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I am a thriving social media influencer and vlogger with a deep passion for beauty, fashion and self-care, with a special emphasis placed on natural hair. I have been creating quality KZread content since 2011 with one main goal in mind: to spread positivity around 4C natural hair and encourage women to love and accept their beautifully imperfect, authentic selves. I provide a wide variety of in-demand styling tips, educate women on how to properly care for their luscious locks and share my own personal challenges and insights into my journey of becoming the best version of Me.
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Great video! ❤Interesting, what’s key is that you started taking better and more consistent care of your hair. Moisture more often since you’re washing it more. ❤
Super cute!
Cuteness overload ❤
Love it Sis ❤
I just really feel like the subject has been dragged out, without proper information. The philosophy, has been told in videos and in salons for over 10 years. Like you all know the risks of braids and such, yet you still get them. Idk, I'm gonna continue with my journey, and thrive, because you all just choose to be annoyed, and obsessive about any and everything, and I just don't have the time. Good luck to you all, because hair really isn't as serious as you all make it. 😊
I still use butters but now I use hair grease more than oils now. My hair has thrived with hair grease.
Great video as always Jenn J 🥰💙
Finally someone who has the same hair as me 🥰🥰🥰
Flip flopping like pancakes 🥞 😂😂😂😂. I’m glad that I considered it but didn’t implement it. Give me my oils and butter! I’m going to 🎤 that again. I’m glad that you tried it for us, Jenn.😊😊.
I never stopped. I love oils and butters.
Kudos to you Sis, and thank you for your honesty!!! I love that you said that we can change our mind! We can still be flexible and tell the truth about what’s happening. Balance is key. Blessings to you and your growing family. ❤
Again? Never stopped lol.
Almost everyone I saw doing the no oils & butters routine had crispy broke off looking hair. I said what I said & I meant what I said 😅🫣
That foolish "trend" of no oils or butters is just asking to mess up your hair
I'm embracing the hair greases my grandma told us to use... 🪶🏹🌎🪮🧬
I appreciate you being neutral through all of this. I have definitely mastered wash n gos and were doing them before the “craze”. I wasn’t using oils and butters because they weighed my fine 4C hair down (yes, some of us have kinky fine strands). It didn’t take me long to put my leave ins back in the equation and ditch the “base gels” but my hair is doing well. I don’t get the curly cuts anymore though. My stylist says my hair is doing well. What The Kink is an excellent resource of a person who has made it work and never pushed the “no oils no butters” method. I’m glad people are just going back to (or continuing to do) what works for them.
Jen, I appreciate you sharing about your journey, I relate to the dry and flaky scalp I've recently added back ACV and green tea rinse to my wash day routine and that has helped a lot with the flaky scalp. And congratulations on the second pregnancy praying for a safe pregnancy, delivery, and healthy baby :D.
The key that people are missing is to wash your hair more frequently. I don’t think oils and butters are bad but using them frequently AND not washing your hair weekly is what is wreaking havoc on our hair.
I have been doing the no oil no butter regimen for two years now, and I'm flad I never followed it to a T. I kept using leave-Ins, didn't use gel on product free hair, and so far I have only notice one small problem, which is minimal breakage. I'm going back to using a bit of oil on my strands, as I'm realising that they probably function as lubricants for the strands, and thus reduce the likelihood of breakage. That being said, I learned a lot from being oil free, I learned to let go of unnecessary steps in my hair routine, learned to work with products that aren't traditionally marketed for black hair (as those contain less oils than black owned ones, and are also cheaper). It wasn't all bad, but there's definitely a need for balance. No more excessive use of oils, just enough to lubricate the strands!
atp just do what works for your hair, hair style, etc. etc. --- im so annoyed with all this up and down about what we should and shouldnt do every 4 yrs. i am exhausted.
