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Sunday, 16 December 2012

My Obsession with Straight Hair

I am all of 21 years of age, and my most fond childhood memories include my mom oiling my hair every Saturday night and washing it off every Sunday. My mom has insanely curly hair, and for some odd reason, curly hair just ends up curling the more it grows. So she never could have long hair. It seemed like she was living out her fantasy of long hair through me for a good 14 years. I was blessed with thick black hair and my mom made sure I never cut. Everyone in school knew me as the girl with the long, plaited hair. How jealour i was of the other girls who could use the hairbands like Kajol did in Kuch Kuch Hota hai. My hair was so long, I could do nothing my plait it. I use to fascinate me to watch girls undo their hair and tie pigtails in seconds. Grooming my hair would take nothing less than 10 minutes. So there was a routine hot oil massage every weekend and she could wash off the oil with Johnson n Johnson baby shampoo (yes, with no more tears).

I reached high school and I had had enough. Mom would always tell me I would regret cutting my hair off, but it seemed to confine me in someway. I wanted to break free. So after 3 years of begging and pleading, she finally let me get layers cut. Mind you, it was still long; it was just styled. But that winter took a horrible toll on my hair. It got dry and rough and it started splitting. And to my horror, my hair started falling at rates that got my worried I'll go bald. I had people asking me if I had a medical condition which was causing my hair to fall off. That had to be the scariest hair memory I have ever had. So I went to a well reputed saloon, hoping they would help me through this. Turns out, they had the perfect solution.

Up to that point, I had never used conditioner. I always assumed conditioner has enough chemicals to make my condition even worse than it already was. I was so desperate at that point, I was willing to try anything. So, they washed my hair with a hairfall control shampoo and conditioner and they applied a mousse later on and a serum. The minute they dried my hair, I felt like a princess. My hair looked stunning and it felt soft and perfect. But would this be the end of my hair problems? That is when they handed me a bottle of Sunsilk Black. And yes, it did solve every problem I ever had.

Its been many many years since that horrific winter. My personality changed and my hairstyles have changed with it. But my hair has remained long and perfectly straight all these years. I presently use the Sunsilk thick and long shampoo that comes in a gorgeous shocking pink bottle. The Sunsilk products are truly magical and I cannot think of a better way to have straight, healthy, silky, shiny hair. I feel beautiful because of my hair and I love the attention I get because of it. I defines me and it gives me the confidence to go out and meet people and be myself no matter what. Having good hair, that makes you feel beautiful is the most important attribute for a girl. Sunsilk has given me just that, all these years. So thank you Sunsilk!



PS: I'll put in a few photos to show you that I am not kidding!

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