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Sa Rah // Natural Hair Style Icon

Avatar • Jan 30, 2012

Introduce yourself!
S:
My name is Sa Rah, Iโ€™m 21 and currently a student. I was born in France but I grow up between France and Geneva (Switzerland). My parents are from Algeria, North Africa. My hair attracts a lot of curiosity! People ask, โ€œWhere is she from? Iโ€™m Arabic! Algeria is a BEAUTIFUL country! There are so many different beauties because there are several ethnicities in the same space. The desert is exceptional! There are also the mountains, the beachโ€ฆ

What is the natural hair scene like in Algeria?
S:
Because there are so many different ethnicities hair textures vary, maybe 50% โ€œwavy hairโ€ and 50% โ€œstraight hairโ€. In my family Iโ€™m the only one with frizzy, blonde hair. The last one to have hair like mine was my fatherโ€™s grandma. In Algeria girls want to look like white people. When I was younger Algerian guys would call me โ€œpoodleโ€ or โ€œBob Marleyโ€ in the streetโ€ฆ It doesnโ€™t help when youโ€™re trying to stay natural.

And what about in France?
S:
In France and in Switzerland Arabic girls are addicted to Babyliss flat irons and relaxed hair, lol. Women reject their texture, but I think that is changing.

Why did you go natural?
S:
I rejected my hair a little when I was younger. I went natural 2 years ago because I realized that I love my hair. This is me, my personality, my heritage, my roots. Now when I walk down the street people are surprised. They say, โ€œIs that really you hair ??โ€ or โ€œCan I touch ??!โ€

Whatโ€™s your regimen?
S:
I always use DOP for frizzy & dry hair: the shampoo, the after-shampoo and when I judge itโ€™s necessary I do a mask. I comb my hair wet and then I wet again. I give it time for the curls to set and then I blow-dry lightly (3 or 4 times a week). Sometimes I use olive oil or argan oil. These are the most famous Arabic products. When I use a lot of products my hair it acts upโ€ฆmaybe because itโ€™s so fine. And just a note: Girls, donโ€™t change your shampoo every week because the pH is different in each shampoo.

Where do you buy your products?
S:
In France I buy my products in a supermarket. When I spend my vacation in Algeria I buy products there. If I have friends who are going to Morocco they get me argan oil from there.

What would you like to see in Algeria in terms of haircare?
S:
In France and Switzerland and even in Algeria I want to see more hairdressers for curly hair! And more models with frizzy and curly hair!

Is there a blog/webpage where we can find you?
S:
www.facebook.com/saralgeriana
https://twitter.com/#!/Saralgeriana
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sa-Rahs-Page/372402062774498

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