Life-Changing Transformation For Woman With Uncombable Hair Syndrome | Bad Hair Day

[@GastroSoulady]

As soon as the doctor said "I'm sending you to a hair specialist", I knew she was heading straight to a black salon. 😂

[@joypeaceandhappiness1501]

Where she should have been going to whole time

[@aimeelouvier-sutton]

They are the best when it comes to hair. I was always jealous and wanted a black mom so my hair could go into more than a ponytail. I always have been impressed with all the things black women (and men for that matter) can do with their hair.

[@niqicurtis5847]

@@MomeGnome why do u sound rude af

[@IVEmeritus]

A Black salon taught me a lot. I'm mixed (Japanese, Black, Cherokee) and always hated my frizz. When I was young, my father (Black & Cherokee) would only mask the frizz with gel. I hate that feeling of scratching a spot and coming away with product on your hands. A Black salon told me about acidic hair masks and how they relax the hair scales, smoothing and eliminating frizz. I've been doing that since, and now my hair texture feels like my mom's (Japanese). No other product is needed now besides a heat protector when straightening ❤.

[@_rem]

@@MomeGnome…Okay, and?

[@Themoment888]

Tbh, her texture just reminds me of a blow out on Black hair. If she was surrounded by more black women, she probably would have been complimented more on her glass hair.

[@sharonbaird2671]

I kept looking at her hair thinking what’s wrong with it ? Girl , I’m 4C all my life. Long hair and don’t care. Praise Yah for my CROWN

[@DionnaHayden]

That’s exactly what it reminds me of, a fresh blow out. It’s beautiful

[@KimberWaul]

I came to make the same comment and saw yours. That's what I was thinking throughout the video.

[@moa5351]

Just like blown out, thick, luscious 4C hair, lol. She needs to check her ancestry

[@thewordsmith5440]

@@sharonbaird2671 As a black woman, I would love to have her hair. It's so full and thick. I would braid when wet and take it out. Racial expectations are crazy.

[@shenatahakathatmom3745]

My first thought, I said “she just needed some black friends with black moms growing up”. Bless her heart. Lemme finish watching.

[@EsthiexLy]

💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@quintessembo]

That's what I'm thinking. Her mom should've been moisturizing and braiding her hair. It's literally just light textured hair

[@user-ov4wr5yu4r]

Absolutely. I had no idea how to handle my hair until I read a book on black hair care. It was like 💥💡. You grow up thinking that's not for me, and then the reality is: That IS for me.

[@RoseTorn411]

The bless her heart and lemme finish watching TOOK ME OUT! 😂😂😂

[@crystalkarma2015]

❤

[@Powerfulgrace7455]

I kept thinking "if only people knew this is exactly how they make our black children feel about their hair and why it is so important to teach our kids early that their hair is beautiful just the way if grows out of their scalp".

[@zapbutton8553]

i never understood how people could shame a person about this beautiful hair

[@brucewinters-cr4it]

Exactly

[@k.w.4420]

This😢

[@AmazingRebel23]

As a guy with hair loss from transition who wears a wig, I wish everyone can be confident in their hair before the hairline goes, and in that case learn about finasteride and minoxidil.

[@J_WheelerDoll30]

You’re absolutely right. My hair is thick like this when I get a blow out. But I’m a 4b/4c chick. It takes time to love yourself when you’ve been knocked down and insulted about your appearance. Hubs and our kids have lovely curls and health in their tresses. I take the time to show them and explain how it needs to be done etc

[@JMN0285]

4:12 “something I was born with that they would hate me for something I can’t control” you preaching to the choir sister. ✋🏼✋🏽✋🏾✋🏿

[@ARSC24]

👌🏾

[@LeLa1ful]

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@nunyabiznezz1]

🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️

[@tamzy6864]

Even the name uncombable hair syndrome is awful, not to mention misleading. It says to these persons that something is wrong with them when all they really need is a different hair regimen to what is considered conventional for Eurocentric standards . It doesn't surprise me that a black hairstylist would have had the know-how and the patience to deal with the woman's absolutely gorgeous tendrils.

[@Mvnst3r]

exactly

[@shivauncorry268]

It's part of complex syndrome that also causes problems with teeth and nails, and can even cause blindness if not treated. The syndrome is simply named for the most distinctive and easily identified feature-- when a doctor sees that hair, they should look for other symptoms.

[@anapinheiro4583]

Thank you❤❤❤

[@purple-kp6mk]

@shivauncorry268 doesn’t change the fact that all her hair needed was some moisture and a black person could have told her that. That’s why there’s so many reactions from black people in the comments. It’s literally a lack of diversity in hospitals and in her personal life that has caused that woman’s suffering in social settings.

[@andromedamessier3176]

Well it is a mutation that could occur specifically to one group of human. Mutation can sometimes be negative and positive. This one isn’t harmful tho.

[@missromiea]

People with spun glass hair have hair similar to 4c. It's corse and thick, yet fragile. People who get it don't know how to treat their hair properly. Once they are given the tools to do their hair, their confidence is boosted, and their inner beauty radiates. She is a gorgeous woman, and I wish her well.

[@MA-mh1vs]

Her hair seemed similar to crimped hair but her natural crimping is much closer than any crimping tool would have.

