*SPINOFF* ARE YOU GOING TO STAY NATURAL?
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Irresistible
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d-rock
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I have my moments of frustration with my curly 4b hair, but then I flash back to my last trip to a stylist that relaxed my hair and burned the hell out of my scalp, I calm down. lol.. I'll never be a relaxed head again, now texturizing I may consider doing myself. Just enough so it's a little easier to comb.
ladylibra
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20Pearls_Girl
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My hair is too hard to comb. It won't retain any moisture, won't stay straight and the styles are limited. I am really tired of thinking about "doing" my hair daily. Its just too much effort.
Irresistible
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Yes I am natural for life. I love the fact that I no longer have to worry about touchups since I was the type that could not go long without a touchup without getting breakage. I am so glad to be off the merry-go-round of growing my relaxed hair long only to have to cut it off because of breakage and issues with it being to thin. I love "BIG" hair and I could never accomplish that with relaxed hair. I save tons of money and I feel a sense of freedom with my natural hair. Being natural is not for everyone and I understand that but for me it is what is best for my hair.
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ladylibra
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your hair sounds A LOT like mine. i am off to look thru your Fotki...
***LOL why am i slow, i've been to your Fotki before. you don't have an avi up and i forgot your face until i peeked in your Fotki.
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Bubblingbrownshuga
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Girl, I guess.
MzLady78
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To be honest, I really don't know.
I'm at the point where I'm trying to figure out what works for my hair and it's costing a lot of money and time.
I was previously natural for about 2 years and got a pretty good amount of growth (though I wore braids, wigs and weaves the entire time) so I'd like to, but I can't say for sure. Some days, I really do feel like it was much easier to deal with when I was relaxed.
I'm at the point where I'm trying to figure out what works for my hair and it's costing a lot of money and time.
I was previously natural for about 2 years and got a pretty good amount of growth (though I wore braids, wigs and weaves the entire time) so I'd like to, but I can't say for sure. Some days, I really do feel like it was much easier to deal with when I was relaxed.
naturalgurl
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I'm staying natural. Relaxers made my hair so hard to grow. It would grow fast as it would shed out which kept me ever so shy of APL. I would get to APL then it would shed away to shoulder in about 8 weeks. Then a bald spot on the side of my crown would appear shortly afterwards. I would slather on that stuff they call "hydrating formula" products with little or no improvement. You can't pay me to go back to that. I'm now APL unstretched and it's getting better. I know, I'm long winded!
Connie
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The thing I would miss about being relaxed is spending less time detangling after a wash. The thing I wouldn't miss is hair that so fine and straight that I can't do anything with it until it's overdue for a retouch.
Irresistible
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only you can decide whats right for you
but I think it still takes work to maintain relaxed hair, maybe not as much for detangling sessions but to keep it up and healthy
much more complicated than natural hair to me
its like if you slip up on a lil something with your natural hair you dont have to worry so much about it going downhill so easily
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Connie
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Personally, I always felt like I couldn't just use anything on my hair because of the chemical/relaxed factor, despite the fact that there were a lot of times when I threw caution to the wind anyway and hoped for the best. Were it natural, I'd be a lot less concerned.
LadyEuphoria007
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As of right now I don't see the need to go back to relaxers. I want length so i'll just be growing it out until it's too much to handle and then I'll cut it to an easier length for me to handle.
So far it only lookes good in a WnG...it's just starting to look cute picked out and pushed back.
I don't plan on turing back b/c right now this is much faster...I had rush out the door with wet hair b/c I'm always late and I still look cute. Now that there is a place to come when I dont know what to do...I"m set!
So far it only lookes good in a WnG...it's just starting to look cute picked out and pushed back.
I don't plan on turing back b/c right now this is much faster...I had rush out the door with wet hair b/c I'm always late and I still look cute. Now that there is a place to come when I dont know what to do...I"m set!
