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Doobies, Pineappling and Sisterlocks: What Natural Hair Care Really Means

Eight naturalista bloggers help us break it down

by Tiffanie Petett  |  9 COMMENTS

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Shrinkage
Shrinkage For most women, shrinkage is what happens to a pair of jeans after going through the dryer. Not. OK. And for women with natural hair types, shrinkage is equally problematic. Straightened, the hair is long (what many girls would kill for), but in its kinky-curly state, it appears much (sometimes 95%) shorter.

"There are many products that claim to control or prevent shrinkage, but I'm not really a believer," Yvodney Washington of Hairs Yvie says. "I have less shrinkage by pulling my hair up and back at night and releasing it in the morning. Shrinkage is a reality for all of us coil-y girls. No matter what, I know my hair is going to have some sort of shrinkage unless I'm wearing it straight."



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