Spinoff: If you could take a pill to change you natural 4a/b hair

Would you take a pill to go from 4a/b to 3b?

  • Absolutely - I think 3b is ideal

    Votes: 300 41.6%

  • I'd try it, but only if I could go back to 4a/b easily

    Votes: 146 20.2%

  • No way - I think my hair is perfect

    Votes: 275 38.1%
  • Total voters
    721
Re: Spinoff: If you could take a pill to change your natural 4a/b hair

I would take the pill to change my texture. As a matter of fact, msm gives me a softer looser curl when I take it and my hair is so much more manageable. Too bad it's not permanent and since I hardly remember to take the pill, I am stuck with what Ive got and have learned over the years to love it - even on those awful days when it gets on my last nerves.
 
LHCF has helped me learn to love my hair....BUT with as much time as I have to spend on my hair, I have to be honest would take the pill. Assuming the pill won't hurt me in any way! And guess what...I still love me and I don't want to be anyone else but me. Hair doesn't make the girl.
 
This is my very first post! Yay me!!! anywho, I'd like to expand on this question. First yes, i'd take this pill if i could easily go back to my hair texture. I'd also like to take pills for all hair types. I want to experiance all hair types and go back to my own. Hair type and/or texture is not important to me. My adventurous side would like to try them all and I have a love affair going on with my hair type so I'd have to go back to it.

We are maddly in love with each other you know. :love2:
 
"texture change anybody?"

*puts up both hands and feet* "me, me, me!"

Its not that I dont like my natural texture, its just that I LOVE 3b/c curls. I have some in the middle of my head and I'd do anything to get them distributed throughout

Alas, a lady can only wish..
 
interesting. I always wanted tighter curls (especially when my hair was shorter I wanted those little coils so badly). My dd#2 has tighter curls and I LOVE TO PLAY IN HER HAIR!
 
TRUST me ladies, the cosmetic scientists are working on this. I've seen a published article talking about how much black women/people with Afro-hair would give to change their texture. How unhappy they are with their current look...It was vaguely disturbing given that the authors were all white men, but the truth is the truth apparently. We're not hiding it very well despite the feigned "surprise" of the whites in Tyra Bank's audience with the discussion of "good" hair. Who are they kidding? They know the deal.

By Western standards, our hair tends to be more of a bear to deal with/get to look "acceptable/tamed" AND long (which, as you all WELL know, is the standard as far as hair goes these days)...Sigh...if only short hair were in for women...we could DEFINITELY rock that! Better than straight haireds in fact IMHO. Given that we so desperately want an easy, no frills way to fit in with the rest of the world hair-wise, there are DEFINITELY groups of scientists working to find out what exactly makes our hair tick so that they can come up with a more permenant way to "treat" our "condition".

In fact, I know of someone who is looking into the GENETICS of what determines the different hair types. Maybe we will one day be able to engineer our kids so that they won't inherit our "burden" (NOTE: I'm being a bit melodramatic in my choice of words, but you all get the drift. If we want to look beautiful by global standards, we have to accept that, generally speaking, beautiful is NOT our hair given its tendency towards shortness and dense "frizz" :ohwell:).

Peace.
 
Yep, both my daughters' 8 and 10, have 3b hair (Hubby is half German- one VERY curly, the other has a little looser curl), both tailbone length and gorgeous.

It is HIGH maintenance though, wash days are a pain, but I use Kinky Curly and Miss Jessie's to make thier curls pop, and their hair is fierce. They get compliments all the time.

So yep, I love thick, full curly hair. It would be my fantasy hair for sure!
 
If it wasn't for the shrinkage, I would really love my hair. My longest layer is about 1.5 inches past the shoulder, but because of shrinkage literally it doesn't fall below my ears. I don't think so about the pill. If I did, it would definitely be a 4a (which is actually quite different than 4b) like Semo. The only 3b ...or 3c hair (not sure which she is) that I would want is goingnatural's. her hair is delish.
 
I like the actual texture of my hair, but as other posters mentioned, the shrinkage is a problem. That's what led me to texlax, because I knew I would never reach my goal of waist length and longer natural hair (unstretched) with this 4a on my head. So, I would definitely go for a looser texture that "hangs." I would prefer 3b/3c.
 
I wouldn't want 3b hair, but I wouldn't mind having 3c (hair that hangs down without having to be straightened). I'd take a pill for that, as long as it didn't have harmful side effects.
 
I found my temporary texture changing pill.... BKT!!

Just did the first wash after my first application and I went from a 4a/b to a 3c/3b. I'm in detangling heaven. No more ends knotting together for me:grin:
 
If proven 100% safe..I would take a pill that would change my 4b texture to Tracy Ellis Ross' (I'm not really sure what her's is):

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larry3344 said:
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Where's the Kermit sips tea meme?!

Anyway, in response to the post, no I wouldn't want to change the texture of my whole head, but if I could take a pill for my hair around my edges and nape (which is 4c, damn near impossible to retain moisture, and prone to breakage very easily) to be thick and full like the 4a hair in the crown of my head, sure. Honestly, I won't even need all of that, because the other 4c on my hair on the sides doesn't break off like my edges for some reason. What I really want is a pill to ensure that my edges and nape can grow and stay long and healthy!
 
I really love my hair. I am not saying it because it is the pro-black PC thing to say. It is so strong, and manageable. It is relaxer resistant, but I find that to be a plus. It also is beautiful relaxed/natural. All hair textures are beautiful, but mine is my trademark.

Just yesterday a few acquaintances asked me if I was natural/relaxed. They were surprised when I told them I am relaxed. I love my bushy hair!
 
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I think I'd cry if I woke up without my kinky curls lol. I love my type 4 hair and I don't even think I would look right with a different texture. Plus it would be terrible having to relearn my hair, and change up my whole routine/techniques/products.
 
Smh. I'm a 3b natural and I wouldn't be 3b if a 1b and 4b didn't come together and create me.
3b hair type is the hardest hair type to find products for... Hair type that probably frizzes the most.... Hair type that is so prone to split ends.... I hated my hair at first, but, Ive grown to love it now.... I adore it now even with every flyaway and frizz I might have to deal with or try to tame.... Love your kinks and coils just the same pleaseeeeee.
 
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