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In pictures: My natural hair journey In pictures: My natural hair journey
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When Fify Loewen, a photographer from Botswana, decided to stop putting chemical relaxant on her hair, she had to confront the perception that natural hair is unkempt. But she also found that she couldn't even buy the products for natural hair in her country.When Fify Loewen, a photographer from Botswana, decided to stop putting chemical relaxant on her hair, she had to confront the perception that natural hair is unkempt. But she also found that she couldn't even buy the products for natural hair in her country.
'Creamy crack''Creamy crack'
'The Big Chop''The Big Chop'
The long wait for hair to growThe long wait for hair to grow
The moisture retention challengeThe moisture retention challenge
'The length check''The length check'
Pressure to look 'professional'Pressure to look 'professional'
And just in case you haven't had enough photos of Fify's hair journey...And just in case you haven't had enough photos of Fify's hair journey...
Tell us your homemade hair product recipes by commenting on Facebook or tweeting us using the hashtag #HairTalks.Tell us your homemade hair product recipes by commenting on Facebook or tweeting us using the hashtag #HairTalks.
The BBC's Pumza Fihlani refuses to be judged by her hair