Curly Hair

I have curly hair. And not just, you know, "wavy" curly, but REALLY curly hair. And if I don't put de-frizzing gel on my hair when I get out of the shower, or if I brush through my curls, it literally looks as if I've styled my hair using egg beaters. Now while I really don't suggest the egg beater styling effect, I don't suggest curling irons either, when you have curly hair. See, sometimes my momma will say, "Oh, honey, your natural curly hair is lovely, but why don't you try smoothing your hair out and then re-curling it, to take away the frizz from your natural curls but still keep curliness?" Now I did try this a few times. I found some minor (or not so minor) repercussions. 1) Curling irons can burn your hands and forehead. And then your burn will blister, and pop, and bleed, and then scar. And it hurts. 2) Why would I curl my hair after straightening it when my hair's naturally curly? What's wrong with natural curl? Sure, it's a bit frizzy sometimes, but it's natural. 3) It's alot less time consuming to shower and anti-frizz gel and go then spending forty minutes straightening and re-curling your hair.
Does less frizzy hair save the planet? Do I win one million dollars everytime I have perfect hair? No.
So I am embracing natural hair and going with it and liking it. When people ask you to change what is naturally you, never think you have to!