My Wavy/Curly Hair Journey | India Batson

[@Aya-xk7sy]

Why do ya'll girls of colour think you can just choose whether or not someone has curly hair. No one knows her hair better than herself, so stop commenting she doesn't have curly hair. Research what curly hair is. Curly hair doesn't not require you to have tight ringlets. There are so many different types of curls. Not all curls look like yours, so stop thinking ya'll are the only races with curly hair. (Btw I ain't white so don't come at me with that racism crap). Her hair IS curly/wavy and it's beautiful

[@anestheticethan8875]

Aya Maria Her hair is REALLY pretty but it's not curly... it's wavy. There's nothing wrong with that.

[@Aya-xk7sy]

Anesthetic Ethan Anesthetic Ethan her hair is a wavey that is a type of curly. There is a wavey that is a type of straight hair, and a wavey that is a type of curly. Her hair is curly, more specifically wavey. Still curly. Her curls are more of 's' shapes, not very tight, but are still curls. There is not one type of curl

[@anestheticethan8875]

Aya Maria let's just agree to disagree. I think it's wavy you think it's "curly" let's leave it at that lmao

[@Aya-xk7sy]

Anesthetic Ethan Aight 😂

[@michaelhilton8250]

Clearly you are racist, as most black people dont care for white people talking about hair. If you havent noticed, most black people stick to videos that relate to their hair. Next time you comment look at the real thing not the medias representation of black people calling everybody racist when its not needed.

[@franchi9951]

when i was seven years old my teacher embarassed me in front of my whole class by saying that my hair was super messy dry and tangled and i should cut it off... she talked about that for five minutes in her loud scary voice while the whole class was just silently staring... she scared the living shit out of me, and since then my classmates used to tell me the same things, because if our teacher said it it was okay for them to say it too. what a lovely childhood. that haunted me for years and made me grow up insecure and wanting my hair to be straight like my friends' hair. good thing I learned how to embrace my natural texture by watching youtubers like you

[@aivlys2014]

franchi what a bad teacher!😠

[@MsFlamingFlamer]

franchi what an awful teacher. Some people are so cruel do to kids, I don't get it. Sorry that you went through that

[@madisonsupple189]

franchi she was definitely jealous

[@freedompeace4ever780]

franchi she was a jealous whitch

[@annabean3871]

i definitely relate with thiss :( i got bullied a lot for my curls so i'd just straighten it. all the time

[@neenahwalter4547]

Your hair is curly. Don't let these people tell you what your hair type is. You know your own hair. Love your channel, keep it up. We're all on this journey together! Spread positivity, not negativity.

[@harini28xx33]

Ikr

[@alandriavieria8791]

Wavy is more accurate but OK.

[@Becksnnc]

alandria vieria Wavy is a type of curl🤷‍♀️

[@addisonboles2631]

It’s not but whatever

[@addisonboles2631]

Wrong

[@moof101]

that lip colour looks really good on you!

[@harini28xx33]

Ikr

[@div3789]

most of my friends didn’t know i had curly hair, because i always braided it. i also grew up with people with straight hair, so i never knew how to take care of it. but once, my hair was wet in the morning so i couldn’t braid it and i had to go to school with my hair curly. my ela teacher pulled me aside at the end of class and she told me that my hair looked beautiful. she said she had a niece with hair type and she said that if i’d let her, she’d help me with hair. my mom let me, so i stayed after and she did my hair and it looked amazing. so now i let my hair down :)

[@veroniicavv]

everyone always asks me why i never straighten my hair and i just never want to. i love my natural curls and it's all because of you! so thank you for helping me embrace my curls :)

[@indiabatson26]

love you so much babe (:

[@jessicajenkins1522]

love this... I feel like this is every curly haired girls experience in middle and high school lol... even in college!

[@indiabatson26]

100% !! Thank you for watching Jessica (:

[@alandriavieria8791]

Actually I'm in high school and all the curly girls unite here because all of us are mixed so our hair is curly, like all of us whether wavy, curly or kinky. And we do each others hair it's so nice.

[@lagatita1623]

Def

[@sierralawrence7193]

I used to hate my wavy hair and how it wouldn't perfectly straighten! I thought the girls at school with smooth, straight hair were so lucky. Now I love my waves!

[@leemolloy1112]

It's kinda Sad to me how we fixate on features that we don't like. Someone told me years ago I had big ears and now I think about how big they are every time I wear my hair up. We should just embrace having big ears and big foreheads or whatever else

[@talisteveyssis9418]

big ears are cute(: someone told me my ears are small bc i said i think big ears are cute

[@contulluiandrei]

I have sticking out ears, and they really stick out.That makes them look big, but they are actually very small.I kinda have a loving-hate relationship with them

[@missgalaxie7779]

@@contulluiandrei I think you should embrace it. Not everyone has that feature.😊

[@indiabatson26]

Hi my loves

[@maddym477]

Throughout my childhood my hair was a battle. One day it was straight then it was curly. In middle school I straightened my hair because I felt like people hated it. Like India, people complimented me only when I had straight hair. The other girls in my grade had thin and straight hair (kinda gross if you ask me) since middle school I've learned to love my curls. Love you India!

