Peachtree
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I\'m thinking of making a \"drastic\" hair change...
...drastic for me cuz I've never, ever thought of doing this before...."Going Au Naturale". I've been relaxed since age 13, that's 18 yrs now & counting.
Well, honestly, i've been thinking about this ever since my last touch up on April 19th. I knew from that day forward that i was gonna put away my hooded dryer & air dry for the next 5 mths. I wasn't sure of what to expect from airdrying, but i'm sooo happy that i made that decision. Airdrying has been THE BEST METHOD ever!!!
. In fact, I'm able to manage my hair, ESPECIALLY MY 3" OF NEW GROWTH so incredibly better now without heat than i did while using heat. I never, never, ever, ever thought that would be possible.
I'm not gonna say that i'm "transitioning" just yet, only cuz there's still some things that i need to sort through. I'm reading a ton of old posts about "transitioning", I've lurked around on "naturallycurly.com's transitioner's section" & a couple of other boards and i'm experimenting with products that works best for me. I think that once I get about 5" of new growth, then i'll decide whether to touch up again or transition. That way i'll have a pretty good idea of which products work best on my natural hair, and more importantly, a small sense of how to manage my natural hair.....
Another thing, the longest amt of new growth i've had was about 5". I didn't have a difficult time managing it & surprisingly enough, that was prior to having a regime. Now that I understand how to care for my hair, I feel inspired to make this "natural" change. Pray for me y'all! I don't wanna end up looking like this
due to a lack of experience
. I TRULY BELIEVE I CAN SUCCESSFULLY DO THIS!!!!
Just thought I'd share with my hair buds what's been going through my mind these last several months...
Transitioners, please share your experiences with me... let me know what I'm in for...
Thanks ladies,
Peachtree
...drastic for me cuz I've never, ever thought of doing this before...."Going Au Naturale". I've been relaxed since age 13, that's 18 yrs now & counting.
Well, honestly, i've been thinking about this ever since my last touch up on April 19th. I knew from that day forward that i was gonna put away my hooded dryer & air dry for the next 5 mths. I wasn't sure of what to expect from airdrying, but i'm sooo happy that i made that decision. Airdrying has been THE BEST METHOD ever!!!
I'm not gonna say that i'm "transitioning" just yet, only cuz there's still some things that i need to sort through. I'm reading a ton of old posts about "transitioning", I've lurked around on "naturallycurly.com's transitioner's section" & a couple of other boards and i'm experimenting with products that works best for me. I think that once I get about 5" of new growth, then i'll decide whether to touch up again or transition. That way i'll have a pretty good idea of which products work best on my natural hair, and more importantly, a small sense of how to manage my natural hair.....
Another thing, the longest amt of new growth i've had was about 5". I didn't have a difficult time managing it & surprisingly enough, that was prior to having a regime. Now that I understand how to care for my hair, I feel inspired to make this "natural" change. Pray for me y'all! I don't wanna end up looking like this
Just thought I'd share with my hair buds what's been going through my mind these last several months...
Transitioners, please share your experiences with me... let me know what I'm in for...
Thanks ladies,
Peachtree