I feel like a murderer when....

[MsLizziA]

I straighten my hair. I have made up my mind that when i take this protective style down, that i am going to straighten my hair to get a trim and kinda enjoy the length of it but i feel like a homicidal maniac when i actually think about how my hair JUST had curls in it and how i just massacred them... it just feels so wrong... I just think about all the manipulation that I went through and

Am i the only one who feels like this when they straighten their hair? Like they betrayed their curls in some kind of way?

Yea i know its extreme but yea... thas how i feel

 

[*CherryPie*]

...................that's strange.

 

[Prettyeyes]

LOL @ the title and yes I straightened a piece in the front and felt so bad, I co-washed. I know that if I am smart it can be done with no damage but I need more length before I bother.

 

[fluffyforever]

I don't feel that way. Mostly because my nappiness comes crawling out of the grave a day later. And if I let it, it will completely resurface and raise all of ssks hell with it. So, I actually enjoying putting it to rest for a bit.

 

[Kash]

damn...if you are feeling like a felon for straightening your hair then leave your kinks, colis and naps as is.

 

[jamaica68]

A murderer is a bit extreme. I understand what your saying though, you just want a different look for a while nothing wrong with that.

 

[MsLizziA]

damn...if you are feeling like a felon for straightening your hair then leave your kinks, colis and naps as is.

LMAO! girl i really do. It looks so nice when im done but then i sit there and start to think about everything i just put my hair through n i just be like DAMN....

 

[Whimsy]

lol very dramatic but I do know what you mean.

when i look at the straight part of my hair that was damaged from my stylists hot comb i totally feel regret.

I was so fearful the last time i straightened my hair myself, but grateful no damage was done. even still i was too fearful of further damage that i'm not straightening it again. lol

Do i feel like a murderer, no? but i LOVE your drama!!

 

[Tangles]

Hi I'm a newbie, but I had to agree with what you said (but not to that extreme). I do feel uneasy about straightening my hair...I can relate

 

[DirtyJerzeyGirly]

I don't straighten my hair but I do feel so guilty when I blow dry my hair on high heat with the attachment comb. Mostly because I want to stretch it out.

 

[hannan]

I'm the same way which is why I hardly ever straighten it every week like a few friends of mine.

I don't want to feel like a serial murderer.

 

[MsLizziA]

I don't straighten my hair but I do feel so guilty when I blow dry my hair on high heat with the attachment comb. Mostly because I want to stretch it out.

I LOVE YOUR SIGGY PIC!

 

[brucebettye]

Don't feel like a murder unless you caused some heat damage.

 

[MsLizziA]

Don't feel like a murder unless you caused some heat damage.

I don't ever but i think about all the manipulation from point A to point B

 

[Tiye]

Nope. I feel more like a personal trainer. But I hope you're that conscientious about diet and exercise. Hair grows back for the most part and if it doesn't you can rock wigs or head wraps and be just fine ... but we also have vital organs and body cells that we may be slowly destroying every day and they don't regenerate. Just sayin'.

 

[s0.k!nky]

Nope. I feel more like a personal trainer. But I hope you're that conscientious about diet and exercise. Hair grows back for the most part and if it doesn't you can rock wigs or head wraps and be just fine ... but we also have vital organs and body cells that we may be slowly destroying every day and they don't regenerate. Just sayin'.

erplexed

 

[MsLizziA]

Nope. I feel more like a personal trainer. But I hope you're that conscientious about diet and exercise. Hair grows back for the most part and if it doesn't you can rock wigs or head wraps and be just fine ... but we also have vital organs and body cells that we may be slowly destroying every day and they don't regenerate. Just sayin'.

o..k.............

 

[NikkiQ]

Well you know down here in New Orleans the humidity will reverse any straightening you did to your hair lol. I don't even try anymore.

 

[Lynnerie]

I used to feel a little bad when I would straighten but not anymore. For 1- I decided to go natural for more versatility and now that I know how to straighten my hair without the heat damage its just a style option. I like straight and curly hair and I love that I can achieve both.

 

[Soliel185]

I do kinda feel like the kinks are screaming in little munchkin voices "nooooooooo. Please don't huuuuuuuuurt usssss!"

At the end of the day I look at the end result and I'm like...'it's nice, BUT now it just looks like everyone elses AND it doesn't look BETTER than it did curly. Curly took 30 mins, straight took 3+ hrs and an overnight DC.'

It basically = not worth it to me. Straightening will be something I will do very seldomly. It's possible that my view will change the longer I'm natural tho.