[@eliserenée6248]

I think the strands of hair are triangle

[@daviniakeller4181]

My husbands cousin has this. When I met her I sent her to a black hairstylist who was able to help her. It feels like 4c hair but it's very fragile. So you have to treat it even more gentle.

[@daviniakeller4181]

Also, she's very lucky that it grew that long. Most of the time it's so fragile that it breaks easily.

[@wingedsword1449]

I do belive this woman has black ancestors...thats why her hair are like that.

[@corinthiamcginty2732]

The ponytail she had in when she walked into the doctors office It looked really good to me!

[@lizzybeka1864]

Yes. Probably took a lot of work though

[@ChubsPuffs]

People pay THOUSANDS to get their hair to look like that smh 😭

[@PiscesPlayPack]

Shes a white woman with black ppl hair of course she's depressed they don't want ANYTHING like us frfr unless they get complimented for it and that's based on my experiences with whites.

[@raynbowpride1989]

Same I thought her hair was beautiful the way it looked long now as a child it did look wild but long it's beautiful to me😍

[@luhole]

Yeah I would pay a lot for my ponytail to look like that, as someone who’s dealt with hair loss. Grass is always greener!

[@AdrienneUnae]

African American woman, with long, thick 4C hair, here. The hair on the woman in the video is absolutely gorgeous. It looks just like mine, except mine is black. It seems as though she didn't have women of color around much, for she may have grown to love her amazing hair. 🫂

[@jaex9617]

Yup. It's amazing.

[@ElleMercier]

Question: why does she NEED women of color to tell her this? Why do we always have to build everyone else up?

[@ellebaby825]

​@ElleMercier seriously?

[@ElleMercier]

@@ellebaby825 yes, seriously

[@ilsesanchez6645]

​@ElleMercier oh God, the answer is simple and logic, because of their hair type! 🙄

[@its_ebony]

I cried... she's so sweet. She has such a shining soul and I absolutely loved the way those queens took care of her and allowed her to share while being cared for.

[@carrir21]

Dude, people would kill for that volume. Her hair is beautiful from start to finish.

[@janina8559]

I agree 💯I have fine hair and would trade with her any day!

[@Li-oz1ux]

I wish I had that amount hair!!! My hair is so thin and lies flat by head

[@truth_hunter]

I know I wish I had my thick hair back. Her volume was so nice and I could tell her hair is beautiful it just needed moisturizer and some extra care.

[@vikkiomuhaka8944]

Right?! I thought so too. She's so gorgeous and gorgeous crown. I hope she gets to love herself just the way she is. I hate they say it's a 'condition' .

[@Monica.Corrie]

I’m sorry, but she really triggered me. She should walk around with hair so thin that you can see your scalp and have to put hair shadow products on to cover it up.

[@Tee33465]

What the dermatologist said to her when she was a kid was so inappropriate.

[@flowersafeheart]

Right?! I completely agree. Horrible.

[@magroves]

I have something called Turner Syndrome. They said "it's the three S's, short sterile and stupid and she'll never be a beauty queen" to my mom when I was diagnosed as a baby. When I got older but still quite young my mom told me this and wish she hadn't. It was stressful raising me but that Dr's words made it worse for her and then the stress made it to me

[@Tee33465]

@@magroves I’m so sorry you had to grow up like this. People don’t understand how much words can affect people and weigh heavy on the mind. Hugs to you. ❤️ I’m sure you’re a beautiful person inside and out.

[@outoftheklosset]

@@magroveshow awful for that dr to say that, and then for your own mother to tell you?!😭 She likely was striking out. I'm so sorry. You are none of those words! Sending you lots of love and support.💐❤️

[@tasha9650]

​@@outoftheklosset I've a cousin who already suffers major depression from childhood trauma. My great aunt (her mom) told her that she tried miscarriaging her but it failed & that she didn't want anymore kid's that's why she didn't do the best raising her. This tore my cousin up. Her sister encouraged the mom to tell her for some reason saying she was helping my aunt heal... But it placed a hurt on my cousin & she cried to me about it. She's never told them but it hurt her.

[@Msdmarie44]

As a black woman with highly textured curly coily natural hair I thought this was a spoof at first. The entire time I was thinking “ she needs to go to a black hair stylist “ . Glad she was directed to someone that could help her.

[@DalgonaC]

Me too! I was so confused. I honestly thought this might have been a parody video.

[@Dancintoschool]

Definitely thought it was a joke until the doctor confirmed.

[@shea5542]

That’s what I thought too

[@spiritguys2308]

Just goes to show how deeply ingrained European beauty standards are in her, having textured hair is beautiful

[@Smokeylucas]

She is suffering from a black hair problem 😊

[@Sleipnirseight]

Man, at the beginning her hair is so long and luscious with so much beautiful volume!!! I'm also so glad she found people who could help her feel more comfortable and confident

[@arid3595]

As a kid of mixed ethnicity I totally relate to her experience. A whole lot of people touching my hair that didn't know what to do with it. Now I am in my 40s and am finally in love with my hair

[@neecee_lee]

Me too, as a child, then as a teen, I went to live with my father (black) side of my family, and i learned as a early teen how to take care of my hair.

[@MsFlamingFlamer]

I don’t understand why non-black women have kids with black men and never bother to learn how to do their own child’s hair. It’s like they can’t bring themselves to go to a black woman for help.

