WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON!!!

[Lucie]

Okay, sorry for the caps. I am really frustrated

I had the perfect nape. No broken hairs and it was even with the rest of my hair. I showed my husband the newly broken curly nape and he told me, " It will grow back. Don't worry about it." What the heck does he know?

To give you a little history, I was natural for two years and decided to relax April 2, 2005.

I have been doing my daily CW. Deep conditioing twice a week. Moisturizing my ends and bunning. Okay, I fell off on the bunning for almost two months erplexed

I have been wearing ponytails, but they are not tight. I don't wrap my scrunchi around my hair more than twice. I even sleep with a satin pillowcase.

Why has all this extra TLC with my hair left my nape broken!?!?

 

[Enchantmt]

I'm sorry this happened. When I used to relax I did my nape last, its the most delicate and breaks easily. Now that I'm natural I have length to it again. Some women on the board dont relax their nape at all.

 

[baglady215]

How large of an area is it? The last 1/2" of my nape is always short and will probably always be short.

 

[MizaniMami]

How large of an area is it? The last 1/2" of my nape is always short and will probably always be short.

Same with my nape.

Do you start with that area first? If so I suggest you relax that area last.

 

[BrickbyBrick]

I have the same problem myself. I think my issues are:

1. tying my scarf a little too tight with the knot right on the nape area eveyr night
2. Tight ponytails (easing off on this, I've mostly been wearing a claw clip)
3. Lack of moisture

Do you find yourself manipulating your hair more than before? What have you been doing differently since you noticed this breakage?

 

[Lucie]

I have the same problem myself. I think my issues are:

1. tying my scarf a little too tight with the knot right on the nape area eveyr night
2. Tight ponytails (easing off on this, I've mostly been wearing a claw clip)
3. Lack of moisture

Do you find yourself manipulating your hair more than before? What have you been doing differently since you noticed this breakage?

Guilty as charged erplexed I have been using my dad's brush to do my ponytails. I don't use it really hard, I just smooth my hair with it. D'OH!!!!!!!!!!! (In Homer's voice)

I stopped bunning and wear ponytails now. I have a baby brush I would use but since my hair is underprocessed from doing my own relaxer, I use the brush to make my ponytail smooth

Will it grow back? When I get my hair relaxed in July, I will leave the nape for last. Thanks ladies!