I never really thought that much about my hair.
I have curly hair and my maintenance consisted of washing, conditioning, a little gel and then that was it. I would shake it out and go. I wouldn’t even dry it, even in the cold weather.
The only time I thought about my hair was when it was extremely humid outside and I was having a bad hair day. On those days, I couldn’t even look in the mirror! I would put my hair up in a pony and wait for the next day.
Most of us women, and some men, spend hours on our hair, trying to get it perfect. But, not me. I’m more of a wash and shake type of girl. So when my haircutter, Edelma, asked me if I wanted to get a Keratin treatment, I shrugged. “I don’t think I need that,” I told her.
Many times when I would go to get highlights or a cut, she would suggest that I get it done. And I would say, “maybe in the future, not today.
Last Saturday, I took my daughter to get a haircut and Edelma told me she had a few cancellations and wanted to know if I wanted to get the Keratin treatment. “Your hair will be beautiful,” she said. “If you want it straight, you will love it and if you want it curly, it will have soft curls.”
She convinced me and three and a half hours later, I walked out of the salon with stick straight hair. At first I wasn’t thrilled with the way it looked. I felt it was flat against my face and made me look older. But as the hours went by, I liked it more and more.
Edelma told me not to wash it for 72 hours and not to put it back or sweat. “Ummm, Edelma, I exercise every day,” I told her after the treatment was in. “Well, try not to darling,” she said.
For the next two days, I was very conscience of my hair. I couldn’t put my glasses on my head. I couldn’t put it in a pony. And, I couldn’t get it wet. It was making me a little crazy, but I dealt.
Today, I got a call from Edelma on my cell phone. “So how do you like?” she said. “I keep thinking about you and know you were a little skeptical so I want to make sure you’re happy.”
I smiled and thought about how easy it was to make my hair straight today and how natural it looked. “Edelma,” I said, “It’s all about the hair…”
