IN THE BEGINNING....I had about shoulder length hair.i would mess with it alot(dying/extensions/fusions/braids/weaves) .I even dyed my hair blonde ounce(which fried it,i DON'T recommend it at all!). Around my bday(in October) i decided to bleach out my bangs & dye them purple. That wouldnt be an issue if i hadn't of taken this whole bleaching matter into my own hands and did it myself(because i am currently a Cosmetolgy II student n we are encouraged to experiment). Well the whole top half of my head basically was extremely fragile and breaking at the root and for some reason i still put purple on my hair.it looked fine and i left it for about a half a month.
....Now iv been having my hair relaxed since i don't even remember when so it was time for a root touch-up. No big deal.
I used a normal strength "Olive Oil" relaxer n when i washed my hair out there were clumps of purple hair in my hands. Needless to say i freaked out!! I finished washing my hair n dried it,looked in the mirror and the front part of my head was basically bald. I cried,and cried,and cried even more when i had to cut off the rest of my hair that was perfectly healthy.
It was an involuntary Big Chop(happened around Nov.16) but now that my hair is never how iv seen it before i dont regret having it happen.School wise,i wear wigs because i go to a racist white school & would no doubt get teased & called all sorts of names.
My hair used to define me n when i lost it i didnt know how to react,but im happy it happened because it's almost like starting a new chapter in life and in a way making yourself more comfortable with your natural beauty. Idk all i know is that im happy it happened now & i will continue to post my experience with everyone one who's willing to read about it :) |
