My Hair Story – Hennessy

Introduce yourself . . .

My name is Hennessy. I’m biracial. My mother is Caucasian and my father is African-american. I’m absolutely obsessed with my hair.

Are you relaxed, natural, texturized or texlaxed?

Natural

What’s your story, how did you get to where you are?

I had long, curly hair my whole life. In about 6th grade I had my very own flat-iron and went absolutely crazy with it. I felt so out of place when I wore my hair naturally curly because no one else would just let their curls be free.

So I straightened my hair EVERYDAY when I woke up. My hair never broke off, but it certainly was not healthy. It got to the point that JUST my roots were curly when I washed it and the rest of my hair was just lifeless and straight/wavy.

Well, last year (2012) around November I started wearing my hair natural more and stopped straightening for a while. December 2012 I shaved the right side of my head and still continued to stay heat-free.

Well, I dyed it bright red May 2013 and finally got fed up with the “half straight half curly” look, so I cut all of it off and left my bangs August 1st! Now I completely stay away from heat and dyes. I’m DONE!

What is your typical weekly regimen?

I don’t use shampoo at all. I threw all of my shampoos out completely. I co-wash and use Mixed Chicks* deep conditioner*. Once a week I use Mane-N-Tail conditioner for protein. When I get out I use my Cantu Leave-in conditioner* and repair cream.

I leave it in a towel for about an hour (to decrease frizz on my roots) then I use my diffuser* on COOL! I put tape over my higher settings so I can’t use them! LOL!

I also use my Cantu Leave-in for bantu knot…