Natural african american hair?

I really am thinking of stopping relaxing my hair. Who thinks I should do it? I have seen pictures on nappturality.com and the women have such pretty curly/kinky/nappy hair-- i LOVE it

Natural african american hair?

it takes--alot of paitence

if you dont have it then nappy isnt for you. you permed your hair for a reason and you know [and i know] what happens when you go too long without a touchup. [did it one summer...tried to go natural and i gave up] but if you really want to go for it.

Natural african american hair?

Go for it! Most Black women don't have napptural hair because they know so little about it! We are the only group of women who don't wear their natural texture! It's the best thing I've ever done for my hair. No more scabs and burns on my scalp. Nappturality.com is a great resource. Report It

Natural african american hair?

you know, I think there is nothing wrong with that. Relaxing really damages your hair. A lot of older African American have to wear wigs before they are really "old" because most of their hair has fallen out from years...decades of relaxing. Or younger women I have even seen with severe thinning at the edges of their hairline.

If you wanna go natural honey, more power to you.

Natural african american hair?

There was this chick at the University of Florida when I was there and she had a huge Afro and she wore this shirt all the time that said, "AFRO-DITE."

Awesome.

My hair won't do it, but I think 'fros are cool.

Check the book Curly Girl, by Lorraine Massey (I think that's who wrote it)--it has great tips for dealing with all kinds of curls. Wavy, kinky, curly, frizzy...every type. It's a great book.

Natural african american hair?

I think you should look into it further, because my aunt thought the same thing........I'm just suggesting that you find out about the price, maintenance, etc. Good luck though!

Natural african american hair?

Hmmmm...I just checked out the site and it sounds cool!

My friend has done the "twisting" to her hair and it looks cool and she says it is easy to maintain. I think that's the problem with us is that we want something that's easy to maintain. Right now, I have braids because relaxing my hair was becoming too cumbersome. The braids are much easier to deal with and saves me time getting ready in the morning - no rollers to deal with.

I think you should go for it!

Natural african american hair?

Mmm...I would look into that more. Going "natural" takes a whole heck of a lot more patience and time then just relaxing it. Why do you not want to relax it anymore? Is it because you yourself want to go natural, or because others want you to? Perhaps you should think about the reason you want to, and if you still do....then more power to ya!

Natural african american hair?

Yeah!! good for you! i'm currently in the starting phase of growing out my relaxer and going natural, believe me its for the best! i actually grew my hair out and cut off all my perm last year, but my naturl hair was so dry i got a relaxer put back in and got it cut. what a huge mistake!! my hair broke off all on my left side from the chemicals. i'm starting over cuz i realized i never had so much hair as when i was growing it natural. just make sure you keep it conditioned!! go to roshini.net, pebbles page, and motown girl for more ideas. good luck!

Natural african american hair?

I think you should, but to start off you might want to go to a hair salon, but I don't think it's a bad idea.

Natural african american hair?

You should definitely stop relaxing your hair. Straightenning should be a style option, if it's done at all, not something that you feel that you have to do so badly that you're willing to hurt yourself to do it.

Just be aware that you will lose some hair when you go natty. Relaxed hair is weaker, and will eventually shed. So you might want to cut that part off once you have enough new growth, or keep your hair in braids through the transition.

If after you have enough natural hair, you want to wear a straight style temporarily, there are always comb blowdryers, curling irons, and flat irons. Just be careful not to damage your hair. You're going to still have the African fullness to your hair, and that is a beautiful thing. Lots of folks do blow-outs (using a comb blowdryer) for manageability without the flat look and so much damage.

Join a community like nappturality.com or others, and tell people about your journey. Read about others' too. This will help with the moral support. :-)

Natural african american hair?

Well I have been "natural" for 2 years now and I LOVE IT!!! It takes awhile getting used to. I mean it may seem easier getting perms but it really isn't. You have to spend ridiculous amounts of money to keep it looking alright, in the summer all you do is sweat your perms out so you have to get more touch-ups, or 4 days after you get it done you can't tell what your style is supposed to be. I keep braids, but sometimes I get my hair pressed when I wonna feel it. you know what I mean. It is sooo much easier to maintain, and perms are so bad for your hair my hair has gotten real thick and it grows better since I stopped the chemicals. But you have to be careful with braids, too much tension and pulling on your edges can cause major damage so I get twisties in between braids or just for something different. You can do SO MUCH more with natural hair, but I do miss my fresh iron outs...sometimes!

Natural african american hair?

I recently did the big chop 2 months ago and am sporting a short natural. You should really think about why you want to do it and more importantly you shouldn't ask others if you should do it. Do it for you but realize it's not an easy thing to get used to. In the midst of this I found my "true" beauty. Do it for you and know why you want to do it. Peace and BLessings

Natural african american hair?

To be completely honest with you I think you should! It's funny because I was just thinking about this exact question just last weekend! I went to school, looked at the girls who had that long beautiful and healthy hair and realized that none of them get perms! Of course this came as a surprise but when I thought about it, everything fell into place. Just think, most of us get perms every 4-6 weeks, which is filled with chemicals. As time progress don't you think that our hair will become more weak? I was looking back on my kindergarten pictures and saw how long my hair was and noticed that the reason it was that long was because I wasn't getting perms and damaging it on a daily basis with these new straitening devices! With all of this being said I came to a Unpredictable decision... I want to start growing my hair natural! And yes, that website was actually one of the first places I went. Although I am starting this, I am NOT going to cut all of my permed hair off, just because of emotional reasons, I'm just going to let it grow out. Since we're both doing this, I hope that we are both very much satisfied with our natural hair!