My Wavy Hair
“No better YOU than the YOU that YOU are!” — Alessia Cara
Sometimes life teaches us lessons in a unique way. Don’t you agree? I have a complex, messy, frizzy, wavy, and curly hair. I never knew why I was given this kind of hair while everyone around me lived happily flaunting their straight hair and beautiful hair styles. I had always wondered why am I the odd one out. The way I grew up, combing hair was mandatory and a sign of personal cleanliness. I had always tried to keep my hair under control; combing hard, suppressing it to stay as straight as possible and always wearing only one hair style that met my requirements. I tried my best to stay ahead of the frizz that appeared to grow more with every round of combing. Sometimes I tried straightening it to make it look better; it did look good, but it did not feel good. Every family event that I had attended, included my hair care as a topic of discussion. Every salon I visited, suggested me to go with permanent straightening. I got used to it all. I started to accept my hair unwillingly, only because I had no other choice, but never loved it.
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The curl revolution, with its growing popularity on social media, caught my eye and introduced me to CG (Curly Girl) method. CG method is a hair care process developed to take care of all types of curly and wavy hair. Internet has offered plenty of material to read and various techniques to explore. It opened a whole new world for me; a world I did not know existed. It opened my eyes to the fact that I was not alone in this hair struggle. I had been crushing my hair all this time, not knowing that dry combing was my hair’s worst enemy. I was torturing my hair until it started losing its natural waves.
I have started learning more about CG method, read user stories, and started exploring various techniques and products. I have started with baby steps, giving the love and care that my hair deserves. With each attempt, I have learnt a new way to care for my hair; waves started to appear back slowly. Reality has not met my expectation yet but am enjoying the journey. ‘Embracing ourselves’ is a phrase I had never really understood until I have started seeing my hair in its natural form; It made me accept it’s wavy beauty, admire the uniqueness of it. Loving myself the way I am, made me confident and helped me look at life in a new perspective. It has taught me that the things that make us feel like an odd one, are indeed making us unique and special.
