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What’s Really Good about Your 4b Hair?

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If you have 4b – 4c Hair texture and wondering If going natural is right you. I am sure you have come across your own internal questions wondering what is really good about having a 4b, 4c hair texture. When you see so many others with a looser curl patterns that seem to do a lot more with their hair and that has you asking well what really can I do with my own.

I knew that when I was younger the flowing hair in the wind was something that I wanted, and so that is why I kept my hair relaxed for periods off and on to ease the time it took for my mom to do my hair, thinking that it was low maintenance. When I look back on it, it really was not. The constant trips to the salon for touch ups and styles just so I could have that simple look, yeah I say simple because I really am a simple girl but to go back and forth being natural back to relaxed for years was something I had to stop doing.

Now I am here, I did the big chop in late April and almost 5 months since I decided to do this. But many have questioned why I with a strong 4b – 4c hair textured decided to do it this way with out letting it grow it more first.

Well here are some benefits of having a 4b hair texture and why you should love what you have even if many others feel indifferent towards it.

•Our Hair texture is low maintenance, requires nothing but moisture and the less you touch it the more it grows.

•Soft as cotton and spongy to the touch

•Defies gravity by growing upwards and then down

•The versatility of styling options is endless and the ways the twists come out are awesome!

•Breathtaking fros in all shapes and sizes

•Great for locking and thickness that does not fade over the years.

•Provides protection for scalp from the sun.

•Gives us a unique Personality for our hair alone!

So if you are still wondering if there are any benefits to your natural 4b, 4bc hair texture than let me tell you it is surely not lacking in anything at all.

P.S. Luv what you got and show it off!

Read my post here on Why Going Natural Was the Best thing I ever Did!

Would love to hear your thoughts, why do you love your hair texture?

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COMMENTS

  • Nene

    I loved this post!!!! I have been natural my entire life and I have 4b-4c hair and I didn’t know how to treat it at all when I was younger.
    I have locs at the moment but I combing them out because I want a change and I want to get to know my hair again. Thank you for writing this :)

  • eashe

    Thank you so much, for the lovely comment:)

  • stephanie belcher

    Thankyou for those encouraging words. I went natural because my daughter are. I couldn’t tell them that their hair was beautiful while rocking a perm. Best move i ever made!!!

  • Eve

    I’m constantly looking and searching through blogs to find people with a similar hair texture to mine but all I’ve seen are articles geared towards 3a/3b hair textures. I even thought about going back to perms again because I found it so hard to care for my 4b/4c texture (It is rather hard when you don’t know anyone with your hair type to relate to). Reading your post has convinced me to stay natural (which I have been for a year and a half now) and embrace my beautiful hair texture! My hair is great without the perms, and I wouldn’t not trade it for the world!

  • http://www.youtube.com/thelmarrie L

    Love this post! That is exactly why a couple of days ago I started a YouTube channel to help dispel the myths of 4b hair and to turn it from the ugly step sister of hair textures to the beautiful princess.

    http://www.youtube.com/thelmarrie

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  • Kvdiva1

    I am so glad that people like you provide information and positive advice for people like me. I am 39 years old with 4C hair and in an effort to have healthy hair, did the big chop in May 2010. I still had a little length but I felt totally out of my comfort zone, and still do. I am trying to get used to it but it’s very hard. Thanks for posting your opinion on the benefits of having 4C hair. I agree so maybe i’ll give this natural thing a little more time to grow on me.

  • Anonymous

    Thank you so much for taking the time to comment. One thing I can say is that don’t get discouraged, having 4c hair especially in our society can be hard. Not to mention that sometimes you feel like giving up on your hair. I have come to realize that the more my hair has grown the more I have grown to love it and truly appreciate the beauty of it.

    It does take time because remember it is not only a physical change but a mental one, and takes time. Many people go natural so they can have a short style and not have to worry about their hair anymore, others for many reason like growing out healthy hair. We have awesome hair, trust me many people with straight hair have a hard time just trying to get their hair to do all the things that we can do with ours.

    Trust me, give it a little more time and it will grow on you:)

    xoxo

  • Anonymous

    Thank you, so much for the warm comments.

  • Anonymous

    Your Welcome, that was one of the motivating factors for me also, when it came to finally going naturally. Having biracial kids, my oldest son struggled with his hair texture, wanting a straighter look. So I wanted to show him how beautiful 4b/4c texture is.

  • Miss NPO

    I love my texture, however, it is extreme difficult to comb through at the ends.  What would you recommend? I don’t want to press out my ends;/ HELP!

  • Tshakacheyenne86

    OMG, I totally dig where you are coming frm. I have a 10mnth old that will not be getting relaxers and i am currently transitioning b/c i feel that i cnt teach her to love her hair when my own is relaxed.