[@Rutabega_NG]

Ooh you said a mouthful! I'm a bit older than you (50s) and biracial (black/white). My father taught my mother how to braid my hair, then I figured out how to do it myself. No one knew how to handle washing my hair, I also figured that one out for myself (comb through with conditioner in it before rinsing it out). I would say part of the reason it took so long is because the products and tools didn't exist, although that's definitely not the only reason. It doesn't help that the hair texture from one biracial person to the next can be different, even in the same family.

[@Jimmyboygohome]

I must be crazy for thinking her hair just looks nice and thick???

[@catladynikki2024]

You are not crazy. It’s normal thoughts 💭.

[@yasminroberts2120]

I taught so too...I taught it was lovely long thick hair

[@AChebby]

Her hair is beautiful, and thick.

[@bethanycook8430]

Her hair is a little frizzy just like mine

[@Toxic_Femininity]

The Caucasian Midwest is hella oppressive when it comes to beauty standards

[@yc0995]

My takeaway is that its so reductive and offensive to call it uncombable hair syndrome when it can also affect the eyes, kidneys, teeth. The hair is maneageable with the right products. I'm so glad she got the help she needed, I think her hair is so beautiful and has so much volume.

[@exosproudmamabear558]

Leave it for doctors for naming diseases in a reductive way so it misleads people. For example chronic fatigue sendrome(It is a multi system problem that goes with mitocondrial disfunction,mfs there do articles about how walking improved the sendrome %10) or conversion disorder(More than %70 of the conversion disorder is not a conversion and non psychogenic). We dont even have a medical name for long covid but I am sure it will be a shitty reductive shit like covid related inflamation or someshit. I am a doctor myself but learning medicine would be 100x easier if doctors knew how to name things.

[@wandamiller6870]

This is why people should always have friends that don’t look like you, I would have gotten her all the way together years ago!

[@lady33357]

LOL SHE WENT 40 YEARS WITH UNCOMBABLE HAIR

[@CrackberryMe]

Facts !! 💯💯💯💯💯

[@ninakowalska992]

expanding horizons always FTW

[@ARSC24]

Facts

[@ImpetuousPorkus]

Exactly!!! Friends, coworkers, teachers, doctors, professors, ANYONE!!! I know diversity is demonized by many people, but we’re all human in the end and we need to support each other.

[@BlendedBarbieDoll]

It’s amazing how empathy works.

[@DAN-cc2um]

Her hair looks absolutely gorgeous. Thank you to the wonderful women who lifted this woman up!!

[@tricotskawarthalakes3129]

As soon as I saw her hair, I said "she has a black person's hair texture", gorgeous and full of body. Nothing wrong with that!

[@river166]

That’s right

[@apara2005]

She does not have hair like an African American person. You must not know any 🙄

[@person35790]

Its a bit more than that, its far more fragile than 4c hair

[@littlebigkicker]

but its not

[@latonyanewsome0]

No she doesn't.

[@heatherbaker4538]

Anyone else looking at her hair thinking it looks amazing?

[@catladynikki2024]

Yes. Many comments say same thing as you say.

[@wolf.eye._-]

Yes

[@sonjahattonfarr3487]

YES!❤

[@mynameismyname8332]

Yes absolutely

[@snookstheoriginal]

I think it was just as beautiful before as it was after. Just a different look. Either way, I am glad that it helped her. How we feel about ourselves is important.

[@shaunaj5139]

Black women are so amazing. Look at how much confidence these amazing women put back into this GORGEOUS woman.

[@Chilerellano]

Agree!!!

[@nakitathomas4042]

Thank YOU, ❤❤❤❤

[@kaiwolff442]

As a white girl who went to a predominantly black high-school, I am so much better a person for all the strong black women who were around me in those years. They showed me what real confidence and passion looked like.

[@bre9328]

It's funny how ppl can only admit how "amazing", black women are only when we're benefitting other races of ppl. It's really insulting. They knew exactly what they were doing by sending a nonblack person with "uncombable hair syndrome", which is an offensive name btw, to a black person, especially since in the past decade black women have created the NHM to learn to do our own hair. It's okay for her to cry over her hair, but when black women tell their stories of hair discrimination, ppl say "ugh, it's just hair, stop pulling the race card"

[@lovelythomas8837]

But she’s not black I’m so confused well, I haven’t finished the video yet but to me she looks white nonetheless I love the frizzy hair

[@kimhaneul1509]

why is it soooo god damn hard for people to see different kinds of beauty and just fkn appreciate

[@clairetremblay3023]

That Md is so kind and generous to gave her the infos about this hairstyle specialist. She really understand the needs of this young lady. She look so beautiful! Both of them look splendid! 💖

[@neldormiveglia1312]

I knew it was going to be a black hair stylist and she didn't disappoint. She nailed that job and made sure to TEACH her client in such a compassionate manner. 10/10.

[@lenababyyy1482]

How is this a syndrome? It’s just course straight hair…her hair is beyond beautiful! I knew visiting a black salon would give her the confidence she needed.

[@codename495]

It’s quantifiable, meaning you can actually SEE the difference under the scope.

