5 Natural Hair Challenges to Try Hey, my blessed naturals! Your natural hair journey doesn't have to be boring! You don't have to sit around waiting for your hair to grow. Research, experiment, and enjoy it! Part of your natural hair journey may be a challenge as you develop your regimen. Here are 5 natural hair challenges you can try: 1. Protective Style Challenge - It could be braids, twists, buns etc. Pick a style and a period of time to rock it! For example, for one of my protective style challenges, I did mini twists . I rocked them for several days and then did a twist-out . My goal was to see how long the style would last. 2. No-Heat Challenge - If you're a natural who loves to use heat, you could try to do a no-heat challenge. This will allow you to be more creative when coming up with new styles. P in curl twist-outs , Bantu-knots , and roller sets will give you heat-less curls. You can stretch your hair using these no-heat methods: Banding ...