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1BlessedNatural: Regina King Posts Before and After Pic of Hair Hot Combed ( photo cred: Facebook ) Today, actress Regina King posted a before and after Facebook photo of her hair hot combed. This was her caption: I love myself before and after the pressing comb. ‪#‎ kitchen‬ -dos  Those born in 71 and before know what those are. Although I was born after 1971, her picture brought back memories of me getting my hair hot combed as a child and teen. My hair was hot combed from the 5th grade to the 11th or 12th grade, and then I started relaxing my hair again. King's photo made me think of the times when I was told to hold my ear so I wouldn't get burned, lol. There was nothing like letting your ear go too early... Ouch! I also remember the sizzling sound of my greasy hair burning when the comb was too hot. Yikes! I think Regina King's hair is beautiful and thick, though. I like her cut too. Good job, Ms. King! What do you think of Regina King's befo...

8th grade picture of natural hair after being hot combed January 8, 2013-  USE HEAT AT YOUR OWN RISK. AFTER EXPERIENCING HEAT DAMAGE AGAIN, I WOULD NOT SUGGEST TRYING TO "HEAT TRAIN" YOUR NATURAL HAIR.  Happy Saturday everyone! I have been wanting to do a post on heat training natural hair for a while now. I used the hot comb from age 10-17. When I was 10 years old, a perm caused all of my hair to fall out. I remember transitioning at that time. My grandmother pulled on the little bit of permed ends that still existed on my hair to show that I did not have a lot of permed hair left. After a year, most of my permed hair had broken off. When I went to the 7th grade, my grandmother (who had been straightening my hair using the hot comb) took me to a press and curl salon. They deep conditioned my hair, clipped my ends, and curled my hair (using small barrel curling irons). Shirley Temple was my name lol. My hair felt very healthy at the time. Afterwards, my grandmoth...