[@jennycastilloastua6634]

IndiaBatson

[@rheamariaquadros3937]

when i was little i had long straight shiny hair i loved it but when i went through puberty it ws so so crazy it just changed from stright to plain frizz. i remember straightening it all through middle school every single day till my mum told me to stop i had fights with her about this stuff but eventually she confiscated the hair straightener. so i had no choice but to deal with my hair i hated my hair. i used to constantly put it in a bun because of how frizzy it used to be till one day i went to sleep with my hair wet in a high pony tail with no blowdryer or anything and in the morning my curls were defined ringlets and downright gorgeous when i went into high school i started to appreciate my hair more and when i found your channel and watched some of your videos which helped so so much! now i wear my hair natural every day. thank you for sharing all your tips and tricks they worked so well!!

[@fatimxh]

Rhea Maria Quadros that's rly cool!! OMG I'm happy for u sweetie!!💖💖💖🌈✨🌙

[@kirara__a]

Hi India! My story is pretty similar to yours. I had been straightening my hair since forever, but last year I decided to stop doing it. When I stopped straightening my hair, it was like super messy and I didn't like it but now it's similar to your hair and I'm starting to love the way my hair is. A funny thing that happened when I stopped straightening my hair was that my family started to ask me: "Hey, what did you do to your hair?" because they had forgotten how my naturally hair was!!! haha great video, hope you can read this. I'm from Chile, by the way. :)

[@inataliehd]

when i was younger i had loose wavy hair until i got to high school and then as each year progressed, my waves got tighter but i had no idea what to do with it, plus living in the South, my hair stayed frizzy 24/7 so i braided and straightened my hair a lot. my senior year i finally decided to invest into some hair products that would help after i watched some of your videos and as the year went on my hair kept getting curlier and i stopped using heat for the most part. now as a freshman in college, my hair is almost exactly like yours except a tad curlier and a bit shorter. Honestly i wouldnt want my hair any other way.

[@choppedcheese43]

Natalie Williams lies

[@choppedcheese43]

Natalie Williams in your pic it looks like a wave and it’s not curly it’s wavy

[@spacehowler6615]

So, and regardless, it could have been a picture during her hair journey. Why are you getting so worked up over how she defines her hair?

[@octopuswiggle4933]

@@spacehowler6615 also it might not even be her in the photo. btw i had a similar journey but im 15

[@sophiesworld1042]

curly hair suits you SO much better!!!

[@kromantik9589]

Sofix Sove she doesn't have curly hair, it is just wavy...

[@yolandagaglio1641]

Sofix Sove yes her Curly hair is definitely beautiful!!!! 😊

[@roseangeliefigueroa6843]

Javiera she has a mix of both but mostly tight waves

[@karissa-i2z]

My hair type is almost identical to yours, wavy/curly ringlets, and i used to HATE my hair, but now I'm almost in highschool and I'm starting to embrace it as something that makes me stand out from everyone else♥️ your videos really help me tame/love this mane!!!

[@perckymerckyy]

Good for you! When i was in middle school, I used to always ALWAYS straighten my loose waves, and I did that for about 3 years. I wish I could've learned to love my natural hair earlier, so I'm really happy to see another younger girl be able to do so!

[@CourtneyMarmo]

Thank you for sharing!!! Not many KZbinrs have hair like mine and I feel like we have really similar hair. I'm still learning how to style it properly and find products that work for me. But I'm going to try the DevaCurl styling cream, it makes your hair look amazing! Also, do you know any brand for curly hair that is really close to being natural and without chemicals? I'm really serious when it comes to harsh chemicals and prefer using natural stuff.

[@indiabatson26]

Deva Curl is sulfate, paraben and sulfate!! they are also cruelty free (: my holy grail combo is their styling cream and wavemaker. I love their company and everything they stand for

[@kellydowell7054]

Courtney Marmo hi to take advantage, the

[@JeCrochet]

Try 100% Pure. They are on the pricey side but I love how natural they are. They break down each ingredient for you so you know exactly what is in it. I've used both their skin and hair products and love it.

[@constancelaine7297]

Same, almost no one has hair like mine on KZbin. I rejoiced when I found her channel

[@biancarosato5904]

Courtney Marmo sheamoisture is an awesome brand!

[@LyssBliss7]

Recently stopped using a straightener everyday and now learning to love my natural curls! I straightened my hair for almost 10 years and I'm now a junior in college, so bad I know! Haha But I'm so excited now to embrace my curls. I have 2C/3A curls! I love love looove your videos, you really got me excited to cut out the straightener and try new things for my hair! And I also love you're product review videos, cannot wait to try them myself 😊 just want to let you know how much support I feel when I watch your videos! Thank you!!

[@franchi9951]

i am so happy for you

[@gktalberta4856]

Me too girl! I have never heard of anyone else with the 2c/3a hair type, please hmu! We can share tips or something.

[@_jaclyn_dalessandro02]

Alyssa Kinzel I have that same hair type. I've straightened it for about 5 years now. but I'm thinking that I might start wearing it curly. idk😓

[@jenn9120]

I really don't know how to take care of my hair personally because I live in a house with strait haired people

[@radioactiveood]

Furlour Egxsexsis that is why we have KZbin for help 😬

[@briannacarter8051]

Furlour Egxsexsis I have one tip for you, use sulfate free shampoo. Your hair will be less dry, which means it will be less frizzy.

