Monday, March 1, 2010
Hair Shock after Big Chop
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I fell off the map.. I'm so sorry you guys! I do however have some stuff to put up so I figured what better day than the 1st to get a new start. I did my BC on February 11th, just before Valentines Day! I have a few pictures of my hair that I will post up soon.
I have an experience I'd like to write about from my BC that I have seen is untouched in the Natural Community. When I did my chop I had transitioned for 9 months. When I cut my hair initially it was in shock, all of my hair looked as if it was blow dried. I did not like it, it had no real texture at all. I had to wait over the course of 1-2 weeks for most of my hair to get a texture. Even still, there is about 10-20% of my hair that is in shock or something. I was extremely frustrating and it still is to style, twists wont stay in and i can't wear my twists out because they look ridiculous with the straight ends hanging off and twist outs look crazy because the ends are straight and poking up as opposed to curling on themselves... its just ridiculous. As the situation changes I will let you all know. Not everyone experiences this.
Anyway
ttys!!!!
Naturale Radiance
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Congratulations on your BC!
A few things: this happens to a LOT of people. I recommend going to a natural hair salon for BCs, because most people don't know what they're doing and it's hard to see your ends if you do it yourself. You need to make sure that ALL of the relaxed ends are gone.
If you want to retain the length and aren't ready to cut off the little relaxed ends that are still there, I have a few tips for your twist outs.
1. Bobby pin the roots. This will keep the twists from unraveling.
2. Use aloe vera gel. This will hold the twists together (as opposed to just oil/shea)
3. Use small rollers to curl your ends or do what I call "bantu twists" by twisting the ends of your twist in a circle and pinning it down with a bobby pin.
Your best bet is to cut the parts that won't curl. They're probably damaged from stress or heat, and you'll feel a lot better with your look/style if you don't feel self conscious about the way your natural styles look.
Congrats again. Hope this helps.
omg..this post was so long ago, but it seems as if my hair is doing the same thing/! what did you do? I just rocked another sew-in! Please reveal on what you did next! my email is fylah@yahoo.com
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