[@SeminarioMAE]

it's literally a genetic mutation

[@iamme3518]

​@@SeminarioMAEso is white skin. Yet it's seen as the most desirable, thanks to yt people creating an asinine pseudoscience, that having a genetically mutated skin color which is more suseptible to environmental damage is superior. So it's absolutely ridiculous that because a Caucasian woman has a genetic mutation that gave her hair the texture of the original humans (black people) is just absurd.

[@iamme3518]

​​@@codename495African/black people's hair looks different under a microscope than people of other races, so that's a moot point. This woman was made to feel less than or ugly by other Caucasian people, because she simply had different hair from the typical Caucasian person. And she's allowed to cry about it, and be understood about how bad she was made to feel. When her only, and extremely easy solution was to get her hair done by a black woman, who doesn't see having anything but pin straight Caucasian hair as normal or better. Caucasian people created a BS syndrome for hair that looks different under a microscope from their hair, because of the self inflicted psychosis of thinking anything with proximity to blackness being wrong. Unfreakingbelivable, and sickening! White supremacy is a detrimental ideology to have, and it harms mainly black people, but we can see it harms all people eventually. She needs to get over it, and just follow the black woman's hair care regimen.

[@lenababyyy1482]

@@SeminarioMAE and so are blue eyes, your point?

[@KawaiiLuckyGirl]

I love how she acknowledged the doctors hair when she walked in immediately. You can tell she admires textures that have the ability to shape and curl. That’s why she got a nice wavy style at the end. Looks great

[@m0L3ify]

Her hair is beautiful - before and after. I hope she's learned to love it because it's really gorgeous!

[@daya6563]

Why am I tearing up, I haven`t had such struggle 😭I feel bad she had no idea before about the care her hair needed. Love, love how she can finally be more at ease

[@NorseButterfly]

Even as a stylist, texture was not addressed properly in school. I had to learn what I did from friends with heavily textured hair. I learned more from several clients over my years as well. I think texture needs more focus in beauty schools so stylists can have that info from the beginning of their careers. Even at 53, I'm still learning how to style my curls properly!

[@OdiesMama]

What's the best way to find someone skilled with texturing? Or what questions would you ask the schedulers?

[@TurnAwayNow]

Yeah, especially when you're paying $20,000 at a "world renown" academy.

[@Jazzatic2011]

I agree! I’m a hairdressers kid but my mom has poker straight hair that throws a fit reaction to certain products and has only worked with a perm once in her life. While I have wavy curl texture. Not only do I feel like I need to learn my hair for me but also to help my mom style it more so. Sadly I mentioned that I thought I could benefit from the wavy girl method more than the curly girl one and she had never even heard of the latter. The other thing is while she is very good with color, cut, and corrections and does well to make a customer happy, her shortcomings with curly hair shouldn’t be heavily criticized when we each have a hair texture and when you can’t learn certain things off your own head then obviously one has to try elsewhere. It’s also why I’m often her Guinea pig for curly hair styling products 😆

[@musicneurons7807]

Hearing how hair stylists would talk to her when her mom was looking for professional help was sad.

[@Germania72]

6:24 When she talked about wavy hair ... That's true. I grew up in Chile and they had a very binary way to see hair. It was either straight as a pin or curly-curly. My thick waves were invisible. The hairdressers talked about frizz and that I had to fight it with anti-frizz products or chemical straightening. I was so lost. 7 years ago I came across a black woman on KZbin doing her hair and then, I found out that I coukd wear my texture if I change the regimen. I'm so grateful.

[@moncho-bj3te]

Me pasa igual

[@NouraZahle]

What’s the regimen?

[@abrilaliada]

Hola! Me dirias el nombre de la chica que viste?

[@1726Meow]

Can you share your regimen?

[@Rutabega_NG]

​@@1726Meoweveryone's not the same. What works for her might not work for you. Most of the time though, what I see is people drying their hair out, using stuff with alcohol and silicates, or washing it too often or not conditioning it. Don't do that.

[@christinamann3640]

The dermatologist told her as a CHILD ‘he hoped she had a good personality because she’s going to need it.’ 💔

[@ashleywatkins1380]

Yea, that was crazy

[@joywarriorspack]

Doctors can be horrible people. I had one sexually assault me.

[@mendmywings7238]

I audibly gasped at that. People can be so cruel. And to a child. Children are like sponges they soak everything up. Especially negative comments and behaviour Not to mention unprofessional I'm really hoping they just added that in to make the episode more dramatic and that doesn't really happen to her

[@christinamann3640]

@@mendmywings7238 I was an adult, but I had such bad depression one time I went to a walk in clinic. I was trying to explain my overwhelmed feelings and unorganized thoughts, and the psychiatrist actually asked me if I’d ever thought about being blonde. Unfortunately I can see it actually happening.

[@Sirchingsince]

​@christinamann3640 It definitely happens! I came in with depression the doctor asked if I was in a romantic relationship 😵‍💫. When I said "no" he said,"There's your problem".

[@soullooker]

The stylists hair is sooooo cute. So is the drs!!! She looks amazing. Im glad she was guided to a great stylist.

[@KZesty]

What a beautiful woman, inside and out. It shows how support and kindness can change someone's life.

[@ronnieking3848]

Her hair is so thick and pretty. She shouldn't be washing it everyday because she is taking all of the natural oils out of it.

[@zahrv1.025]

OKAY SO KINKY STRAIGHT?

