Comments on: Is Natural Hair for Me? That Is The Question…. http://www.blackhairplanet.com/blog/natural-hair-for-me-question/ Black Hair Magazine for Natural and Relaxed African American Hair - blog. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:35:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Mahogany http://www.blackhairplanet.com/blog/natural-hair-for-me-question/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Mahogany Fri, 24 Jul 2009 22:05:07 +0000 http://www.blackhairplanet.com/blog/?p=191#comment-29 Hello Jennifer....believe it or not, this is a common question. The answer is no....you do not have to cut your relaxed ends in order to go natural. There are two main ways to go natural: transitioning or begin with a big chop. The big chop is just that...you simply cut off all your relaxed hair and start fresh. The transition eventually leads to the big chop, but you can wait to chop off your relaxed ends until your natural roots grow to a length you are confortable with, this is transitioning. Transitioning can become difficult though, because as the natural roots grow in it gets tougher to do your hair. But I can be done..and there are thousands of women who choose to transition and do so successfully. I would suggest looking up information about this process on YouTube or other black har care websites. Going natural will definitely lead to healthy hair...but make sure you understand you must learn how to take care of it. It is not going to be the same as caring for relaxed hair. God bless Hello Jennifer….believe it or not, this is a common question. The answer is no….you do not have to cut your relaxed ends in order to go natural. There are two main ways to go natural: transitioning or begin with a big chop. The big chop is just that…you simply cut off all your relaxed hair and start fresh. The transition eventually leads to the big chop, but you can wait to chop off your relaxed ends until your natural roots grow to a length you are confortable with, this is transitioning. Transitioning can become difficult though, because as the natural roots grow in it gets tougher to do your hair. But I can be done..and there are thousands of women who choose to transition and do so successfully. I would suggest looking up information about this process on YouTube or other black har care websites.

Going natural will definitely lead to healthy hair…but make sure you understand you must learn how to take care of it. It is not going to be the same as caring for relaxed hair. God bless

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]]> By: Amina http://www.blackhairplanet.com/blog/natural-hair-for-me-question/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Amina Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:17:54 +0000 http://www.blackhairplanet.com/blog/?p=191#comment-27 Hi Jennifer, I'm sorry to hear that you've gone through so much with your hair, but it is not too late to nurse it back to health, beauty, and thickness! You are not required to cut your hair short, as you may choose to transition, therefore, retaining your length as your natural hair grows out. I am natural now, and I transitioned out of my relaxer in order to avoid a dramatic BC (Big Chop). There's a helpful post on transitioning and you could receive much needed support over at the bhp forum (forum.blackhairplanet.com). I hope I've helped somewhat, I'm sure Mahogany, the original author of the post, will provide a helpful answer/perspective for your question. Hi Jennifer, I’m sorry to hear that you’ve gone through so much with your hair, but it is not too late to nurse it back to health, beauty, and thickness!

You are not required to cut your hair short, as you may choose to transition, therefore, retaining your length as your natural hair grows out. I am natural now, and I transitioned out of my relaxer in order to avoid a dramatic BC (Big Chop). There’s a helpful post on transitioning and you could receive much needed support over at the bhp forum (forum.blackhairplanet.com). I hope I’ve helped somewhat, I’m sure Mahogany, the original author of the post, will provide a helpful answer/perspective for your question.

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]]> By: Jennifer http://www.blackhairplanet.com/blog/natural-hair-for-me-question/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Jennifer Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:36:44 +0000 http://www.blackhairplanet.com/blog/?p=191#comment-25 When I was younger I had long thick hair and had to use those big yellow rubberbands just to put it in a ponytail. I relaxed my hair for the first time when I was about 15 years old. There were girls my age that teased me for being the only girl without a perm and I loved the straight texture of their hair so I eventually persuaded my mom to allow me to relaw my hair. Now I am 29 years old and I have went through a lot with my hair. The perms damaged it to the point where I was bald in some places and my hair was stripped of its length. My hair has sense grown back in length but has lost the thickness it had before I permed it. I have been reading you articles about going natural and I am seriously considering it because I miss the way my hair used to be. Do I have to cut my hair short before I start the natural process? When I was younger I had long thick hair and had to use those big yellow rubberbands just to put it in a ponytail. I relaxed my hair for the first time when I was about 15 years old. There were girls my age that teased me for being the only girl without a perm and I loved the straight texture of their hair so I eventually persuaded my mom to allow me to relaw my hair. Now I am 29 years old and I have went through a lot with my hair. The perms damaged it to the point where I was bald in some places and my hair was stripped of its length. My hair has sense grown back in length but has lost the thickness it had before I permed it. I have been reading you articles about going natural and I am seriously considering it because I miss the way my hair used to be. Do I have to cut my hair short before I start the natural process?

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]]> By: One Secret to Maintaining Healthy Natural Hair http://www.blackhairplanet.com/blog/natural-hair-for-me-question/comment-page-1/#comment-7 One Secret to Maintaining Healthy Natural Hair Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:18:05 +0000 http://www.blackhairplanet.com/blog/?p=191#comment-7 [...] Is Natural Hair for Me That Is The Question? [...] [...] Is Natural Hair for Me That Is The Question? [...]

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