If u wanna work on getting your curls back, I'd start by getting a deep conditioner and using it once a week over night. It's a long process but so worth it (I speak from experience)
@@chicken5706 it doesn’t have to be wet, I deep condition overnight by using the conditioner or a mask and sealing it in with an oil and then diffusing my hair with a dryer. The product can still work dry because all of the moisture is sealed into the hair then you can rinse when you wake up and style as normal. Always use a water based product and then an oil. Umbertto Gianni’s banana butter is amazing and then castor oil to seal it in. Castor oil is great for growth and protection too (Jamaican black castor oil is always good) Shea moisture make a great one.
I don't like that they overdo the "Indian accent" on the TV shows but I like to hear it when you are talking with your family and it's solo genuine. It's kind of like a part of your language seeps through the english, idk I like it
@@jagatdeuri3261 I don't know, some of my indians friends don't have any accent, some do have a very strong accent similar to the overdone one in TV shows. Is the second one Indian english?
@@loki6821 There are many ethnic groups in India with their own languages so the English accent you will hear depends on what their native language is. That's why it sounds to you like some have the stereotypical accent while some don't. What this commenter means is that there is no one "Indian" English accent like Hollywood would have you believe.
It's possible that puberty changed your hair type from curly to straight. The best way to check is to not apply heat to your roots and let them grow a few inches and see what shape they are.
@@N08R76H You can still see a wave at the roots even if your hair is long, unless you have 1c-2a hair. Treating your hair like it's curly when it's not will lead to moisture overload, especially for type 2 hair like she possibly has.
@@psi9899 my hair is 2 b and my roots are the straightest thing in my life no joke, it’s impossible to get any texture in my roots, 1c isn’t even wavy hair.
when i had my first boyfriend we had weirdly healthy boundaries but since no one in my class had a bf yet they were the ones yelling at me saying that i’m not “acting like a girlfriend” so weird 💀
When we were growing up, toxic relationships were the trend lol. Tv shows, movies, everything.. Clingy partners were seen as romantic and if you had a life of your own, you were weird and didn't love them enough... No wonder I need therapy now lmao
love this! your hair looks great, but if you want to get your curls back maybe try using curly hair products instead of getting more heat damage. sorry if this sounds passive aggressive it’s just a suggestion.
Curls are created by follicular angles in the scalp, but hormones can affect it too. My sister had curly hair as a child, and it straightened without her doing anything to them. Either let the damage grow out and they'll come back, or it's just a natural change with maturation.
Dude same. When I was a kid i stopped going outside and got really pale, straightened my hair for years because I got tired of being bullied by racist ass kids. At one point in elementary I wouldn’t tell people I was Mexican I would just say I was Italian bc I hated myself that much now I wish I had never felt like that cause my hair was curly curly and now it has no life. I completely destroyed it😢
You can still revive it, trust me!! Stop using heat on your hair for a long while, let your roots grow out, maybe get a short cut (short layers brought back so much of my natural wave texture somehow), start deep conditioning, scrunching wet hair and following curly hair routines. You do a combination of most of these and you'll see an improvement over months. Also find out your hair porosity. I've seen YT videos of people being 33 years old and fixing their hair after treating it like it was straight all their life, so you can most definitely do it too!
our hair types probably aren’t the same, but getting ur hair back to its natural state n healthy is a journey. i’m abt to be 18 and i only started taking care of my hair in it’s naturally wavy-curly state near the end of last year. i constantly put heat on it. i knew my hair didn’t fall the way naturally straight hair did, but i never thought to take care of it and embrace it. my advice is to keep heat usage to a minimum. at most, i may take the time to straighten once a month. only for a special occasion or if i feel like it (not to say that straight hair is meant for special occasions, but bc it’s very time consuming for me, i keep it for those moments now). i love 90s blow out style hair and how ppl can run their fingers through their scalp to brush it back so smoothly, but my hair just doesn’t do that and it’s okay! we’re beautiful with both styles! putting moisture back into my hair has been the biggest thing, bc my hair had been bleached a few times to get it to different colors within a short amount of time. but also, the years of built up heat. that and getting your ends trimmed. those lil straight ends at the end of your curls may annoy you, but hair cuts will fix that. and layers helped me too! i’ve still got a ways to go. if you decide to start trying to get ur natural hair back, good luck! patience is key. finding creators will similar hair types that focus on hair care is very helpful. 😊
I straightened my hair for years. My reasoning was because my mama complained when she would comb my thick curly hair. She started permed my hair as well. I cut my hair super short five and half years. My curls are back and healthy.
