ellebelle88
Well-Known Member
I am a part of a Naptural Hair Group for Professionals and Graduate Students at my university (I'm a graduate student). For February, I was asked to give a presentation entitled "The Science of Black Hair" because I know so much about keeping black hair healthy. The ladies in the forum know very little about caring for their natural hair. Originally, we provided them with a list of forums to use as reference but many of them felt overwhelmed and complained that they couldn't understand all of abbreviations and hair-terminology (like prepoo).
So while the presentation isn't until the first week in February, I'm excited so I've already started preparing, however now I feel overwhelmed! It's just so much to cover, especially given that I only have about 30-45 minutes.
My friend who is in molecular biology is doing the more "scientific" side of it so she is pulling from the book called The Science of Black Hair. I'm doing the more forum-based approach, I guess. I'm talking about how to care for hair, what products work best, benefits of oils, which oils penetrate the strands, protective styling, purposes of deep conditioning/protein treatments, prepoos, using seamless combs, ionic flat irons and blowdryers, etc.
Would any of you mind suggesting what are the top things you would want to know about as someone who knows very little about natural hair? I guess, what are the things that changed your hair and started you on a natural, healthy hair journey???
You don't have to go into depth. You can just list them like: benefits of prepooing, understanding about SLS, or staying away from cones. I will probably talk about the things that come up the most! Thanks.
So while the presentation isn't until the first week in February, I'm excited so I've already started preparing, however now I feel overwhelmed! It's just so much to cover, especially given that I only have about 30-45 minutes.
My friend who is in molecular biology is doing the more "scientific" side of it so she is pulling from the book called The Science of Black Hair. I'm doing the more forum-based approach, I guess. I'm talking about how to care for hair, what products work best, benefits of oils, which oils penetrate the strands, protective styling, purposes of deep conditioning/protein treatments, prepoos, using seamless combs, ionic flat irons and blowdryers, etc.
Would any of you mind suggesting what are the top things you would want to know about as someone who knows very little about natural hair? I guess, what are the things that changed your hair and started you on a natural, healthy hair journey???
You don't have to go into depth. You can just list them like: benefits of prepooing, understanding about SLS, or staying away from cones. I will probably talk about the things that come up the most! Thanks.