Hey permies, what's the ONE thing you miss about being natural?

[Amarech]

The one and only thing I miss about being natural was how my hair looked when I pressed and flat ironed it.

Perfectly thick! And my ends were just as thick! I remember I had just given myself a fresh blunt cut (waaay back in 04). My ends formed this beautiful straight black line and there wasn't a split end in sight.....

My hair is ok now and it's still thick but not like when I was natural. But
that's all I miss. I don't miss all the work it took to wash it, style it every day, comb it,.... I could go on and on about what I don't miss.

But there's only one thing I really do miss....

 

[Sha76]

Wearing twist for 2 weeks with no extensions. IT was vry low maintenance. Bu that is about all. Otherwise I prett much still treat my hair like it was natural.. MIn amount of heat, washing and conditioning every other day and so on.

 

[princesmich]

i loved the texture of my natural hair and the versitility, the only reason I started perming again was because I was applying what i thought was care free conditioner in the shower and smelled something funny when I checked it was really a chemical in a bottle, I did't know that there were liquid chemicals I picked up the wrong bottle in the bss. ahhhhhhhhhh that really made me upset I had finally transitioned and cut my hair to 3 inches to go natural and my hair was starting to grow again.

 

[shelli4018]

I miss the way my hair curled at the end of my twists. Also, the silky texture when it was flat-ironed. But most of all I miss the ease. Relaxed hair is cool. But I've never liked getting touchups. It's such a friggin' chore to me.

 

[Bouncy Curls]

I guess I miss my curls. ITA, I hate getting touch ups but I love the results after

 

[Dee-Licious]

I don't remember my natural hair. I was permed at the age of 1 and 1/2... so I guess I don't miss anything.. In a silly mood 2night...

 

[CAPlush]

I was salon-free when I was natural. Now I need a stylist for touch-ups, rollersets, etc.

 

[Lusa]

I don't remember being natural erplexed When it was natural my mum and grandma were the ones styling and caring for it. I tell you this much, I don't miss getting the crap burned out of my ears from that darn hot comb.

 

[SandySea]

I miss the thickness and not having all these broken hairs.

 

[sexyaqr]

I miss the texture. I only feel a little of it with my NG. I miss the minimal maitenance required

 

[amy1234]

I thought that I wouldn't be able to do twists in my hair once it was relaxed, but suprisingly I can and it looks natural!! So I don't really miss much about being natural except for the minimal breakage I would get.

 

[Jackie]

My natural hair was more forgiving than my permed hair. I could be lazy and not moisturize or be a little rough with my hair, and I would hardly have any breakage. With my permed hair, if my satin scarf came off in the middle of the night, I'd be bald-headed the next morning.erplexed