Substance&Style
New Member
hey ladies!
i am a newbie here. after being natural since '99 and not taking care of my natural hair like i should have. (it was a disaster that we dont even need to talk about.) my hair had to be butchered. my hair was approximately 10"-12" inches stretched, however it had to be CUTT.
i mean, i would do crazy things, like never get a trim, if my hair got tangled at the ends, i just ripped through it, instead of taking the time to really detangle. i used lame shampoos. et al...
i got a perm on 4/5/06 (i know, right i cannot believe it myself.) i just really wanted a change though. before the perm i had some yarn twists, and they stripped and tangled my hair so badly that i had to cut some of it myself to get the tangles out.
long story short (no pun intended lol) my hair is now relaxed and collar length. i have read that at this length your hair can really break off because of constantly rubbing against your clothing. my hair has thinned out tremendously, because of the yarn twists, but not to the point that i cannot wear a nice wrap style. as i wait for my hair to fill back in and grow nice and long what are some styles that i can wear to help me through my process?
please help
p.s. i came to this site because you ladies seem to really have fun learning how to take care of your hair. i think it will be fun to see how long it grows. i really dont have an attachment to my hair,(i can grow it long and then cut it all off today or tomorrow) because hair is just hair to me, as long as it is clean and neat, but i want to learn to get a bit more into it
i am a newbie here. after being natural since '99 and not taking care of my natural hair like i should have. (it was a disaster that we dont even need to talk about.) my hair had to be butchered. my hair was approximately 10"-12" inches stretched, however it had to be CUTT.
i mean, i would do crazy things, like never get a trim, if my hair got tangled at the ends, i just ripped through it, instead of taking the time to really detangle. i used lame shampoos. et al...
i got a perm on 4/5/06 (i know, right i cannot believe it myself.) i just really wanted a change though. before the perm i had some yarn twists, and they stripped and tangled my hair so badly that i had to cut some of it myself to get the tangles out.
long story short (no pun intended lol) my hair is now relaxed and collar length. i have read that at this length your hair can really break off because of constantly rubbing against your clothing. my hair has thinned out tremendously, because of the yarn twists, but not to the point that i cannot wear a nice wrap style. as i wait for my hair to fill back in and grow nice and long what are some styles that i can wear to help me through my process?
please help
p.s. i came to this site because you ladies seem to really have fun learning how to take care of your hair. i think it will be fun to see how long it grows. i really dont have an attachment to my hair,(i can grow it long and then cut it all off today or tomorrow) because hair is just hair to me, as long as it is clean and neat, but i want to learn to get a bit more into it