[@ronnieking3848]

Yes, my mom was her same color...but knew she was Black by hair and features. That hair diagnosis was because she's only been to white salons.

[@RuthLovesJesus]

@@ronnieking3848EXACTLY!!

[@WeGoJaiye]

Yaki straight

[@taahdaah3813]

Right!

[@toriladybird511]

​@ronnieking3848 it's a chromosomal thing but yeah mother nature showing us she knows best

[@alexinej272]

It's wild to me that people make fun of her hair. Her hair is sooooo pretty... thick, voluminous, awesome color with really nice blonde highlights. Things that many people go to a salon or buy extensions for. Both the before and after are nice but I really loved that voluminous high pony tail that she wore before.

[@Just.Stacey27]

It's been like this for centuries with us. white people having this texture of hair is seen as "odd" 🙄. In our community, most will shame you if you don't fit the standard so if you have different hair or skin, you will be singled out. The black community has this same issue with each other as well, along with skin color. People just need to accept that everyone is different and that's a GOOD thing.

[@TheRaissarenee]

Smh because it’s really touted in racism 🤷🏽‍♀️ I’m sure it was almost all wht life’s

[@kaileymo]

Yeah but as a kid her parents didn’t know how to style or take care of her corse hair. She probably looked a mess in school

[@mzmi_]

​@@kaileymo yeah. Poor baby just had SUPER THIRSTY hair.

[@stephenbailey6878]

She has gorgeous hair. I'm not sure what other people see but at 1:20 it looks incredible. Full of volume. Looks amazing to me *shrug*

[@jobenren]

Exactly! That was the moment I was like, "Her hair is so full and beautiful!"

[@drealake3281]

I love her hair. I've never heard of that condition. I hope she feels better about herself & her hair. She is beautiful & her hair is just wow!

[@abimbolaoduwole6907]

not us black people side eyeing. i think this is just a result of racism framing it as a problem than like , just another variant of hair texture. she is beautiful and unique and just needs a different kind of maintainance

[@samaraisnt]

hahah RIIGHT?! When she said “I just want to walk into a room without everyone looking at my [‘ugly’] hair.” I was like 👀👀👀 WHO’S LOOKING AT YOU GIRL send them my way.

[@cbennett2194]

What this video failed to convey is what "Uncombable Hair Syndrome" is. It's a medical condition in which the actual hair shaft is triangular-shaped rather than like a round tube, and goes out in different directions. It's a genetic anomaly and is not related to race in any way. Typically, it tends to change and eventually grow out like everyone else's hair as the child ages into adulthood. Children with UHS tend to have very fine, fair, thin, and wispy hair that sticks out like a halo. Hair products can thicken the hair to give it weight and manage it better. But it's not "black" hair, which is perfectly normal.

[@Just.Stacey27]

Damn, that really puts it into perspective. Her hair really isn't that bad to where she needs to cry about it either. 🤦🏻‍♀️🙄

[@sillycheese301]

Stop this. She doesn't have black hair and it's not the same in the slightest. Her hair and hair follicle has a whole different structure than normal hair types

[@NurseRatchett]

​@sillycheese301 yeah it is. And that's how we fixed it. 😊

[@hyperhawk27]

Black women save the day again

[@DanaSimmons]

As always and we don’t need to brag about how great we are

[@trishatate327]

@@DanaSimmons might as well, hardly given the accolades deserved from others, so brag all day. Make the world see you and your worth.

[@namaste348]

Chiiiiiilllllleeee, always 😫

[@lydianicolenorwick125]

We in the world don't deserve them, but are beyond lucky they're here!

[@sonjahattonfarr3487]

💯

[@hobag11]

Beauty school does NOT give the education for us to know all hair textures. This story is amazing and warms my heart. I love when I can help someone in my chair and I’m glad she found the resources she needed.

[@stephaniepantalonie]

Why not? It's like if makeup artists only knew how to deal with one type of skin. I don't get it

[@savvystrandsxsnatchthatcat8122]

why’re beauty school doesn’t…. Paul mitchelll etc… black owned schools definitely go above and beyond in south carolina

[@jeweledthrone2850]

Empire did. And had all the girls braiding😂 I went in 2014

[@emilyc9380]

Huh… my school definitely did.

[@pastelpepe]

@@emilyc9380it’s fairly new that beauty schools are teaching how to take care of kinky hair. You’re lucky.

[@brg4622]

I almost cried when she thought of how different her life would’ve been had she just found someone in her younger years to teach her about her hair.

[@isiIwen]

She looks stuuuuuunnning and to see her *so happy* and her doctor also be so excited *for* her is amazing!

[@river8760]

Her pain was palpable. I’m happy for her that she was treated with so much empathy and has great support now.

[@malmal3003]

This is what beauty schools need to teach whole courses on textured hair. Black hair stylists are versatile because they encounter all types of hair textures. There should be no reason she should’ve gone this long not understanding how beautiful her hair is.

[@jadesmith7983]

Her hair was thick and beautiful in the before. I understand that she didn't like it because she was teased by her peers, which is the same reason black women wear wigs. She experienced some of the discrimination that black women have dealt with for decades. All hair textures are beautiful and should be treated equally.

[@MrSpocksMomma]

I think her hair is absolutely gorgeous!!! The color is sooooo beautiful too.

