I wash and condition daily and I noticed the "growing itchies" come more frequently now then when I was relaxed and texlaxed.
At the 2.5" marked, about when I BCed, I had hordes of shedding, but it was all white-bulbed strands so I wasn't concerned.
The second month I didn't relaxe while transition my hair fell out like rain. I still don't know why? Perhaps chemical-shock-detox?
Thankfully my hair is crazy thick and it wasn't noticible. Now it's thick like it was as a kid and hardly sheds.
My scalp gets mini massages everyday when I co-wash and I'm thinking of adding peppermint or tea-tree oil to my co-wash conditioners....
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I wonder too, if it's just a matter of my hair being shorter and scalp being in greater contact with wind or more affected by temperature change without my usual blanket of hair and is just getting goosebumps more?