So I had thought about returning to my natural mane long before it happened. I was in college and did NOT trust people with my hair. I came across friends that knew how to do hair, but the relaxer thing took some time before some one was able to put one in my hair. I can honestly say I probably had about 4 relaxers during my college years and only one was done at school, the rest were done at home by my aunt whom I had been going to since I was little. As i mentioned in an earlier post I was not big on getting my hair done, money was going down the drain. I was taking my hair down two weeks after getting it done and into a ponytail it went.
When did I make the final decision?
Well my official decision was made in September of 2012. I let my roommate go scissor happy. I was in the transition stage, this is the process of letting your natural hair grow and cutting out the relaxed hair as the natural hair grows in. I had terrible fails of working with my relaxed ends and my natural roots. I tried doing roller sets but I personally was not satisfied with the outcome. After each hair wash I slowly cut away the relaxed hair, but the last wash with both textures ended my transition, I could not deal with both at once anymore.
I will be honest and say that I was hoping and expecting to actually have a curl like the YouTube videos show, do not get me wrong; there are some that have the afro type hair but I did not see many. So I was not happy with my hair type at first, I LOVE it now!
It took sometime for me to Love my hair and there are a few reasons why:
1. I was not use to the "nappy hair"
2. I did not see anyone with my type of hair and I wanted to do the styles i had seen on YouTube
3. I was socialized into believing that my hair was "bad" hair (IT IS NOT!)
4. I do NOT know how to do hair (You are probably thinking than what the heck you go natural for right?
Well here are the up's of my year and 10 months of being natural:
1. My hair has grown more than it did during the times of having relaxers especially the spot where i always put my ponytails and the same area where I probably did not wash the relaxer out of my hair very well.
2. I have learned to do a few things to my hair although they are styles someone can do with their eyes closed but I take the time to actually do my hair.
3. Lastly and most importantly, I have learned so much about myself and how to accept myself for who I am, not what others say or think I am.
When did I make the final decision?
Well my official decision was made in September of 2012. I let my roommate go scissor happy. I was in the transition stage, this is the process of letting your natural hair grow and cutting out the relaxed hair as the natural hair grows in. I had terrible fails of working with my relaxed ends and my natural roots. I tried doing roller sets but I personally was not satisfied with the outcome. After each hair wash I slowly cut away the relaxed hair, but the last wash with both textures ended my transition, I could not deal with both at once anymore.
I will be honest and say that I was hoping and expecting to actually have a curl like the YouTube videos show, do not get me wrong; there are some that have the afro type hair but I did not see many. So I was not happy with my hair type at first, I LOVE it now!
It took sometime for me to Love my hair and there are a few reasons why:
1. I was not use to the "nappy hair"
2. I did not see anyone with my type of hair and I wanted to do the styles i had seen on YouTube
3. I was socialized into believing that my hair was "bad" hair (IT IS NOT!)
4. I do NOT know how to do hair (You are probably thinking than what the heck you go natural for right?
Well here are the up's of my year and 10 months of being natural:
1. My hair has grown more than it did during the times of having relaxers especially the spot where i always put my ponytails and the same area where I probably did not wash the relaxer out of my hair very well.
2. I have learned to do a few things to my hair although they are styles someone can do with their eyes closed but I take the time to actually do my hair.
3. Lastly and most importantly, I have learned so much about myself and how to accept myself for who I am, not what others say or think I am.