My hair is natural and I love it! One downside I just have no clue how to handle it when I am sick! I had a relaxer 3x times in my life and all those times are engraved in my memory! First relaxer: mom was too tired of combing all that hair (waistlenght really thick braids!) and brought me to a homesalon to relax. I was 15 at the time and never having a relax and all girlfriends were exited I was getting one I figured it was a good thing. It wasn't, it really hurt me and while relaxing the hairdresser send out her daughter for a few more pots of relaxer she had never delt with that much hair before! My scalp was severely damaged I had large wounds and my hair was horrible! Bonestraight and it smelled really burned!!! I demanded it would be cut cause the monster was now over my butt! She cut it to waistlength and everyone went gaga over my hair! The second time: I was starting college (21) and had a 1 yr old so I decided to make it less of a hassle relaxing would be the answer (how could I have forgotten the last experience!!!) S.O.S.* pain pain pain! Third time (25): you'd think the previous desasters would have made me think twice when a girlfriend told me that she could make my hair more manageble by doing a mild relaxer (LADIES THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A MILD RELAXER!) The kiddie relaxer was on for 2 minutes when I screamed out in pain! My scalp was once again burned and my hair had gotten bonestraight in those 2 minutes!!! That was the last time that the firecream touched my head and it will stay that way for the rest of my life!
I decided to let my hair grow to the length it was when I was a little girl. I figured if my mom took the time and energy to take care of my hair with love I should at least be able to do the same! Before the beginning of this year I would hide my uncombed hair underneath headwraps, I promised myself not to do this again. I had a few embarrassing experiences in the hospital having to take off the headwrap to lay still for MRI's and just laying there ashamed of the uncombed mess on my head.
The length is now a lil over my bra-strap and so far so good, the only time I have real problems is when I'm in too much pain to comb it. I make a few big braids and cover it with a headwrap at least when the wrap comes off the hair is nicely tamed in the braids ;-)
I am still looking for products to use to tame my hair make it less frizzy and easier to comb out. Till I have found the right products I stick to the natural stuff: Sheabutter to twist and braid, e.v. olive oil to condition and african black soap to wash.
Any suggestions productwise would be very welcome!
Blessings,
Chayil
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I'm sorry to hear you're ill. I hope you'll be better soon. For easier combing, Anita grants rhassoul cubes have worked fantastic for me. So has castor oil.
The key to easier combing out, is only combing out when your hair is wet. If I even tried to put a comb in my hair when it's dry, I would probably take all my hair out!
I can commiserate. The reason I started locking was because whenever I'd relax my hair the mild didn't relax it and anything stronger would have my scalp bleeding anytime I scratched it. I went natural for two years, went through the big chop and I haven't looked back since.
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