So it is approximately (a few days earlier) 1 year since I cut all my relaxer out of my hair. This has been a journey, truly.
I remember that first day, I was in complete shock that I had cut all my long pretty hair off. I has made a decision after 9 months of transitioning that I needed to just let go of the chemically treated hair. I had gotten tired of struggling with two textures of hair and trying to avoid heat on my new growth. It had just become too much and I thought that I had just enough hair to put in a puff. I was wrong.
The first 3 months after my big chop defining my hair and maintaining moisture was the hardest thing to accomplish. My hair refused to stay moisturized and refused to curl. I did not even have an established curl pattern. I then became a product junkie and YouTube fanatic. I wanted so bad for curls to form and my hair not to be so dry.
After trial and error I established routine that worked and it actually was a lot simpler and required more natural products than man made products. My hair is thriving and I managed to bring my curls to life.
My hair is thick and gaining length (shrinkage is very real), most importantly it is healthy! I have gained about 4 inches of hair growth after minor trims in the last year.
Here are a few photos starting from January of 2015 to Today October 8,2016.
