No texture pattern in just the front? Can't be coincidence...

[WiseLotus]

I know there similar threads on this, but I haven't seen an explanation/resolution:

I BC'd about a week ago, and I noticed that the pattern the back of my head is clearly defined, but not in the front. I can feel the curls clearly with my hand and pull them and see in the middle, and I remember them being there when I was transitioning. Where did they go? And I wasn't expecting my hair to be the same texture all over.

BUT,

I noticed in every thread that most people's pattern is "non-existent" in the FRONT! How can than be coincidence?! Somebody help me understand this nonsense!

 

[ms.blue]

I did have much of a pattern in the front either but I just felt I have multi textured hair. I think most have multi textured hair b/c I haven't really heard or seen anyone saying " I have 100% 4a, 4b, 4c, 3a ...etc.

 

[13StepsAhead]

My sister is having this exact same issue. I hope others chime in, so that I may help her as well.

 

[sumertyme08]

Same here, I BC'd a bit over a month ago and the front left patch of my hair is not as curly as the rest of my hair, it has a very slight deep wave pattern and is very frizzy, what's even more odd is this is the area that is the driest as well...

 

[CandiedLipgloss]

Same here. When i big chopped the front of my hair was a little straighter, but I guess because it was shorter I could tolerate it.

Now 3 yrs later it is longer and very straight in the front. It's nice when i wear puffs, but a pain when I want to wear my full fro.

I just have different textures throughout.

 

[Briabiggles]

I don't have much of a defined pattern in my front/crown area either. I started finger twirling those sections and it really helped define the curl. It looks a lot better.

 

[donewit-it]

Same here. Soon to be 4 years later, my front is not as tight as the rest of my hair.

I had attributed it to me always wearing puffs.

Another multi textured head chiming in...............

 

[NaturalPath]

same here i have a landing strip action going on, where the middle strip of my head has literally no curl pattern.

its odd

 

[Duchesse]

Same here. Wash n goes never really worked for me, I always had to manually create curls with wax and gel. The top of my head is like a blow dried version of the rest of my hair. It just a curl-less poof.. It's also the densest and the hair strands feel coarser. Who knows.

 

[Nonie]

Do you guys wear your hair in pulled back styles often? That's the only explanation I can come up with, especially if brushing back and gelling down is also a regular practice.

I shared the same thing in this post.

 

[LadyRaider]

I don't know if she's some expert, but my stylist told me that since people "mess" with the front sections of hair more, the curls are less defined.

 

[NikkiGirl]

Do you use heat a lot. The last time I went natural, I didn't like that I didn't have curls where my bangs are. I had been relaxed so long, since 14 that I didn't remember if I should have curls up front or not. Well, I am transitioning and I have curls up front now, just like the rest of my hair.

The only difference is that last time I was a heat straightened natural. I had this question a while back and someone else said it could be heat damage. When I was natural a few years back. I straightened every week without fail and touched up on the day I didn't straighten totally. So maybe that could be it. At least, that is what I found with my hair. I hope this helps.

Long story short, I have not straightened in months and my curl pattern in the front is back.

 

[JayAnn0513]

Same thing with me, my mom and my sister. All of our hair gets tighter as you go towards the nape. At first I just thought I had more relaxed hair left, then my mom and sis noticed the same thing.

 

[michaela]

My bangs are like this way looser compared to the rest

 

[DDTexlaxed]

Me, too. I'm trying to find a product that can help me to make my twists look defined. The twists in the front look so fuzzy in comparison to the twists in the back of my head.

 

[JustKiya]

Me too. I have zones in my head - front to the crown, crown to the back of the ears, bote to the neck. My hair is the 'straightest' in front, the 'nappiest' in the middle, and the 'waviest' in the back. And it's always been like that - I don't use heat, and while I do wear a lot of pulled back styles, it's evenly pulled back - so all the hair should react the same. It's just - slightly different hair types on my head.

 

[lilsparkle825]

The same thing happened to me. I had to wait almost a year for the front of my hair to curl up after my BC -- i did comb coils and twistouts to blend it, and when I wore WNGs i held it back with a headband. Even now it is S-shaped instead of curly.

