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I remember when..
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Tonto
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Damn!
Tonto
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I went back natural 3 years and 4 months ago - very precise, I know- because I found that that Hey, I can take care of my hair in its natural state! If I found out informations about how to care about relaxed hair, I would have still been relaxed until this day. Anyways!
I had been relaxed for 6 years I guess - 1 relaxer touch up per year- but before that, I was textlaxed. Since I was giving a cut every month, after two years I was totally natural... but then began my six years of relaxers. My hair was never bon straight, whatever I did. I choose my relaxers randomly. My hair was taking care of in my aunt's salon - I thought that hairstylists knew everything... now I know that I know A LOT more than those ones at my aunt's salon-. I was heat trained! With a blow dryer, the lady who used to do my hair managed to get my hair bone straight with a fine tooth comb and a blow dryer. I was happy to see my hair falling on my shoulders. I wanted to change and highlighted my hair. I didn't know what deep conditioning was, I was doing a hot oil treatment maybe once a year- thought it could only be done at the salon smh- and my hair was starting to break- thank you to the lovely acquaintances who reminded me that my hair was breaking off and their hair were getting longer than mine...like it was a competition-. My last relaxers opened my eyes-or almost- I think it was the sign for me. It burned the hell out of my scalp and when I asked why it was burning " Because when you take a shower, the water goes to this part". I will always remember that. 3 years later, my hair is past the length that I had for a long time on my head... and it's still growing. I'm doing my hair myself, gave my head to 3 people in the 3 years I have been natural and found a girl who can do my hair (braid extensions) that I trust- though, I rather do my hair by myself. Well, let's see if I get to BSL this year!
I had been relaxed for 6 years I guess - 1 relaxer touch up per year- but before that, I was textlaxed. Since I was giving a cut every month, after two years I was totally natural... but then began my six years of relaxers. My hair was never bon straight, whatever I did. I choose my relaxers randomly. My hair was taking care of in my aunt's salon - I thought that hairstylists knew everything... now I know that I know A LOT more than those ones at my aunt's salon-. I was heat trained! With a blow dryer, the lady who used to do my hair managed to get my hair bone straight with a fine tooth comb and a blow dryer. I was happy to see my hair falling on my shoulders. I wanted to change and highlighted my hair. I didn't know what deep conditioning was, I was doing a hot oil treatment maybe once a year- thought it could only be done at the salon smh- and my hair was starting to break- thank you to the lovely acquaintances who reminded me that my hair was breaking off and their hair were getting longer than mine...like it was a competition-. My last relaxers opened my eyes-or almost- I think it was the sign for me. It burned the hell out of my scalp and when I asked why it was burning " Because when you take a shower, the water goes to this part". I will always remember that. 3 years later, my hair is past the length that I had for a long time on my head... and it's still growing. I'm doing my hair myself, gave my head to 3 people in the 3 years I have been natural and found a girl who can do my hair (braid extensions) that I trust- though, I rather do my hair by myself. Well, let's see if I get to BSL this year!
Almaz
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Anakinsmomma
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I remember relaxing my hair after I decided I didnt like my Wave Neauvoux (sp) anymore. Nevermind the fact that i never used the WN moisturizer so my hair was dry as..... I'm surprised my hair stayed on my head!!
Not washing my hair for weeks thinking it would help it grow. (I was in HS, don't stone me).
I second using Pink Oil lotion as moisture.
Loading my hair with black protein gel and THEN combing and brushing it. My waves were nice when I took off the scarf...
And somehow I still managed to get my hair to SL.
Not washing my hair for weeks thinking it would help it grow. (I was in HS, don't stone me).
I second using Pink Oil lotion as moisture.
Loading my hair with black protein gel and THEN combing and brushing it. My waves were nice when I took off the scarf...
And somehow I still managed to get my hair to SL.
Anakinsmomma
Well-Known Member
I remember the infomercials for Copa texturizer with Debbie Allen. My mom brought it for me and we were expecting straight hair
Channy31
New Member
I remember when I was so depressed about my hair and jealous of all my friends bone straight hair.
Not anymore, although many of them still have bone straight hair damaged dull hair
I remember the first time I flat ironed my hair, it was puffy, dry, brittle, dull, SL but I still thought I looked like Nicole scherzinger
Not anymore, although many of them still have bone straight hair damaged dull hair
I remember the first time I flat ironed my hair, it was puffy, dry, brittle, dull, SL but I still thought I looked like Nicole scherzinger
MileHighDiva
A+ Hair Care Queen
I remember being popped by the comb.
I remember mixing Precon Gel with Ultrasheen Satin Press and rolling my hair.
I remember putting hydrogen peroxide on my hair and sitting in the sun to get highlights (leave me alone! I was in H.S.).
I remember being burned on the ear/forehead by the marcel iron.
I remember my stylist pouring Seabreeze on my scalp, after neutralizing if the relaxer stayed on too long.
I remember postpartum shedding.
I remember when Johnson Products/Soft Sheen/Carson were Black owned businesses.
I remember mixing Precon Gel with Ultrasheen Satin Press and rolling my hair.
