Lately in the comment
sections of some of my favorite bloggers and vloggers, I’ve seen a lot of hate
toward slicking baby hairs and edges. Side note: never read the comment
sections people. Some feel that having your edges lay flat means that you are
not truly embracing the natural texture of your hair. Respectfully, I disagree.
1.
Laying your edges, just like flat ironing your hair or wearing a weave or using
a relaxer, is a personal choice. It’s your hair, do with it what you will.
2.
How the edges of your hair look does not determine how “woke” or in-tune you
are to your heritage. Also it does not negate or enhance said heritage. It’s
literally just hair. JUST. HAIR. Spamming people’s comments, criticizing them
for how they wear their hair is very unlikely to get them to change – it’s much
more likely, however, to get you blocked.
Personally, I love laying
my edges. I feel it gives a finished and polished look to my styles and gives
me a degree of creativity. Sometimes I just smooth them down with my fingers
and if I’m feeling fancy I get my fine tooth comb and my toothbrush and get to
work (I don’t do this too often - too much manipulation of your edges can cause
them to break). I used to use ORS’s Olive Oil Edge Control, but my hair didn’t
like it. Now I use Crème of Nature with Argan Oil Perfect Edges and Eco Styler
Argan Oil gel, both of these products are inexpensive and widely available. The Crème of Nature edge control is very good because not only
is it long-lasting, it also contains keratin which helps strengthen my edges.
Check out this post on
Curly Nikki for other edge control products for natural hair: Top 10 edge tamers for natural hair
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