Poll: Common Mistakes Women With Natural Hair Make

By Jenell — July 04, 2012

Natural Hair is all over the news these days!

Check out what Vibe Vixen says are the 5 common mistakes of natural hair

“Most women who transition from relaxed to natural hair haven’t dealt with their unaltered texture since childhood, thus having to learn how to manage their hair from scratch. The task can be daunting especially when one considers the myriad of products available and the lack of adequate natural hair salons. Natural hair bloggers and experts like Afrobella, Curly Nikki and Love Brown Sugar are a great resource but even with instruction, you are bound to make a few mistakes on your journey. We’ve rounded up the top five faux paux that naturals make in caring for their hair and what you can do to avoid them.”

The 5 Most Common Mistakes are … (drumroll please)

1. Avoiding a Trim
2. Not Detangling
3. Choosing the wrong products
4. Washing your Hair too Often
5. Using too Much Heat

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Which Mistake Is the Most Common?

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About Author

Jenell Stewart, formally known as BlakIzBeautyful is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Kinky Curly Coily Me. Jenell has a MS in special education and dedicates her time to educating and uplifting women with kinky, curly, coily hair. She big chopped on March 26, 2010 and currently lives in Brooklyn, NY.

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ArialynnRose

My biggest mistake was using the wrong products. I was (and still am) taking a lot of my natural hair information from the internet. When I first started learning about natural hair products, I didn’t realize that much of what I learned online was from women who, for the most part, live on the east side of the USA (or maybe in central USA). I’m on the west side of Canada. So, the products I had learned about online just didn’t work. The humectants just dried my hair to a crisp. I had to learn that what may work for the many, may not work for the few, lol. And there are very few of us here on the west side of Canada. I still learn a lot online, but I just have to be careful about what information I choose to apply to myself.