 

[BostonMaria]

Murderer?!! LOL you're so funny

No I don't feel that way at all. I just see it as one more hairstyle my hair can do.
The SECOND water touches my straight hair all of my curls come back so I don't worry at all, its not even a thought. The reason why I went natural in the first place was to enjoy straight and curly styles.

 

[beans4reezy]

I'm a bit confused. Why would you be a murderer? Doesn't your hair revert eventually? And what are you murdering? Protein bonds? Even so, I don't think heat completely breaks the protien bonds in your hair.

As long as you don't use excessive heat- you should be fine. Comparing heat to murder maybe a bit extreme as heat isn't the culprit; the misuse of it is.

 

[wish4length]

I straighten my hair. I have made up my mind that when i take this protective style down, that i am going to straighten my hair to get a trim and kinda enjoy the length of it but i feel like a homicidal maniac when i actually think about how my hair JUST had curls in it and how i just massacred them... it just feels so wrong... I just think about all the manipulation that I went through and

Am i the only one who feels like this when they straighten their hair? Like they betrayed their curls in some kind of way?

Yea i know its extreme but yea... thas how i feel

I kinda feel that way whenever I use a flat or curling iron. Like i'm killing my hair....I can relate

 

[MsLizziA]

Well you know down here in New Orleans the humidity will reverse any straightening you did to your hair lol. I don't even try anymore.

gggiiirrl please i know. I work with the humidity, not against it but i need a really good trim so i gotta straighten it

 

[Nasdaq_Diva]

I straighten my hair. I have made up my mind that when i take this protective style down, that i am going to straighten my hair to get a trim and kinda enjoy the length of it but i feel like a homicidal maniac when i actually think about how my hair JUST had curls in it and how i just massacred them... it just feels so wrong... I just think about all the manipulation that I went through and

Am i the only one who feels like this when they straighten their hair? Like they betrayed their curls in some kind of way?

Yea i know its extreme but yea... thas how i feel

Yup, and that's why I don't straighten. My mom bought me one of those Instyler flat irons and I had never used it. This last Oct I got curious, plugged it up, put the water in, etc and went to work. As soon as I was done pressing my hair..I felt so much guilt..hell I felt guilt with every glide of the flat iron. I co-washed it out literally 10min later.

When my bf got home he was like, "i thought you said you were gonna straighten you hair" I told him, I did but changed my mind..he said, "good..I like you like this"

 

[Nasdaq_Diva]

I'm a bit confused. Why would you be a murderer? Doesn't your hair revert eventually? And what are you murdering? Protein bonds? Even so, I don't think heat completely breaks the protien bonds in your hair.

As long as you don't use excessive heat- you should be fine. Comparing heat to murder maybe a bit extreme as heat isn't the culprit; the misuse of it is.

Not always. Some of the most preventative measures to protect the hair shaft (DC, heat protectant, low-heat) still doesn't mean your hair is 100% safe from heat damage. It's not always reversible.

 

[MsLizziA]

I'm a bit confused. Why would you be a murderer? Doesn't your hair revert eventually? And what are you murdering? Protein bonds? Even so, I don't think heat completely breaks the protien bonds in your hair.

As long as you don't use excessive heat- you should be fine. Comparing heat to murder maybe a bit extreme as heat isn't the culprit; the misuse of it is.

No i just mean i am putting my curls through alot because i have to go through alot of manipulation to get my hair straight.

 

[MsLizziA]

Yup, and that's why I don't straighten. My mom bought me one of those Instyler flat irons and I had never used it. This last Oct I got curious, plugged it up, put the water in, etc and went to work. As soon as I was done pressing my hair..I felt so much guilt..hell I felt guilt with every glide of the flat iron. I co-washed it out literally 10min later.

When my bf got home he was like, "i thought you said you were gonna straighten you hair" I told him, I did but changed my mind..he said, "good..I like you like this"

THIS! thats exactly how i feel

 

[kandiekj100]

Not exactly. However, I like the idea of straightening my hair and wearing a wigs, but whenever I feel like a traitor, especially if I see someone who is rocking there big natural hair. The bigger their hair, the more shamed I feel. Then just flip my hair and KIM. (J/K) But seriously I think hiding (or altering) the hair for a bit makes me fall in love with curls and kinks all over again.

 

[Neith]

I kinda feel that way. Not that intense though, I'm not a murderer. lol

Just doesn't seem like a good idea to put a 300+ degree iron on my hair that I'm busting my butt to pamper and take care of. I've been heat free for over 18 months.

Personal choice, of course. Goes without saying that people with way more longer and beautiful hair than my own straighten their hair

That's just where I am at this point in time.