[@jenn9120]

Brianna Carter thx

[@normagonzalez9739]

me toooooo

[@lexidelgaizo3622]

same but I've been watching these videos and it looks amazing

[@isabellopez6692]

I can sooo relate to you. Growing up as a little girl I always had straight hair with a slight wave. During middle school my hair started slowly getting wavy and curly, so I had no idea or experience on how to style it and same as you I straightened it everyday and got compliments. Once I got into highschool I got tired of it and stopped straightening it. Now im a 15 year old Sophomore in hs and Ive learned and still am learning to enhance my wavy/curly hair. Thank you so much for making this video, I know feel less alone and thought I was the only one struggling lol.❤😘

[@indiabatson26]

you are so not alone babe (: XOXO

[@abbierodrigues9138]

Isabel Lopez That's exactly what's happening to my hair RN

[@lydiamyers9708]

Girl, puberty got me too, lol

[@imcraycraymonster5766]

How

[@jayneisobel6655]

Sameee

[@forfoxsake89]

Same. My hair was 2A when I was little then puberty hit and it's been 2B/2C since, but I never knew that. I thought it was just frizzy and wild. Now I'm watching these videos and learning how to care for my hair. Just starting my transition to embrace my natural curly/wavy hair! I can't wait to see what happens since I stopped straightening and starting caring for it properly. Hoping it take on more curl! I don't care for big volume, but it will be whatever it'll be 😊 I'm just happy I finally understand the crazy mess!

[@harini28xx33]

Saaaaaammmmeeeee

[@jenshssnjssh759]

Lydia Myers sameee

[@natbates5343]

I had an emo phase around the time I hit puberty full force at 12. So I straightened my hair everyday and I never knew my actual hair type. I fried my hair and had to get a pixie cut twice. Now at 14 i wear my hair naturally curly and it's so so so much better. I hope everyone can embrace theirs as well

[@MsFlamingFlamer]

You were such a cute kid! My hair is very different from yours (3c) and it was my husband who encouraged me to stop straightening it. He has very straight hair but he found the idea of a flat iron just horrifying and freaky lol (he had never seen such a thing before since everyone in his family and most of the women he dated had bone straight hair like him). Not to mention it took forever. Congratulations on your academic achievements! I am happy that you embraced yourself. We are all individuals and I am glad that we are all different and not clones of each other. What a boring world that would be.

[@indiabatson26]

that is so beautiful that your husband encouraged you to embrace who you are

[@AlyMckenna]

It’s SO, so nice to FINALLY find a KZbinr with hair just like mine! I’m always looking for new ways to style my hair, & new products to help enhance my curls/waves. It’s just really refreshing to finally find someone with similar hair and not only people with SUPER defined, kinky curls, which I do not have.

[@britter7819]

I’m 27 and I’m determined to finally (finally!!) embrace my natural wavy/curly hair in the new year.. I’ve spent so many years trying to change the texture.. straightening it every day with a straightener and using no heat by brushing the curls out so much that it looked straight, then throwing it up in a messy bun. I never really knew how to where my hair wavy and down without looking like a founding father lol.. I had a similar experience when I straightened my hair for the first time in middle school. I got such a positive reaction from friends and family members that I believed this was how I was suppose to wear my hair. Ever since then I have always believed that straight hair was what looked best with my face. I’m ready to change that and embrace what I have naturally. I’m really excited to watch and learn your tips and tricks to curly/wavy hair. So happy I found your channel! Subscribed!

[@courtneymerrick1930]

I'm currently in the middle of my hair journey right now. I'm in highschool and simarlily to you, I straighted my hair that I thought was just frizzy to fit in. Last year, I started wearing my hair natural. It was frizzy and sort of wavy because I was still using harsh chemicals and straightening it every so often. I can't quite remember how I started watching youtube videos, but ever since then I have been caring for my hair so much more. I now am on the curly girl method but I'm still experimenting with products. My hair is 2b/2c. Thank you for posting such great videos it's hard to find youtube videos for wavy girls!

[@14monsterlove]

After millions of videos of watching girls with way more curlier hair and more volume than I do, I have finally found someone with hair more relatable! Super happy and now I have to binge watch to catch up to date with this channel!

[@elyssaigoe9499]

My hair journey started very recently, last month. It was been somewhat difficult to get rid of the desire to straighten my hair, but I'm getting there. My hair has already improved so much. It's been great to find your channel because it's so supportive. Thanks for doing what you do!! ❤

[@lyzettevega1234]

I just started my journey & it's been rough...I'm Hispanic & lots of women are more use to straightening their hair (believe it or not), I feel a little awkward but I'm learning more about certain tips + I need to continue 'cuz I'm having lots of hair fall...thanks for the encouragement & God bless you!

[@karinajimenez8534]

I feel you, being hispanic knowing the 'ideal hair type' is thick, long, straight hair... sometimes people don't understand why would you want to wear your natural hair

[@prettysavage5312]

For me most Hispanics( that I’ve seen) would encourage curly hair, hmm🤔

[@lyzettevega1234]

@@prettysavage5312 I wish, dear, but it's a "I'm tired" kinda look...but maybe the new generation bring an "embrace it" kinda deal! As for me, I'm encouraging everyone!!! 💪😎💟

[@prettysavage5312]

Lyzette Vega hmm ok, then it’s probably just my parents then, they would say something like “deje tu pelo rizado”.

