lusciousladie07
Active Member
Ok Ladies.. I have been researching online this thing called scab hair and I think it hit me...
Most of my hair is very curly and for the most part soft.. responds to conditioners and moisturizers well except for the very sides of my head and a strip of hair behnd the back of my ears...
The back is more curly than the front... the middle is about 2.5 inches long and only has one curly rotation..(if that makes sense to ya'll)
Anyway I think Have Scab hair because the sides , this one spot in the middle of my head and hair behind my ears is sooooooo rough... doesn't respond well to anything and its too straight... some parts feel like they want to curl but
This is what I read online from other boards & websites:
Who knew?? I’m telling you - when you seek, you really do find. Apparently there’s a term called “scab hair” which is the new-grow hair that grows out after a perm. Scab hair is not like your true texture. It is drier, rougher, and possibly harder to manage.
If you’re transitioning right now and still roughly under 3-4 months, you likely have scab hair. Yes, you may exhale a sigh of relief but don’t exhale too much. Although your scab hair texture is rougher and drier, after your hair follicles have fully released all of the embedded cell altering chemical relaxer, you still will have kinky hair.
Some people experience scab hair and some don’t. I guess its a roll of the dice. Looking back, I did have scab hair while transitioning but I was still amazed and managed to fall in love with it. My texture now is not completely different from scab hair but THERE IS a difference. I likely experienced scab hair because I wore my hair relaxer for about 16 years.
Scab-Free Hair responds to products and soaks up and retains moisture more. Also, I’ve noticed that my remaining scab hair tips are a different color (a lighter hue). Just as the scab hair was darker than the relaxed hair, my scab-free hair hair has a deeper, richer color to it.
In order to know if you are experiencing scab hair, you simply have to let it grow out. If you’re transitioning, this is a great time to learn how to manage scab hair. If you can master scab hair, you can enjoy the laborious fruits with your beautiful kinks and curls. Cheers!
http://naturallyfamous.com/2008/01/07/scab-hair/
and here are some other links
http://www.naturallycurly.com/curltalk/showthread.php?t=35737
http://diasporahaircare.invisionzone.com/lofiversion/index.php/t873.html
The areas that I have this dry, rough hair is the same area that would apply my relaxer first after parting my hair in for sections..From what I remember in Junior H.S when I had natural hair for a short time...All of my head was curly, including the sides and it was much softer. Even now, the curly parts feel softer and more defined at the roots than at the ends...
Have any of you natural ladies experienced this and what did you do/use to help cope with it until it grew out?
BTW... I did try a search but it didn't work for me
Most of my hair is very curly and for the most part soft.. responds to conditioners and moisturizers well except for the very sides of my head and a strip of hair behnd the back of my ears...
The back is more curly than the front... the middle is about 2.5 inches long and only has one curly rotation..(if that makes sense to ya'll)
Anyway I think Have Scab hair because the sides , this one spot in the middle of my head and hair behind my ears is sooooooo rough... doesn't respond well to anything and its too straight... some parts feel like they want to curl but
This is what I read online from other boards & websites:
Who knew?? I’m telling you - when you seek, you really do find. Apparently there’s a term called “scab hair” which is the new-grow hair that grows out after a perm. Scab hair is not like your true texture. It is drier, rougher, and possibly harder to manage.
Some people experience scab hair and some don’t. I guess its a roll of the dice. Looking back, I did have scab hair while transitioning but I was still amazed and managed to fall in love with it. My texture now is not completely different from scab hair but THERE IS a difference. I likely experienced scab hair because I wore my hair relaxer for about 16 years.
Scab-Free Hair responds to products and soaks up and retains moisture more. Also, I’ve noticed that my remaining scab hair tips are a different color (a lighter hue). Just as the scab hair was darker than the relaxed hair, my scab-free hair hair has a deeper, richer color to it.
In order to know if you are experiencing scab hair, you simply have to let it grow out. If you’re transitioning, this is a great time to learn how to manage scab hair. If you can master scab hair, you can enjoy the laborious fruits with your beautiful kinks and curls. Cheers!
http://naturallyfamous.com/2008/01/07/scab-hair/
and here are some other links
http://www.naturallycurly.com/curltalk/showthread.php?t=35737
http://diasporahaircare.invisionzone.com/lofiversion/index.php/t873.html
The areas that I have this dry, rough hair is the same area that would apply my relaxer first after parting my hair in for sections..From what I remember in Junior H.S when I had natural hair for a short time...All of my head was curly, including the sides and it was much softer. Even now, the curly parts feel softer and more defined at the roots than at the ends...
Have any of you natural ladies experienced this and what did you do/use to help cope with it until it grew out?
BTW... I did try a search but it didn't work for me
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