Giveaway Received!

Look what I got from Jay Gray also known as @HGKWW. Love the bracelets! Find more at:
jaygray.bigcartel.com

Natural Hair by the Numbers

1 sorority - Pi Nappa Kappa;

Quite a controversial subject, are these girls natural hair fanatics? Is it too much? This sorority is based out of Houston and the girls must make the pledge. Read more here.

4 (or more) types -

I don't particularly mind the hair typing system. It makes it easy to describe your hair to others and they'll know what you're talking about. If you're wondering, I consider myself mostly 4B with some 4A in the back.

5 is the ideal pH level -
Hair thrives when it's pH level is a 4.5-5.5 on the pH scale. Thus, healthy hair is all about a protein-moisture balance to maintain this pH level. Good luck though, it's harder than it sounds.

16,200,000 blogs - This the number that Google returns when I search for "natural hair blogs". Some of my favorites are Hair Gets Kinky, For the Fabulous and Frugal, and The Good Hair Blog. Keep it up ladies! You can never have too much information!

#HGKWW

So I learned a new term today - HGKWW - Hair Gets Kinky When Wet.

Basically a friend of a fellow natural hair blogger said he preferred girls with looser curl patterns than kinky curl patterns. He started calling these girls HGCWW (curly).

Simply put, she implied the word kinky has a better connotation than the word nappy. To me they both mean almost the same thing. Is 'kinky' the new cool? Why? Word synonyms are socially constructed. Sadly we shouldn't care what connotations words have, we should just embrace our natural hair texture.

Is there really a difference between kinky and nappy? Why?