Wigs and Working Out

Now that my winter wig regimen is in full swing, I've had to decide how to wear my hair when I exercise.  I'll share what I do and then I'll offer some alternative suggestions.

For ballet class: I remove the wig, unbraid the cornrows, and put my hair in a high bun.  Last winter, I actually wore my wig to ballet class, but I've changed my routine because the old wig was synthetic and this wig is 100% human hair.  Human hair wigs (like real human hair) will hold odors from sweating.

For horseback riding: I remove the wig, unbraid the cornrows, and put my hair in a low bun.  I always wear a helmet when I go riding and I would be hard pressed to fit my cornrowed hair under a helmet.  I'd rather not get a headache from the helmet squeezing the wig, my cornrows, and my head.

Fortunately, my ballet class is on Thursdays and I go riding on Fridays and Sundays.  So after I remove the cornrows on Thursday, I do a few plaits instead of re-cornrowing my hair.  I'm still able to fit my real hair under the wig.  I then wash my hair on Sunday night, cornrow, and restart the process.

Natural to relaxed and back to natural!

By MsNastassja

(Although I have posted a few comments as Afro Chiq, I'll be going by MsNastassja from here on out. Sorry for the confusion.)

I heard people have been asking about me (YAY!). So I figured I should write a little blurb about myself and the journey I have gone through with my hair.

I first got my hair relaxed in the 4th grade. I don't have any pictures saved on my computer from when it was natural in 3rd grade, but surely you can use your imagination.

4th grade - 1998

In the 7th grade I took swimming lessons, and the chlorine damaged my hair. That, plus me not knowing how to take care of my hair (and obviously being too grown to let my mom help me out with it), led to my mother deciding it was time to go natural in the 8th grade. She said that she too had to go natural at one point due to damage and breakage, but that once my hair was healthy again I could go back to relaxing as she had done. She made it sound fine and dandy.

Sister Sister: Introducing MsNastassja

Me and my sister on my wedding day

I'm so excited about the feedback I've received about my sister's hair. My goal is to help all women, relaxed and naturals, achieve their ideal hair health and length. To that end, my sister will be posting on Kibibi Hair about her natural hair journey. The frequency of her post will depend on her schedule. She is currently in her first year of medical school and naturally (no pun intended) that takes priority.

She will be posting as MsNastassja (unless she decides otherwise), so look for her name in the "by" line of future posts.  Although you will soon come to recognize the difference in our "voices."  To my chagrin, I'm not nearly as witty as she is (smile).

As an aside, Nastassja (pronounced "Nass-tass-sia") is her middle name.  Just as Kibibi is my middle name.