BIGGEST Natural Hair MISTAKES I Ever Made! | I Won't Do These Again... 

What have been your biggest natural hair mistakes?

My biggest mistake is taking advice from people who are not cosmologists or doctors. I watch you ladies. But, I stop taking advice from y'all when it comes to products. And those who say drink this eat that take this vitamin.... lordddddd my bathroom looked like a beauty supply store and pharmacy all at the same time.

And another thing, getting caught up in this no oil/butter thing, instead of doing what my hair has always loved and thrived off. That setback was totally on me.

My biggest mistake? Over manipulation! Finger coiling trying to get poppin’ curls and perfect frizz free ringlets. The hours wasted. My hair type is soft and frizzy. She loves soft curls with “perfect” frizz. She hates strong definition and refuses to do it. So we don’t. 😂

Biggest mistake: Going to so called professionals smh A recent visit from a stylist who has worked with natural hair for 25 years. During our first meeting and she said I should consider a texture release. Like what?!? Then she preceeds to rack through my hair crazy. Yeah, im just going to do my hair myself

My biggest mistake was not understanding that everything doesn’t work for everybody. Most influencers I watch don’t have the same hair type as me. They don’t live in the same environment as me. We have different lifestyles. The journey is still valuable to me because, honestly, without these mistakes, I wouldn’t have learned anything.

Thinking that small, long box braids were a protective style. It was beautiful but my hair isn’t thick enough to hold that weight. I lost a lot of hair & my edges thinned.

Yes to trims. I got a trim a couple of weeks ago and it turned into a hair cut because it has been a year since my last trim. I wasn’t too upset about it because “health over length”, but I need to be consistent.

Hey Cam 👋🏾 My biggest mistake was not loving on and being gentle with my edges. High puffs used to be my go to style. But all that tugging and pulling of my hair tie has really cost me. Live and ya learn!

My biggest mistake is over manipulation…and too much product. My hair likes to be blown out and left alone for 2-4 weeks and in mini twists for 2-4 weeks. Dats it!

thank you. I'm standing at the rabbit hole and will now retreat after hearing you say, "Your natural hair journey is YOUR natural hair journey".

Lol... co washing is definitely a NO NO for me! I need the suds : ) I know my hair and scalp needs and I no longer follow other influencers hair care routine. Excellent video and your hair hair is GORGEOUS!

My hair hates any braid that is not a cornrow. It always feels like it's in shock when I would take it out of box braids. She also will only tolerate being in a protective style 3 weeks or less. No sew-ins and no box braids for me. Cornrows, twists outs, blow outs all fine. Gonna try roller setting it soon

I love how straight forward you are, my biggest mistake was color when I first started doing my hair. I used to throw box dye ontop of other dyes and it made my hair so dry and brittle. Sidebar: I started watching this at 5am, I dozed off and had to finish the rest lmao. I woke up like why do I have Cammy on my screen 😂😂😂

4C fine hair here: Mistake 1: Coconut oil. It fried my hair like a flame Mistake 2: Using all natural products. Ny hair loves sulfates and shampoos designed for Caucasians such as Garnier Fructis, Whole Blends, Elive by L'Oreal, Herbal Essences and Aveeno Apple Cider Vinegar shampoos. I also use Doo Gro Mega Thick and Mega Long deep conditioners and Cholesterol Mistake 3: I should've left out the 'O' in LOC method. Oil irritates my scalp. I now do LCG. Liquid, Cream, Grease (Dax, Doo Gro moisturizer and Blue Magic)

I grew my hair from shoulder length to waist length. Here’s a list of my mistakes and successes. Mistake 1: Not protecting my ends. My hair was growing, even if I neglected it. I just never saw that growth because I didn’t protect my ends. Mistake 2: Over-manipulation/moisture overload. I would try to do a bunch of different styles, when really all my hair needed was to be clipped up, put in a bun, or even wrapped in a headscarf. The constant brushing and daily product reapplication weakened my hair and actually ripped and broke some of it off. Mistake 3: Neglecting the dietary element. You would be surprised just how much your diet and even exercise affects your hair. If you feed the body junk it will reflect in your hair, and there is not a single hair vitamin that’s going to fix it. Success 1: MAKING MY OWN PRODUCTS. This changed the whole game for me honestly. After doing research on what my hair needed and what raw ingredients are made to meet said needs, my hair flourished. This took a lot of research and trial and error, but it was 100% worth it for me. Success 2: Claw clips. I mentioned this in mistake 2, but this was a major part of how I was able to look professional without putting my hands in my hair all the time. My hair likes to be left alone, so this was perfect. Success 3: Taking care of the scalp. This includes oils, water, and massages. The scalp is skin too, and like soil beneath a tree, requires maintenance if what grows from it is supposed to be healthy. I work to keep my scalp moisturized with water and oils (not applied every day, that’s too much) and scalp massages.