productjunkie814
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Most likely no. Don't get me wrong, I had relaxed hair for 15 years and I loved it...my hair was fairly healthy, I had versatility, and I was blessed to not really have a problem with growing it out. But nothing compares to this mess of coils, kinks, and curls that I have growing on top of my head now, lol! I'm still in a TWA phase (got a little growth obsessed for a hot minute), and I am looking forward to what more length will bring, but I am really concentrating on making sure that my hair is healthy and strong so that when the length comes, nothing can stop me. I've found that the more I leave my hair alone, the better it looks - when it gets longer, tweaks in the regimine are bound to occur. I plan to take it one inch and one day at a time
Irresistible
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1 inch and 1 day at time is a perfect planMost likely no. Don't get me wrong, I had relaxed hair for 15 years and I loved it...my hair was fairly healthy, I had versatility, and I was blessed to not really have a problem with growing it out. But nothing compares to this mess of coils, kinks, and curls that I have growing on top of my head now, lol! I'm still in a TWA phase (got a little growth obsessed for a hot minute), and I am looking forward to what more length will bring, but I am really concentrating on making sure that my hair is healthy and strong so that when the length comes, nothing can stop me. I've found that the more I leave my hair alone, the better it looks - when it gets longer, tweaks in the regimine are bound to occur. I plan to take it one inch and one day at a time
ceedeelight
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I believe I will stay natural for the rest of my life. I LOVE the versatility, fullness and length of my hair now.
AwesomelyNappy
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i think i'll stay natural for life...
but who knows what impulse decision i'll make 5, 10, 15 years from now...
but as it stands now, i cant see myself EVER going back. its nothing wrong with relaxed, it just wasn't for me. I feel more versitile now...
but who knows what impulse decision i'll make 5, 10, 15 years from now...
but as it stands now, i cant see myself EVER going back. its nothing wrong with relaxed, it just wasn't for me. I feel more versitile now...
Desarae
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I'm 22 years old, and I have a lot I want to do with my hair before I die.
1. I want to prove that I can rock my natural 4/b kinkiest of the kinky hair and grow it out for as long as I want it. Probably to SL.
2. I want to prove to myself that I can have long (never passed SL) healthy relaxed hair as well and grow it to MBL. Relaxers weren't my problem, it was the lack of knowlege on how to care for my hair.
3. I want to get my hair highlighted.
4. I want to get a cool cut with bangs and long layers
5. I want to do a long 1+ year transition back to natural (I didn't get to transition this time, I just chopped)
6. I want to rock a blonde TWA
7. I want to try a texlax
7. Then Repeat all steps above in various order.
I guess I'll stay natural when i'm 50 and ride it on out, probably keep it short bc I know I'm too lazy to deal with long hair. Who knows what I might do next...Honestly, it's just hair to me. It grows. As long as it's healthy, I could care less if it's relaxed or natural. I love MY hair. BC it's mine.
1. I want to prove that I can rock my natural 4/b kinkiest of the kinky hair and grow it out for as long as I want it. Probably to SL.
2. I want to prove to myself that I can have long (never passed SL) healthy relaxed hair as well and grow it to MBL. Relaxers weren't my problem, it was the lack of knowlege on how to care for my hair.
3. I want to get my hair highlighted.
4. I want to get a cool cut with bangs and long layers
5. I want to do a long 1+ year transition back to natural (I didn't get to transition this time, I just chopped)
6. I want to rock a blonde TWA
7. I want to try a texlax
7. Then Repeat all steps above in various order.
I guess I'll stay natural when i'm 50 and ride it on out, probably keep it short bc I know I'm too lazy to deal with long hair. Who knows what I might do next...Honestly, it's just hair to me. It grows. As long as it's healthy, I could care less if it's relaxed or natural. I love MY hair. BC it's mine.
spacetygrss
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Well, I've been natural for 7 years and I have no intention of ever getting a relaxer, texturizer or any other texture-altering procedure again.
Afro-Indi
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Yes; I am natural for life. I absolutely LOVE my natural hair.:heart2:
Sometimes after I finish washing my hair, and my hair curls up and does it's own thing, honestly, I find myself thanking God for my hair and for bringing me to this point in my life that I love and accept myself entirely, including accepting what my hair can and cannot do in comparison to looser or tighter textures.
For me, it's been a journey.
As silly as it may sound, I've actually grown with my hair.
I love myself much more now than when I first started to transition.
I wouldn't return to relaxed hair (or this new-fangled textlax
)for the life of me; I wear my hair curly 9.5 times out of 10. I do plan to straighten once or two times a year just to see length, but other than that, I'm a natural curly girl for life!
I like your attitude. I've spent years being natural, then relaxed, and now texlaxed for the last 2 years or so. So far, I'm enjoying the texlaxed "ride" the best. I love that my hair type gives me so many options.
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