Tired of Hair..Should I Relax? (PICS INCLUDED) - Page 5

hutch · 02-11-2013, 07:25 AM

I won't lie. I used to wish I had a looser curl pattern (ie 3a) but now I've learned to really embrace aka properly style my 3b (from front of ear to hairline -- if that makes sense) and 3c (everywhere else) curls. I did wish that everywhere was 3b, but I don't anymore. It really does come down to learning how to properly do your hair. It took me 2 years to figure out how to do a wash and go and how to properly diffuse my hair. Natural hair/curly hair really does take patience.

And then it was also learning how to do my hair with the 2 different curl types as well as dealing with my naturally frizzy roots.

I think the point I'm making is it takes patience. And I feel like you should always leave yourself the option to go curly because I know I would get lazy and not always feel like flatironing. I did constant flat ironing because I want comfortable in my curls, I wasn't used to it, but now that I've got it down I like the flexibility. I can be curly, but if I ever want to flat iron, nothing is stopping me (now I rarely do bc I love what I have and I fear heat damage -- heat damage and I used to be BFFs, lol).

Jas76 · 02-11-2013, 09:11 AM

Jumping in late here, but I wanted to add to the "please don't relax your hair" party!

Your waves/curls are lovely.

If you are determined to relax, I'd suggest a keratin treatment instead.

But my REAL suggestion is to just flat iron - and do so less often. Maybe keep it to once or twice a week, at most?

It's your hair, so by all means do what you like. But I think your hair is lovely, and maybe you just need the right routine and products to keep the frizz at bay.

I think you'll find the less heat damage, the less trouble you'll have in humidity.

Just my 2 cents.

MissJenna · 02-11-2013, 05:04 PM

Hi dixygurl, thank you for your reply. Is the Thermal ionic straightening a relaxer?