So glad I found you! Your list is my list. Knowledge is power so thanks for sharing! 😊

So glad to have found your channel. Really great content and very refreshing! Washing with a good shampoo more frequently has been a game change and so has knowing when a trim is needed.

I always appreciated your kind words of encouragement on my natural hair journey. Thank you 🙏🏾

Early in my journey I followed what others told me I needed to do with my hair instead of testing products and techniques to see what worked for my hair. My hair struggled in the beginning because I wasn’t doing things that were healthy for my hair. I figured it out but was so frustrated in the beginning.

Cowashing alwaye seemed stupid to me. I never got on board with that.

Happy Sunday 🖤 Great video. Challenges I found on my natural hair journey were using the wrong products and not loving my hair properly. Being patient. Have a Blessed Day 🙌🏼 🛐"Lord, you establish peace for us; all that we have accomplished, you have done for us."💜💜💜

Love this content ❤ As a "seasoned "natural I can attest to everything you said. Simplicity is where it's at for me and my hair‼️

So glad I found your channel! As your words have definitely helped. I have listened !! You are beautiful I must add this in ❤ rn is a struggle for me and my hair but I will pull through. 💪 please continue to post ! ❤

My biggest mistake was refusing to keep my hair properly moisturized then wondering why detangling was such a pain. Now, I NEVER detangle without my detangling cream, and I make sure to start with my fingers, then move to a detangling brush, then check my work with a wide tooth comb

Biggest Mistakes- Color and going to a salon. Every time that I wound go to the salon, it was a disaster. I came to the realization that I know my special type of hair better than anyone. I have been doing my own hair, including trimming, since 2012. I kept trying to take a break and let someone else do it. The only time I had setbacks is when I wound go to the salon. I doubt that I will ever let ANYONE touch my hair with shears again. I am a professional (not in hair) and I trim my hair. As far as I’m concerned, I get a professional trim. And I assess my hair by the way it behaves.

Good authentic advice

Tyty. I been a natural for over 30 years. It was not hard for to embrace my natural hair. It was hard for many Black women around me to accept I am a natural hair proud loving my natural hair Black woman. Now learning how to care for my once Imy hair was losing it pigmentation was so different from when mama cared for our hair.😊

All those trends have worked for my hair and grew my hair because I took care of it like it was a baby and gave it the consistency and attention it needed. I use oils with the onion juice , rice water, rosemary, and all the other foods that I learned about on RU-vid to keep my hair feeling soft and manageable. I even hot oil treat my hair with evoo before washing my hair which helped a lot. I Love the fact that RU-vid videos have helped my hair grow like crazy. And this is the God’s honest truth . I have never ever loved my hair as much as I do now.

You are so correct. Thank you for sharing. You are 100 percent correct about taking time to learn about your hair. Correct

You & your hair look beautiful. Tfs this informative video.

This is great information especially mentioning not following someone else’s regimen as it may not work for you. I personally made that mistake before especially trying “all natural and clean” products organic products in my opinion have so much protein in them where my hair was snapping off like a twig over the least manipulation I would do even just simply touching it. I also had random bald spots from these products. That’s when I decided to find what works for me and stick to it. I’m using old school 90 products and my hair and scalp loves it. No more dryness no more hair loss, in fact the products I’m using now grew in my bald spots that I always struggled with curing since the damage happened. I’ll never stop using them they are affordable and they get me through all four seasons of the year. 😊

Ya know, i always loved watching natural hair videos, but when it blew up a few years ago, everyone was asking me what i did yo grow my hair, wash my hair, style it. I always kept it simple. I wash with shampoo and conditioner and then i blowdry with a 30 dollar....not 300 dollar blowdryer with pick attachment. Been doing this since my mom did my hair as a kid. I'm 42. RU-vid be doing way too much. Keep it simple. If your hair smells unfresh, wash it. Feels too greasy, wash it. Smells like fried chicken, wash it. Got caught in a dust storm, wash it. Won't style right because its dirty, wash it. Itchy scalp, wash it! Protect your hair by wearing a bonnet or scarf when busy or lounging around. Put a little jojoba oil post wash. Thats it. K I S.....Keep It Simple.