[@marissa1373]

I wish people complimented my curly hair the same way they compliment my hair when it’s straight because that would have legitimately saved my hair from years of damage. I’ve been straightening my hair since i was in elementary school and now I’m a sophomore in high school. I started my curly hair journey this year and it’s been really difficult because of the damage and it’s so hard to stop straightening. I love your videos ❤️

[@santerrablevins6898]

Oh my goodness I can relate so much. Down to the hairdresser blowing it out straight. I would go to school and get told I look SO much better with it straight. It really hurt my confidence. When I got older I realized how unique and different my crazy hair was and learned to love it!

[@aylawilson-bairds705]

I had ringlets as a toddler through to a young kid (I love looking back at how amazing they were haha) and then went through the stage of trying lots of things out with my hair and it was a fluffy mess most of the time so I often straightened it, always getting compliments on it when straight as well so I thought curly hair was bad. But with having a Mum as a hairdresser with curly hair it definitely made things easier because I could try lots of products. Only a couple of years ago I discovered sea salt spray to control and define my curls and I have been using it ever since. I now love my curly hair 95% of the time! Ps I really enjoy your channel! Sending love from New Zealand 💜

[@cowboybirb145]

I am 32 and learning a ton about my hair from you! There is so much more out there now for curls like ours. I went through the same thing with high school. All the girls had beautiful straight hair and I had a huge ball of fro. I had girls compliment my hair and said they wanted it, but most guys would say my hair looked nice straight. Back when I was in high school we had a blow dryer and a big curling brush to straighten hair, first straighteners came out while I was in high school. Over the last 10 years I have learned to embrace my hair. I am so thankful for your videos!

[@colleenonyx]

Thank you so much for making this video! I remember back in high school always blow drying and straightening because people always commented on my straight hair. It took me majority of my life so far to learn to LOVE my curls, to maintain my curls and how to style them. You are the only KZbinr I have found that has the same type of curly hair and I am so grateful for your channel because without it I'd still be doing trial and error on my hair. Thank you, India ❤️

[@hopecallisteranderson8833]

I straightened my hair for years and years but about a year ago you helped me take that leap and go natural!! I can't thank you enough for that!!

[@madisonsupple189]

This was the most relatable post I've ever seen

[@indiabatson26]

thank you madison, that means a lot

[@samanthagould9136]

I just started my curly hair journey! I, too, had straight hair as a kid and then it ballooned into frizz. I also had a phase where I straightened just my bangs in high school/college. I'm still new to this and still battling the frizz, but I know this journey is worth it. I'm so thankful for you and the other CGs who share their stories on KZbin! Thank you!

[@lindsaywilcox191]

I usually straighten my hair once or twice a year, and I receive many compliments. However, when I first meet people, they usually compliment my natural curly hair!! I have always loved it, I just need to continue learning how to make it as best as i can:)

[@emilywolfe7027]

omg this is so relatable! I used to straighten my hair EVERY morning before school and it got so bad, my hair was so damaged. It wouldn't even grow because it would break off so easily. I'm so happy i stopped straightening it last year it's so much better now and it's grown like 9 inches in the past year. So happy i found a youtuber who understands

[@rogueswindler]

I have fought my curls and straightened for YEARS- watching your videos has inspired me to try rocking my natural curls. Thanks for all of the tips!

[@jadeyndugger7956]

I was re-watching this because I love curly hair journey videos and you are my favorite youtuber, and I almost started crying. I just want to thank you for doing this and having this channel. You are what really made my hair journey happen and I know I wouldn't be where I am with my hair and overall confidence without you. Some people see having confidence in your hair as such a little thing, but it proved to me that I could love who I was, curly hair and all. In this video you mentioned that there are hardly any blonde youtubers who have naturally wavy or curly hair, and when I found your channel I was ecstatic. Finally I found someone who I could relate to and learn from. My hair is so much like yours (even though everyone's hair is different and I'm sure there are many differences), so watching your videos and listening to your advice as helped me more than I can express. I look up to you so much because you are so kind, genuine, confident, and caring. Thank you for making it so I can love my hair and who I am, and know that there are others out there who will support me. You are incredible.

[@SharksRule567]

Seeing pieces of your curls that look straighter than others really makes me feel better about my hair, as it tends to do the same thing!

[@diananwilati6948]

Binge watching your videos today! I am 26 years old and I am planning to embrace my hair curly and learn from your tips. I used to also get the most compliments at school when my hair was blow dried. I’ve been trying to make it straight all the time. Only my grandparents said they loved my hair curly. It’s time I embrace it.Thank you for your videos ❤️

[@aichan5713]

I really love how your channel makes people love their natural curls/waves. Thank you! ❤

[@gee7797]

Thank you, I'm older 55 but sick of blow drying and straightening my curl/wavy hair, I'm trying to learn how to do it with a diffuser and you helped !!

[@iikittydr8503]

Am I the only one that didn’t like the frizzy mess my hair was-is, but never straightened it? I just always tied it up and experimented with hairstyles. I even used heatless ways to CURL my hair on special occasions

[@zuzanasamsulova5364]

KDR I thought that if I’ll brush it, it will get better 🤦🏼‍♀️😢

[@iikittydr8503]

Filmy by Já wonder how that worked out🤣🤣🙁I actually drenched my hair with oil until the frizz was flattened and then would comb it up. 😂😣

[@julietagodoy3774]

I used to straight my hair every single day, just like you i don't know why but it made me feel confident and everyone told me that i looked better with straight hair. But at the end of last year i realized that i actually looked better with my curls and i started using my hair curly. Your hair is absolutely stunning, i love it!

