I have been meaning to post my latest success with my daughter Sydni’s hair, and I keep forgetting (well, it *is* on facebook). However, as I was checking my stats on this blog tonight, I came across a search that brought someone here looking for “untangling nappy biracial hair.” Hmm. I am sure the post they found was not what they were looking for, but I can offer an amazing recent discovery.

Thanks to my friend Cyndi, who found the site, and super duper thanks to Teri who runs the site (and her struggles and consequent discovery) that made my success possible.

My little Sydni has very tightly curled hair. Some might call it “nappy” but I call it gorgeous. I have worked really hard to instill pride in her about her hair, in its natural state. I have had some heartbreaking moments where she was walking around a play area in the mall trying to smooth her hair down like a little caucasian girl, or telling me she wants hair like “Ariel” and… agh! It just killed me. So I went on a mission to show her lots of beautiful women of color with natural hair. I REFUSE to relax that baby’s hair, or hot comb it, or put weaves in it, or anything damaging. There is nothing wrong with her hair that needs “fixing”…it’s beautiful, unique and perfect just the way it coils from her darling little head. So my husband and I both have made an effort (along with many others) to cherish her ‘fro. But she is 6, and not really up to taking care of a ‘fro, and neither am I on a day to day basis. Besides, an afro is not exactly what her hair wants to do naturally anyway. It wants to be curly…I have seen it during every bath for the last 6 years. It wants to be curly and silky and fabulous. I just didn’t know how to accomplish what her hair wanted to be. Now I do.

Biracialhair.org

Teri owns and runs this site, and it pretty much chronicles her struggles with her hair, and how she came into her own. She now loves and cherishes her hair, and it is FIERCE! Her hair is just gorgeous.

I quickly set out to try her techniques on Miss Sydni, and we had great success. This is not just for “biracial” people either, but anyone with tightly curled hair. SUPER KUDOS go out to Teri. Sydni LOVES her hair, and we are looking forward to it growing out long and lovely over the coming years.

We just finished!

Look at those curls!!!

This has been slept on two nights! It still looked good at the end of 7 days by following Teri’s tips!

I think she likes it. 😉

So go! Read the site, use the tips. It’s worth every minute. Thanks Teri!