My first “official blog” about coily hair–go figure I created a website many years ago titled “My Cottony Hair Journey” as a way to share my experience growing out my naturally coily hair. It’s funny that I’m just now starting with a blog, but there’s a first time for everything. I’m really not even sure how far this will go, like who will even read this. But I love writing, especially writing from my personal experiences. So even if this remains unseen by anyone, I will continue just for the sake of enjoyment.

What type of hair is coily hair? I feel that the term “coily” best fits my type of hair. My “curls” can be as small as that tiny little spring inside of your pen, therefore I deem the texture of my hair to be “coily”–not as big to call them curls, not as defined to call it wavy or anything else. Why not “kinky?” The term “kinky” describes the “state” of hair, as in your hair in its uncombed state is “kinky.” But to say that I have a “kinky” texture is like saying my hair is always uncombed and tangled, which is not true. Wavy hair can be “kinky,” and so can straight hair. But by all means, if you want to describe your own hair as kinky, be my guest (whever I’m virtually talking to).

I hope to use this blog to talk about my coily hair experience, because by God I’ve had quite an experience. I would love to share it with everyone who is willing to learn or take something with them as a result. I hope this will be a great experience for everyone (again, whoever may be reading this, I guess).