anniev2
New Member
Sorry this is long. I've been here about a week now and I have finally organized my thoughts enough to seek feedback.
I'm natural, 4b, that wore weaves to transition so that is why my bangs are relaxed. I wore weaves because I was not ready to deal with my 4b hair and I was not feeling having a cute little TWA. Now that I no longer have the weave I'm unsure of what to do.
Right now, I prefer my hair straight. Since I joined LHCF I realized that moisture was my problem for my natural hair. Preferring my hair to be straight could be because I don't yet have the moisture level I need to make my curls look nice. But, I'm trying. With that being said I will only be straightening my hair once per week *until* I can manage it in its natural state and wear in a pony. Once I can do the pony, then I plan to straighten only twice per month.
Primarily, I wanted to transition to natural because my hair was NOT retaining length when it was relaxed. Secondly, the thought of having *some* natural curls show through was attractive to me. Since I found LHCF I see soooo many relaxed heads that are doing well. I'm wonder if, since I'm natural and I will wear my hair straight so often, if it will be best for me to just get a relaxer/texlax.
Here are my questions in a nutshell (some random and not related to the above):
- In your experience, is straightening natural hair weekly better, worse, or the same as relaxing?
- Should I trim my hair because of the nape issue I described?
- Is wearing bangs (since mine are relaxed) considered "non-protective"?
- If I change protective styles from day to day...braidout (starting with straight & dry not wet hair) going to a bun...is that considered excessive manipulation?
- Does/did anyone wash more than weekly with shampoo in order to get their regimine down?
i don't have pics yet, who knew it would take dell this long to send my christmas camera![Frown :( :(](/smilies/frown.gif)
I'm natural, 4b, that wore weaves to transition so that is why my bangs are relaxed. I wore weaves because I was not ready to deal with my 4b hair and I was not feeling having a cute little TWA. Now that I no longer have the weave I'm unsure of what to do.
Right now, I prefer my hair straight. Since I joined LHCF I realized that moisture was my problem for my natural hair. Preferring my hair to be straight could be because I don't yet have the moisture level I need to make my curls look nice. But, I'm trying. With that being said I will only be straightening my hair once per week *until* I can manage it in its natural state and wear in a pony. Once I can do the pony, then I plan to straighten only twice per month.
Primarily, I wanted to transition to natural because my hair was NOT retaining length when it was relaxed. Secondly, the thought of having *some* natural curls show through was attractive to me. Since I found LHCF I see soooo many relaxed heads that are doing well. I'm wonder if, since I'm natural and I will wear my hair straight so often, if it will be best for me to just get a relaxer/texlax.
Here are my questions in a nutshell (some random and not related to the above):
- In your experience, is straightening natural hair weekly better, worse, or the same as relaxing?
- Should I trim my hair because of the nape issue I described?
- Is wearing bangs (since mine are relaxed) considered "non-protective"?
- If I change protective styles from day to day...braidout (starting with straight & dry not wet hair) going to a bun...is that considered excessive manipulation?
- Does/did anyone wash more than weekly with shampoo in order to get their regimine down?
i don't have pics yet, who knew it would take dell this long to send my christmas camera
![Frown :( :(](/smilies/frown.gif)