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Going-Natural: How to Fall in Love with Nappy Hair | 
 enlarge | Author: Mireille Liong-a-kong
Publisher: Sabi Wiri Inc
Category: Book
List Price: $12.00
Buy New: $6.65
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Rating:  22 reviews
Sales Rank: 46120
Format: Illustrated
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st
Pages: 110
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.3
ISBN: 0976096102
Dewey Decimal Number: 646
EAN: 9780976096108
ASIN: 0976096102
Publication Date: December 31, 2004
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Product Description
Have you ever considered going natural but thought it would be too hard? Try Going-Natural! Many of us are alienated from our stigmatized coils and have no clue what to do with our nappy hair. This book helps you reacquaint with your natural naps and shows you how to grow out a perm. But more than that, this book makes a joy out of what you thought would be a difficult journey.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 17 more reviews...
 Great natural hair guide... November 6, 2008
F. Martin (Florida, USA)
I just went thru with my Big Chop on July 27, 2008 and needed some help with styles and hair care products for my texture hair. This book is a great quick guide to how to take care of our natural hair. Excellent book and an easy read!
Hair Bible October 21, 2008
L. Penny (Germany)
I have to say that for someone that didn't have no one to go to about my natural kinks, I was so happy when I recieved this book. I call it my hair bible because I feel like it has given me hope for my hair. I'm still learning what to do with it and how it can be neat and healthy at the same time but this book has definitely help me through my journey. I was natural for 2 yrs when I got this book and I'm so happy I bought it. It was worth my 12 dollars. Every penny :)
Penny
 Meh August 27, 2008
Just Some Lady
I've been relaxing my hair for over 35 years. Due to some damage I went to wearing braids for a few years and when I finally stopped with the braids I had this massive, thick, rough-stiff head of beautiful hair I didn't know the first thing about. After two weeks of hard core combing, unsuccessful moisturizing, bad hair products and strangers reaching up to touch it all the time I could stand no more and went back to relaxing. I was completely unprepared and was running out of money trying different products that just left me with crispy hair with pore clogging oil dripping into my face.
I want to try again. This time I want to be prepared though so I bought this book prompted by the reviews I read here. While it does have some very helpful information I don't think any of it was worth the price I paid. Going to the site seemed a further attempt to extort more money as you need a paid subscription to glean anything. How good the information is there is a mystery as you can't see anything at all unless you pay.
There are possibly salons in your town and free forums on the net that could tell you volumes more than you can learn from this book. The problem with the online forums though is that information is scattered about all over the place. Good luck finding answers to your questions. The book does give some good information so I gave it three stars however there's vast room for more. Instead there seem to be plugs to check out the website which requires a monthly subscription fee. The pictures in this book are in dull no frills black and white, not very many and the instructions for styling are vague. While the book does much to motivate you it merely dangles the carrot before you to become a slave to the money scheme on the website. I'll pass.
BEST NATURAL GUIDE July 21, 2008
Lintuf (BROOKLYN, NEW YORK USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
20+ years relaxed, enough already! I love this guide, chock full of photos, definitions,styles and great advice. The author knows what she is talking about. Do not hesitate to make this your 'go-to' book for transistioning.
Inspiring & Joyful! December 12, 2007
H. Bradley (New York)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I loved this book. It's message is clear. Natural is beautful and easy! There's a lot of detailed information and helpful suggestions for people considering going natural. There are plenty of examples and everything is presented in a friendly and direct discourse. It's an easy and fast read and a good reference for anyone going through the process.
What I especially like is the vision of the author to transform our cultural views of nappy hair - one beautiful head after another. I think it shows that even one person can bring about huge change. I don't have nappy hair but I have very curly hair and I can relate to many of the feelings and experiences of the author. Growing up I never thought curly hair was acceptable or attractive and there were no products for me unless I wanted to straighten my hair. I did straighten it a number of times and blowed it out straight the rest of the time. This wreaked havoc on my hair and left it dry, broken, and split. I now wear my hair natural and love it. Mireille's has guide me to helpful products and makes me happy to be curly.
Mireille's book is important. It empowers and ecourages women to embrace their natural beauty without making any judgements on people's choices about their hair. She certainly proves that nappy hair is beautiful and pretty and has many options for styling!
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