Transitioning From Relaxed To Natural Hair Without The Big Chop

If you decide that you would rather not big chop it might take several months for you to become 100 natural.
Transitioning from relaxed to natural hair without the big chop. How to transition to natural hair. Where your relaxed hair meets your natural roots there is going to be some weakness in this area due to the texture differences. This obviously depends on the current length of your hair but i ve seen some women take 18 months going natural without the big chop. And just to inspire you let me just say that i am no hair stylist and never did much to my hair when it was relaxed.
Here s my hair regimen that i will follow to achieve natural healthy hair. Transitioning to natural hair takes time. In this video you will find some tips on transitioning from relaxed hair to natural hair without having to do a big chop and wear a twa. Going all in on the big chop or dramatically cutting off relaxed hair into a short style is one of the fastest ways to start your natural hair journey but it s definitely not a requirement.
If you are expecting that nothing will change during this transition period unfortunately that will not be the case. Give yourself time to adjust. I share some tips on effectively managing your new growth. There is definitely a period of adjustment that needs to take place here.
The only way to immediately go natural is to big chop. This is pretty much unavoidable but what you can do is keep your hair in tip top shape by deep conditioning with every wash that you do and doing protein treatments every 6 to 8 weeks. There will be a big difference between how your natural hair feels and your relaxed hair feels. Transitioning to natural hair is a longer more difficult journey than the big chop but going natural has many benefits once you learn to embrace your natural hair you ll realize how growing natural hair is much easier without the harsh chemicals that are found in the relaxer.
On september 5 2011 i completed my 18 month transition and i am proof positive that you can transition to natural hair without a big chop.