When I began my natural hair journey______

[LucieLoo12]

finish the sentence.


When I began my natural journey I told all my friends they needed to go natural .

When I began my natural hair journey I checked for new growth like every other day


Whats yours?

 

[Danewshe]

.....I had extremely damaged relaxed hair

.....I left a bit of relaxed hair on at the front after I bc'ed, so that I could blend my half-wigs in a bit better. lol

 

[virtuenow]

When I began my natural journey, the stylist that helped w/the takedown/detangle of my long term micros said I should just cut it and wear natural. She could have been a hater for all I know, but I loved it. I was cutting scab hair just about every other week after that for the next year! Then I found out I just have a harder, coarser texture of hair

 

[Melaninme]

When I began my natural journey, I started with a clean shaven head. I was bald I tell ya!

 

[Philippians413]

When I began my natural journey, I was a product junkie. Now that I've been on my journey for 3+ years, I'm still a product junkie.

 

[msbettyboop]

When I began my natural journey:-

• My entire nape was more or less bald.
• I jumped on any bandwagon that stood still long enough for me to read a few reviews in a thread.
• I measured my hair every few days . Now I no longer care. As long as it's healthy, I'll catch it whenever it gets to wherever it's gonna get.
  
• I wanted to go back in time and whoop the asses of every stylist that ever touched my hair.
  

 

[diadall]

I had to keep it a secret.

I told a few and all I would get were ignant questions.

The first time I wanted a professional wash/blowdry I went to JC Penny at lunch. I was about a year in.

The stylist told me I should get a relaxer. When I told her I was natural she said, no joke, "not everyone can go natural. I am tired of girls going natural and thinking they are going to look like that (points to poster of a white woman with curls). Your hair will not look like that."

I told her I know what my hair looks like. I was pissed because she had combed through my hair and it was all over my head. I had to restyle it in the car.

After she said that I didn't let her finish. I made some excuse about remembering a meeting.

Now I never let negative people do my hair.

 

[MsLauren]

When I began my natural hair journey...

[*] I was an extreme product junkie and it's only gotten worse.

[*] I checked for new growth and measured it everyday

[*] I had extreme moisture problems so I bought a steamer and never looked back!!!

[*] I quit using heat.

[*] I started wearing wigs to change up my style and to try new hair colors to keep from touching my own hair too much!

That's all I can think of right now!

 

[diadall]

When I began my natural hair journey...

[*] I was an extreme product junkie and it's only gotten worse.

[*] I checked for new growth and measured it everyday

[*] I had extreme moisture problems so I bought a steamer and never looked back!!!

[*] I quit using heat.

[*] I started wearing wigs to change up my style and to try new hair colors to keep from touching my own hair too much!

That's all I can think of right now!

Cosign on a recovering pj.

 

[tdillz]

.... I was scared to wear my twa, learned to love it and bragged about it all the time lol

 

[kandake]

I was 4 months into a 6 month relaxer stretch. I BC'd on a whim.
I co-washed everyday
I played in my hair all day
I felt so free
I fell in love with ecostyler gel
I wondered why I hadn't done it sooner

 

[AfrikanRose]

I had a 3" bald spot in the back of my head. I took out a ruler then I cried. My mother helped me cut off the rest of the dried up crusty ends. My NJ-DMV pic is the only evidence of my atrocity against my own scalp. 4 1/2 years later, I'm not doing too shabby. But, thankfully I am no longer length obsessed. It grows as it will.

 

[southerncitygirl]

it was traumatic! domincian blowouts jacked my hair up!

i felt ugly (i transitioned back in 01 or 02 and had to cut 6 inches due to ,heat damage, and breakage)

people treated me like ish cause my hair was natural

i was frustrated but determined to ride it out and i'm glad i did! now on to waistlength and out of being stuck at bsl.

 

[lilyofthenile]

When I began my natural hair journey, I thought that I was going to figure everything out and end up with good retention. I was very wrong.

 

[yaya24]

.... I fired my stylist because when I told her my plan of going natural, she responded by telling me that I was making a huge mistake and that "not everyone's grade of hair would grow if natural"
** People have always killed me w/ the hair "grades" talk. What the hell is that? You get grades in school not hair texture/type.. and her logic still has me puzzled

....My mom told me my hair would never grow back, and laughed out loud literally .. Years later, she decided to "do the natural thing" (this past fall)

-I wet my hair daily for the first time in my life and LOVED IT

 

[Stormy]

When I began my natural hair journey (for the second time) I walked into the natural hair care salon and took a deep breath as I sat down in a bald stylist's chair. I said shave it all off! But try and keep my scalp from showing.

I figured I might get some negative stares, but I didn't care. Surprisingly I got a lot of positive feedback!

I loved my shaved head soooo much, till I was thinking about keeping it like that!

As soon as I got half an inch I developed hand-in-hair disease really bad!

I subscribed to every Youtube channel I could think of!

I vowed not to EVER use direct heat until my 1 year anniversary.

 

[Stormy]

Also... I was surprised my 4B hair had curls. And... I noticed my hair seemed to grow faster when it was shaved vs. all other times.

 

[Keishadt]

It was out of pure laziness. I just got tired of relaxing my own hair, so I just kept stretching to see how long I could go. As it got easier, I decided to just transition, maybe about 3-4 months before I did... Just chopped a couple weeks ago.

I can't get my hands out of my freakin hair. I LOVE IT!

 

[HairPleezeGrow]

...I told/tell every one I knew/know to go natural (preached)
...I am a product junkie bandwagon fanatic (someone help me erplexed)
...can't keep my hands out of my head (keep feeling and stroking it like it's gonna miracle grow itself over night)
...I have learnt a lot from you lovely ladies so far with more to come!

 

[MarieB]

I was very nervous and apprehensive after more than two decades on the creamy crack.

I am feeling better about my decision every day, though!

 

[temfash]

* It was a chance for a new beginning.
* I was looking forward to learning about my true texture.
* I needed a break my hairline was damaged and needed TLC
* I became a big time Product/information Junkie.

asha your twists looks so juicy in your siggy.

 

[HautePinkHeels]

...I didn't know what to do with my hair so it stayed in a (very terrible) wash and go.


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[Poohbear]

...I decided to transition for almost 7 months before I did the big chop in May 2005. I had to do two big chops. With the first one, I started with 3-4 inches of hair. Then I let my mom press it with a stove hot comb which permanently damaged my hair. So I did a second big chop a couple of weeks later which left me with less than 1/2" of hair...

First BC:

Second BC: