Once you decide to transition to natural, here are a few tips that worked well for me:
- No heat (blow dryers, flat irons, etc.). Although you may think it helps to blend the 2 different hair textures, it actually destroys the natural curl pattern that's trying to come in.
- Treat your entire hair as if it's natural. I co-washed my hair daily. Cowash = washing with conditioner only. During cold months, I'd co-wash my hair at night, add leave in conditioner, twist it, roll the twists and let it air dry until bedtime. At bedtime, I'd put on a satin scarf, go to sleep and take out the twists in the morning. Depending on your preference, leave it out, put it in a bun, rock a headband, etc.
- Go to the salon to have your ends trimmed monthly. The monthly trim will create the illusion that your hair is staying the same length. As new growth grows in, the stylist is clipping relaxed hair off the ends. Continue to do this until there is no longer any relaxed hair OR do the Big Chop! Big Chop (BC) is when you cut off all of your relaxed hair and are left with an extremely short TWA (teeny weeny afro).
**The pics below show 2 - 3 months of transition time.** (Notice there's a distinct difference between the new growth and the relaxed ends).
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