HELP PLEASE: Bumps along hairline at my neck

[MCMLXXXIV]

Can anyone explain this? I'm natural and when I wear my hair in it's natural state I get bumps along my hairline and only near my neck. As soon as I straighten my hair they are gone.
What's up with that?

 

[bibirockz]

Maybe you're putting too much tension on your hair line in the back. This happens when I tie my hair tight in a pony or when i get braids that are a little tight.

 

[ChristmasCarol]

Are you using a product containing mineral oil when curly - but not using it while straightened? Mineral oil can cause small bumps like you described. HTH

 

[MCMLXXXIV]

Um... I don't pull it any tighter than usual. I even loosen it up throughout the day.

I don't recall using anything with mineral oil either....I use castor oil to hold overnight and a little Eco styler in the morning when needed.

Before I flat ironed I had three strand twists in and the night before that I went to sleep with my hair lose...no bonnet and no ponytail but as soon as I washed and flat ironed the bulbs disappeared.

 

[Fhrizzball]

what other products are you using? Perhaps an allergic reaction to one of them.

 

[MCMLXXXIV]

Wow, maybe it's....I don't know. You could be right. Thank you. I'll test a few things.