Got a little hairline 'issue'......

[SoSwanky]

Hello all!

Just wanted to get ya'll ladies opinion about something. I have been thinking about transitioning to natural, but I won't be doing the BC. My relaxed hair is at APL. The issue is this- My DH doesn't really like for me to have what he calls a 'puffy' hairline/edges and isn't in favor of too many headbands and hats. Mind you, I don't want to rock a fro or anything, but I know that natural hair is versatile when it comes to styling and that is why I am heavily considering it. I like straight hair (so you know I will be straightening it from time to time) and I have seen some naturals with straight hair that is just , thick, full, beautiful. Another reason for me wanting to pursue this is because I may have a dd one day and I would want her to be able to love her own hair, since she WILL BE natural. I say this because most litle girls want to do what mommy does and I don't want her to see me with relaxed hair and her with natural hair and think that something is wrong with it or that her hair is ugly. i texlax now, but I feel a transition coming soon. I just need to know somemore options for my hairline (4a/b type hair).

P.S. I figured that this would be the thread to post this in. it was either here or relationships, but I don't think that it is that serious.

 

[iri9109]

have you ever tried applying a leave in and/or gel and then tying it down with a scarf for about 15 minutes?

 

[SoSwanky]

Yes; aloe vera gel to be exact, and it does work, but I am wondering will that work all of the time?

 

[iri9109]

i think it will...maybe you could use something with more hold like ecostyler too...and i think over time your hair just gets trained to do it, because when i first BCd my edges were kinda ragged, but within a few months the softened up, and now they just lay down with water and oil, as long as i used the scarf.

 

[SoSwanky]

That is good to know. As I said earlier, with my streches I used the aloe and scarf method, but I didn't know if that would work past 5,6,7 months and so on. Thank You!!!

 

[EllePixie]

When your hair gets longer you can start doing twist outs or braid outs, then slick the edges down like iri said.

 

[lana]

Slicking the edges down doesn't work on my 4b hair and it may not work on others. I think you have to try it to see if it works for you. I'm four months post texlax and my edges are certainly making themselves known. I wear my hair towards my face, so you only see them if you "lift" my APL hair out of the way. I hope you find what works best for your hair.

I love texlaxing and I'm never going back to natural. That's what works on my hair. But I have recently started stretching to texlax only once a year. So far, so good....that is until...SUMMER

 

[Foxglove]

Aloe vera gel is a joke if I want to lay my hair down. Use ecostyler clear or olive gel or IC fantasia