5 THINGS I WISH I KNEW BEFORE BECOMING A STRAIGHT HAIR NATURAL | Pros+Cons | Things I've Learned! 

Great video! I just recently became a straight haired natural. I love the pros of waking up not spending 30 minutes to prep my hair for a style. While I wore my hair in its natural state for 15 years, I saved money not going to the salon. As a senior adult I found some of my natural hair styles looked too childish, and that was a wasn't a good look for me. I sweat moderately when I workout, but it does not bother me at all, because I know how to fix it. I only straighten my hair once a month and I do have 4 c hair. I just put a little moisturizer on my edges and wrap it nightly. I don't worry about have laid edges or that sort of stuff. Being a straight hair natural has been worth it for my lifestyle.

In terms of daily styling ease, being a SHN is the closest thing to having long dreadlocks. I had DLs for over 20 years because it was the easiest way to care for my hair. Switched to other natural styles about 3 years ago and went full SHN about a year ago. I just couldn't do all that work it takes to care for twistouts, braidouts, wash-n-gos, or even just plain twists. My hair always tangled hopelessly, especially at the ends, and I needed to use sooooo many products to get it to look like anything and stay moisturized. Now I can just do a deep conditioner and protein/bond treatment a couple times a month and each day have very little I need to do. I have had to accept that my roots are going to be puffy though, because post-menopause, you're going to sweat some every night no matter what you do. That's ok. My hair is getting more sparse as I get older too, so the puffy roots gives me needed volume.

I love being a straight haired natural. I dont have to wake up and spray my hair with water and add products. I wake up and run a comb through it and im done. I retain length better too

This was very helpful. I was considering being a straight natural, but I'm going to have to reconsider. I am a heavy HEAVY sweater, and I sweat particularly in my head! I also live in the Caribbean, and we have two seasons, dry and rainy. So it's always either hot and humid, or wet and humid. I think I'll just gently heat train my hair over time, elongate my 4c curls, by blow drying my hair after every wash day, then ponytail tail it with twists at the ends, or something.

Something to consider if you sweat alot is Cezanne Keratin treatments - it's 100% formaldehyde free (and all -aldehyde producing chemicals). Your hair is still natural but it stays straight easier, straightens easier and is temporary

I love what you said about dealing with the negative perception from society in regards to Black women wearing their hair straight. I battled internally with this myself, but I came to realize that it is simply my preference. Just like we have styling preferences when it comes to clothing, makeup, nails, etc.- hair preferences also exist. How often do you wash and straighten your hair? I am trying to figure out a good wash schedule for myself that won't cause any damage to my hair.

I get keratin treatments every few months and I still consider myself a straight natural for sure since it washes out gradually over the weeks I can make my hair as straight as I want, but it’s also easy to put it into curly styles if I choose to. Regarding working out Gym wraps are a wonderful tool Keep it on & Keep your ponytail until your hair is dry then even a cool blow dryer can tame any proof. And I’m totally with you on the clip ins I own every texture from silky straight to kinky curly

What kind of products do you use. I’m thinking of going “straight natural” just because I’m tired of fairy knots and my coils tangling up. But with curly hair it’s easy to spray some water and leave in creams every other day(s). So any tips on how to moisturize my hair/ends as a straight natural?

I love this!! I feel like my hair is better to maintain when it’s straight and what you said I don’t care if my curls aren’t the same because I don’t want them to be. My curls were super tight! And I hated it while everyone else loved it

Great video and you made good points with your pros and cons.

I am natural now it’s great I have great shampoo no chemicals It’s great

I like wearing my real hair but my curl pattern does frustrate me. I have a lot of shrinkage. I have to go into the office 3 times a week so I may need to heat train to save time

How often do u straighten ur hair and how do u avoid heat damage ??

I used to always get asked if I was relaxed. I've never had a perm. I just tell them I use a babyliss flat iron & salon products. Where do you get your extension from?

I want to try to become a straight natural. I'm tired of pulling on my hair. Also i dont want to depend on others for a hairstyle. The only thing I'm worried about is how to maintain when I workout at least 3 times a week

Great video, how do you keep you hair on a hot day, moist free?

Con is by the 4th day hair is way to straight 😂 nice shine but oily straight.

Your hair is heat trained not straight natural. Heat training is using heat to relax the hair texture. You no longer or barely have a curl pattern. Straight naturals still have their natural curl pattern. Theybjust choose to where their hair straight more often than curly. I'm straight natural, have been for years, and my hair is still curly. Pattern has not changed.