Review: Thank God I'm Natural
Thank God I'm Natural - The Ultimate Guide to Caring for and Maintaining Natural Hair by Chris-Tia E. Donaldson.
I actually bought this book in April 2010 (I went back an looked at my book order history, otherwise I wouldn't know exactly when). It's the first hair book I ever bought and read. And to sound cliché; it changed my (hair) life. Since I read it I have talked about it, lent it to friends and given it away as a gift. So since I'll be talking about natural hair at the Cph Curls & Conversation event on February 11th (yes, I find a way to sneak in the event in every post) I wanted to re-read this book so I had it freshly in my head (among all the other info in my head). And of course, it deserves a review. Since I didn't have a blog in 2010 I never reviewed it. So here we go.
This is a great book for all things related to natural hair. It covers hair anatomy, hair typing, relaxers, hair care, locs, coloring, blow outs, bad and good ingredients, home made recipes and so much more. There's a list of products to watch out for that may harm your hair... I used to have this list in my planner, but just added it into my phone in case I forget. It's great to know which ingredients you should say no to and why.
I love this book! And re-reading it I didn't only learn a few things that I probably missed first time around because it felt like a lot of info at once. I also realized how great this book is. It covers a lot of areas in a down to earth easy to understand type of way.
If you are thinking about going natural and need that last push, read this book! It makes you feel that it is possible and gives you the basic info on how to do it. Or if you are trying to convince someone to go natural buy this book for them. ;)
At the end of the book there is a dictionary and FAQ pages as well a list of websites and books to look into.
To sum it up, in my opinion this is a great book! A must have for all new naturals and wannabe naturals. If you live in Sweden you can order it on Adlibris.
I actually bought this book in April 2010 (I went back an looked at my book order history, otherwise I wouldn't know exactly when). It's the first hair book I ever bought and read. And to sound cliché; it changed my (hair) life. Since I read it I have talked about it, lent it to friends and given it away as a gift. So since I'll be talking about natural hair at the Cph Curls & Conversation event on February 11th (yes, I find a way to sneak in the event in every post) I wanted to re-read this book so I had it freshly in my head (among all the other info in my head). And of course, it deserves a review. Since I didn't have a blog in 2010 I never reviewed it. So here we go.
I love this book! And re-reading it I didn't only learn a few things that I probably missed first time around because it felt like a lot of info at once. I also realized how great this book is. It covers a lot of areas in a down to earth easy to understand type of way.
If you are thinking about going natural and need that last push, read this book! It makes you feel that it is possible and gives you the basic info on how to do it. Or if you are trying to convince someone to go natural buy this book for them. ;)
At the end of the book there is a dictionary and FAQ pages as well a list of websites and books to look into.
To sum it up, in my opinion this is a great book! A must have for all new naturals and wannabe naturals. If you live in Sweden you can order it on Adlibris.
It's sold out on Adlibris, I found it on Amazon.co.uk. So which book do you think is best: "The Science of Black Hair" or "Thank God I'm Natural" ? Are they similiar or have a different approach?
ReplyDeleteI'm only a few chapters in to the Science of Black hair so it's hard to say which one is better. They are different from each other. I think TSOBH is more scientific thus the name. I love TGIN and have learnt a lot from this book. I think it's a great book! And I don't think you will regret reading it if you buy it ;)
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