Transitioning from permed or relaxed hair to natural hair should be an enjoyable time for you. It should not be a time of intimidation or of a feeling of loss. Many women encounter objections from boyfriends, husbands, family and even in the workplace. hough we can’t assist you with those social and political pressures, we can provide you with some recommendations on what to anticipate and how to make the move as simple as possible.

Individuals usually ask us how they can make their relaxed hair “revert” back to natural hair. The correct response is you cannot. Absolutely nothing could make hair which has been chemically relaxed go back to its natural state. You have two choices, you can stay with the permed hair at the end of the natural hair which is coming in or you can cut the permed hair off. Should you determine you simply can’t let go of that length, be prepared for some breakage. The place where the natural hair joins the permed hair is a weak point. Quite a few individuals experience a lot of breakage when growing out a perm. By the hair gently and minimizing combing throughout the transitioning stage, you can reduce the breakage. How much breakage you get is dependent on your hair type and how you deal with your hair during the process.
There are a couple of simple approaches to make the move to natural hair. The simplest is to just cut off the permed hair and stay with a short hair style for several months. This is the boldest way. But, requires the least amount of work and there’s no worry about breakage. Natural Hair Styles

style 1- Cut off the relaxed hair- depending on how much new growth and your preferences you have a few styling options. You can wear a TWA (tweeny weeny afro) or twists (two strand or comb twists) fairly easily with pretty much any length hair. There are various styling options for Black Girl Hair.

style 2- Braids and/or extension styles- you can have your hair braided until it grows to a length where you feel comfortable cutting off the new growth and going with other styling choices

If you are going to try to maintain your length while transitioning, keep these points in mind. Your hair is quite fragile during this time. Handle it as little as possible and make sure you keep it well moisturized. Sleep with a silkt cap or scarf at night to prevent friction on your pillow case and to maintain moisture in your hair.

Transitioning to natural hair in various methods, like pressing the natural hair as it grows in underneath the relaxed hair, are going to make your hair susceptible to breakage and can damage the natural hair you’re trying to grow in. Products that claim to revert permed hair might make it frizzy, but are not going to really make it natural. You do not need to put chemical substances on top o chemical substances in your hair. You will only end up damaging the hair and get even more breakage than you would experience otherwise. While transitioning, try to find a style that will accommodate the new growth coming in like twists or braids.
This may be the biggest challenge of all about going natural (besides the comments from your good friend and co-workers). How do you style your hair once it’s really short or once some of it is kinky and the rest is straight. There are several options. Here are a few:

TWA- Do the Big Chop and simply wear a Tweeny Weeny Afro

Braids or SisterLocks- SisterLocks can be with as small as 1-1/2″ of new growth at the scalp.

Two Strand or Comb Twists- simple yet effective. If you decide to cut your hair, you can just use some styling gel (like Eco Styler Gel and part your head of hair into sections. Either twist on a comb or take two strands and twist them around each other. Your hair can be worn like this for several days before having to re-style. Caution: Hair that is left twisted for too long can begin to lock. So, unless you want locks, take it down every once in a while.

Straw Set- This is a great style if you want to retain your permed hair. The tight curls make the different textures (your roots and ends) less noticeable.

Crinkle Set or Twist Out- By braiding or twisting your hair using a setting lotion, you can create a wavy/crinkly look that minimizes the differentt textures of your hair. This is a very easy and really cute style. You can wear your hair in twists or braids for a while, after that remove them and wearh the “twist out” look.
Flat Twists- basically the same as cornrows. The is you use two strands of hair rather than three.

Black girl hair Care provides information and helpful tips for women and men who have natural African American Hair There you can find expert opinion and advice in Black Hair care regimens and transitioning to natural. Within this site you will learn how to retain length and moisture in order to grow long and healthy Black natural hair that has not been chemically altered.