I moved to a new city and needed a hair stylist. The one I found had a funky attitude but she did good hair so I kept going back. Getting an appointment was hell, though. I tried applying the relaxer myself, but, ended up with scalp burns and my hair fell out. Went back to the funky attitude stylist and got a super short, but, very cute hair cut. A few years later, I finally got sick of the hair stylist attitude. So, I found a new one. The new stylist wasn't as good, but, she was cheerful and I could easily get an appointment. However, she constantly showed up late to appointments and would bring her 2 kids with her to the salon. The kids were cute, but, annoying.
After years of relaxers and dealing with awful hair stylist, I decided to go natural. I had no idea there would so much info online to help me. I was scared and had no clue how to grow my relaxer out without all my hair breaking off. So, I started researching and found hair boards. I grew my relaxer out during an 18 month transition. I now have a head full of healthy natural hair. I will never go back to a relaxer.