[@gabbyjs7779]

Omg my story is so similar to yours! In seventh grade (last year) I began to notice my hair was becoming really curly and I had no idea what do with it. I couldn't wear it down because it looked like a frizzy mess so I would either straighten it or wear my hair in a ponytail almost everyday. This year I've started to wear my hair down more often and I've found cute hairstyles that actually work for my hair! I'm so happy you're on KZbin! You're videos are very helpful and it's so nice to see someone who is so real and genuinely cares about her supporters! Love you so much!💖 Keep doing what you're doing.

[@momfromnj911]

Oh my god I felt the SAME Exact way. When I would wear my hair straight I would get compliments and felt like I had to straighten it. Then I learned to embrace my natural hair (very similar to yours except dark. Your videos helped me so much. I have been loving my hair lately and get TONS of compliments. When I tell people i used to straighten it, I always get "WHY!!!" Thanks for your helpful videos

[@BretLauren]

It's so refreshing to see a KZbinr who not only has a similar hair texture to mine but is also my age! Most are a lot older so it makes you so much more relatable to know that we are going through the same stages in life! You have such a genuine heart! I hope the rest of your senior year goes by swimmingly and happy early graduation to you! Class of 2017!! xx

[@Sarah-mv8lh]

I can't even tell you how thankful I am for this video. I struggled with the same things and I am on my way to embracing the natural, crazy hair. THANK YOU!!

[@empress_nali3717]

I'm at the point where I don't know how to style my hair, I just found your channel and I looooove you. I used to straighten my hair everyday for college until one day I stopped and everyone complimented me on my curls, from that day I only straighten it when I want a change.

[@chloedeac6435]

That's exactly what happened to me! When I was little I had straight/wavy hair, and when I turned 11/12 It start to get super curly! It's weird how puberty does that to your hair! The curls are very tight now and I'm very happy with them. Thanks for all your curly hair advice!

[@indiabatson26]

yayyyy! keep rocking your curls XOXO

[@adriennelaine]

I never comment on youtube videos...and trust me, I watch enough of them...but I just wanted to say thank you for posting all the hair videos that you do!! I have naturally curly hair that is bleached, damaged, and broken from heat/chemical damage, and my biggest goal is to embrace my natural texture so that my hair can finally grow without snapping off at the ends! I know it may seem trivial, but my hair is such a big part of (or hindrance to) my confidence, and I really just wanted to stress what an inspiration you are for those with a similar hair type/similar hair struggles. You just gained a subscriber! Thank you!!!

[@dasieyazb123]

I literally have the same kind of story with the flat iron. I found your channel a few months ago and since then I've completely changed my styling products, shampoo and conditioner and how much I was my hair. I'm still trying to figure my hair out, but thanks to your channel I have it pretty well figured out. Thank you India for teaching me to love myself! 💛

[@violeta7720]

Hi! I recently decided to spend the summer embracing my curls, following the curly girl method and finding the products and the routine that are right for me and your channel has been so incredibly helpful so far! I relate to your journey a lot and I hope I can end up right where you are. Thanks for doing what you do, it's really helpful to me :)

[@ericahensler]

Ugh the haircut story is SO relatable! Whenever I get my hair blown out or I straighten it for a special occasion I always get a zillion compliments and it's makes me insecure that no one likes my natural hair!!!

[@debralauren6618]

My hair is very similar to yours. When I was little I had straight/wavy hair. When I started to get older it’s starting to get curlier. When I treat my hair like a curly head then it curls and it maintains a beautiful curl (without heat). Sometimes I have curly hair, sometimes wavy, then sometimes wavy/straight. I’m so confused and I don’t know what what to do with my hair. Please help. My hair texture is so confusing. Please help. What products should I use? What process do I need to do?

[@anouk3224]

S ML i have the exact same thing if i let id dry naturally its kind of wavey but when I blow dry it with a diffuser its super curly a bit like India but when I do dry it with my blowdryer and use a brush I can almost make it straight

[@jeanettemorales8488]

Thank you for all of your videos! I am Hispanic and all of the other people around me don’t have the kind of hair that I have. Then I stumbled across your channel. My hair is like yours with the waves and I am looking forward to going back to natural hair. I used to do the same thing you did all throughout middle school and high school flat ironing my hair everyday. Super bad lol I have been wanting to learn to embrace my hair and I used to hate it because people would tell me I look messy with my waves. But now I don’t care what people think and I want to love my hair again. I am just at the start of my hair journey and will continue with it until my hair bounces back to its original form. Thank you for all of your videos I have learned a ton!

[@sunnyshin6298]

My hair is naturally curly (3a/3b) and when I was younger, I had no idea at all how to manage it. Neither did my Mom or Sister since my mom had straight hair and my sister still straightens her natural hair until this day. It wasn't even a year ago until I started taking care of my natural hair. I have never really used too much heat, I would just put my hair up in buns or brush out the curls (I know yikes) and just braid it/sometimes straighten it. Sometimes I wore my curls brushed out and my hair was just this big frizz ball. I also used products that were horrible for my hair that had sulfates, silicones, parabens, etc. Also, I felt sometimes in elementary/middle school certain people would make fun of my hair. Now, I have finally come to realize how to properly take care of and cut my curls, so I can embrace my natural self!

