Hmmm...I have only been fully natural a little over 3 months
At 15 months post, I can say the only thing I truly miss is the predictability of my relaxed hair! I never know what kinda hair I am going to get nowadays...some days it is YAY
yay
, some days it is MEH
ohwell
!!!!
But I have learned to do twistouts/flat twists for special occasions where I know I need my hair to "act right" or at least try to look somewhat uniform
My relaxed hair was long-ish (APL-BSL most times) and was full looking with nice ends. Sometimes, I had burns, but nothing awful or oozing
So I didn't go natural out of necessity or bad relaxer experiences, but bc I really
curly hair and wanted to get reacquainted with mine
I did think it would help me regain some lost thickness (from relaxing for 18 yrs!) and decrease my dermatitis flare ups
ETA: I thought of something else! I miss not having to take care of my hair & it still thriving...sometimes I wore a ponytail/bun for weeks & didn't comb it, just readjusted the ponytail holder to gather stray hairs
Don't judge me
But going natural has upped my hair skills ability & ignited a creativity with hair I never knew I had
Who knew?!?! So I miss those things, but I'm good