I love this so much but when you speak to your mum, dad or sister your accent changes slightly due to comfortability I think and I think it's really sweet
Your eyes are gorgeous. I used to have big beautiful eyes like yours, and you reminded me of them :) then I got sick and had to have so many surgeries which unfortunately changed my eyes so much I could not recognize myself for years...and now I'm grateful I made peace with it it and can appreciate other beautiful big eyes
Straight or Curly, Girl, your hair is beautiful. To curl your hair faster I put it up in 2 ponytails and start curling it while in the ponytails. I don’t know why it’s faster this way. I have long, heavy and thick hair so I know from experience. Should give it a try and let me know if it works for you too.
omg yeah i hated when they'd say "you and (the only other brown kid in the class) would be so cute 🥺🥺" idk if "glad" is the right word but it icl i feel a little better knowing it wasn't just me going through that 😭
Even though my skin is paler than a ghost I have very curly hair. I used to straighten my hair bc curly hair was seen as nasty unkempt and dirty. I destroyed my curls doing that too. I started by using a curling shampoo and conditioner then letting it air dry with curlers in. Almost a year later and my curls are full fledged back. I love my curls!
Bond builders are gonna be your best friend. I really like olaplex's bond builder. No more sulfates or silicones (anything ending in cone, conol, or oxane) in your products, Do weekly deep conditioning, dry your hair with a diffuser, ALWAYS use a satin pillowcase, no more heat, etc.
I would argue majority of white people have naturally curly hair as well, straight hair is really primarily only seen naturally in asian cultures. It's not necessarily white-washing, it's just the beauty industry.
The best way to get ur curls back is what another commenter said, use a deep conditioner often. It’s really going to help, that’s what I started doing once I started getting my OCD under control and I felt like I had to wash my hair 2 or 3 times a day. Once I started using really natural hair care products and deep conditioners, it took a little over a month to sort of get back to normal. You got this, keep us posted
I was a born straight haired. And for some reason it became curly in the middle of highschool (I think because I stopped brushing it after realising that there was a possibility that it could curl) . If I start brushing my hair out consistently I'm sure it would go back to straight. My Indian hair is pretty heavy and thick.
5 tips to getting your curls back, after a few years on the "natural journey": 1. Patience/ consistency. Doesnt happen overnight. Embrace the bad hair days. 2. Quality shampoo and conditioner is the foundation of the routine. 3. Leave in conditioner pleaseeeeeee (with heat protection is a huge bonus) 4. How you sleep determines how they look in the day after. A satin pillow case is an investiment. 5. Humidity and natural hair = the never ending struggle (for me). I just put it in a bun and Im done.
I’ve been in the same position. It’s never a good idea to try to keep length while trying to get your curls back. I would recommend you chop from your shoulders as that is where I see the hair start to fray. After that absolutely no coloring or any form of heat, regardless of heat protectant. Your hair is on the more sparse side so maybe only deep condition once a week, 2 max. Everyone has different takes on hair product but sulfate free shampoos aren’t ideal for oily hair or is you use a lot of creams (amplifies build up).
I used to straighten my hair every single day as well, as my hair is naturally curly my hair would get frizzy and puffy outside from the humidity, I would constantly straighten it to keep it flat. At one point I started trying different hairstyles that didn’t involve washing your hair often, (braids, cornrows, locs, etc) and that started getting me lazy for straightening my hair all the time, because I started getting so used to just leaving my hair the way it was. Also I’m not black I just like the hair style so our hair texture would probably be the same or similar. I started leaving my natural hair out and slowly started to like my curls, as I would get so many compliments on it and eventually realised just how pretty my hair actually is and wondered why I was straightening it so much. From then, I started looking into how to look after my curls, I got a fresh full head of highlights, brown and blonde, and my curls looks absolutely amazing with it. I started deep conditioning and using products to revive my hair and making it look even healthier. Now my hair is voluminous, (although I’ve always had thick hair) it’s bouncy, and looks healthy, despite the damage from bleach. I’ve learnt to love my curls and I’m so much happier with my hair!