Still trying to find exactly what my hair likes, but I’ve learned it likes to be left tf alone💀. I put her in cornrows, put on a wig or headwrap and I’m like that for a good month or 2…then I might do a twist out or braid out. So far so good

I love how to broke everything down. ❤❤❤ Great content. 👍 I am a new subscriber 😊

Biggest setback was going to a family stylist trying to support them. Both as relaxed and natural. I went back only because my new main cosmetologist was pregnant and out of work for a few months. My hair is healthy because i have always taken professional advice (which i will always do for anything thats a professional is needed for) but i also learned to trust my gut! I take any advice with a grain of salt now and I trust my gut with some things. I know a little something but not everything. I never followed the hype of many of the natural hair people.

My biggest mistake was having dry hair and thinking oil moisturizer hair

Thank you for this video!

Facts, Cammy. Back in the day I tried many styles based on what I saw on YT. Lol

Great video! Thank you for sharing 🤍 My biggest mistake with my hair has been directly steaming my hair weekly, over manipulation and not caring for my ends. Eventually I got mid-shaft splits and split ends like crazy. I buzzed cut 2 years ago and now my hair is approaching bra strap!

I love your end statement.... "Love your hair!"

Once I learned the properties of my hair it became easy to manage and I loved my hair. It’s gray and it’s tight curls.

I really only had one set back and that’s thinking I hardly had to trim. I’ve always listened to my hair and my main cosmetologist is my sister she always gave me my trims and did my relaxers when I was relaxed. I’ve always managed my hair and even created my own hair care line. I dust my ends in between trims from time to time. I assess my hair and keep up with protein and moisture balance etc. even when I colored my hair it was fine. I always used to cut my hair for fun.

Oils and butters were my worst enemy. Been doing the no oils no butters method and washing my hair every 4 to 5 days (shampoo twice, condition, detangle with conditioner, style with kinky curly gel) and i am NEVER going back!!

You have a beautiful voice. Thanks for sharing.

Maintaining healthy natural hair requires proper care and attention. Here are some tips to help you keep your natural hair in the best condition: Regular Washing: Wash your hair with a sulfate-free, hydrating shampoo and conditioner. How often you wash your hair depends on your hair type, but it's generally recommended every 1-2 weeks. Deep Conditioning: Use a deep conditioner or hair mask regularly to moisturize and strengthen your hair. Deep conditioning helps prevent breakage and promotes healthy hair growth. Protective Styling: Minimize heat styling and tight hairstyles that can damage your hair. Opt for protective styles like braids, twists, or buns to reduce exposure to environmental factors and manipulation. Trimming: Regularly trim your hair to remove split ends and prevent them from traveling up the hair shaft, causing further damage.

Comparing my hair to others. That had me buying everything and trying to force my hair to do something my hair was like "Girl No!"

Black hair grows you have to take care of it that's all!

Great recipes for good natural hair maintenance. It begins with self love, which includes loving our hair. I grew up with what was described as “bad hair.” I embraced my natural hair and now have had gorgeous healthy locs for decades.

I’m here because I was past due for a trim . I’ve been wearing a sew in for the past 2-3 years on and off and my hair was thriving and growing underneath so well. There could’ve been multiple reasons why I had to get a cut rather than a trim after I took the extensions out. I was impatient and did not take time to detangle my hair well. My initial wash and go was so bad. After getting a cut at the end of Oct , I still didn’t treat my hair well. Putting my hair in a high bun most days and without wearing a satin scarf during bedtime. I have soooo many fairy knots. I’m reading the other comments and I notice that some are saying that it’s caused from wash and go. This may be true also in my case because I’d let it air dry rather than diffuse. My pre poo, wash, detangle, apply products routine is already so long. I don’t want to add an extra 30-40 mins to diffuse 🥴. Right now I’m keeping my ends tucked and in a twist out to keep the moisture locked in . I’m so disappointed in myself. My current length is shorter than what it was last January and I know that I’m going to have to trim some more cause of these fairy knots 😭

I really LOOOOOOVE this video!

