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i have owned my sedu flatiron since 2005. i’m five years in and i still love it.

i purchased my sedu iron because i was searching for a way to straighten my hair and not burn it out with an unprotected, uncoated, unevenly heated, traditional, “gold ‘n hot”, flatiron.

i remember the first pass through my hair. hair that was not even freshly washed and filled with 4 or 5 day old curly pudding. a-ma-zing! i couldn’t believe it. i’d seen all the reviews but for the sedu online – i remember spending hours reading them and staring at photos – but to actually have it work on my coarse hair was a dream. i mean i was hopeful and *thought* it would, but as a kinky girl, you just never know.
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my hair is kinky and curly.

it’s hair that has been called: bad, nappy, good, curly, kinky, and a variety of things in between.

i simply call it my hair.

my hair is also colored. i had it colored at an aveda concept salon in feb 09. the colors are copper, blonde and chocolate brown; the chocolate is in the back, while the front is more copper with blonde highlights.

my regimen is very simple {i’m a keep it simple (and fast!) kinda gal}:

1. co-wash once a week; sometimes twice a week, or even sometimes every other week – depending on workout schedule
2. use either carefree gold, glycerin, hawaiian 14-in-1 and or a combo to seal in moisture.
3. top off with olive oil or coconut oil
4. add a touch of gel for frizzies (optional)
5. twist and sleep or fluff and go
6. clarify once a month with acv (apple cider vinegar)

that’s it. sometimes it changes, but more often than not, it does not.

i like to try a lot of products though (so sometimes #2 and #4 change up), a different condish here and there, gels, etc., so i’ll be doing plenty of reviews.

my hair back story

like most little black girls, i was natural up until my teens. it was actually the year i was to turn 13 (so i was 12) that i got my first relaxer.

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