Naturals:How long did you transition before you cut off your relaxed ends?

[monie20032007]

Sorry I keep on posting about this stuff, but im really interested in going natural and I know you guys can help me

 

[glamazon386]

About 5.5 months. I couldn't take it anymore. But I think the consensus here on the board is about a year.

 

[nappity]

a year

 

[Crackers Phinn]

one year 2 months

I wanted enough hair to be able to pull into a pony/puff before I cut the ends off.

 

[MissMarie]

3 years, 7 months

I'm pretty sure I win the prize

 

[HoneyCurlz]

For me it was a long process...almost 2 years because I was really scared about cutting my hair all at once. Plus, during that time my hair was growing slowly for some reason so I was just trying to hang on to the lenght as long as I could. erplexed

 

[gradygirl]

I was trying for a year but I only lasted 5 months. I could not deal with the tanges and the breakage.

 

[DMJ's Mom]

about 6 months. I freaked when i started seeing split ends and didn't want them going up in to my natural hair

 

[Chicoro]

1.5 - 2 years.

 

[VeryBecoming]

3 years, 7 months

I'm pretty sure I win the prize

Wow, why so long?
I checked out your fotki and your hair is amazing!

 

[Sweet_Ambrosia]

2 years gradually.

 

[tinkat]

It took 1 year

 

[anherica]

I don't even think I can call mine a transition really. Once I decided to stop relaxing, I waited three months to cut it off.

 

[Bigghair]

Eleven months

 

[NewYorkgyrl]

One year and 4 months

 

[LynnieB]

it's in da siggie (not anymore haha)

15 months

 

[shocol]

About six months. The matting and tangling of my relaxed hair was insane. I just couldn't take it anymore.

 

[ceedeelight]

1 year and 3 months.

Since I was pregnant during most of my transistion, I wore a lot of phony ponies.

 

[gressr]

I only lasted 2 months with the different textures. When i did the BC i had about 2 inches of new growth, but i cut it down to an inch.

 

[scorpio70]

I texturized for about a year, and it's been 7 months since my last application. The texturizer helped ease the tension btn the straight bits and the new growth. I'm trying to go at least a full year without chems before cutting the straight ends off completely. I don't want to lose my bun, lawd knows it took me long enough to grown it.

 

[bLackButtaFly]

about 8 months. The two textures were killing me.

 

[Qurlyqt]

Almost 15 months

 

[imstush]

Both times were about 2 + years (give or take a few months)

 

[PanamasOwn]

5 MONTHS... I planned for a year..but didnt make it

 

[angellazette]

12-13 months

 

[silvergirl]

19 months.............

 

[Cheleigh]

Transitioned for one year, two weeks.

 

[Poohbear]

7 to 8 months before chopping off the relaxed ends

 

[zzirvingj]

I transitioned for five months. I didn't want to deal with two different textures of hair and became very inpatient, LOL.


I had even actually cut my hair around the 3rd month of transitioning from APL length to chin length. Then about 2 months later just chopped the rest of the relaxed hair off altogether.

 

[BrockStar]

About 7-8 months then I BC'ed in May