? for the NATURALS

[Poli]

Since joining this board I have found that there are quite a few ladies that wear their hair in the natural state. My question is how long have you been natural? I'm natural and I have been natural for 18 YEARS!!!

Poli

 

[glamazon386]

It'll be a year for me in September.

 

[CurleeDST]

I first went natural in 1994 (13 years ago) and during that time and now relaxed twice and texturized twice. I am natural now except for my color. I big chopped again September/October 2006.

 

[Poli]

It'll be a year for me in September.

Congrats on coming up to one year!!!

 

[Wildchild453]

4 years..maybe 5

 

[Poli]

I first went natural in 1994 (13 years ago) and during that time and now relaxed twice and texturized twice. I am natural now except for my color. I big chopped again September/October 2006.

I have yet to do the BC. I trim my ends 2 to 3 times a year and that's about 2 inches off.

 

[Ms Lala]

about 6 years

 

[PeaceFlow]

22 years Im so olderplexed

 

[SparklingFlame]

Completely natural for 3 years.

 

[PaperClip]

1 year natural (July 2007); 30 years relaxed.

 

[PhonyBaloney500]

Since some point in pre-teenhood. 15-16 years?

 

[jaiku]

January 1st will make 12 years.

 

[Cheleigh]

According to the ticker in my siggy, 16 months.

 

[bLackButtaFly]

a couple months over two years.

 

[Incredible1ne]

A little over a year.

 

[Nazarite27]

Completely natural for 3 years.

Me too!!

 

[glamazon386]

Congrats on coming up to one year!!!

Thanks So what's it like being natural for 18 years? I would assume that's most of your life right?

 

[Shawnee66]

My last relaxer was July 2005. I BC January 2006, so that makes 1.5 years all natural.

 

[ceedeelight]

1 year 4 months and loving it.

 

[Ivie184]

3 Years in November

 

[NantanYah]

I've been natural for a year and 4 months.

 

[remnant]

a little more than 6 years

 

[SEMO]

I stopped getting relaxers in February 2005, but didn't cut the relaxed ends off until July 2006. So it's just now been year completely natural for me.

 

[vangrey]

21 years before relaxer
now i've been natural for 3 months

 

[JustKiya]

Ten years.....

 

[IrisDaVirus]

Four years since my last texturizer (May 2003)
Almost three years since I cut the last of it out of my hair (late October 2004)

 

[Luvmylife]

My last relaxer was in November of 2001, so about 5 1/2 years

 

[napbella]

3 years and loving every minute of it!

 

[sunshinelady]

7 years I'm thinking about relaxing tho'.

 

[PinkSkates]

I have been natural for 7 years.