[Olu]

All hair should be washed more frequently than once every two weeks. Hair needs moisture, and the belief that black hair is a different entity requiring less cleansing is part cultural conditioning and part myth. We are raised to 'keep our hairdo,' - hairdos that are often directly opposite our hair's natural state. Relaxers are extremely harsh and really shouldn't be used on anyone's head, but we use them, and our use causes us to have to be more vigilant about wetting our hair (lest it return to its natural state) and determining when to wash it. Because of these drawbacks to relaxed hair, we African-American women have learned to deal with not-so-fresh hair, itchy scalps and even breakage and other hair and scalp conditions. It's not black hair that can't be washed frequently or that's so fragile, it's relaxed hair that is all these things. When you go against nature, you have to pay some type of price.

All hair needs moisture, and the purest moisture is water; it rejuvenates natural hair regardless of the textures and can be a powerful maintenance tool for those who still want to relax their hair. I have learned to do the scalp swipe test rather then relying on whether my hair strands look or feel too oily (something hard to guess, considering the coiled nature of African hair). I part my hair, take my finger and rub my scalp. If there is any odor other than that which can be attributed to hair product (which should smell like the original hair product out of the bottle), then it's time to wash my scalp. This seems to be a better choice than relying on the number of days between washings. My hair has always grown well and healthfully, and I have a very coiled, kinky hair texture. When I had a relaxer in my hair, this usually translated into a shampoo every three days or so. With non-relaxed hair, sometimes I shampooed every other day. But keep in mind on my unrelaxed hair I am not using heat and nothing but natural oils.

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Name : Olu, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Black/African American, Religion : Christian, City : San Diego, State : CA Country : United States, Occupation : student, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

[Olu]

From the time I was a little kid I've wondered why it seemed that many East Indians had a distinctive scent. When I was a kid I called it 'dirty armpits,' though I never thought it was just complete funk. It seemed the more traditional the Indian people were, the greater the scent. When I grew up and began cooking for myself, I found outt that I love East Indian food from a variety of regions. While the cuisine differs from place to place, there is one spice that is featured in a large portion of the meals: Cumin. I got a whiff of really good, authentic cumin and realized where the smell that I called dirty armpits came from. The more traditional or just-immigrated South Asians are more likely to cook the meals in the old ways with the old spices. These strong spices then get in their clothes, clean or dirty, and to an unknowing Westerner the smell that we can't place gets called odd or even bad.

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Name : Olu, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Black/African American, Religion : Christian, City : San Diego, State : CA Country : United States, Occupation : student, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

[Olu]

I highly doubt you have slept with every black woman on earth, so it might be the black women you choose to sleep with, rather than the scent of black women in general during sex. Perhaps they are lower class and/or unable to adequately cleanse themselves. As a black woman who bathes thoroughly at least twice a day (once in the morning and once at night, and on warm days sometimes more), lotions down and perfumes lightly, I would say I have no idea what you're talking about. I am extremely careful about my hygiene, simply because we live in a dirty world where we come in contact with all types of germs, plus I love that just-showered feeling. I have always been told that even in my natural state I smell fine - even good. I think that's due to my overall attention to personal matters. Either way, while a healthy vagina has a scent (by smell I assume you mean vaginal odor), it should not be nasty smelling on anyone, regardless of race, unless they just aren't clean.

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Name : Olu, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Black/African American, Religion : Christian, City : San Diego, State : CA Country : United States, Occupation : student, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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