Transition/Natural Experts...I need you!!

[LStreeter]

Hi Ladies,
So I'm sitting here feeling perplexed and concerned as I condition my hair...I am 15 months into my transition, and things are going relatively well. Every week, I pre-poo with coconut oil or Silicon Mix, shampoo, then condition. I apply a leave-in and then braid my hair in 5-8 braids...voila! lovely braidout!!

HOWEVER

Both this week and last week, I have managed to comb out two small chunks of hair. I can tell it's coming out near the root and not at the demarcation point. And I think they came from the same area near my nape/near my left ear. My hair used to break in this spot every few years or so when I was relaxed. Like clockwork! Break-grow back-break again in 2-3 yrs. Crazy, right??!

I seriously thought that transitioning to natural would alleviate this issue (among others) and I am too perplexed about why this is happening.

Do you ladies have any thoughts?? I'm not worried too much about it right now, as it's just a small area. I plan to BABY this area during future washes and remain prayerful. I'm tired of this small patch, ya'll. Besides encountering a SHS, I've had almost no setbacks--til this.

So ladies, please help me out!!

 

[Cherokee-n-Black]

Hi Ladies,
So I'm sitting here feeling perplexed and concerned as I condition my hair...I am 15 months into my transition, and things are going relatively well. Every week, I pre-poo with coconut oil or Silicon Mix, shampoo, then condition. I apply a leave-in and then braid my hair in 5-8 braids...voila! lovely braidout!!

HOWEVER

Both this week and last week, I have managed to comb out two small chunks of hair. I can tell it's coming out near the root and not at the demarcation point. And I think they came from the same area near my nape/near my left ear. My hair used to break in this spot every few years or so when I was relaxed. Like clockwork! Break-grow back-break again in 2-3 yrs. Crazy, right??!

I seriously thought that transitioning to natural would alleviate this issue (among others) and I am too perplexed about why this is happening.

Do you ladies have any thoughts?? I'm not worried too much about it right now, as it's just a small area. I plan to BABY this area during future washes and remain prayerful. I'm tired of this small patch, ya'll. Besides encountering a SHS, I've had almost no setbacks--til this.

So ladies, please help me out!!

OMG...is there some 15-month curse??? LOL I'm almost there and I'm having major shedding issues. I've avoided SHS like the plague, but I've also missed out on some good DC treatments.

 

[chrisanddonniesmommy]

Since you've had issues with that area on your head before, have you gone to a dermatologist to see if there's scalp damage? If it happens even while transitioning, it may be scalp-related.

 

[LStreeter]

OMG...is there some 15-month curse??? LOL I'm almost there and I'm having major shedding issues. I've avoided SHS like the plague, but I've also missed out on some good DC treatments.

I won't claim a "curse," but if others have had some issues around this time period I would definitely love to know...it'd be nice to feel some comfort that we'll make it through these challenges.

 

[LStreeter]

Since you've had issues with that area on your head before, have you gone to a dermatologist to see if there's scalp damage? If it happens even while transitioning, it may be scalp-related.

Duh..... I never considered that! Hope it's not the case. Nonetheless,

 

[LStreeter]

Bumping...please help!!

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[lilyofthenile]

Is it breaking or shedding? Does it have a white bulb at the end?

 

[LStreeter]

Is it breaking or shedding? Does it have a white bulb at the end?

Breakage. Really really close to the scalp.

 

[glamazon386]

OP, I have this same problem with a patch below my left ear. I haven't found a solution and it's been like this for probably the past 5 or 6 years. The patch was much larger when I was relaxed. It has gotten smaller over time. I believed it was the relaxer but it came back after going natural. It's dry and prone to single strand knots. It's constantly tangled. I had a small bald spot there at one point. It behaves so different from the rest of my hair. I've just learned to blend it in.

 

[LStreeter]

Is this a common thing? Has anyone else experienced this issue?? I really thought it was just me...

 

[McQuay30]

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