Why me????

[Adrian3bc]

I first joined this board after I started to notice my hair thining right smack dab in the middle of the back of my hair. After the damage bugged me and became morfe noticable I had to cut it to blend (chin length). I have always took care of my hair, relaxed every 8 weeks or longer. I usually wrapped it or on special occasions I flat ironed it. I had so much movement and was to my upper shoulder blades. I dont know if the damage is mechanical or chemical. Now, I am transitioning and my hair looks horrible. The broken parts just wont grow to catch up with the others. I need advice on camoflage styles and how to make my damage blend. I cant wear ponytails b/c my transitioning causes my kitchen to look rough.
I was once or twice a week. Use coconut oil as a moisturizer. and flat iron occasionally using a ceramic. HELP

TIA,
Adrian

 

[Tracy]

Adrian - even the healthiest and happiest hair sometimes looks a little

when you are transitioning. My hair looks cuh-ray-zee

even when I just need a touch up after 8 weeks.

I'm not transitioning, so I don't have stlying suggestions but I do know at touch up time I don't do the straight look. A move in a curlier direction might be your best bet, but I know that there are ransitioning gurus on the baord so I'll leave details to them - but that's my feeling. And I wanted you to know that the crazy "look" is not as uncommon as you might think, even for those of us still relaxing.

 

[Laela]

I'm getting a lot of breakage,too. The challenge is keeping the hair in top condition, which I do, but it still falls out.. not alarmingly, but still.. I think it's just a natural part of going from one texture to the next. I guess this is why the Big Chop is always encouaraged, to avoid this phase....