BeautifulNameX
Active Member
Ok, so I been natural for 4 years, and I feel like being natural got me no where. When I first found LHCF in 2004 I grew my relaxed neck length hair well past my shoulders. Everything went down hill in 06 when my big sis (she did my relaxers at that time) said I need to learn to do them myself and told me to uses the milder form of vitale life and body instead of regular and I did, it was so mild I didnt think it took and two weeks later I put the Vitale Mo'body regular which is a little stronger than regular life and body. I used the box (no lye) I didn't know the difference because It has a lye version that sold serperatly I just thought it was a convient kit didnt even see no lye and I poured activator on my head and relaxed.
It didnt do extreme damage my hair was real dry and just not the same. . soo like a year of two later in 08 I just decided to BC and go natural. Its been ok. My hair has been growing at a regular pace. I feel like I really cant manipulate it as often as I was my relaxed hair. (id do daily co washes and buns a lot and my hair thrived) All I do now is wash it weekly DC corn row it and wear wigs. When I was wearing my natural hair out in a puffy last summer when it was longer I felt soooo unsafe like was far as it being damaged from being out in elements. IDK.
I was in the store staring at the relaxers for like an hour I was gone get one but I didnt want to make an impulsive decision so I said ima make a post. I perfer straight hair. I had re BC'd in FEB because of salon heat damage to like three inches (she didnt know what she was doing, normally dosnt use heat protectants I came prepared. She and a new stylist were having a discussion and she said yeea you cant get natural hair straight with out marcels ceramic heat is artificial heat and wont cut it -i know thats wrong because I can press my own hair with my FHI and get salon rexults) She hot combed it and ran the marcel iron in it mass times re heating. The press only lasted like two days if that. and I just said FML im re BCing. . .
Oh and I straightened (maxi glide) a bang because I was bord on freshly washed air dried hair it was straight but that section is split heaven now. . . Yes I used like every heat protection I have. Ill show you a pic and you can sorta see my natural texture.
But yea today I was on the verge of buying a relaxer but I have strong reason for going natural because at the time I BC'd I was working at the hairstore and pregnant ladies would tell me like I cant relax while im pregnant. and then I'd see soo many old ladies look at wigs and say they went bald from years of relaxers. . . I DON't know what I want to do what direction I want to take. all I want is long hair. . IDK. Im tired of wearing wigs. . . I cant do twist and stuff. . . . IDK WHERE should I go frm hear? I want to relax but the the pregnancy thing (and i just got married so thats an issue) Im just torn. . .
That bang and u can see my natural hair too. I washed it the day before the pic and put plats in it to air dry because I was goinig to do the usual corn rown and wig thing. . . I just dont know what to do wit my hair
It didnt do extreme damage my hair was real dry and just not the same. . soo like a year of two later in 08 I just decided to BC and go natural. Its been ok. My hair has been growing at a regular pace. I feel like I really cant manipulate it as often as I was my relaxed hair. (id do daily co washes and buns a lot and my hair thrived) All I do now is wash it weekly DC corn row it and wear wigs. When I was wearing my natural hair out in a puffy last summer when it was longer I felt soooo unsafe like was far as it being damaged from being out in elements. IDK.
I was in the store staring at the relaxers for like an hour I was gone get one but I didnt want to make an impulsive decision so I said ima make a post. I perfer straight hair. I had re BC'd in FEB because of salon heat damage to like three inches (she didnt know what she was doing, normally dosnt use heat protectants I came prepared. She and a new stylist were having a discussion and she said yeea you cant get natural hair straight with out marcels ceramic heat is artificial heat and wont cut it -i know thats wrong because I can press my own hair with my FHI and get salon rexults) She hot combed it and ran the marcel iron in it mass times re heating. The press only lasted like two days if that. and I just said FML im re BCing. . .
Oh and I straightened (maxi glide) a bang because I was bord on freshly washed air dried hair it was straight but that section is split heaven now. . . Yes I used like every heat protection I have. Ill show you a pic and you can sorta see my natural texture.
But yea today I was on the verge of buying a relaxer but I have strong reason for going natural because at the time I BC'd I was working at the hairstore and pregnant ladies would tell me like I cant relax while im pregnant. and then I'd see soo many old ladies look at wigs and say they went bald from years of relaxers. . . I DON't know what I want to do what direction I want to take. all I want is long hair. . IDK. Im tired of wearing wigs. . . I cant do twist and stuff. . . . IDK WHERE should I go frm hear? I want to relax but the the pregnancy thing (and i just got married so thats an issue) Im just torn. . .
. That's the beauty of natural hair. You can manipulate it tons of different ways and when you want to, just wash it to get your original texture back. Just be sure to use heat protectant and don't manipulate your hair too harshly. I promise after a week of wearing it straight, you will be so happy to see those coilies, curlies, and luscious naps- I know I usually am 
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