Hair type can definitely change as you age though! Esp with big hormonal changes like puberty, early 20s, pregnancy, and menopause so it could be that your hair got less curly too but yeah definitely agree with the other comments, just let it grow out! Or if you'd really like curls *now*, a perm is a great way to get curls while waiting for your natural hair to grow in if it's too damaged to curl on its own
Maybe try looking into using reetha powder and other plant powders to wash your hair and cut out store bought shampoos and conditioners! It helped me out a lot
bruh she was likely just talking about how straight hair was the “norm” and much more common where she grew up, which must’ve been a predominantly white area
I’m so happy I never gave into that shit 😭 I got so much shit for not having that pencil straight hair look but I loved my curls too much and I felt like they represented freedom because I was bullied like hell for it and it did get to a point where it got really bad 😅 you do look absolutely beautiful though ~
To get your curls back you gotta stop with the heat. Cold 🥶 turkey 🦃 and deep condition once a week, skip regular conditioner. Gently detangle in sections and Give your hair a year or 2. she’ll be bouncing ❤
I have spiral curls and I used to hate them when I was younger. Now my hair is damaged and after I wash it it looks wavy at best. I’ve been trying to get my curls back to their original state
I got my curls back with extreme hydration, NO HEAT AT ALL, like at all! Cutting my tips upwards so I can have my hair grow freely. Braiding at night sometimes to retrain. Then when it regrew- a big chop. All that work- but a big chop. So it can grow bouncier, and this time look like healthy growth.
There's curl creams out there to help your hair get it's natural texture back, I'd also recommend trying the bowl method! I do both of these and am able to get my hair to curl again if I keep it up :)
@@psi9899 hm, weird. Bowl is like the only way I can actually get my curls to be curly, just applying my product on in the shower makes my hair all straight again yk
@@heyits_cat8966 Then you're probably using products that are too heavy for your hair type. Bowl method basically dilutes and coats heavy product for looser hair types. It's back breaking and wastes too much product I feel like. You should try just a mousse with no cream or like a spray on leave in with a foam/ mousse.
@@psi9899 ah ok! I got several bottles of the cream really really cheap ($1 for a like $30 product) so if it's better for me to just use a different product that I can't really afford because the bowel dilutes it, like why is it bad for me to keep doing what I'm doing? Sorry what I'm saying is confusing, thank you for sitting here and explaining this to me
@@heyits_cat8966 it's a waste of product and it's unnecessary back breaking work for something you can achieve with way less time, energy, products and back pain
Perms can be bad for your hair but it can also reactivate curls so they stay (if you had the genes) once the perm wears off, that’s what happened for my sisters
Omg get your curly hair back ❤ deep conditioning once a week, oil your scalp to encourage new hair growth, and leave in conditioner w a styling product (like a defining cream or gel) to keep the moisture locked in. If you REALLY wanna commit you can stick to sulfate and silicone free hair products ❤
but... white people don't even all have straight hair, i think it's just that it was trendy to have straight hair so all the white kids straightened their hair too
As a bipoc, I don't understand why Americans think straightening your hair is "whitewashing" when white people literally have natural curls too. This is why I prefer using terms like "westernizing" or "elitism" instead of "white wash". Western European Elitism (the neocolonialmism era that followed the Victorian era) is what actually promotes the idea of assimilating to very specific beauty standards. Not white people as a whole. The Irish and Scottish were also a part of this forced assimilation. Last time I checked they're white.
Ughhh the societal pressure to have straight hair is so annoying! I also straightened mine everyday for years and completely ruined the beautiful curly hair I used to have…now the best I get is frizzy waves
I used to have straight hair and then one day it just stopped doing that. Now it just wavy but half of it is always wavier than the other. I figured out that I can curl my hair by having it a little wet and twisting it then putting it in a bun.
If you don’t accept yourself, why should others? Be proud to be who you are.* Others will be attracted to you for your confidence. *You can be proud to be who you are without putting down others. I’m not saying you do this, but I don’t want the readers to think that that’s what I’m saying. Everyone, regardless of race, struggles with something that they don’t like about themselves. Love yourself and be confident anyway. Lift others up when they need it because we’ve all been there.
i used to have curly hair just like the curls you did and i ruined it by straightening and bleaching it. i finally shaved my head and as its growing i dont see my original hair pattern and it makes me sad. maybe my scalp got too damaged or i just need to let it get a bit longer.
Did you use any heat protectant at all?? We’re the irons too hot? Could be reasons for damage after repeated abuse of the follicles. You’ll need a deep conditioning & moisturizing treatment at least 3 times a week for a month or so and progress will start showing. A month is plenty of time to find any other products to revive your curl pattern.
if you blow dry it straight it for long enough does it stay like that?? i hate that my hair curls up and it looks so pretty straight, I just want it to stay like that :(
How is getting rid of your curls “white washing”? No hate, I am just curious to hear your side of why you think that. As a white person I didn’t ever have to deal with not being the default so I’m just curious and want to learn
We aren't the default though, that's just racist western brainwashing. Go to an Asian country, we aren't the default. Go to an African country, we aren't the default. A huge percentage of white people have curly or wavy hair, so she definitely wasn't whitewashing herself. She just felt insecure about her curls like a lot of other girls, so she went through a phase of straightening it. Simple