[@tianatischler318]

Hi India! Thank you for your channel. I am just starting my curly (wavy) hair journey after years of bleaching and straightening and recent years of rocking a bob hair cut. Your channel is helping me understand much more about how to start taking care of my hair. Looking forward for my curls to start forming and getting more defined as I continue.

[@sharmeedivan]

Whoa girl, you've been missing for a while! I too have a similar hair story as yours but I am a little older than you. I began to embrace my wavy curls after I delivered my baby boy. In India too, the idea of beauty is straight long silky hair and now that I am out as "the curly and the curvy girl" and since I am a Life Coach and Counselor, I too have begun to receive a lot of positive response from people and many women have begun to embrace their curly hair along with me. So my hair is still transitioning to being 100% loose spiral curls with just the tail end of permanent straightening that I used to do for my bangs for many years. Thank you India, for inspiring this curly sister, here in India!

[@katiesmith1477]

My curly hair story is very similar to yours! I straightened my hair all through middle school and then embraced it in highschool. It was as long as yours, not quite as curly, but recently I chopped it to my shoulders and I'm back to square one. My curls behave so different and I have no idea how to style it! Also, I love that you're trying to build a hair community because there really aren't many youtubers out there that do what you do! Keep up the good work girl!! xoxo

[@FruityUnicorn17]

I had a similar experience in middle and high school. People always complimented my hair when it was straight and I started wishing I had straight hair. It wasn't until after high school that I started to accept my hair just the way it was and I slowly started to love it. Now at 22 years old, I get compliments on it all the time. Your hair is gorgeous by the way!

[@reaganhardman7182]

Omg you have no idea how much you have changed my life!! I have wavy hair and I had no idea what to do with it so I just did nothing to it and it was frizzy and horrible and then I started watching you and started doing things that you do to your hair and now my hair is so amazing and I love more than the world ❤️❤️

[@janagamal8877]

your hair is like shakira 's😍

[@michellemendez3997]

Jana Gamal shakiras curls were more 3b back in the day possibly even 3c

[@canahata]

You have the exact same hair as I do!! seriously same color same texture (except mine's much shorter at the moment, I regret that). You seriously have no idea how helpful you've been. Also, inspiring. I do NOT want to touch my straightener!!

[@sabrinao5958]

Wow that explains my hair. How did you actually make it like curly??

[@jaybonilla701]

look up products and other routines for this type of hair. there are MANY videos on youtube showing their routines. look in what you like and try to adapt some things and add it into your routine. i did this and i've seen my hair going back to its curls and it really has helped

[@piper830]

As a kid I have very lights waves in my hair as I grew older it got curlier about year(grade) 7 I didn’t know how to take care of it so I always brushed it and put it in braids a few of my friends said that my hair looks nice so I went to KZbin to try and find people on KZbin who had hair like mine it didn’t take too much digging as It was 2018 I started learning all these hacks and how to make my hair look nice last year 2019 I wore my hair to school naturally a lot only straightening my hair a few times that year now going in year(grade) 9 this year (2020) I’m now looking at cute hairstyles to wear my hair to school naturally and have found a few I like and trying to not straighten my hair at all this year to see how much more better it can look without heat still getting used to this my new hair I get told from my friends it nice some wishing they had my hair teachers always pointing out how cool it looks some of my teachers ask how I can take care of such nice hair honestly I owe it a lot to my genetics and KZbin for teaching me how I have 3a/3b hair and I love it also they only one in my family who has curly hair and my cousin may be getting curlier hair as she is in the puberty stage so I’ll be able to help her out if she does I’m glad and thankful to have so much help from KZbin and the internet since I’m only 14 I will definitely check out your channel a lot more people still ask me to this day how did I get my hair like it is I always say it’s natural and now you have a subscriber from Australia 🇦🇺

[@amayasummers8303]

I found you looking for curly hairstyles and I noticed how we have almost the same, long blonde, curly hair and I’m so happy I found your channel because it has helped me so much!

[@maryannoconnor6749]

I absolutely love this !!! I had white blonde thick lose wavy hair and in about 6th grade my hair decided to change to crinkled curls and has continued to change until half my head is tight ringlets and slightly looser on top. I’m glad I’ve gotten so much positivity from my friends that I’m starting to really continue my curl journey.

[@melissaganoe4054]

I am so thankful that I found your channel. We have almost an identical hair type & it's so hard to find people who can give advice about it. So excited to start my curly hair journey too. I'm over 30 now & still struggling to embrace it but you have some amazing tips so I feel confident that this will help me so much.

[@Susanna.McDermott_admin]

I think this is beautiful! Thank you so much! I have been following you for about a year now I think, but it wasn’t until this summer that I really started researching and trying new products! I’m going to be a sophomore in college in a few weeks now and it’s sad it’s taken me this long to realize but truly I’ve been on a whole hair restoration and realization journey in the past year because I dyed my hair blue last summer then tried to take it out and by accidentally lightened my naturally gold blonde hair and so I’ve really been working on restoring it and bringing out my natural 2B texture! So thank you! I also admire you openly talking about your faith in bits! It’s encouraging! And your Spanish speech at your wedding was phenomenal so I have really admired that because I’m learning Spanish currently to become fluent! As well my boyfriend is Caucasian and blonde but with 3C natural hair and he never knew what to do with it and let it mat into dreads so I’ve been helping him embrace and take care of his hair as well as a result! :))

[@meganomg7]

