Originally Posted by
glamslam I haven't really noticed a trend. I am considering it for myself tho. I haven't used a relaxer in about 6 months, probably more like 7 months. My hair is past shoulder length and I'd say the last 4 inches are straight but the roots are pretty curly. I have to work at straightening it with my flat and curling irons daily. I don't know why I've put off relaxing it. I definetly don't want to go back to curly. It doesn't fit who I am today...it reminds me of who I was during an unhappy time in my life. But at the same time, I color my hair regularly now and I'm afraid of the damage relaxer will cause. Why did you decide to go natural? If I may ask!
Well, it was pretty much a matter of me putting off perming for about 2 months and wearing my hair in a wash and go style and not using heat... by the time i got to the end of that, i was thinking, why not go natural and forget relaxing altogether... i'm pretty much curious to see what my natural hair texture looks like... i figured i would transition for about a year and then get rid of the relaxed ends, but yesterday i went to the salon and decided to have my big chop... i'm really loving the outcome and so far, i'm dealing with this alien texture... and it's giving me all kinds of options with makeup... a win-win situation...
... as an aside, when i relaxed regularly, i also colored regularly and i didn't notice that it produced a lot of damage... i think it just may depend on the blend of products that you use...