Welcome to JumiBearz! Introduce yourself!
Hi! My name is Zara! I’m a twenty-one year old violinist, composer, and vlogger. I’m also a fellow naturalista hahaha.
How long have you been natural?
Let’s see… I went natural in April of 2009 so I have been fully natural for a little over 5 years now.
Hi! My name is Zara! I’m a twenty-one year old violinist, composer, and vlogger. I’m also a fellow naturalista hahaha.
How long have you been natural?
Let’s see… I went natural in April of 2009 so I have been fully natural for a little over 5 years now.
What inspired you to go natural?
Okay… this is a story!
In about middle school, my mom really dove into caring for my hair and my sister’s hair. My hair flourished and got quite long by the time I was in high school.
When I was about 15, my mom was busy and couldn’t do my relaxer so she let one of our family members do it. Long story short… the relaxer was left in for far too long. No matter how much I cried for it to be washed out… I was replied to with a forceful “NO”. My hair was pretty severely damaged. It was thin and lifeless.
In an effort to revive my hair, I started looking at relaxed hair videos on YouTube. That was when I discovered the concept of natural hair.
As I got distracted by the many videos of beautiful women with hair that was just as beautiful, I asked myself why I even relaxed. It was just something I did… I didn’t have to and I realized that I didn’t care to. This was in November of 2008. I had decided that I would embark on a Natural hair journey. No more relaxers for this head!
Describe your hair?
My hair is mostly 4a. I have 4b at the crown of my head and close to my ears. The front of my head is between a 4a and 3c. I have a few strands that exhibit minor heat damage! I’ll be getting rid of those as my hair continues to grow.
It is very dense but the strands are fine! I think it is medium porosity, I know it is protein sensitive, and it prefers to be treated with natural products.
My elasticity is normal and my natural hair color is a deep brown with a reddish sort of gleam (in sunlight).
How do you maintain your mane?
I typically protective style but when my hair is free this is what I do:
I usually just put on my nightcap and call it a day. I will occasionally re-twist my hair but that is rare! In the morning I adjust whatever style I was wearing the day before. If my hair is feeling dry, I will moisturize it again but I tend to avoid too much maintenance. It makes life easier!
When I do protective style I spray my water and conditioner mix then seal with my Wild Growth Hair Oil. I avoid washing my hair with braids and twists but I wash weekly or every other week when I have a sew-in.
I’ve also recently added henna to my regimen! We’ll see how that goes. I’m excited to see the benefits!
What does your hair like? Dislike?
Gurlaaaa, my hair is super picky! My hair does not like a lot. It haaaates protein. Protein makes my hair super dry and I have to use it in extreme moderation. No strong protein treatments for this head of hair!
My hair really loves oils and shea butter. It loves to be stretched and prefers low manipulation styles. I am very tender headed so anything to avoid having to really stress my hair and my scalp is wonderful.
My hair also loves protective styling! Weaves in particular. I have experienced the most growth from leaving my hair in weaves for two to three months. Braids are my most frequented style and the woman that typically does my hair (Edwige), handles my hair the best. If you guys want her information, please contact me! She is relocating to the DMV.
Okay… this is a story!
In about middle school, my mom really dove into caring for my hair and my sister’s hair. My hair flourished and got quite long by the time I was in high school.
When I was about 15, my mom was busy and couldn’t do my relaxer so she let one of our family members do it. Long story short… the relaxer was left in for far too long. No matter how much I cried for it to be washed out… I was replied to with a forceful “NO”. My hair was pretty severely damaged. It was thin and lifeless.
In an effort to revive my hair, I started looking at relaxed hair videos on YouTube. That was when I discovered the concept of natural hair.
As I got distracted by the many videos of beautiful women with hair that was just as beautiful, I asked myself why I even relaxed. It was just something I did… I didn’t have to and I realized that I didn’t care to. This was in November of 2008. I had decided that I would embark on a Natural hair journey. No more relaxers for this head!
Describe your hair?
My hair is mostly 4a. I have 4b at the crown of my head and close to my ears. The front of my head is between a 4a and 3c. I have a few strands that exhibit minor heat damage! I’ll be getting rid of those as my hair continues to grow.
It is very dense but the strands are fine! I think it is medium porosity, I know it is protein sensitive, and it prefers to be treated with natural products.
My elasticity is normal and my natural hair color is a deep brown with a reddish sort of gleam (in sunlight).
How do you maintain your mane?
I typically protective style but when my hair is free this is what I do:
I usually just put on my nightcap and call it a day. I will occasionally re-twist my hair but that is rare! In the morning I adjust whatever style I was wearing the day before. If my hair is feeling dry, I will moisturize it again but I tend to avoid too much maintenance. It makes life easier!
When I do protective style I spray my water and conditioner mix then seal with my Wild Growth Hair Oil. I avoid washing my hair with braids and twists but I wash weekly or every other week when I have a sew-in.
I’ve also recently added henna to my regimen! We’ll see how that goes. I’m excited to see the benefits!
What does your hair like? Dislike?
Gurlaaaa, my hair is super picky! My hair does not like a lot. It haaaates protein. Protein makes my hair super dry and I have to use it in extreme moderation. No strong protein treatments for this head of hair!
My hair really loves oils and shea butter. It loves to be stretched and prefers low manipulation styles. I am very tender headed so anything to avoid having to really stress my hair and my scalp is wonderful.
My hair also loves protective styling! Weaves in particular. I have experienced the most growth from leaving my hair in weaves for two to three months. Braids are my most frequented style and the woman that typically does my hair (Edwige), handles my hair the best. If you guys want her information, please contact me! She is relocating to the DMV.
What mistakes have you made in your journey?
My biggest would be related to the general care of my hair. I can be pretty lazy and though my hair has gotten really long, I feel that I could have at least 6 more inches if I had known what I was doing 100% of the time. I have learned a great deal and now I know what my hair requires to grow.
Another mistake I have made is being impatient! Sometimes I get frustrated when I am doing my hair and I rush through processes that should be done gently. I love my hair and I want to see it flourish so now I take my time more and I avoid manipulating it as much. When I am combatting my impatience, protective styling helps A LOT! It allows me to (kind of) forget my hair for a bit (aside form moisturizing and general maintenance).
Where can we find you on the Internet?
I have a YouTube channel! It is: http://www.youtube.com/efikzara (Make sure you subscribe!)
Instagram/Twitter: @efikzara
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/efikzara
My biggest would be related to the general care of my hair. I can be pretty lazy and though my hair has gotten really long, I feel that I could have at least 6 more inches if I had known what I was doing 100% of the time. I have learned a great deal and now I know what my hair requires to grow.
Another mistake I have made is being impatient! Sometimes I get frustrated when I am doing my hair and I rush through processes that should be done gently. I love my hair and I want to see it flourish so now I take my time more and I avoid manipulating it as much. When I am combatting my impatience, protective styling helps A LOT! It allows me to (kind of) forget my hair for a bit (aside form moisturizing and general maintenance).
Where can we find you on the Internet?
I have a YouTube channel! It is: http://www.youtube.com/efikzara (Make sure you subscribe!)
Instagram/Twitter: @efikzara
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/efikzara