[@-cosmicrogue-]

This poor sweet lady, you can tell how much she internalized the bullying she received as a child. ☹️ It kept her so focused on her hair that I doubt she realized how pretty she actually is, and has always been. I hope her confidence continues to bloom.❤️

[@teyianneful]

I hope she becomes an advocate for others like her and ALL women that society has shunned for how the hair naturally grows out of their head!

[@Savvy_Fandoms]

Having a formal diagnosis can be SO validating. Then being guided through maintenance for incurable conditions is such a wonderful next step. I am SO happy she was able to get help 🥰

[@ambrag2cute358]

When she showed her hair in the beginning… I was like girl bye that’s our texture.🤦🏽‍♀️ that diagnosis threw me off a bit. Her hair is beautiful! Before and after.

[@RuthLovesJesus]

lol 😂 EXACTLY MY THOUGHTS!!

[@HulklingsBoyfriend]

It's not the same, and she's literally diagnosed - DNA tested.

[@sugarzblossom8168]

It's not really curly though

[@ambrag2cute358]

@@HulklingsBoyfriend they just gave it a diagnosis cause the only other thing to say was girl you got they hair… but they don’t want that stigma… so let’s just call it this instead… 🤨

[@1_multilungual_t]

Omg yessss! I was thinking that too. All she needs to do is go to the Brazilians, Dominicans, or the black stylists

[@nofox777]

Her hair is actually very beautiful

[@geriatricmillennial.5160]

That’s what I’m saying! Gorgeous.

[@krisskross18]

Omggg, there is nothing wrong with her hair…it’s actually gorgeous…she just needs to go to a black salon.

[@dianefranklin8785]

She’s got black hair… was my first thought… glad she was happy with her results. Great job!

[@plee6223]

Me too!

[@l01j99]

I really liked her hair better the way it was. Did anyone else notice how gorgeous her ponytail looked in the beginning?

[@nofox777]

I did, her hair is amazing . I don’t think she realizes how beautiful it is naturally. It’s a good example of how damaging bullying can do to giving a poor self image .

[@nofox777]

It’s soo thick too, love it .

[@teishahickman2108]

Yes, but it was probably tough to manage.

[@kikibigbangfan3540]

wow, you're really self centered and insensitive. She said doing her hair could take up to 6 hours to manage. The this new look is better maintained at around 45 minutes. And she's beaming with confidence and happiness. No one cares that you or anybody else liked her hair before. She loves it now.

[@littleleah310]

me too 😅

[@brittabtw]

If this is the case, all of my friends and I have uncombable hair. 😂😂 Babbbyyyy.

[@mwhite4976]

RIGHT!! She’s a 4C with a silkier than average texture… I’m a 4B and my hair doesn’t even behave like hers did when it was wet 🫠🫠🫠

[@HulklingsBoyfriend]

It's way, way more fragile than regular hair. It's very brittle.​@@mwhite4976

[@gracelessnesss]

Her hair is crimped and extremely brittle in nature, more so than any other hair type.

[@nycole8192]

That's what I thought, as soon as I seen her hair! 🤦🏽‍♀️ Like...Girrrl, you're just walking around with Black people's hair. Get a hot comb and some Blue Magic! 🤷🏽‍♀️ Just jokes, but... I think her natural hair is beautiful! 💯🥰

[@littleleah310]

@@mwhite4976you can have coarse loose/straight hair

[@anjealin259]

Welcome to the natural hair community!

[@AuntieThree]

Right, and she needs a bonnet or satin pillowcase too

[@irmar]

Natural hair? She hated her natural hair and wanted it to be more manageable. We haven't even seen how it is in its natural state, as she said that it takes about 5 hours for her to prepare for going out. So what we saw was AFTER the five hours. That's not my definition of "natural" if it takes so much effort.

[@anjealin259]

@@irmar indeed, what you described is exactly what many black women experience, especially those that started getting hair relaxers at a very young age. Some are able to transition to wearing their natural hair and embrace it while others do not. Learning how to manage it is usually what makes the difference.

[@Ray97548]

⁠@@irmarliterally what black women go through lol… still natural

[@amonbeck]

@@irmarThat’s just not true. She said it used to take her 6 hours to get ready. The stylist taught her how to style her hair and hydrate it within a 45 min block. What they mean by “natural” hair community is that her type of hair really shouldn’t be exposed to chemicals, silicones, and other junk that’s in most commercial hair products. She needs natural products that will hydrate and use techniques largely found in black and curly hair communities. It’s a completely different way of treating hair than most straight white hair types. The end result you just saw WAS her hair’s natural state. She has curly, coarse hair. But if curly hair isn’t hydrated the curl falls out and the frizz/volume issues happen (which was her before state). That final result was her hair finally being treated properly to allow for the curl pattern to set.

[@moniquejohnson2465]

Such a heartwarming story. She is a beautiful woman. Her confidence is soaring. She knows how to care for her hair now. Great team!

[@lucymoore403]

Yes!!! Product diffuser and not brushing after it’s dry…her natural color is really pretty too

[@amauris3167]

I have hair just like that, but because I am a Taino, it’s not considered uncombable hair syndrome…. It’s just 4c hair texture. Who knew all her mom had to do is seek help from an African American to understand and learn how to’s on her textured hair. It could have saved this lady years of her self confidence.

