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Black hair natural styles | Jasmine // 3C/4A <b>Natural Hair Style</b> Icon | <b>Black</b> Girl with Long <b>Hair</b> | Blog Black Hairstyles

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Jasmine // 3C/4A <b>Natural Hair Style</b> Icon | <b>Black</b> Girl with Long <b>Hair</b> Posted: 03 Apr 2014 08:00 AM PDT Introduce yourself! J: My name is Jasmine Collier and I am from San Diego, CA but currently live in Orange County. Why did you make the decision to go natural? J: I have been natural for 2 years and 3 months! I went natural because I had relaxers since I was 6 years old. I was really insecure about my hair because it was thin and breaking, and never retaining any length. I watched "Good Hair", Chris Rock's documentary style movie and felt somewhat inspired. I dabbled into the online natural hair community and decided to do the big chop! How would you describe your texture? J: I would say my texture is 3C/4A. It isn't completely loose and springy, but it has a VARIETY of textures. Towards the front it is more defined and loose and the back is a lot more coarse and tightly curled. My hair is extremely thick and hard to wet, but when moisturized properly it behaves wonderfully! Describe your styling regimen over the course of the month. J: I honestly do not use more than 4 products and I always style my hair the same way. If it is extremely hot I may do a puff, but my hair isn't the length I want it to be for that style. For now once a week I double strand twist my hair with Giovanni Direct Leave-In Conditioner after I've washed it with Everyday Coconut Shampoo. What does wash day look like for you? J: After I have washed my hair I separate it into 4 sections and do rows of twists in each section. This is also the detangling process for my hair, and I use a Denman brush. Throughout the week I do NOT retwist my hair. I love the volume and fluffiness I get from wearing it out. People tell me this is bad for my hair and that it creates single strand knots and what have you, but it's just my preference. When I sleep I also do not wrap my hair (I know another shocker). I like how it looks in the morning when it gets the chance to breathe and toss and turn with me. I moisturize my hair everyday with Organix Coconut Milk Anti-Breakage Serum. When I first take out the twists the next day my hair is very bouncy and it hangs in my face, so I tend to use a variety of headbands to give it the pushed back look. Describe your favorite go-to hairstyle for days when you don't have a lot of time to style. J: When I wear my twist out, that's my style for the week. Ever since I went natural I've flat ironed my hair only twice. I mostly use headbands as an accessory, but other than that I like my hair out and BIG! How do you combat shrinkage? J: When I do my twist outs I try to do them tight so the hair is almost being squeezed to its length. After I twist I tie my hair up, which pulls all the twists from the scalp and it dries that way. So when I take them out they are elongated. Other than that I don't mess with it because throughout the week my hair expands! What are some of your problem areas (if any) that require special care and attention? J: Single strand knots and just tangling in general, but that's because of how I wear my hair and how I want it to look. I also hate the drying process of the twists, but I've learned to conquer that :) What are 2 do's for your texture? J: Serums and more Serum! What are 2 don'ts for your texture? J: Gels and Wash n go's! Is there a blog/webpage where we can find you? J: Jasmineaya.com

U.S. Army Releases “Racially Biased” Hairstyle Regulations Posted: 02 Apr 2014 12:38 PM PDT Sgt. Jasmine Jacobs of the National Guard in Georgia has always plaited her hair into two twists around her head. She has been in the military for six years and has worn her hair natural (meaning no chemical treatments [perms] or hair extensions [weaves]) for four of those years. But according to the new hair-grooming requirements the U.S. Army recently released, her hair is now out of regulation. And so are the Afro-centric hairstyles of many black women in the Army, who make up 31 percent of Army women. Jacobs, who said she is "kind of at a loss now with what to do with my hair," has started a White House petition asking the Army to rethink its new hair guidelines. The petition has collected more than 7,000 signatures from soldiers and civilians, but needs to reach 100,000 signatures by April 19th in order for the White House to address it. The petition states: Females with natural hair take strides to style their natural hair in a professional manner when necessary; however, changes to AR 670-1 offer little to no options for females with natural hair… These new changes are racially biased and the lack of regard for ethnic hair is apparent. The new Army Regulation 670-1 [PDF] was published Tuesday and illustrates with photos the types of hairstyles that are unauthorized for women. Those include dreadlocks, twists or any type of matted or coiled hair. A particularly cumbersome requirement disallows the bulk of a woman's hair to "exceed more than 2″ from her scalp." That rules out Afros and most types of non-chemically altered black hair. Basically, almost every natural hair option that black women in the Army could wear is now off limits. One of the few traditionally natural hairstyles that was listed as appropriate is cornrows, but a slew of specifications and rules surrounded even that. The diameter of each cornrow can't be more than one-fourth of an inch, and no more than one-eighth of an inch of scalp may be shown between cornrows. The only way to realistically meet the new standards would be to shave one's head, perm one's hair or wear weaves or wigs. Jacobs said twists like the one she wears are very popular among black women soldiers because the style requires little maintenance when in the field. Her hair's thickness and curliness makes pulling her hair back into a bun (a style popular among white women soldiers) impossible. A spokesperson for the Army said the grooming changes are "necessary to maintain uniformity within a military population." When that need for "uniformity" erases the ethnic differences of a group of women and forces them to constrain themselves to European standards of hair, it presents a serious problem. "I think, at the end of the day, a lot of people don't understand the complexities of natural hair… I'm disappointed to see the Army, rather than inform themselves on how black people wear their hair, they've white-washed it all," said Jacobs. Screenshots taken from Army Regulation 670-1 Anita Little is the associate editor at Ms. magazine. Follow her on Twitter.

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