The weather can be your worst and best friend when you have natural hair. You may have the perfect routine down for your natural hair, or your transitioning hairstyle as you are transitioning to natural hair.  You may have found your holy grail natural hair products.  But guess...

      Flat Iron Natural Hair – 103 Weeks Post Relaxer I took down my curly twists after 9 weeks and flat ironed my hair with my FHI Runway. I did not get as much growth as I had hoped but I noticed that my hair is stronger and a little longer. I know that my hair...

          Spring Twists aka Curly Twists – Crochet Braids on Natural Hair- Protective Hairstyle for Transitioning Hair I had this style in from 93 weeks and 6 days post relaxer through 103 weeks.  I had a new style done, crochet braids done as curly twists. I...

      One Thing Nobody Ever Tells You About Transitioning Your Hair Going natural without the big chop is not easy.  In fact, it is probably easier to cut off all your relaxed hair (also called the Big Chop or BC) and start with a teeny weeny afro (also called a TWA). If you...

        Half Wigs – Great Protective Hairstyles for Transitioning Hair I decided to try half wigs for the summer.  I was 75 weeks and 2 days post relaxer. The wig is called Aisha and the brand is Outre.  It looks much better on than in the promotional photos.  This...

      Shed Hair versus Breakage: Hair Loss During Transition from Relaxed to Natural Something that you will notice as you transition from relaxed to natural hair is that you may have more hairs in your comb or brush during your daily hair maintenance. During this hair journey,...

      My first roller set – Mesh rollers This was my very first roller set done on my own and  I cannot really say that I roller set natural hair since I was only 3 days post relaxer. I attempted my first full roller set with mesh rollers. I was never good with magnetic...

      Lies About Transitioning from Relaxed to Natural Hair I transitioned from relaxed to natural hair over the course of 2 years and along the way I discovered several things that are just not true about natural hair. The biggest lie that you will hear is that natural hair is...

      What is the Demarcation Line? Around the time when you would normally get your relaxer touch up is when you see the line of demarcation on your hair strands.  The line of demarcation is where your relaxed hair and natural curly hair meet along the hair strands.  This is...

        Congratulations!  If you are reading this, you are thinking of making the transition from relaxed to natural hair or you are about to help someone else with their transition. Before taking the leap into the transition, you need to really think about why you want to...