[@honeybabie8484]

Taínos didn’t have 4c hair. But a lot of todays Taino are mixed with African and have 4c because of that. Anyway 4c hair is sooo beautiful. I love how thick it is. I have 2b & 3b hair but it’s fine and strong.

[@HulklingsBoyfriend]

It's not the same as 4C, it's talked about in the video. It's extremely fragile and brittle hair resulting from a hair shaft mutation, and is tighter and more crimped than 4C hair.

[@lalaland2107]

Tainos definitely DID NOT have type 4 hair… 😂 that’s the hair of your African ancestors…

[@honeybabie8484]

@@lalaland2107 i mean true but i guess some people don’t know that. It’s all good. Most people today who have Taino blood/heritage don’t know much about the Tianos as we were nearly all wiped out. Taínos were from the Amazon and resembled much of todays Amazonian tribes. So yes deep skin tones and usual straight jet black hair. Until they mixed with African, Spaniards, and in some islands Italians or French. A lot of the surviving Taínos moved to the US and formed part of the Seminole Tribe. There are is a small tribe in PR as well left. the majority of us Taínos left are no longer in tribes. a lot of the history and traditions are unfortunately dead.

[@iamme3518]

The woman doesn't have 4c hair texture. She has different hair from the typical Caucasian person, but it's not 4c hair.

[@jamaicanprincess84]

She just needed a black salon....black women have so many textures and sometimes extremely thick. They would have gotten her together real quick.

[@SrGemmaRose]

You are totally right. White people salons (and in white saying this) don’t know how to deal with textured hair. She found her stylist and she knocked it out of the park!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@heatherjunker967]

The service this doctor and tis hairstylist gave this beautiful girl is soul changing. Just knowing what she can do to help herself and to have the hair she wants gives her the confidence she has never had before. They have truly changed her life.

[@irisfilmproductions]

The final reveals of the waves are GORGEOUS

[@jackiemyers2773]

Her hair is fire!!! If she had some of us around you would see the confidence in her stride. Its so much I would do with that hair. She looks like a biracial girl with beautiful hair. Edit: She needs a bonnet!

[@C_majuscula]

If you think your hair is "straight but puffy/frizzy" it's probably curly. Her hair is thick and coarse and low porosity, but there are products and techniques to help with all of that.

[@bren7067]

The stylist said her hair is porous.

[@marshabrown8343]

She has high porosity hair. That's why it gets dry so quickly.

[@Lkn6789]

@@marshabrown8343Ugh story of my life

[@dalailarose1596]

If I brush out my hair, it looks just like hers; big, poofy, & straight. I don't even have that mutation, I just have well over 3ft of wavy hair that I don't know how to care for, as I didn't grow up with a mother, & she didn't have the same texture anyway.

[@__.lucky.__]

Poor girl. This is why I became a hairstylist, to help people who have always hated their hair. There’s nothing wrong with her, different is beautiful.

[@ACRMedia]

Her natural curl pattern was beautiful with the right products and care. That's all she needed.

[@lilyjane1011]

Meeting with black women would have helped much earlier on I think...

[@JustAndreaEdna]

As a cosmetologist I knew right off that no one ever showed this woman how to care for her hair type. So glad she saw an informed professional to help her feel comfortable in her skin.

[@camillasaietz4856]

I absolutely LOVE her hair.... it's sooo beautiful!!!

[@jennahcollings1174]

Awwww bless.... Ginger hair can have a lot of texture and I've told many a red head to go to black hair salon!

[@cbennett2194]

What this video failed to convey is what "Uncombable Hair Syndrome" is. It's a medical condition in which the actual hair shaft is triangular-shaped rather than like a round tube, and goes out in different directions. It's a genetic anomaly and is not related to race in any way. Typically, it tends to change and eventually grow out like everyone else's hair as the child ages into adulthood. Children with UHS tend to have very fine, fair, thin, and wispy hair that sticks out like a halo. Hair products can thicken the hair to give it weight and manage it better. But it's not "black" hair, which is perfectly normal.

[@SkullZie]

Fr, people are jumping to alot of conclusions, its called uncomfortable for a reason☹️ it's very hard to maintain because of how thin and electric it can be

[@karenneill9109]

It’s also not curly, it just frizzes. Straight hair has a round shaft, curly hair is flattened, but uncombable hair is triangular. So a lot of the things that might work with very curly hair don’t always work with glass hair.

[@janeenjourney43]

I appreciate how this clip is a great example of the need for diversity in the workplace. This lady has been seeing doctors for years. I'm guessing that her previous doctors and stylist were not Black women or women with this hair texture.

[@RyanRCross]

I liked how her hair was before, but also glad she's happy with it now. What SHE wants is what truly matters.

[@Freverprincess]

There is absolutely nothing wrong with her hair it's beautiful.

[@peacefreedom4930]

I remember seeing a show of a child with this condition many years ago and I wondered if her hair would respond well to being treated like black hair. The mother said they couldn’t get a comb through it. I have 4c hair. I was so curious about a comparison of this type of hair and 4c. I wish they could have told us if they are similar. Seeing this was so satisfying because it proved that help is possible. ❤ Edit: I’m also wondering if this might be the girl I saw on the original show many years ago.

[@thecurator2626]

It looks like the same girl I saw many years ago. I’m betting it’s her.