I still use no raw oils and butters. I stopped because they irritate my scalp and my trichologists told me to stop and apply leave in daily instead. It was specifically tailored to me by professionals who assessed my hair and scalp under a microscope and weekly!! Not someone online or someone who didn't see my hair regularly...you know we naturally girlies like to avoid the salon...to our detriment...Lol! 2:56 I have seen it before Jen but I saw it in my hair when my hair was overprocessed, overmanipulated and super dry!! I do not see that in my hair from paying for a 1000 buck online program or going to a "special" natural hair stylist/cosmetologist. 5:28 I'm not going to say right out that they were lying because maybe they have never seen it. Many black stylists have never seen my hair type or the issues that I experience but you know who has seen my hair type and issues THE TRICHOLOGISTS: THE HAIR LOSS AND SCALP ISSUES SPECIALISTS!! For over 35 years.... in the UK and in Angola. 8:30 I am always excluded in these conversations! I have ultra-fine, high porosity, high density, high shrinkage, 4c type pen spring coils...and I swim and sweat and get dirty half the week so I don't want to do long term protective styling in a way that I can't access my scalp and I'm also wasting styling product because I have to use so many to get "a look" that I'm going to rinse out the next day if I sweat too much at fitness session or go to the spa....I also travel a lot....and at a moments notice..I'm not packing a shampoo a conditioner a leave in and multiple gels and oils and butters. Nor am I wearing a wig for security to ask me to remove in the airport. About 90% of natural and black hair styling does not fit my lifestyle so I had to go to the white Aveda salon and the trichologists to find a method. 15:08 Jen I'm in my what doesn't damage my scalp hair and mental health era!! I'm nearly 43 and just found out I'm autistic. I do not need to be fighting with my hair and having 2 am meltdowns with my hair. I wear a protective style and wash it every week..I do not care if it looks frizzy! Back in the 90s I washed my box braid/pick and drop/french curl braid every month because I like to go jump in the sea and studying for my exams without stressing about my hair!! All through ages 15-18 my hair stayed in braids 36 of 52 weeks. and I didn't have two babies to take care of with less teenage energy!! Lol! Babies and mental health gona take priority over hair any day in my books. I don't have kids but If I did I would be one of those who would have cut it all off. A lot of my mom friends did exactly that!! My best friend has 3 teenagers...and works full time as a doctor..she always in wigs and braids!! she aint' got time for these hair experiments anymore. Lol! You're a real one Jen and I show my appreciation with this long ass comment. Cheer. Bajan Brit/ Bajan Limey.
I never stopped using oils and butters. However, I have learned that I cannot put certain oils on my scalp, especially heavy oils. I always use leave-ins and deep conditioners every wash day.
The natural hair gospel is always changing…….smh
Again? I NEVER stopped 😂😂😂. Thou anointest my HEAD with oil.... HalleluYAH! Remember to each their own 👍🏾 💯
I think oils and butters have a place. I will say, that since I've stopped using it on my scalp, I no longer have all the itchiness and dandruff.
Shalom. When I first went all natural, I couldn’t find videos that had my hair texture. Many gave false hope, because when I tried the method they were doing to do their hair I didn’t work for me. Until I found your videos. And I was able to see someone with similar hair get results. I was in. Until the no oils and butters. I would check in every now and then to see if you were still doing that trend. I could see your beautiful hair suffering because of it. I’m glad you’re back.
What upsets me is she has tried both k18 and now promoting redken acidic bonding ....but keeps saying AG is all purpose
I love them
I appreciate you being one of the OG influencers who both tried the method, and listened and used your platform to spread the word once it was discovered the method was no bueno.
The we in here is real loud... gotta stop following trends and content creators who just want followers over some tried and true methods. Like even hearing stop using oils and butters doesn't make sense
I’ve been natural since 2004. I started doing wng’s around 2012. My hair grew just fine and was healthy. When BGC came on the scene I had decided to loc my hair. So I watched from the sidelines. 2 years ago I combed my locs out due to a bad psoriasis flare up, causing hair loss and a bald spot. Eventually I cut all the damaged hair. I went back to wng’s and looked into BGC. Like you Jenn, I stopped using RAW oils and butter. However, I still used a leave in and products formulated with oils. After getting my psoriasis under control, I continue to rock wng’s like I did before BGC and my hair is healthy and growing like it has in the past. Wash n go’s aren’t bad, but rather the BGC routine. There are lots of women who mainly wear wng’s and their hair is thriving, (ie…What the Kink) who I’ve watched for many years. We have so many choices/options how to rock our beautiful natural hair. It’s all beautiful to me. Thanks for sharing and your transparency.