 

[yardyspice]

I have three different textures with the front being the loosest, actually, make that straightest. There is actually no discernible curl pattern which makes for some weird looking wash and goes.

 

[Sweetgirl08]

Same here, I assumed it was because I frequently wear my hair back in a ponytail/puff

 

[WiseLotus]

I know I wasn't crazy. I don't use heat, and haven't been able to really brush my hair back since the beginning of my transition. I would do flat twists, but that was all over, same size, etc. It's doing a bit better, but not too much. Womps big time.

 

[anon123]

I think the hair in the front gets pulled, played with, and overall manipulated the most. I think this messes with the natural curl pattern

 

[Mook's hair]

I think the hair in the front gets pulled, played with, and overall manipulated the most. I think this messes with the natural curl pattern

Yes, that's what I was going to say. And it is also exposed to direct sunlight the most. Because there are no other hairs laying over top of it to protect it from the rays of the sun.

In addition wearing scarves to bed may be helping to mush down the the hair and thus training the pattern (like a wave cap)


Hope this helps.

 

[Determined22]

Do you guys wear your hair in pulled back styles often? That's the only explanation I can come up with, especially if brushing back and gelling down is also a regular practice.

I shared the same thing in this post.

I used to think that, but not anymore. I have a section in the front that is much straighter than the rest of my head, but its in the very center of the front. The areas in the front & edges to the right & left are 4a & coil just like the rest of my hair, but the front center is the area that doesn't. It hasn't been pulled back anymore than the rest of the front of my hair so why is that section the only one that doesn't coil?

To answer the OP, I had the same issue when I BC'ed...and it was hell trying to wear my TWA with a section in the very front that stuck straight up. I can get it to wave enough to blend with a little conditioner & gel & scrunching that area. Now that my hair is long enough, I wear twists prety much all the time, so I just twist that area.

 

[Supervixen]

I have this same issue--I'd guess it comes from wearing scarves to bed and frequent manipulation.

 

[discodumpling]

I have this issue not only in the front but at various places thorughout my entire head ...especially the nape. As my hair grows longer the texture is evening out and it's not such a concern but as anew nappy 3 yrs ago I was also curious.
For me it doesn't come from a particular hairdo some areas simply have more texture than others...

 

[Iluvsmuhgrass]

My sides and the crown are weird... coarse and wavy. I thought it was a residual but it's growing out of the scalp like that There's some curl pattern but mostly frizz.

I've been wearing a loose fro so I know it's not manipulation or heat issue... *sigh* I love it anyways. hehe

 

[tmrskltn]

I also have this same problem, so when I first went natural I made the mistake of cutting the front because I thought there was still relaxed left, I cut about 3 inches before I realized there was just a different texture in the front. Long story short now my hair in the back is bra strap length, hair in the front is chin length. I don't have a theory on why the texture is looser, but when where wash n go's I would put braids or twist in the very front, or finger coil like someone else mentioned.Hope this helps

BTW did notstraighten for 2 years so I knew it was not from heat damage!

 

[WiseLotus]

Thanks, Everyone for such good, plausible responses. I can say that I don't straighten, and if I blowdry it is with a diffuser attachment, but it may be the tying down at night. I'll just have to see what happens as it grows out.

 

[WiseLotus]

Yes, that's what I was going to say. And it is also exposed to direct sunlight the most. Because there are no other hairs laying over top of it to protect it from the rays of the sun.

In addition wearing scarves to bed may be helping to mush down the the hair and thus training the pattern (like a wave cap)


Hope this helps.

I just wanted you to know that you are my hair inspiration :notworthy !!! Your fotki and your posts helped me to hang in there with transitioning for the time I did, and it helped me be excited and comfortable about wearing and what it will be later, since I a 4a/b as well.

 

[WiseLotus]

Do you guys wear your hair in pulled back styles often? That's the only explanation I can come up with, especially if brushing back and gelling down is also a regular practice.

I shared the same thing in this post.

My hair isn't long enough to pull back yet, and I try not to do headbands very often.