It seems like my hair is blacker since I am natural...am I trippin'???

[Diva_Esq]

My hair has always been pretty dark...in fact, jet black (except the tribe of grays that are overthrowing my crown area!). But when I was relaxed, it seemed like it started turning more brown and I started getting black rinses. Fast forward to a year and a 1/2 postBC... My hair seems SUPER jet black now and I don't feel like I even need a rinse.

Anyone else experience this or am I nuts???

 

[Allandra]

Your hair probably is darker because relaxer can lighten one's hair. When I used to get relaxers, my hair was a lighter (especially when in the sun). I love my hair being darker now.

 

[dachsies_rule!]

Nope ur not nuts, ur absolutely right. My hair used to be brownish-red with a relaxer and now it looks deep brown to black...the relaxer was altering my natural hair color

 

[Beautytalk69]

This has happened to me.

 

[bajandoc86]

nope, u ain't trippin'. My hair was always very black before I started processing it. As a relaxed head it lightened to a brown. Which I didn't like. Now that all the relaxed hair gone, I'm back to black!

 

[Lucie]

Relaxers lighten your hair over time.

 

[Foxglove]

ITA the chemicals from the relaxers would lighten my hair too

 

[Diva_Esq]

THANK YOU ALL SOOOOOOO MUCH!!!!! I really thought I was losing it over here!! I had no idea that relaxer had a lightening effect! Still interested in others' experiences... I learn SO MUCH from my board sistas! Thanks, y'all!!!

 

[prettypithy]

I've had the same experience except I preferred the lighter brown and am considering dying it even though I'm petrified of the damage.

 

[Kn0ttyByNatur3]

You are not alone, OP. That was my one of my fav. traits about being relaxed.


Now I gotta henna get my red/auburn hair cracking again. I'm not sad, tho......








okay, just a lil.

 

[Diva_Esq]

You are not alone, OP. That was my one of my fav. traits about being relaxed.


Now I gotta henna get my red/auburn hair cracking again. I'm not sad, tho......








okay, just a lil.

Your posts are too funny!!