[@texasgoddess323]

The term “UNCOMBABLE HAIR SYNDROME” is offensive and suggests that ppl whose hair is more difficult to comb and/or detangle, is problematic, bad, or wrong, when it simply means that it takes more time and requires a certain skill. That name MUST BE CHANGED! Edit: Who made the rule that hair MUST BE combed anyway?!😉🧐

[@ezeij3216]

Exactly what an insult to black women women

[@ashleywatkins1380]

I agree

[@throckwoddle]

I'm pretty sure people started making a rule about combing hair back when we had a lot more of a problem with lice and nits. There's nothing wrong with the word "syndrome". It just means a group of symptoms.

[@texasgoddess323]

@@throckwoddle That makes sense with the nits!…Syndrome also typically indicates something negative or unwanted, so it is typically something we do not want. So the symptoms are not being able to easily comb out your hair and what else?🤔

[@sweettreatsoverload4296]

Yes its wrong because it had negative undertones. Had she been atound black people she would have known how to care for her hair better.​@@throckwoddle

[@pinkprincess124]

She has beautiful hair... a lot of ppl would be happy to have hair half as beautiful as that 😊

[@afloragrove]

Her hair is so beautiful. Straight haired people aren’t blessed with this density. This is a BLESSING girl.

[@allisonhendrix6008]

Several years ago I figured out that my curls were not benefiting from traditional styling products marketed towards lighter skinned people, and so I experimented with focusing on oils and moisturizing with more natural ingredients. I found that Shea Moisture shampoo works great for my once a week wash routine and jojoba oil is a fantastic detangler once my hair is dry. As I age and continue to experience a variety of changes in my body due to hormones, I am grateful for the knowledge that we are all members of the human race, and we are not so different as we have been conditioned to believe, and that the differences that do exist from one person to the next should not just be celebrated, but shared.

[@katryanaorange2092]

To have that hair.... oh lord! A GIFT from God.

[@Witchfoot.Incorporated]

The baby pics of spun glass hair are hysterical BUT I hate that the kids are brutally bullied for it. OH WOW! She treated it like 4C hair!!!

[@Steph-lc7hy]

Issue is shes white so her family didnt know what 4c was. They dont know how to comb it.

[@JocelynJocelyn]

As i was looking at her hair i said to myself “it seems like she just needs a moisturizing hair care routine” and look at that ! Shoutout the stylist she did an amazing job !

[@janinepratt7155]

My daughter suffers with same problem but me and her dad are mixed race but a bit of taming oil and straighteners after shower does trick...be proud of what you have been given.❤

[@HannahPhan-cg9th]

I love full, teased up hair with cute accessories! It’s gorgeous! BOTH ways People will always notice what looks unique. I would stare out of curiosity and awe of rare beauty

[@Deniseeee84]

It just looks more like black hair !

[@psychedforlife7176]

Whoa her hair is gorgeous

[@neitikissu]

She’s so beautiful! What lovely hair… it’s terrible she spent her life being so sad when she looks gorgeous to everyone else!

[@Freverprincess]

I don't think this woman hates her hair it's the ppl around her she needs to worry about telling her somethings wrong with her hair

[@akwaabab8504]

Talking to a Black woman about "uncombable hair"? As far as I am concerned her hair looks just fine. As usual Black women are saving them. All she needed was a Black stylist.

[@Mvnst3r]

I'm so so so glad we got products for textured hair nowadays and information to help us. When I was a kid, we had literally like one shampoo and one conditioner for all textured hair and like a million products for straight hair 🤡 and curly and wavy haired would always been considered untidy or having a "bad hair" 🤡 I used to cry so so so much with my wavy hair, and nowadays its one of my favourite traits. Girl looks amazing and so happy! All the 3 women in this video are absolutelly gorgeous 💖💖

[@thisthatntheother747]

For those commenting on how they liked it better...consider it doesn't matter what we think, the pain and shame associated with hair is HER reality. A lifetime of hair pain, and now she feels confident. That's all that matters. ❤

[@sandrak.robbins6305]

Wow! So happy that she has a solution! What a wonderful stylist and doctor. Gorgeous hair! Beautiful.

[@achristiansworld8446]

The fact that when she compliment ed the doctors hair , and the doctor said “I like yours!” Makes me melt 😩

[@LadyPantera57]

I met a young girl some years ago who had the most interesting texture of hair and I think that she may have had this condition. Her mom said that she started getting the girl Brazilian blowouts at the age of six because she was getting bullied by the other children. I hope someone eventually helps her the way that this amazing stylist has helped this beautiful woman!

[@courtneywitherspoon8584]

Black women are amazing and no one can tell me otherwise. Im happy for this woman and the confidence she has found

[@lhollyrivera3408]

Yes black queen knew just what to do ! God bless the amazing women

[@SomeoneSomethingSomewhereSafe]

Omg bless these people. I hope all the kids out there with this syndrome or with similar hair types see this video

[@IJest]

Her hair is glorious and wild and epic like a lion's mane. Sucks that it stresses her out and she doesn't like it. She's beautiful.

[@Robadobo]

Had to make sure this video wasn’t released on April 1st

[@jazdj04]

I was thinking that this MUST be a joke 😂😂

[@melissanasser9777]

Yeah... All this drama for normal hair

[@May-tai]

😂😂❤