’ve said BUT I’m tender headed I mean REALLY tender headed. So I can not do it without it being blow dried however if I didn’t I would not blow my hair out either
If you were really tender headed then blow drying wouldn't make a difference. We have clients at our salon who are tender headed as well. It's all about taking your time and proper tension
Appreciate your good advice!!!
I actually can't deal with my hair stretched out, not even talking about heat, never used it. It quickly becomes overwhelming, sometimes I realize like wow I have a lot of hair 😫! I just wear wash n go's. They keep my hair tamed, defined and in a shrunken state.
Good video! Thanks for Sharing!
I was wondering for a while why did they blow out the hair. I grew up seeing people braid and cornrow hair just as is in the Caribbean. As you said it came from Straightened hair processes.
Before I even watch I'm gonna make this comment 😂. I refuse to go to any braider that requires my hair blown out to braid it. Simply because when I'm in Jamaica I get my hair braided very neatly and I don't have to blow it and I don't like my hair blown out
Thank you for this!!!!!!!
Amen!!! Preach!❤❤❤
i'm getting crochet faux locs next week, and i know my stylist would blowdry my hair to braid it. but im young so i doubt shed really listen if i said to leave my hair as is
When I get box braids done, I prefer to have my hair blown out. Personal preference.
Just know you run the risk of damage to your hair which takes away from the style being "protective". Is there a reason you prefer your hair blown out first?
AfrikanHairGod yes. I totally know. That’s why when I’m getting braids done I do a lot of work before hand to ensure my hair is protected.
I cleanse well, do a deep conditioner with protein so my hair is ready for manipulation. I also use heat protectants and makes sure my hair is well moisturized.
I like my hair blown out because I’m tender headed so it’s so much easier and faster on my scalp for my stylist to do my braids. I have a sensitive scalp so the less pulling, the better.
Yes as, Love it🤗😎
Well said!!
I think it's a preference thing as well
A preference for who?
@@AfrikanHairGod for anyone.....there were times where i blew out my hair before my stylist braided up for a style, and then there were times when i didn't lol.
It's a preference for many stylists because the don't want to be bothered or don't know how to handle and control natural hair otherwise. If you read the comments, you will see that many people were unaware that their hair didn't need to be blown out prior to styling. That's what my video is about. If people choose to risk damage from constantly blowdrying, that's their prerogative, but many people are uninformed about being able have their hair styled without it and feel as though it's a necessary process when it's not.
@@AfrikanHairGod that is true. She tells me all the time that I don't need to blow it out.
Thank you there's no need to blow out then braid when we were little kids we never got blown out so why do it now
New subbie! Great info.
I agree.
Good stuff!!!
Well that’s pretty much the only way I handle my hair without blow drying it out (honestly because I could never get that straight blow dry to begin with ) 🥺
Every time I go to get her done I have to pay twenty to forty dollars extra hairstylist don’t believe I have thick hair I’m always told I got the thickest plus it long hair they ever seen but my hair ain’t course it’s 3c 4a
So. For a year now, I've been doing my own flat twists without blow drying thinking that my twists were frizzy because I didn't use a blowdryer first. Now I know it's just because my technique is poor. Lol. Idk. Maybe I don't use enough gel.
It's more about technique than products. It's about proper tension and smoothing
Yeesss, I've been a natural hair beautician for the last 4 yrs. And I would never blow out hair but when I went to work at a shop they did and I was so confused. I love working with thicker hair. When its blown out I tend to not like the style as much.
Sir you better preach!!
When you go from wash to braiding, are you braiding on wet or damp hair?
Both. Sometimes wet, damp, or even air dried
I just did crochet braids on my mom where I didn't blow her hair out, and found it just as easy to do like when I blow it out. Now on my own head.....I don't think I can do it. My mom has thinner hair. My hair is six kinds of thickness. Trying to braid it while dry..... Jesus. Jesus.
How you feel about just doing a roller set to stretch your hair.
My hair is growing back and I really want to braid it but all I keep seeing are must blow out my hair. Why would I do that? Braids have been used to protect our natural hair. How do you sound telling me to straighten my hair before putting it in a typical African hair style? It’s giving colonization.
Ur amazing 😀
Before i had locs i used to have to have my hair blow dried in sections to help maintenance it. Rlly wonder how else to do that
Hey!!! Great video ... and I agree I use to think the same way.. but I got a question ... when you get a trim... is it good to blow out your hair? Even if you get it done 3 to 4 month when it comes to a trim
When I say a blowout, NOT!! A bone straight one.. just a slight one to just see where to cut
Blow-drying isn't damaging when done correctly. It's actually beneficial when you have dense , low porosity hair .
I'm sorry but you are misinformed. Again blowdrying your hair has no benefit whatsoever to the overall health and condition of your hair. When correctly done you can minimize the damage but damage will cumulatively and indefinitely occur.
@@AfrikanHairGod You're right in regards to MOST people but it's definitely benefits someone like me because my hair thrives when it's stretched & I've tried other methods but they don't work as well . I also protect my hair INTERNALLY & EXTERNALLY to avoid damage all together plus my blow dryer is by Dyson and has heat regulating technology that COMPLETELY eliminates the possibility of heat damage. Lol I know most people cant afford that dryer tho so you're right for the most part but it is definitely possible to avoid damage. Especially if your dryer doesn't go pass a detrimental temperature . Low heat isn't what causes damage , high heat is .
@@Kiannamonroeee First off, you can't really speak for "most people" when you are only going off of your own personal experience. Secondly, I'm glad you feel like your state-of-the-art hair dryer got you feeling impervious to damaging your hair, but again, you are misinformed. they put plenty of claims on these products and tools to coerce you into buying it and making you feel like it's worth the extreme expense. Clearly, it's worked because it got you thinking you got a leg up on everyone else. They are and have forever been coming out with new cosmo-technology. With all these new-and-improved technology, tools, and products, people's hair has been getting fucked up forever and thereafter. I've used both blow dryers, flat irons, brushes, etc, both cheap and expensive and they all do the same thing and lead to the same place. Heat regulating technology doesn't work because everyone's hair handles heat different. There are some whose hair can take more battering and heat than others; however, you can do everything to protect your hair and use all the heat protectants you want these precautions are not a guarantee from damage. They all work together to "minimize" the damage but again it will still occur.
Do you do wash and go's at your salon?
Yes we do
Im older (in 40s). I grew up around relaxed and non relaxed people. Ive been natural since the 90s. Stopped. Wearing braids in the late 90s. When i used to get braids every six weeks, i stopped getting relaxers. Back then, NONAFRICAN braiders preferred u to not get relaxers. They braided ur hair however ur hair was.
I wish my hair stylist good with natural hair 🙄