Girrrrrrl, OMG the first mistake you mentioned was mine!!!😬 Although I do everything myself, even trim, but wasn’t doing it enough, got lazy🙄, but back on track & my hair is looking healthier & thicker, nice shape!😃So thank you sooo much for mentioning this!!!💜🌹

“Your hair and someone else hair is not the same” is big. But more so for me the condition of my hair and someone else’s is not the same. For so long I didn’t understand why I needed so many products to keep my hair moisturized and it would still get dry. I also took hours on wash day detangling. Turns out I had protein overload and was using the wrong products.😮 Now my hair is so soft and I don’t fight with it anymore🎉

My hair is low porosity and water just falls off my hair 😩 I couldn’t keep replacing my sheets and pillowcases because of all the products that don’t stick to my hair 😭 I went back to good old Vaseline and my hair is thick and healthy again like when I was kid. And most importantly MANAGEABLE! 😊

Lol that is so true there is styles that my hair doesn’t like and I think it’s wash n gos 😂but I might still try because I haven’t mastered wash n gos

I noticed with Cowashing for years, that I would use the same products on cowashed vs shampooed hair and they styles came out totally different. After that I had to give up cowashing everyweek. Now I shampoo every other week or everyweek if needed. 😣

I loved this, my hair flourished while I was in the military wearing buns or 2 braids M-F and washing every Friday and only wearing twist-outs then. Now that I'm out of the military, my curls were looser where I used to brush my hair flat, so I now do wash and gos more and my curls love it but my ends get fairy knots SOOO much that I over-trim now, so my length has stayed at bra strap length due to breakage. So now, I'm trying to figure out how to battle the fairy knots in wash and gos and in mini twist. It's been a battle and now my hair doesn't like twistouts anymore. 😑 lol Idk what my hair wants anymore, she is soft and moisturized but the ends are annoying. About to try putting blue magic on the ends to see if that helps.

ditching hair grease knowing damn it worked when I was a child

gorgeous hair you have

I definitely need to get on the trims. I don't go to salons though.

After discovering Black Girl Curls, I have never gone back: shampoo, condition, style with gel for a wash-and-go, or foam for twists. That’s it. No “refreshing”, no oils or butters…just plain, simple, hair care. Hair care is just science, and it can be simple. I’m so grateful that Black Girl Curls exists!

Good Info, 👏👏👏👏👏

Now Cammy, who gave you my diary??😂 Great video btw, I’ve experienced the same. Your reflection of your natural hair journey will definitely help many others!

What I like about this video is she says what works for her. Her hair. Not saying this is what you should do as if every body has the same hair type.

I needed this for me and my daughter i was just looking up stuff prior to coming across the video

I stopped doing protective styles witj added hair awhile ago. I read somewhere that it actually damages further

Mine is not knowing how to deal with gray hair I learned somethings but still learning like my pepper is low porosity my salt is high porosity so I use warm and cool water and it’s working for me and the same with putting products in my hair using cool water is working for me

I trim my hair myself and do just fine thank you

You have beautiful hair! WoW

Cammy , you can sing hun. ❤😊

The biggest mistakes I’ve made for my hair is doing a wash and go. My hair is very prone to tangles and single strand knots regardless of how many trims I do. My ends always suffer with wash n go’s and my hair never recovers until a detox. All that extra BS for a style called a wash n go is so unnecessary

My hair absolutely HATES Coconut anything, especially oil. I've learned to stay clear of it. Also, my hair must be wet for any styling products.

My biggest mistake in the last 2 years was coloring my hair after a bog chop and not trimming my hair enough. I colored my hair and it broke a lot of my hair off and as my hair grew I had to cut more of it off. My hair would be so much longer if I hadn't colored it. Another thing I learned is that less is more!

I am 45 years old and I still use Blue Star hair gas with a touch of Wild Growth mix with a little oil. I cut my hair off last year December 2022 and it’s growing back slowly but healthy

Your natural hair is beautiful and that make up is absolutely gorgeous.

