Public service announcement:

The posts I made yesterday were not meant to offend or exclude any other women in any way. Because truth is anyone with hair coming out of their scalp has "Natural" hair, lol. The fact of the matter is there are different types of "Natural Hair" type meanings.

Another term for "Natural" is ethnic Hair that hasn't had any chemical process to straighten it.

Some ethic hair types use relaxers/ aka perms. That straightens our hair...You know just how with non- ethnic hair a "perm" gives artificial curls?

Also, with ethnic hair artificial curls the term is "jheri curl and processed". Ethnic hair types wore it a lot in the 80/90's.

There is more than one term for a word. The kind of "Natural" hair I'm reffering too doesn't mean it's not colored, just means you haven't done anything purposed to change the texture.

The kind of Natural hair I was talking about uses different methods to maintain the curl, like wash and go's, twist outs, braid outs, etc.

Some people focus on maintaining their natural curl pattern only. Often the curls are even referenced as "Kinky Hair".

The kind of Natural hair that I was talking about some woman like to do a lot of braiding hair styles. Some people where a twa, a fro, etc. It get's deep. Some women where dreadlocks, sisterlocks, freeform (like what I have in my profile pic).

There are always different types of curl patterns within the "Natural" world - that actually can apply to any hair type. But mostly non-ethnic hair is in Wavy 2A. Wavy 2B. Wavy 2C.Curly 3A. Curly 3B. Curly 3C category.

Ethnic hair usually more so Curly 3A. Curly 3B. Curly 3C. Kinky 4A. Kinky 4B. Kinky 4C.

The kind of Natural hair I was talking about there's something called a "Big chop" - when you are in the process of wearing your hair unprocessed for the first time.

Some ladies need help with maintenance, even emotionally with that. Some ethnic women even today wouldn't dare "Go Natural".

For the ethnic community it can get deep, being that at one time it was basically culture and socially correct to maintain a processed hair style.

Some "naturals" have experienced rejection of job/school opportunities and criticism because of wearing their hair unprocessed aka "Natural". Discrimination.

It's almost like a movement for some to embrace their natural hair texture. Doesn't always have to be that serious either.

That's like it being a social norm for every white person to have a perm - and if you didn't have a perm you are looked as different or rebel.

From where I stand when I say ethnic I'm talking of Black/Hassian/African/Bi-racial hair mostly. Mostly people of those groups including some Pureto Ricans, Dominicans, Ethopian, have a tighter have type/coils. But of course different hair comes from all different places.

I hope this helps for knowledge purposes.