I am a natural hair advocate!
C. Michelle Greene-Smalls, MSN, RN, CCM, is the bestselling author of Quit Making Excuses & Loc Your Hair. A resident of Charleston, South Carolina, she’s also a registered nurse with a master’s degree in nursing education. One of her most recent accomplishments included being recognized as South Carolina Black Pages Top 20 Under 40 in 2019. Michelle has been writing her blog, Succeeding Naturally for six years. She is a member of the South Carolina Writers Association, Black Charleston Professionals, and Charleston FRIENDS of the Library. Her additional hobbies include traveling, playing word games, and crafting.
I am a natural hair advocate!
C. Michelle Greene-Smalls, MSN, RN, CCM, is the bestselling author of Quit Making Excuses & Loc Your Hair. A native of Charleston, South Carolina, she’s also a registered nurse with a master’s degree in nursing education. One of her most recent accomplishments included being recognized as South Carolina Black Pages Top 20 Under 40 in 2019. Michelle has been writing her blog, Succeeding Naturally for six years. Her additional hobbies include traveling, playing word games, and crafting.
Book Synopsis
Quit Making Excuses & Loc Your Hair: Explore My Loc Hair Journey shares the author’s hair journey from childhood to adulthood. The author explores unforgettable moments in her journey, from getting relaxers during childhood, discontinuing relaxers in adulthood and finally wearing a natural hairstyle before it became popular. She later dives into loc’ing her hair, the mistakes she made along the way, and shares education tips on loc maintenance. The book also includes images that demonstrate the beauty and versatility of locs with easy styles that readers can do for themselves.
If you know you want to start your loc journey go ahead and try something new. Quit making excuses and loc your hair!
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Chemicals
Growing up, my hair was referred to as “nappy” and “peezy”. This came from adults and kids. It was nothing to be proud of back then. Those were terms to surely be teased about. On some occasions, the adults would use the term “coarse”. That didn’t sound too bad to me.
Chemicals were introduced to my hair at a very young age. I want to say probably at age five. The first chemical was called the Jheri Curl. The Jheri Curl was popular in the 1980s and that’s exactly when I got the chemical placed in my hair. It wasn’t done in a salon, but by a lady in the neighborhood at her home. Yes, I said at her home. I believe my mother wanted to try this option to help manage my hair care. In other words, make it easier to comb and help it to grow. Needless to say, that Jheri Curl didn’t last long.Why? I’m not exactly sure. If you want to read full content, click in continue reading button.
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