The First Five Years of Beautiful Hair In Dubai

I came to Dubai early 1999, straight out of college with shoulder length hair. For many years, my hair was always at this length and it would never go past my shoulders. All through high school and college, it was always the same length!

My first five years in Dubai was the best hair I had – it grew long (past my shoulders) and it had lots of volume. I loved my hair…but coming to think of it now I probably didn’t appreciate it much. I guess I took it for granted! I mostly kept it curly, which is how my natural hair is, and rarely straightened it. I washed it if not daily, then at least every other day. Why I had healthy beautiful hair back then I still don’t understand. Being young and carefree I couldn’t say that looking after my health was a priority. Smoke, drink, party and junk food were the order of the day. My fridge was rarely stocked with food – but I can tell you that there was always a big bottle of Cola in there. It was the last thing I drank at night and the first thing I drank in the morning – I kid you not!!

Why was my hair in such good condition during my first five years in Dubai? Could it be any of these reasons?

- I was in my early 20’s
- The water quality in Dubai was different back then
- I was using good hair products (I remember mostly using Pantene and L’Oreal products)
- I had a stress free job

I will discuss each of the above possible reasons in more detail in the posts to folow. Maybe by trying to understand each one better I just may be able to get my hair back to the way it was. Well, except maybe the first point as I am yet to discover a time machine to take me back to my 20’s.