Cutting my hair...myself!!?? (going natural)?

Hey guys, I閳ユ獡 an African-American woman who hasn閳ユ獩 had a relaxer in 9 months or so. I am dying to cut off my relaxed hair. So, much so that I want to go in the bathroom and do it right now!! My husband says it閳ユ獨 just hormones talking. What you guys think. I have about two inches of new growth and it hasn閳ユ獩 grown out evenly. Crazy idea right

Cutting my hair...myself!!?? (going natural)?

Well, seeing as most women that do a Big Chop are almost imediatley devasted when they realize they don't have much hair, I would say go slow. Depending on your current length, have a stylist or someone you trust that can see the back of your head cut 1-2 inches every couple weeks or every month, while wearing a safe transition style. Most importantly start using natural hair products now that keep your hair moisturized. Most of the AA hair products for natural and permed hair have tons of chemicals that aren't for our hair. Watch out for this stuff in your store bought products

sodium hydroxide (lye), calcium hydroxide, lauryl sulfates, parrafin, mineral oil, petrol oil (petroleum, petrolatum, and others), propylene glycol, sorbitol, DEAs, MEAs, parabens, and oleths, these and many others have been linked to cancer, hair loss, and skin conditions of the scalp.

You can read these articles and get some ideas

http://www.treasuredlocksfaqs.com/active...

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article...

For some inspiration and more info

http://youtube.com/watch?v=z6y7pW-ZhRg

http://youtube.com/watch?v=-UWyiVmWalw

http://youtube.com/user/Najahface

http://youtube.com/user/msbrice

You can get product info and techniques for natural hair care from these places

http://www.motowngirl.com/content/

Vegan Black hair prod- www.inkylovesnature.com

My Honey Child (www.myhoneychild.com)

Made for Bi-racial/Black chicks (Curlz.biz)

Qhemet Biologics (www.qhemetbiologics.com)

Pure shea butter 16 oz for $15- www.afrikanrepublic.com

www.honeyfig.com

http://www.naturallycurly.com

Hope this helps.

Cutting my hair...myself!!?? (going natural)?

WAIIITTTTTT lol

Cutting my hair...myself!!?? (going natural)?

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Cutting my hair...myself!!?? (going natural)?

If you really want to do it, then do it!

Right on!!

=]

also, if you don't like it afterwords, it will always grow out.

Hope this helps!!

Cutting my hair...myself!!?? (going natural)?

nawww.don't do it yourself. I have a friend at work who was wanting to come out of her relaxed hair. So she had it cut really low. It looks kinda like a texturized hairstyle...but its her natural curl...try that if you like.But definitely don't do it yourself.

Cutting my hair...myself!!?? (going natural)?

lol the i dnt get the going natural think (naurally straight hair) but somethimes i feel like that too! My hair is long and i get sooooooo tired of it also to the point where i want to go to the bathroom and just start hacking away! Just go for it ! Cutting a bunch of hair yourself is so liberating, besides one of us has to do it!! lol good luck it should be cute!

Cutting my hair...myself!!?? (going natural)?

It depends. I've seen some African-American women who wear their hair cut close to the scalp and it looks fabulous on them. I've never seen you, so I don't know how that would look on you. I saw a woman on What Not To Wear who had about 2" long, thin dreadlocks, they looked great. Nick didn't do anything at all to her hair, except give her a good treatment oil for it. If you can cut evenly yourself, go for it, if you can't, wait until Tuesday when you can get to a stylist.

Cutting my hair...myself!!?? (going natural)?

I say go for it. Just remember as soon as you cut your gonna have to start wearing big earrings because your going to feel naked. Just know that when you cut it you might want to to a barber sharp and get it trimmed and edged up. You'll also have a lot more styling options when you cut it. Twist-Outs, braid outs, scarfs, and etc. When you cut it it'll give you reason to go out and by all new accessories for your face and hair. DO IT!

Cutting my hair...myself!!?? (going natural)?

Honey, its not a crazy idea, its what makes you happy. now just make sure you ar so ready, because when you do, you have other issues, like how to maintain it, are you going to keep up with the trimmings, and keep it short, or are you going to grow it out natural., i am assuming you are pregnant, or maybe not. I felt the same when i was pregant with our daughter, because i didn't want to relax it, so uncomfortable, and then the issue of knowing my hair is healthier without being relaxed, so i went for it. kept it short, then grew it out, then relaxed it, years later, cut it, and now i'm ready for a cut again.

make sure that's what you want to do

honeychild

Cutting my hair...myself!!?? (going natural)?

Ahhh I cut muh hair when it wz tied in a pony cuz it din haf a great shape n I hated dat twist at de edges.. when I removed de pony I wz like omg!! I'd cut it completely uneven.. lol.. Then I had to cut it more short in order to make it even in length.. but ppl actually din know I did it myself cuz it din turn out dat bad!! :)