I remember putting hydrogen peroxide on my hair and sitting in the sun to get highlights (leave me alone! I was in H.S.).
I remember being burned on the ear/forehead by the marcel iron.
I remember my stylist pouring Seabreeze on my scalp, after neutralizing if the relaxer stayed on too long.
I remember postpartum shedding.
I remember when Johnson Products/Soft Sheen/Carson were Black owned businesses.
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I remember when I believed that my 4b hair just couldn't grow any longer than neck/shoulder length. Made perfect sense to me since I grew up with two 3c/4a sisters with hair down their backs. Even my brother made fun of my "bad" hair. 
Now, my hair is longer and thicker than ALL the females in my family...I'm just saying...
Now, my hair is longer and thicker than ALL the females in my family...I'm just saying...
napbella
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--I remember putting in a curly perm late one night and fell asleep with the neutralizer in my hair til about 4am, my scalp was raw for the next week or so and I cud not touch my hair
--I remember leaving in a relaxer for an hour becuz it wasn't straight enuf if I cud still see waves, just dumb!
It is only by the grace of Jehovah that I have hair and a healthy scalp. Thank Ya!
--I remember leaving in a relaxer for an hour becuz it wasn't straight enuf if I cud still see waves, just dumb!
It is only by the grace of Jehovah that I have hair and a healthy scalp. Thank Ya!
longhairdreaming
Well-Known Member
I remember
-taking Advil or Tylenol before going to get my hair braided 'cause I knew I would leave with slanted eyes and a headach as well as the ends of my hair burned off to keep the braids looking neat
-washing my hair once a month, greasing my scalp every other day and wondering why my scalp would itch like crazy
-Pink Lotion when I wanted my hair to lay down...I didn't even know about moisture
-people asking why I was always cutting my hair when I wasn't...it was just breaking like crazy
-feeling sick(literally thought I would throw up) and rolling down my car window(even in WINTER) when I would leave the hair salon every two weeks 'cause of the smell of burnt hair
-(more recently) having the most convoluted hair reggie that led to constant splits 'cause of over manipulation
-taking Advil or Tylenol before going to get my hair braided 'cause I knew I would leave with slanted eyes and a headach as well as the ends of my hair burned off to keep the braids looking neat
-washing my hair once a month, greasing my scalp every other day and wondering why my scalp would itch like crazy
-Pink Lotion when I wanted my hair to lay down...I didn't even know about moisture
-people asking why I was always cutting my hair when I wasn't...it was just breaking like crazy
-feeling sick(literally thought I would throw up) and rolling down my car window(even in WINTER) when I would leave the hair salon every two weeks 'cause of the smell of burnt hair
-(more recently) having the most convoluted hair reggie that led to constant splits 'cause of over manipulation
Atdow71
Well-Known Member
I remember when:
-My hair reached sl and I thought it was long. Any black girl who had long hair was mixed with something other than black.
- using pink oil moisturizer
-not washing my braids for months on end because my dirty hair grew.
-ripping through my hair and having others rip through my hair whie combing from root to end.
-protein treatment? What's that?
- doing Shirley temple curls in my hair w/ a curling iron on high and using stiff stuff so I won't sweat out my curls. Not worrying about the sizzle, and always w/o fail burning my ear.
- using black gel
- I don't need conditioner
- telling my white co workers that black folks don't/can't wash their hair too frequently because we need to keep the moisture in. Boy was I dumb!!!!! And this was in 03 & I had locs, and my hair was growing, but I still believed this mess. I've come a long way.
- relaxing my hair every 4-5 weeks.
- never trimming, dusting my ends. Only getting it trimmed when I went to the salon which wasn't often.
- greasing my scalp, & hair.
-My hair reached sl and I thought it was long. Any black girl who had long hair was mixed with something other than black.
- using pink oil moisturizer
-not washing my braids for months on end because my dirty hair grew.
-ripping through my hair and having others rip through my hair whie combing from root to end.
-protein treatment? What's that?
- doing Shirley temple curls in my hair w/ a curling iron on high and using stiff stuff so I won't sweat out my curls. Not worrying about the sizzle, and always w/o fail burning my ear.
- using black gel
- I don't need conditioner
- telling my white co workers that black folks don't/can't wash their hair too frequently because we need to keep the moisture in. Boy was I dumb!!!!! And this was in 03 & I had locs, and my hair was growing, but I still believed this mess. I've come a long way.
- relaxing my hair every 4-5 weeks.
- never trimming, dusting my ends. Only getting it trimmed when I went to the salon which wasn't often.
- greasing my scalp, & hair.
MystiqueBabe
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As a natural which was most of my life
- I used to wash my hair without conditioner, didnt even know what it was
-black gel and combing my hair and seeing brown flakes all over my shirt lol
-never using heat protectant
-never trimming my hair
-my hair being big, poofy, and frizzy
-people always playing in my hair, which was kind of weird
despite this my hair was longish and healthy until I started getting relaxers
As relaxed head I remember when
-my scalp burning (I never had scabs though but it was uncomfortable)
-While neutralizing my hair , I always felt as if my hair had melted.
