Are 4C Hair Bloggers Boring?

I'll just say off the bat that I don't generally hair type. There are far more relevant factors to take into account than curl pattern. But for argument's sake, I'm going to say I'm 4C. 

When I first went natural, I really didn't understand hair typing so I just followed the popular bloggers, specifically, Naptural85 and Kimmaytube (Newbies be like 'who?'). And I believed that my hair could do the same things theirs could. Well. I was wrong. Not only couldn't it, it didn't even want to try. (I still cringe at my attempts at shingling). It finally twigged that my hair was totally different and that I had to find someone with the same texture as mine before I committed haircide and went back to the crack. 

Cue massive stumbling block. I couldn't find anyone. These days, there are a few kicking about but back then, it was tumbleweed as far as 4C bloggers went. I did find those who sorta-kinda-looked-like-mine but they still had curls. Or rather coils.

And my hair doesn't. It doesn't curl or coil or clump.It's edges won't be laid and it can't wash and go. In fact, it's pretty much like having a stroppy teenager growing out of your head. It just wants to be left alone. *slams door* If I do try to force it, it punishes me by matting and tangling and knotting and drying up. My 4C hair may look tough as nails but is very fragile. To make it even more challenging, my strands are fine, therefore lots of handling = lots of breakage. So I learned that, in order to keep it happy and make my life easier, I needed to severely minimise how much I handled it.

Gone were the week-long twist-outs (with nightly retwisting) and the experimenting. Out went the gels and the Denmans and the Curling Creams/Puddings/Whatevers. Instead, I started wearing two-strand twists all the time, even to wash and condition, and only occasionally wearing it out in a high puff. That's it.

BOOOOOORRING!!!

What people want to see is the juicy stuff, AKA, free hair and styling. But the reality of 4C hair is that while you can experiment with styles and products and techniques and colour and heat as much as the next girl, if you want healthy hair that retains length, you mostly just need to put it away and leave it be. Which means 4Cs like me can only offer so much hair porn. Let's face it, how many posts can you really read on 'How To Wash 4C Hair', 'How To Moisturise 4C Hair', 'How To Watch Paint Dry Two-Strand Twist 4C Hair'.  The Mayor of Yawnville called; he wants back the key to the city.

When you do see 4C hair out in all it's glory it is MAGNIFICENT. But braver bloggers than me who have gone down the low protective styling/high manipulation route have suffered the consequences, from poor length retention to breakage or excessive shedding. Yes, there are those rare creatures that can subject their hair to all manner of torture wear their hair out all day everyday and it still grows like a weed but they are few and far between. The rest of us, especially the ones who care about length retention, hunker down, protective style and twiddle our thumbs waiting for our hair to grow. And just so you don't abandon us, we put out the occasional selfie or controversially titled post (like this one) or just start writing about non-related ish like diet and children, you know, stuff you came to a hair blog to read about. Not.

But here's why you have to put up with our boring asses. Because it is important that 4C hair is proportionally represented online. Especially for struggling newbies. I'm not saying 4Cers should join some exclusive club, because lots of hair practices work across the board. But it's definitely comforting to see someone with hair that looks and acts like yours. And know that whatever you're going through, you are not alone.

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