cmw45
Well-Known Member
I have noticed in a lot of threads that when ladies refer to their hair's "natural state" they are referring to the shunken up state there hair is in right after they have shampooed and conditioned. However, after much consideration, and an extended conversation with my own napps, I don't think that this is the "natural state" of one's hair.
I think that hair is kind of like a sponge...
When you take the sponge out of the package, it is slightly stretched out, soft and well moisturized. However, if you put the sponge in dishwater, rinse and the leave it to dry, the sponge can shrink up to almost half of it's natural size and may look very dry and stiff. Lightly spray the sponge with water and it returns back to its natural size. Dunk it in water and the sponge will hold a great deal of water and become heavier then it is in it's natural state.
I use this sponge example to say that I think that after you have washed your hair you have stripped it of a lot of the natural oils...which is why it shinks up so much. Even if you then put conditioner on your hair, the conditioner is not the hair's naturally produced oils. (A lot of the times you will notice that it takes several days after shampooing for your hair to start "behaving" like it normally does. It is why most of us feel like we have our best hair days when our hair is "dirty." At that point, most of the natural oils have returned.)
I don't think the dry shunken version of our hair after we have stripped it of all of it's natural oils is a fair representation of what our hair is like and to tell you the truth, my napps confided in me recently that in the past they have been offended
I think that hair is kind of like a sponge...
When you take the sponge out of the package, it is slightly stretched out, soft and well moisturized. However, if you put the sponge in dishwater, rinse and the leave it to dry, the sponge can shrink up to almost half of it's natural size and may look very dry and stiff. Lightly spray the sponge with water and it returns back to its natural size. Dunk it in water and the sponge will hold a great deal of water and become heavier then it is in it's natural state.
I use this sponge example to say that I think that after you have washed your hair you have stripped it of a lot of the natural oils...which is why it shinks up so much. Even if you then put conditioner on your hair, the conditioner is not the hair's naturally produced oils. (A lot of the times you will notice that it takes several days after shampooing for your hair to start "behaving" like it normally does. It is why most of us feel like we have our best hair days when our hair is "dirty." At that point, most of the natural oils have returned.)
I don't think the dry shunken version of our hair after we have stripped it of all of it's natural oils is a fair representation of what our hair is like and to tell you the truth, my napps confided in me recently that in the past they have been offended