  • Trice8425

    I am soooo glad that I am beginning to find some literature and information on 4b/4c hair textures. Thank you! I been natural for 5 1/2 years…5 of those years I rocked locs and loved them. I kind of miss them because I loved the maintenance and lifestyle. Now that I have combed them out and am rocking a fro, I’m intimidated by my own hair. What’s a comb? Lol! I’ve been wearing free hair since July and I must admit that I’ve become discouraged at times, wanting to loc my hair back up, but I do enjoy being able to run my fingers through my scalp and rock twist outs. I love my hair being out and all over my head sometimes and I do know that I will stay natural until I leave this earth. I especially love how my other half loves my hair too as thick, coarse, nappy and kinky as it is and how I’ve blessed our little princess with the same texture. She’ll touch her hair and say, “Pretty hair mommy.” :-) Thanks again!  

  • dorism57

    OMG, that is absolutely right on the money!  event though it is all what you said it is, I don’t like locks, don’t like fro (wore it in the 70′s) and don’t want to do braids all the time. But when I do do braids, it really, really grows alot!

  • Candy Coilz

    I have 4b-4c hair as  well. U forgot to add that our hair very dry and porous and impossible, will never have hang, must spend large amount of money on products that will halfway tame it

  • Mizzashanta97

    I have no guess on my hair type i want to go natural but , idk if its right for me .

  • Anonymous

    Yes, our hair can be very dry and will never hang as straight hair would. Only when straight but that just comes with the nature of our hair.. I have learned that our hair can do just about anything with time and effort. We can also have great looking hair with out spending a ton of money because I make all my hair care products except the shampoo.

    A little love and patience will go a long way.

  • Anonymous

    This is a great question and one that gets asked a lot . Look for me to answer your question in a blog post this coming week.

  • Anonymous

    I know many people in the end come to realize that natural hair really is beautiful.

  • Anonymous

    I don’t comb my hair through with a regular comb. I use a wide tooth comb on the tips sometimes a very small fine tooth comb gently however. I rarely do that. If you do make sure your hair is a little moist first.

  • Anonymous

    Thank you Too!

  • Anonymous

    Your Welcome!

  • Drwpsych

    Hi Candy. 4b-4c hair will definitely hang when it’s locked! Love my locs!

  • Vee Taylor

    Thank you for your words of encouragement to all the sistahs! I love my 4c hair too! Most of the time my hair is braided and I’m sportin a weave net with coils of hair, but on weekends I love to experiment and try different styles with my 4c hair. I like to rinse my hair with club soda to remove the harsh chemicals from the hard water in my environment. Sometimes I blow my hair out and sport a fro with a hairband. I like to use the Keracare edger to give it a polish look. Last week, I attended my cousin’s wedding and flat ironed my hair before I twisted and rod curled it. It was beautiful with a head full of healthy curls. Most people like to touch my hair because of the soft bold look… I’m okay with it because I love touching it too. For the first time, I love my beautiful thick healthy lucious 4c hair. Thank you again for encouraging our beautiful black women to embrace their gorgeous hair.

  • Phillyinnyc

    Does anyone have really long 4c hair? I never see them :(  

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Steady-Brixx/100002906872638 Steady Brixx

     Try separating with your fingers instead of utilizing a comb on tough ends. Make sure your ends are fully moisturized. That’ll go a long way.

  • Anonymous

    yea lovely advice…..right now i’m on my journey to going back natural.i’m tired of the relaxer!..i know i have a whiiiile before my hair grows out to a desriable lenght,seeing that i just started. but my hair when it grows out…cannot coooomb!!..it is ridiculously thick and hard!really course.i think i have 4f hair!lolol..no but it really is…i hope it’s worth it.what advice you think you have for me though?

  • Me

    I’ve had a similar experience. I think the key is to make sure your hair is ultra moisturized before combing. Make sure you triangle your hair either under running water or while you have it saturated with conditioner. That makes it easy enough to run a fine tooth comb through it if you want–as long as you’re gentle and work your way up from the tip.

    That’s what I’ve learned so far with my 4b hair. It can’t get enough moisture. It combs easiest while wet or very well moisturized. And if you make sure to put it in braids every night, it makes it easier to style while dry when you wake up in the morning.

  • Nunlykme

    I haven’t seen my natural hair since I was about eight. Now I have three girls and, although I do know how to style and take care of hair, I didn’t know what was best for their hair. I recently cut the perm out of my hair and am learning how to take better care of all of our hair. I think this is important for our culture to know ourselves naturally first before we start making changes.

  • http://www.cochinechine.com/clothing.html?cat=55 Emily Christopher

    Naturalism and contentment was the best thing why your 4b hair was good. It was beautiful and artistic on my eyes and I’m proud to tell the world how proud I am on your hair.

  • Anonymous

     Kudos’s to You Rebekah. Your beautiful no matter what they say.

  • Anonymous

    You know even though I have been natural off and on since high school. It is only when I truly decided to wear it out that I thought I had type 4f hair and beyond. But what I have realized is that my hair loves wide tooth combs, no brushing,  lots of water. I spritz and condition every day with non sulfate and paraben shampoos and conditioners. I use a vegetable and glycerin mixture also with some oil, for a daily leave in. Sealed in with shea butter mixture and basically just leave the hair alone. Type 4 hair is the most fragile and does not like to be touched a lot.

    I hope that helps.

  • Anonymous

    Yes, total truth you just spoke.

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