Here are our thoughts:
1. How you care for your hair is your right – At the end of the day what you do with your hair is entirely up to you, if you think using a silkener will make your life easier and give you your desired look then go for it.
If you are an all natural sistah and you want nothing to do with chemicals then a silkener might not be for you.
2. Do you still have natural hair if you have a silkener – No, natural hair is hair that is not chemically altered, that is our rule of thumb, so the hair that is growing from your root is natural, the rest is chemically altered. Somehow as human beings we like to belong to a group or box, so we are forced to try to fit in and this causes a few technical arguments that are sometimes way too unnecessary.
If you have a silkener, say so, if you have a relaxer, say that too. To be honest this whole movement is a lot about hair, but its more about sisterhood and healthy hair.
3. Does using a silkener mean you hate your natural texture – That is a matter of opinion and something you should ask yourself why you are doing it. It doesn’t matter what anyone thinks the only thing that matters is what you think.
Some women are not phased by the whole being wholeheartedly natural thing, some women see their hair as an accessory and treat it like that. That means, they might color it, wear a weave*, get a texturizer, get a hair cut, wear a wig*, go bald, they have fun without the biases, interpretations or even anyone else’s opinion.
Now that we are at the point in the movement where we have explored all aspects of natural hair, we have had fun, had parties and most of all learned how our hair works it is time for us to come to terms with all levels of acceptance.
This means not everyone is going to have hair like yours or even ‘do’ there hair like you do. If you sell products be completely honest about your product and process so that the entire community can make an informed decision and be ok with it.
Phew, that was a mouthful, in other news did you hear that Miss Jessie is partnering with weave* company Indique for a summer campaign? We cant wait to see what they come up with and how this can revolutionize protective styling if at all possible. We say good luck!
Would you use a silkner? Speak your truth below.
Originally posted 2014-05-26 15:00:45.
So funny. Me and the lady with the light hair have the same hair!
It’s basically a texturizer?
Yes it’s Miss Jessie’s version of a texturizer, which Titi, the one with the hair color in the pic, uses herself to loosen her texture.
What is a silkerner
No because my hair will no longer be natural
Never heard of tht
It’s the same thing as if you were using that texterizer it’s all still perm like.
It sounds like “silkner” is a fancy word for texturizer lol. Do what you are comfortable with on your hair. Chemicals stunt my hair growth, so I opt out. But I don’t have a problem with someone else doing it…more power to you.
Yes
they both have beautiful hair.
Maybe if it would look like theirs.
If you do you won’t be natural!
Telling people not to be ashamed that they use a “silkener” but refuse to call it what it is… a mild relaxer. LOL
No one should feel ashamed of what they prefer to do to their own hair. Calling the process silkening or texturising is just a way for people to pretend they are not relaxing their hair. It’s just hair! Be proud to rock it anyway you want to.
I am seriously considering this if I’m ever going to wear my hair out. It dosent cooperate with braid outs, twist outs or wash and goes. It just frizzes up like a poodle. I want that look without all the time consuming prep work! I don’t have that kind of time. Weaves and braids are my constants!
Never! Then my hair would no longer be natural and chemical free. Just because it doesn’t completely straighten the hair like a relaxer, doesn’t mean it’s not the same thing. It’s still altering your natural texture.
Maybe if I had short hair, but my hair is long so NO I would not risk using a “silkener”!!!
Not if it changes my texture permanently
nope i wouldnt. i like learning my own texture.
If you use a chemical process in your hair, you cannot claim to be natural, because you are not natural. I didn’t even know such a thing existed!
I was considering straigtening my hair with coppola keratin straigtening treatment. would you recommend. Can you give me details about the treatment
it’s funny how people try to give a product another name. It’s not a Silkener, it’s a Perm. Call it for what it is and stopping telling those who actually believe it only makes the hair silky. You need to do the same thing with a perm as a “silkener”. Get real. You are no longer Natural, but you are back to using permanent products-IT’S A PERM.
No
Nope, I love my 4a-4c texture the way it is.
Absolutely NOT!!!!
YES BECAUSE I HAVE VERY THICK HAIR AND I NEED ANOTHER SHOULDER SURGERY
What is a silkner?
lye like in a relaxer just not as much same difference new name
A relaxer or perm as some say.
What is a silkener ?
A relaxer.
Oh . okay , thanks. Then I definitely don’t want one !,
Lovely
Nope.
Not putting lye on my scalp just because you call it a silkener its still lye a relaxer in other words
guys actually read the article before asking what a silkener is
Thank you! Ugh!
I usually never do. I don’t like to click links because some give viruses .
it’s a link to her page though idk how you’d get a virus ^^;
Nope nah nah uh nawwwwwwww no
Interesting
No, but my mom who has extremely coily hair might benefit from it.
A silkener is simply a relaxer. If you chose to get your hair relaxed so be it. However there’s no point in you being involved in a “natural hair movement”. If you’re going to be encouraging black women to accept their natural texture you can’t have a relaxer yourself.
It may help you manage your hair better but that’s just what relaxers do.
Isn’t this just a relaxer????
So in other words, people are faking being natural, that’s disappointing,kinda like “passing”
I love my nappy! Lol
Nah. I’m good.
Who cares? It’s your hair, do whatever you want with it.
We care thats why we are talking about it. And “do what u want with your hair” how about looking at both sides before u make a decision. Thats what we r doing
I’ll keep my kinks thank you very much…. this is still adding synthetic chemicals into my natural hair and thats a no no!!
Silkeners are made from lye…just like some relaxers…hmmmm..i think not
Look this is very simple!. You either go all natural and put up with the combing and pain. OR put a little chemical on the hair which is better known as RELAXER. You can call it any fancy name but as soon as you place anything PERMANENT that changes the hair texture it’s called RELAXER. It is what it is!!
I love all hair.
Hell no
No
Nope. Defeats the p purpose
What’s the sense using a silkner…u wouldn’t be a natural any more. My hair is as kinky as it gets. For the past couple of months of daily moisturizing, it’s as soft as can be.
Using a silkner…might as well put a relaxer in your hair and call it a day!
I don’t even use edge gels. Kinda weird having kinky hair with straight edges. I’ve learned to embrace my beady beads!
I personally would take an Intense Moisturizing technique. Leaveing chemicals that permanetly rearrange the curl pattern ALONE.
I did it a couple times then cut it all off and grew back natural.. it’s currently texturized.
I just cut my hair if I don’t like the curl pattern and keep doing that until I see my big cozily curls come back and not the straight hair or loose waves.
Hell no
Hell no