Natural ladies!! Do you ever get THAT URGE to relax??

[Dee Raven]

For me, no. I get the urge to straighten. But never relaxing because that would require going back to the salon, and for me, salon = satan. Never again. So kinky, coily it is.

 

[TaylorT]

Yes. I really think it's because of my hair length though. I hope that as my hair gets longer the urge will subside!

 

[Makenzie]

3.5 years natural, APL, and yes I have that urge to relax. I'm thinking seriously of relaxing on Saturday. I have no relaxer trauma stories and have always had good hair care practices. But I'm finding for my lifestyle a relaxer may work better. I'd relax once or twice a year. I predominantly wore air dried roller sets, but my hair is to thick to get a smooth grip in the rods. I work out 3 times a week and sweat hard. At to that I'm sick of the buns.

As to the weaves....I do sewin's couple times a year, and love it. But I find that I miss my own hair and want to enjoy my own hair.

 

[grownwomanaz]

Umm no. Love, love, love being natural. Transitioned 2 years and April will be one year of being fully natural. Honestly,the thought never crosses my mind.

 

[Beverly Ann Properties]

Never. I can get a dominican blow out and have straight hair without reversion for a minimum of 2 weeks before, I force my self to shampoo my hair. With natural hair you can have the best of 2 worlds, curly or straight.

 

[rere32]

Yes, I have been having the urge for weeks. So what I did was got my hair pressed and I didn't like it straight. So the urge is gone.l...

 

[natural2008]

Nope, not at all. I absolutely love my natural hair.

 

[mallysmommy]

maybe but that 6-8 weeks touch up is what keeps me away

 

[Embyra]

NOPE NEVER EVER i took years to decide to stop relaxing as i knew once i did i wouldnt be then chopping off length only to relax again

urge to straighten YES which i will do give me time

 

[RegaLady]

YES! And I have the urge now. I want a cut and a relaxer. If I don't relax I want a Dominican blowdry. I want it short and straight!

 

[chelleyrock]

Actually, no. I flat-ironed my hair for Christmas and wanted to wash it out a few days later. I loved seeing the length, but missed my naps.

 

[Makenzie]

Never. I can get a dominican blow out and have straight hair without reversion for a minimum of 2 weeks before, I force my self to shampoo my hair. With natural hair you can have the best of 2 worlds, curly or straight.

I wish I could do this. My hair reverts at the first sniff of moisture. Even when I was relaxed my curls would just droop and my new growth would swell.

 

[smwrigh3]

yes but it comes and goes...

So its not strong enough for me to actually do it. However I might relax in 2014 and then transition again if an when I feel like it...

 

[Lylddlebit]

I do, but I don't really know how. My days spent with a perm were the result of other people( mom, cousin, sister etc) perming my hair. I could perm someone else's hair more efficiently than my own(as the result of habit and practice perming my mom, sister's cousin hair in the past). I never actually put my own perm in. If I ever went back that would have to be the way to go:doing it for myself. When I think of the style time I would save, and remember that I happy with my hair while it was permed, it gets tempting.

 

[zzirvingj]

Yes; I want to relax right now actually. But I suspect the feeling will disappear soon cuz I've felt this way before.

I'm just really in need of a change right now in a major way.

 

[godsflowerrr]

Not me. When I want straight hair, I just straighten it. I love the versatility of natural hair.

 

[guyanesesista]

Nope. Not even through my transition which ended last week. I even have a tub of motions relaxer bouncing around my room and I still have no urge to relax.

 

[newme2003]

Yes - after almost ten years of being natural I am at this moment tempted to relax my hair. I have cut my hair several times and worn my hair in either a curly Afro or bun. I don't feel there are any other options that look good on me but remember versatility with being relaxed. I might just give in eventually.

 

[ravenhairedcharm]

No. I didn't stop relaxing for a style change; I stopped because I hated getting relaxers. Also I wouldn't want short relaxed hair.

 

[rabs77]

Never, in my 9 yrs of being natural. My pressed straight natural hair looks to me a lot better than my relaxed hair so.....

 

[Phaer]

Yes, nearly every time I have to detangle and take 5 hours twisting my hair. What stops me is the knowledge of how dangerous relaxers are.

 

[Grand Prix]

I guess. I still haven't grown back the length I was at when I was relaxed. *looks at ticker and sighs*
I also miss my smooth bantu knot outs and the length it showed. But it required a lot of work though, and I was always afraid of the rain.
Wearing a wash and go with my natural hair is so much easier. And it makes me feel kinda special.

 

[FoxxyLocs]

Not at all! I may get the urge to straighten, but it's been almost 8 years and I've never had the urge to relax.

 

[keepithealthy]

Nope, but sometimes I get the urge to straighten my hair. I'm trying to straighten only every 3 months but as my hair is getting longer I get tempted to straighten more frequently.

 

[NewYorkgyrl]

No. Not at all.

 

[NikkiGirl]

No. Not for me! There aren't any styles I see on relaxed hair that I can't do. I just prefer not to, I don't want to ruin my curls. I have been relaxer free for over two years and I am not looking back. I like the versatility of my natural hair.

 

[ItsMeFre]

No but I get that urge to flat iron after a month or so of being curly.