I cut my hair because the split ends just kept getting worse. The curly cut was not addressing the ends. I’m back to using leave-ins and gels and even some creamier gels such as the Pattern curl gel.
I never stopped using them.
I'm not a trend follower😐😐. I must admit I was kinda annoyed that my fav hair youtubers starting to tell people about how good it was because apparently we had been doing too much. That also includes you😂😇, still love you sis❤. I'm all for letting people do and experiment with their hair and bodies, cause what works for you doesn't need to work for someone else. Eventhough I did feel like people had reached a state of declaring rubbish😂😂 so I just kept on minding my business and did what I knew worked best for my hair for all of the 35+ years. My motto is and will always be, if it ain't broken don't fix it
Unfortunately, I've been on the receiving end of "nothing working for my hair for" 38 years. I have neurodivergent stress and I'm a thalassemia carrier my hair is very fine and very fragile and now age-ing has made my scalp ultra-sensitive. KZread has helped me but it was my Aveda stylists and my trichologists who have final say in my scalp and hair. My trichologist told me in 2019 not to use any more oils and butters and grease on my scalp and by process of elimination I realised that gels were also irritating my scalp so slathering hair in gels was out too. My stylist and my trichologists see me every 6-16 weeks to check progress and any problems with my scalp and hair. I can go to them with any problem and they will help me without bullying me and they will listen to my concerns and tailor the treatment to those concerns. and they don't work against each other or me. Now I know what works...I'm very reluctant to change it and it also stops all of my hair from falling out in moments of "crises" lie the pandemic or....last summer when I made my stylist bleach my hair. Lol! I've had years of black stylists gaslighting me so that's why I only do my hair at home or let the Aveda stylists do it. My trichologists do not style the hair only 2 French braids that's it.
Ive always braided my hair even while relaxed. I just hate dealing with my hair period.
I love that braid style on you! Congratulations on your new addition Jenn ❤
Hygral fatigue is a thing. A major cause of split ends.
People just need to stop listening to everything and do what works for their hair. " If its not broken it doesn't need to be fixed".
💯 exactly cause most of these so-called "trends" ain't nothing but a money ploy. The ppl who came up with this mess were just pushing their products.
I never stopped. I've been natural for over 15 years snd learned through trial and error that they work for my hair. As long as you are using a good clarifying shampoo, buildup can be removed.
Same. I use Audrey Davis-Sivasothy's book The Science of Black Hair: A Comprehensive Guide to Textured Hair Care published in 2011 since 2011. The only thing different is that with ageing I need to shampoo and deep condition weekly and apply leave-in and a scalp spray daily and I use Olaplex once every 4-6 weeks. I have fragile hair due to neurodivergent stress, being a thalassemia carrier and lacking sunlight with dark skin. so a lot of the trends and DIYs do not work for me.
The first KZreadr that made me believe I can go natural like 5 years ago with real 4C hair. Thank you.
Originally didn’t use oils because I don’t like the feeling of it. However, I knew my Shea butter wasn’t finna go anywhere. Mess around and end up with no hair. My hair love Shea butter
Mine does too.
I’m serious when I say that my 4c hair is really high maintenance. I’ve not reached the length where it’s just easier to detangle and style. I’m just shy of two years from a shaved to the scalp big chop and have not enjoyed the process.
Beautiful ❤
Thank you so much for addressing this 🤍
Great video. I did the no oils/butters for a while but wasn't a true adherent. Didn't like the 4c exclusion and the stylists' attitudes. Thanks for addressing both points!
Thank you for sharing this Jenn J 🥰💙
Well, Well, Welll….youtube university was correct! All along! My 4C hair loves oils and butter. Thanks!Jenn for all your research and hard work on this controversial topic.
Protective means protecting from racism and discrimination. Akin to muzzling yourself to go outside
To be honest that "No Oil - No Butter" made absolutely no sense to me. But, it's good to see that you've come back to give an honest update on how this worked for you, as most would just skip over it or even ignore it all together and move on with the next thing. And yes, people cam change their mind and their hair - just like me combing out my locs, then years later i.e. this year, big chop