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Real Stories: Tanisha’s Journey From Relaxers To Naturally Healthy Lengths!

MEET TANISHA

Hello! My name is Tanisha Thomas and my healthy hair journey began about 2012. I have worn my hair relaxed for over 20 years and could never grow my hair past my shoulders. Even getting to the shoulders was a stretch – without damage and hair trimmings. I was looking at old pictures of myself as a kid and my hair was down to my back, but my mother had no idea how to care for my hair growing up. So eventually, it broke off tremendously and had so much trauma from me coloring it and relaxing it that it just never grew. When my third daughter was born in 2014, I had stopped relaxing completely during my pregnancy and I just wanted to do something different.
I went on a natural hair journey and came across The Innate Life through a YouTube blogger Curly Proverbz. I was very skeptical as most of the hair models on the website were not women of color, but I took a chance and ordered the Problematic Scalp Treatment. Within the first couple of uses, I could see a difference in my scalp and the texture of my hair. It became softer and more manageable – and I was starting to notice growth. The craziest thing is, I was just looking for healthy hair and ended up finding the Holy Grail of hair products.

HOW DID YOU CARE FOR YOUR HAIR BEFORE USING THE INNATE LIFE?

I did not have any routine hair habits. I would wash my hair with Pantene and deep condition it overnight, often causing hygral fatigue and mushy-feeling hair. I did try to at least deep condition it, I was making my own Ayurvedic hair masks and shea butter from Curly Proverbz’s channel.

WHAT MADE YOU SEEK OUT THE INNATE LIFE? HOW DID YOU HEAR ABOUT OUR PRODUCTS?
I was just looking for something different. I felt like I was trying everything on the shelves in the stores and having no result! I was an avid watcher of Curly Proverbz and she had a follower who was discussing it on her blog. I think the naturalness of the blog, the website content, and the testimonials. I had tried a lot of other serums and hair growth aids and none of them were giving me any results. So, it kinda was a hope and prayer-type situation, but I identified with the ladies that were using their products.
WHAT IS YOUR HAIRCARE ROUTINE NOW?
PRE-WASH
I start my pre-wash by putting the Problematic Scalp Treatment on my scalp and, rather than washing it out, I leave it in ONLY until the next morning so I don't get hygral fatigue anymore. I do this because I just didn't feel I was getting a result washing it right out.

DURING WASH

On wash day, I use varying shampoos and conditioners because I have 48-year old aging hair and it seems to need something different every time I wash it. I tried the shampoo and conditioners from The Innate Life, but they did not work very well on my 3c hair in the condition it was in at the time. I derma roll my edges and crown once a week before applying the Problematic Scalp Treatment. I alternate with the Rosemary Scalp Treatment depending on how oily my hair was that week. I wash and deep condition with L’oreal products which pairs very nicely with The Innate Life products!


POST-WASH
I dry my hair with my handy dandy RevAir dryer, then finish my hair with the Rose Hair Elixir. I twist it in four sections, pin them up overnight, and style the next day in various ways. For some extra care, I have also added a tiny bit of the Problematic Scalp Treatment to my homemade Shea Butter mix if I am braiding my hair up for the week.

HOW DID YOUR HAIR CHANGE + HOW LONG DID IT TAKE FOR YOU TO SEE RESULTS?

I would honestly say I started seeing results after the first use! My new growth was softer. Even my grays come in more manageable around my edges and that is the area that is always stiff and sticking up. Since I started my hair journey 10 years ago, my hair has grown from about ear-length (after my big chop to cut all of my relaxer and damage off) to officially waist length and unofficially butt length and closing in! :) I also no longer need to trim my split ends like I did when I was relaxed, so this is showing more hair growth to me because I can retain my length. Ankle length hair in 2024!! And thank you so much for being such an amazing brand! I cry almost every day seeing how long my hair is and I will never be cutting it off ever again!

WHICH IS YOUR FAVOURITE PRODUCT + WHY?
The Problematic Scalp Treatment is a game changer. The smell, the luxurious feel and the results. My hair really hasn't hit a telogen phase in almost 3 years now. It's just non-stop growth. The product is formulated so easily to apply to your scalp and it smells and feels so good! A lot of Ayurvedics tend to stink so it's lovely that it smells as wonderful as it does! My husband also always smells my hair when I have the Rose Hair Elixir in it…lol.
WHO WOULD YOU RECOMMEND THESE PRODUCTS TO?
I would recommend these products to anyone who is looking to go natural or to stop using chemical treatments. I also had to learn that healthy hair for me means no hair color anymore and I am ok with that! They do heal the hair completely! They continue working even when you are not using them! I was about a month without it, waiting for a shipment, and my hair was still flourishing! They are also easy to use and I trust the ingredients implicitly. It is very important that I am not sticking anything else cancerous on my scalp. If you are looking for measurable success and results, with ease and a generally lovely company to do business with, then this is the gem for you!! Please come to the States!!!! I would be in your store every single day, I promise you!!

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