We are in the period where keeping "Natural hair" has become a trend and gradually becoming mainstream. Ladies are no longer seen as too religious with their Natural hair for the most part.

Hair is hair.

Almost everyone sees Natural hair as beautiful, and the fact that we as Africans can get to grow our hair really long has wowed a lot of people and also motivated them to grow out their hair, without the use of relaxers also known as the "creamy crack".

There is a lot of work involved in maintaining or growing out your Natural hair especially for someone who is just starting out - I was a testament to this.

If one doesn't find a way to ease into the hair care routine, you may find yourself getting frustrated and going back to the relaxed route and when you get used to your routine, taking care of your hair becomes a breeze.

The Natural movement

Keeping your hair Natural or relaxed is definitely a choice you have to make on your own, as that would make dealing with whatever happens easier but the idea of forcing opinions on others based on whatever route you choose is what I have noticed sometimes across social media.

The Naturalistas looking down on the Relaxed haired ladies because they see relaxers as the "easy way out", something that irks them after the realization that relaxers are bad. Or the Relaxed hair ladies saying things like "your hair is rough", "aren't you going to make your hair" not realizing that that's how our hair grows out of head, wild, untamed with each kink and curl, a representation of who we are. Either way, hair is hair.

Keeping Natural Hair can be pretty expensive especially if you are not doing most of the work yourself and for someone whose intent is not to spend so much just to take care of "hair", one might just opt for relaxers. Also one may not have the time required to take care of Natural hair as they may want to invest that time in other stuff.

Of course whatever choice you choose is up to you, be it you don't have the time to take care of Natural hair or just that relaxers are just what you need. Just so you know, Hair is beautiful whether relaxed or Natural.

Written by Cisca Kinks.

'Cisca O is a Natural hair and Skincare blogger by day and Fashion designer by night. Blog: www.ciscakinks.com     IG: @ciscakinks