So glad I came across your video!! It's hard to find wavy hair journeys

[@eileencunningham4697]

I had very thick, very long black hair. My parents wouldn't let me cut it. It was so long I could sit on it. When I turned 13 I started to experience migraine headaches. They were unbearable at times. My mum took me to the docs and he said straight away. It's your daughter's hair that's causing the problem. So with a heavy heart my mum allowed me to cut 18 inches! No joke off my hair. It was cut to just below my shoulder blades. After my cut I went for a shower and washed my hair. Came out and wrapped a towel round it. After about 30 mins I took the towel off and bang! All these curls!!! Where the hell did those come from? Totally confused! It was like I had went for a perm! I realised then that this was my natural hair and my hair pattern. It took me over 20 years to get to the stage where I can style my hair with confidence and I am very very proud to be a curly girl! I do not straighten my hair. My curls are part of my personality and I always embrace them and encourage girls to do the same. Rock those curls!!!!

[@taylornicole614]

I have similar hair to yours, but I was always straightening it and not embracing my natural curl pattern. I stumbled across your channel and loved your video's, so you sort of became my inspiration to start my curly hair journey. I have started doing the curly girl method and have had wonderful results! so thank you so much for inspiring me to embrace my natural hair

[@kayla.maynor]

My hair story has been very similar to yours! When I was little my mom said my hair was always "just wavy enough to look messed up," so she would always blow dry my hair straight, but I grew up in humid Charleston, SC, so the weather never really agreed with my straightened waves. Around middle school, my hair had started forming ringlets and I also remember straightening my bangs (must have been the style!). I straightened my hair almost always in early high school, and around my senior year I learned to start embracing my natural waves/curls. Still figuring it out here in college, but learning to love my curls! Thanks for all of your amazing wavy/curly hair videos

[@monicaniblett9651]

I LOVE THIS LIP COLOR ON YOU

[@kimberleeperezchaparro2366]

India, literally had the same experience as you, straightened my hair everyday through middle school and high school. I tried a couple times to wear my hair naturally but because of the damage and shampoos I was using, I would just get weird straight pieces and some that were curled at the end (was not cute..) so I stopped. My best friend was actually the one who encouraged me to start wearing it naturally when she discovered it one day. We were just hiking in the cold Rain and the wind was whipping my hair (I live in Washington) and my head turned into a mass of curls. Anyways just wanted to share to let you know you’re not the only one and you’ve been such an inspiration to me not only with your curly hair videos but also your Christians ones. I love that your so open about your relationship with God. And I hope you keep doing whatcha doing because you make a difference in the best way❤️

[@veronicarivas2982]

you inspire me so much, I used to straighten my hair everyday and curl the ends , and it became really damaged, I never wanted to quit doing it because I couldn't find a routine that would work best for me, my natural hair is just like yours, thin, curly but also kind of wavy, but since I've seen your videos and how you embrace your hair, it has changed, like I'm stil working on my insecurities but now I just straighten my hair for special ocasions or something, wanted to thank you for that! you're beautiful and awesome, greetings from Venezuela!

[@hilianaguereca4618]

Honestly thank you so much! I finally found a girl who gives amazing advice on curly hair!! I Love you!!!! YAY FOR CURLY HAIR

[@12amic]

so i found this youtuber that did a lot of curly hair tutorials and they were so great-- all about embracing her curly hair. i didn't realize i was watching a bunch of her old videos--- and then i fast forward to her new stuff and all her videos are her with straightened and curled hair with a curling iron and i commented being so disappointed. thank you for not giving in

[@memebigboi2890]

omg, you're so right. You're one of the only youtubers that has similar hair to mine. Everyone else has tight kinky curls. your hair is BEAUTIFUL by the way!

[@user-px4sd1lr4f]

I wear my hair naturally whenever I’m not at school idk I’m just really insecure about wearing it down at school so I have it in a ponytail at school everyday no one really says anything about my hair only that like I should brush it (of course) but no one says it looks bad or anything but it’s just hard I guess

[@fatimaakram9584]

That's so my story. Can relate to it 100%! Right now I'm just at this stage where I'm accepting my hair is. That's how I stumbled upon your channel. thankyou for all the guide and the boost !

[@aileenjacqueline3966]

Absolutely love this video!!!💓 I use to be so insecure about my curly hair in middle school too and now embrace it and love it

[@melissaLPS]

My hair was pin straight up until 4th grade and then it started to get more and more curly. For a while I preferred my hair straight, not because I didn’t like my natural hair but because I liked straight better. Eventually I realized how much more I love my natural hair then straight. My hair is now very similar to yours and I love it, I recently stopped brushing my hair dry and started following some of your tips and I couldn’t be happier with it :)

[@rachelmartinez2718]

I am late to the partttttayyyy....and I am loving your videos! I have some natural curly curly hair and my wild obsession with your channel started well yesterday. Needing some more loving for my curly hair! I remember hating my natural hair when I was younger and about the past two years maybe I have started wearing it allllll natural. And now I am ready to pump it up! Your tips have been sooo helpful! Okay...back to binge watching

[@meganrich5535]

Rachel Martinez SAME here! I just found her, and have been watching her vids nonstop!

[@hcmmc9]

It's so funny you mention the story about 7th grade because the exact same thing happened to me that year. I went and got a hair cut and had it straightened and got a million compliments. I didn't end up straightening it much until high school and then it was only once and awhile. I also didn't have youtube back then (I'm almost 29) so I never learned to take care of my hair until this year. Thanks for sharing your story!

