How to know when Natural Hair DIY is not for you

Hello Naturalistas,

How are you all doing? Kinks and all?

I think I have only tried a DIY natural hair project ever. I did a deep conditioning pudding, which was a hit because it did amazing wonders to my hair. However, I soon realised that DIY is not for me! If you are anything like me, this is how you know that DIY is not for you. Sorry Bukky! ;)

You're not a very patient person; DIY project requires that you be patient. Oh! Very patient. Have you seen the DIY Queen's post? Oil from Onion, Rice water, palm kernel oil, coloured bobby pins? 

You know how long those things take? Whaaat? You gotta be patient. If you are not, errr... Honey! It's not just for you!

You are not ready to fail; There are some of us that don't do so well with failure. Want to DIY? Get ready to fail. Because you will become Dexter and sometimes the Lab will go up in flames. You don't want that? 

errr... Honey! It's not just for you!

You are not persistent; When you don't get it right, you gotta be ready to try and try again till you get it right. Till you get the texture right, till it doesn't burn your scalp, till you nail that hair style... Are you persistent or do you give up easily? 

errr... Honey! It's not just for you!

You lack knowledge; You need to be willing to read and know about what you want to do yourself, most especially when it involves mixing things and since you'd be using it on your hair or skin. It's best to KNOW how others have reacted to it and how you might possibly react too. You don't want to research?

errr... Honey! It's not just for you!

You are a busy bee; Honey, just go to the salon, spend money on whatever you want to do yourself because DIY is just not for you!! 

Where are the DIY queens in the house? Tell us why you enjoy it so much and to the GSTDI(Give someone to do it) Let us know why you don't DIY! 

Let's talk! 

The emotional Ups and Downs of the Natural Hair Journey in GIF

Below are the emotional rollercosters most naturalistas can relate with when it comes to their hair experiences. Do you agree?

You start with a Big Chop, not really sure whether this is the right choice. Everyone and their mother think you've lost your mind, and you are tempted to agree with them.

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After taking the plunge, you become clueless as to what to do, and start wondering who sent you message.

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You then start reading hair blogs and forums. You join every natural facebook group, BBM group and channel you can think of. You take part in every hair challenge. There's nothing like too much information when it comes to your hair

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All your 28 hours a day research online are really paying off. You get pumped up and excited. You are going to be a living proof that black hair grows longer than that of other races. The sky is your starting point.

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You begin to see your hair grow

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And every time you see a new product being raved about online, you gobble it up, due to your product junkie gluttony nature

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Then you reach Armpit length

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But every time you see your hair shedding and breaking, you are like

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And then you start to

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All the consolation from your family, friends, boyfriends, lovers and enemies cannot do anything to ease your devastation.

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But finally, you reach BSL

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But then later, you get to a plateau

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You try your best, but still can't find a way to retain length

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You later realise that all you need is to switch up your regimen a bit, and a regular trim, though you are not happy about the trimming bit

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But it doesn't matter because you have found a way to finally retain length

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And after all the highs and lows, you have finally reach waist length. You walk into every gathering and natural hair event, and the whole world treats you like

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Who said the natural hair journey is a straight line path? It might not be simple as ABC, but in the end, the result of your dilligence and discipline is always worth it. Don't give up.

Which of the GIFs was your favourite?

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