Natural Hair Bride: Asimbuyu | ZedHair

The attention my hair attracted gave me many opportunities to share what I’d learned about caring for natural hair. One mother in my congregation complained that her daughter now refused to have her hair combed for school because, “Aunt Asimbuyu doesn’t comb her hair either!” People would assume my hair was ‘kinky’ and couldn’t be combed, but when invited to touch it they’d gasp at the softness, and then say, “That’s why you can keep it natural- your hair is not as kinky as MINE!” Then I’d explain why my hair felt so soft yet looked ‘hard’.

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