[@kaylynnsoper1935]

So glad you threw in the lipstick shade you are wearing in this video 😍 it looks so good on you! I can’t stop watching your videos I hope I can get my hair to be curlier!!

[@kristenleach797]

You just described my entire life- my hair changed in 5th or 6th grade and I had no idea what to do with it so I just brushed it like normal and it looked frizzy and broken and then in middle school I straightened it. Every. Single. Day. But I got sick of doing that so I tried to embrace it but I struggled because I still didn't know what to do! And whenever I tried to search something up to help the only thing that would come up was ethnic hair and ethnic hair products and I felt like those products aren't for me so I just accepted that no one else had hair like me and no one else knows what it's like but I found your youtube channel and oh my gosh I swear it's going to change my life

[@ilyssatobenstein9873]

For most of my life I completely didn't realize my hair was curly. I brushed it every day and washed it more often than I needed to. If someone asked me what kind of hair I had I would say "puffy" or "wavy", but around 7th or 8th grade, I started noticing these 3B curls in my hair and I was kind of shocked. I started brushing my hair less and it was working much better. Now I've been looking for a good curly hair routine and your channel has given me that!! Thanks so much!!

[@bethlarson4299]

I know this is an old video, but thanks so much for sharing! Im currently trying get my curly hair back after years of heat and color. Fingers crossed! Also what is the name of that lip color? It is stunning!

[@amijacobs1440]

I’m about your Mom’s age, but as I have gotten older, my hair has gotten more curly. In frustration at the frizz that my hair became whenever I brushed it, I looked up curly hair on KZbin & found this!

[@annemarieherbst9286]

6th grade I would brush out my curls.....which doesn't work for curly hair haha and then I hated how it was so fluffy after brushing it so I would straighten it everyday until my sophomore year because I realized how fried it got. Now I love my curl hair!

[@rubysardinha3742]

I'm from Brazil, so happy that I found you're channel you're hair is absolutely gorgeous! every time I think about going back to using heat tools I watch you're videos.. thank you for showing us the beauty of embracing our natural curls

[@moawhatshername1507]

I love this! I've just found the curly girl community and it's amazing! I have this huge, constantly frizzy hair and I'm so excited to try all these methods to get defined curls. I usually just put my hair in a braid every single day and every single night and it feels so boring, but now I'm going to start embracing the frizz and wear it out ^^

[@bexanne99]

I used to have very long and thick, straight hair. Except for this one spot on the back of my head where it was curly, very strange. Anyway I stopped coloring it for the past 10 years. I never blow dried it or used any heating device on it and no peoduct. Before I did this my hair would get tangled in the shower and I'd always have a nightmare combing it out. Once I stopped using anything but shampoo and conditioner on it and no heat. It got so healthy, I would shower with waist length ,thick hair and be able to easily finger comb it in the shower. I had never been happier with it. Then in September I got ill, critically ill. I was placed into a medically induced coma. Obviously waking up after 2 weeks in a coma and no memory of up to 2 weeks before I got sick was terrifying. Once I could sit up and move more as the days went on I remember thinking my hair must be a mess. What I felt was the tiniest bun that could ever be. One of the nurses in the ICU came and used this blow up tub thing to wash my hair for me.she was so lovely as most of all my ICU nurses where. At this point I still can't move very much, I couldn't talk, or walk, eat or drink. She commented on the length of my hair and for some reason in my foggy mind I thought it must be fine, maybe I dreamed that tiny bun. Anyway she finished up and towel dried my hair and put it in a ponytail. After she left I felt my hair, yeah it was long still but 85-90% gone. Maybe me worrying about my hair after being in a coma sounds trivial but for me it wasn't. Anyway I was horrified and started crying. I guess when you are in a coma and your body was as sick as min was, your system concentrates on your major organs so things like nails, skin and hair don't receive the proper nutrients. So in turn my hair fell out. When I finally got home I cut my long but incredibly skinny ponytail off. I were my hair up because It does not look down. At first you could see a lot of my scalp but I'm happy to say I have what I call, little sprouts everywear. They are a couple inches and stick up everywhere but at least it's growing again. Anyway I think I shared this story more for me to get it out off my chest then anything else. Thank you to whoever reads this of maybe no one will as this post is 3 years old.

[@blinkingwhiteguy2244]

that’s awesome that you and your hair are doing better!!

[@micaelahb7329]

I've like never seen a beautytuber like you said that doesn't straighten or curl their hair, and it's fine that they do but like every single person like wow. Before you and like a few celebs likr Tori Kelly haha I didn't feel like my natrua wavy hair was pretty or in but now it's like wait everybody's different it's not just perfectly straight or perfectly curled, there's so much more and it's all besutifullllll

[@LaMachineÉmotionnelle]

Awwww your baby self is soooo adorable I can’t

[@mckennayates8154]

Today I just started to find ways to let me natural hair shine and then I found your channel and I was just like "bless the lord for her "

[@tgrick]

There is this whole talk about wavy and curly hair i dont know if other people do this but i consider anyone that has to follow the CGE method curly hair because they still have to do the same amount of work.

[@lalaaslurp858]

They use a similar amount of work but sometimes different products work better for wavy hair and visa versa. I think it's important to know the difference because then you know how to take care of your hair best!