Early this year I relaxed my hair in March, my next hair style was full frontal
fringe, there was no need to retouch the frontal part of the hair reason being that
it was full closure. Next, I decided to try kinky braids. I heard
its better done when one's hair is due so I didn't bother relaxing my
hair. I loved my kinky braids. I got so many compliments on the hair. Customers at work were requesting for directions to where I got the braids
done. Even my mom that hadn't braided her hair since forever went to get
hers done just like mine. Somebody also asked if I was part of "them"
team natural.
Then I realized that I was accidentally transitioning.
Maybe it was as a result of the compliments I recieved, I wore the hair longer than I
should have. On the day I took the braids out it was war, couldn't comb
my hair. Consequently I had to practically pour a bottle of ORS Conditioner on the hair
just to detangle and comb it, plus I had to solicit the help of mum. After about an hour
and some minutes we were finally able to comb through sha. Though I was left with a
banging headache and hair loss regardless of this I was impressed with the increase in
growth. I left the hair fallow for the next week just wore a wig to
work during the period it wasn't easy trying to comb through the hair
that week still I wasn't ready to relax it yet so I braided the hair again.
As previously stated I
haven't used a relaxer since March and what's more I haven't decided whether to sustain the trend or go back to relaxing. Natural hair is hard work in all honesty I
don't think I'm cut out for that. I read somewhere that there is a
middle ground between relaxed and natural hair called texlaxed hair. Still
weighing the my options sha. Maybe I'll just stay in between. Dunno
sef...