-stiff, brownish red hair. If I were to turn my head upside down my hair would not move lollol
-severe breakage as in always looking over my shoulders to make sure no hair was on them, sweeping broken pieces of hair off the bathroom floor, crispy looking hair in general
-The relaxed hair in the back ALWAYS eventually breaking off to where the NG was no matter what I did
-my hair just feeling like burnt grass/nasty to the touch
-my hair staying the same length for two years
-in general having the worst hair days in my entire life
erplexed
- I used to wash my hair without conditioner, didnt even know what it was
-black gel and combing my hair and seeing brown flakes all over my shirt lol
-never using heat protectant
-never trimming my hair
-my hair being big, poofy, and frizzy
-people always playing in my hair, which was kind of weird
despite this my hair was longish and healthy until I started getting relaxers
As relaxed head I remember when
-my scalp burning (I never had scabs though but it was uncomfortable)
-While neutralizing my hair , I always felt as if my hair had melted.
-stiff, brownish red hair. If I were to turn my head upside down my hair would not move lollol
-severe breakage as in always looking over my shoulders to make sure no hair was on them, sweeping broken pieces of hair off the bathroom floor, crispy looking hair in general
-The relaxed hair in the back ALWAYS eventually breaking off to where the NG was no matter what I did
-my hair just feeling like burnt grass/nasty to the touch
-my hair staying the same length for two years
-in general having the worst hair days in my entire life
erplexed
Anakinsmomma
Well-Known Member
Oh! This one I just remembered....
Being told that I shouldn't wash my hair because the dirt keeps the relaxed from burning my scalp.
Being told that I shouldn't wash my hair because the dirt keeps the relaxed from burning my scalp.
daae
New Member
greenbees
Well-Known Member
I remember that if I combed my hair, it would result in broken hairs all around my sink.
It would never grow past collar bone length (and it was only collar bone length a few times before breaking off to shoulder/neck length).
My hair was dry, dry, dry because I never moisturize it.
It only had swang after a fresh relaxer.
It would never grow past collar bone length (and it was only collar bone length a few times before breaking off to shoulder/neck length).
My hair was dry, dry, dry because I never moisturize it.
It only had swang after a fresh relaxer.
JerriBlank
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When I used to wear micros for 6 months at a time,and just re-do the perimeter,with no other kind of upkeep.
I used to have inches of ng,but my hair would be drier than the sahara desert at takedown,with knots at the point where ng met previously braided hair.
I would then rip through these knots with a small tooth comb.
Lawd,no wonder it looked like hell on a plate!!!
I used to have inches of ng,but my hair would be drier than the sahara desert at takedown,with knots at the point where ng met previously braided hair.
I would then rip through these knots with a small tooth comb.
Lawd,no wonder it looked like hell on a plate!!!
Naturelie
New Member
It's not true? (I have never relaxed my hair but my friends who do so have always told me it was important not to wash the hair before relaxing)
daae
New Member
Its not good to wash your hair like 3 days before you perm, but i used to think you had to have your hair/scalp extremely dirty or your scalp would burn.
Anakinsmomma
Well-Known Member
You're not supposed to wash three days before a relaxer. This person meant weeks before
Naturelie
New Member
You're not supposed to wash three days before a relaxer. This person meant weeks before
OK!
I understand better, thanks!
JustGROWwithIt
New Member
I remember...
-people pointing out all the broken little hairs on my clothing
-lying to people saying I cut my hair or "liked it short" when they would ask why it didn't grow
-wearing braids for months at a time and not doing anything to it at all
-thinking water was "bad" for your hair
-slicking my hair down with so much gel just to make a ponytail
-thinking black people couldn't grow hair
-wishing I wasn't black because I hated my hair
-having scabs on my scalp from relaxers
-not knowing anything about moisturizing or conditioning hair
-rarely ever washing my hair because it "wasn't good for it" and then trying not to scratch in school when my scalp was itching like crazy because I didn't want to be the "dirty" kid (I wasn't dirty, just had a dirty head!)
-my hair breaking off at the line of demarcation every.time.
-thinking natural hair was ugly (now I don't have a desire to straighten my natural hair at all!)
Oh there are so many others....so sad...
-people pointing out all the broken little hairs on my clothing
-lying to people saying I cut my hair or "liked it short" when they would ask why it didn't grow
-wearing braids for months at a time and not doing anything to it at all
-thinking water was "bad" for your hair
-slicking my hair down with so much gel just to make a ponytail
-thinking black people couldn't grow hair
-wishing I wasn't black because I hated my hair
-having scabs on my scalp from relaxers
-not knowing anything about moisturizing or conditioning hair
-rarely ever washing my hair because it "wasn't good for it" and then trying not to scratch in school when my scalp was itching like crazy because I didn't want to be the "dirty" kid (I wasn't dirty, just had a dirty head!)
-my hair breaking off at the line of demarcation every.time.
-thinking natural hair was ugly
(now I don't have a desire to straighten my natural hair at all!)Oh there are so many others....so sad...
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