The 10 Commandments of Natural Hair

Originally published October 7, 2016 on MyStoryBOTB

Going natural before 2008 was a bit like being a pioneer on the Oregon trail, minus the wholesale slaughter of indigenous people. Pre-Obaman Naturalistas were forced to forage the internet for scraps of information on hair typing, styling aids, and porosity levels. Using a primitive system of communication called message boards (an ancient predecessor…