Split ends are the death of me. I just went to the salon and she cut so much of mine off. I’ve thought about cutting my hair like why am I so inept to do my own hair but I’ve haven’t mustered up the courage to do that

Amen, do what your hair likes.

Using Chebe. I complained about my 4C hair all of my life so I used Chebe hoping for a looser texture. My hair went from 4b to 4c. Now, I really miss my thickness. Be careful what you wish for ladies.

My biggest mistakes were not getting a trim as often as I should , moisturizing cycle and not understanding my porosity

You have a beautiful voice!

1. I only wash/condition once a month...if that. I don't use any special products. (Pantene Pro-V me followed by Shea Moisture ACV Deep Conditioner) I don't blow dry. 2. I straighten/trim maybe twice a year... 3. I twist my hair, add an oil and cream, and then do the ghm for weeks as a protective style under my wig. 4. Repeat. Most people would frown at my process, but it works for me. My hair is probably considered to be 4B. It is full and waist length. The point is that everyone's hair is different and requires different care regimens. Figure out what works for you. If I had to recommend anything it would only be to detangle properly, lock in moisture, have a really good trim when needed, eat healthy, learn about hair bonds, do low manipulation styles, and get blood work to see if you have any deficiencies that need to be addressed such as anemia (my case) or low vitamin d levels. 🤎

Not the Chihuahuas!!! 🤣

My biggest mistake was not watering my hair enough. My hair thrives, I mean THRIVES, with water. Now, water touches my hair every day. I condition rinse every other day, water it in-between those days, and shampoo/deep condition once per week. And she don’t like a ton of manipulation. Wash & Gos (95%) of the time and Twists/twist outs (5%).

Beautiful voice

I feel as though one of my biggest mistakes is using hard water on my hair. The hard water makes my hair dry and break up. I need to invest in a good quality water filter.

Big mistake for me (a man’s standpoint) was using Mielle Rosemary Oil that everyone was going crazy about. That stuff broke my entire scalp out. Wild Growth Oil every two days and Cream of Nature leave-in conditioner in the morning and night got my hair right and got it to grow extremely fast!

Bleach turned my hair into lifeless straw.5 yrs now no hair coloring or tints. Embracing my gray/silver hair which is a different texture now learning all over again.😂

We’ve all made similar mistakes we were all learning

I try products for myself , I don’t listen to people tell me what to use or not to use . These people don’t know your hair , Period !!!!

From only oils to the no oils no butters thing Not learning how to take care of my porosity Using the wrong products Using added hair (not doing that again) So many i have had to cut my hair so many times

1. Trimming wasn't an issue for me. It seemed to like being left alone including trimming.😅 2. I definitely did not wash enough....I was doing a month but I'm supposed to do once a week. 3.Co-washing with rinse outconditioner did nothing for me. Brandmade co-wash worked for me. 4. I always evaluated products......I think I tried to many products though . lol 5. yeah my protective styles were damaging...especially the older I got. tangles, breakage and microscopic fractures from box braids. twists are better for me. 6. I never tried to imitate someone else journey because most of the time they didn't have hair like me Lol! 7. I think I neglected my hair more instead of loving on it. Now I don't neglect it. my biggest mistakes where...not studying the science of black hair sooner. not going to an Aveda stylist sooner and not going to a trichologist sooner.

It's probably the wash and goes that's messing up your ends. I see how you hair falls and it's rubbing a lot on your shoulders For others co-washing is not used in place of washing hair. It's an in between full hydration method that gives back moisture with the conditioner

My biggest mistake? Coconut oil

Ok come through vocals!!

Mine was I was trying to go natural just to prove my own people we aren’t bald.

My biggest mistake was back to back faux locs

When I went natural when noone was natural . I got wash and deep conditioner weekly and regular trims my hair was the bomb. I even had highlights never shed. Then I got a relaxer and was short. Then I went natural again listening to folks on RU-vid trying out exactly what you were saying tore my hair cut. I went back to what I know weekly shampoo and deep conditioner and regular trims professionally. I still like to support the RU-vid video natural folks I just learned as you said figure your process and keep it consistent. I'm 14 week transition and was always a straight natural . I do roller sets.

Man I haven’t co washed in a minute lol especially with gym life. That just ain’t happening !

If he ever decides to give up RU-vid she can definitely go into singing cuz she definitely has a beautiful singing voice 👍👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏

Your hair 😍