The risks of blow drying curly hair
So you think blow drying curly hair is safe ? Think again.
There you are. You’ve spent years learning to love your curly hair. And now you do. But you like change, so sometimes you straighten it. The little S.C.B monster, remember ? 😉 So you blow dry it. And then you ask : “Why God.”
So NO. I didn’t hear all the things you’re about to read in the comic in ONE WEEK – I would have either hanged myself or killed someone 😉 – But I did hear them all at some point in my life – and most of them I heard several times.
Here is why blow drying curly hair can sometimes be… dangerous.
This is way too true!!!!! People are always telling me how “GREAT” and “AMAZING” i look with straight hair, so whenever I don’t straighten I feel ugly and wanna hide form everyone. Plus I’m a swimmer so it’s super hard for me to keep my hair straight because I’m constantly getting it wet again. UGH help me and my hair!!!! Plus, Plus since my mom was white, I have weird dirty blonde 2c curls. and they are so hard to manage!!!!!!!!! And my hair is soooooooooooooo thick! Why did my mom have to make me with an African American guy!!!!!!!!!!???????? Honestly, I think I rant on forever lol…
I love your comics! Of course the same type of comments get made to me when I occasionally straighten my hair but it was the last one that hit closest to home. My boyfriend says the same exact thing to me whenever he sees my curls come back and reading it here reminded me how lucky I am 😀
INDEED 😉
I recently had box braids for a month (UGH) and when I took them out, my BF told me the same thing. “They were nice and all but I love your hair just the way it is.” <3
Girrl, I felt the freedom when I got to Friday!!!!! 🙂
All through high school I flat ironed my hair. Went to college and decided to go back natural, took a while before my curls would form back. I should have learned. I had a friend flat iron once more like 3 months ago and when I washed it out my curls never returned. I think it’s the try of iron she has. :/ I was devastated. After 3 weeks and I didn’t see them coming back I went to the salon and asked them to deep condition and cut. Went for lower back to just above shoulder length. I’m still trying hard to treat it with natural remedies, but it’s a slow slow process. It’s now a bit wavy.
Everyone gets different reactions and majority of the comments I use to get with straight hair was “why did you do that! It looks so much better curly” or “where did Meggie go?” ’cause apparently I’m as spunky as my hair looks (use to look).
LOL I absolutely love your comics, is like you live my life, I hear these same remarks every time I straighten my hair, is so accurate its sorta creepy.. LOL love you work!
Thank you very much Johanne! 🙂 Yeah I think us curly girls are pretty much all going through the same things, that makes us family 😉
PREACH
Aww that last comment was so sweet!! My husband doesn’t always give comments, but he loves playing in it… which I figure is about the same thing. He never did that when my hair was relaxed. I haven’t worn my hair straight since I got my big chop about 1.5 years ago, but I’m bracing myself for similar reactions.
All of my yes! This #$!@ makes me SO angry!
I always get those same comments till I just hide my mane from the world and only show her off to close family and friends.