You know you love being natural when...

My homie Yana me this. I don't know why I didn't see it earlier since I love Clutch. I mean, LOVE!!

Fellow naturals, y'all know that this is true!

You Know You Love Being Natural When…

• Either your T-shirt, tote bag, key chain or any other accessory says you are.
• You can’t remember the last time you straightened your hair.
• You have your own library of natural hair books.
• You don’t own a flat iron.
• You belong to more than one natural hair social networking community.
• You have a natural hair blog.
• TWA, ACV, EVOO, Co-wash, Poo/Pre-poo, EO and Hand-in-Fro are a part of your vocabulary.
• You follow or subscribe to other naturals via Fotki, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube etc.
• You are aware of the effects of petrolatum, SLS/SLES, parabens, paraffins, and ‘cones’ and you are not a chemist.
• Instead of avoiding water, you run to it, even using it as a styling aid.

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Y'all know I had to get in on the fun...

You know you love your locs when...

• You haven't combed/brushed your hair in months. Or years!
• You use the same 2-4 products.
• You refer to your locs as babies.
• You know the stages that locs go through.
• You ask other people about their locs and how old they are.
• You have embraced the fuzzies and realize that they aren't going anywhere.
• You know the exact day and year you started loc'ing your hair.

Us naturals and loc'ers do tend to be a little clique-ish, don't we? We have our own terminology and secret handshakes. Nah, I'm kidding about the latter but in a world of straight hair, I think it's cool when afros and locs stand out.

But then again, I am biased. :)


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