sengschick
The Bun Master
Okay, I'll admit now that I haven't read the whole thread, but here are my 2 cents. I was natural for almost a decade. I learned a lot about the true nature of my hair and we had a love-hate relationship. Love: my texture, just being natural, appreciated the uniqueness of my hair, super thickness and lushness, etc. Hate: limited styling options (due to shrinkage and my own lack of knowledge @ the time), overused heat and caused damage, hair only grew in weaves (again, lack of knowledge), some low moments on the dance floor @ clubs (b/c my hair went from armpit to chin length after dancing 
). I decided after coming here that relaxed hair didn't automatically equal damaged hair (I had a superiority complex about my natural hair eventhough it was always str8ened w/heat 
) b/c there was so much healthy, long relaxed hair here. I also wanted to try to live w/o heat and for me that required a chemical. I opted to texturize b/c I do like my nat. text. and my hair has alot of natural curl that I wanted to be able to rock. I had been coveting Holly Robinson-Peete's and others kinky-curls. I haven't regreted it for one moment. I have so many more styling options and rarely wear my hair str8 like I did when it was natural. I don't like running to the touch-up, so I try to make myself wait for 15 weeks, but I am biased esp when I have a good growth spurt. 
I think it depends on what you want your hair to do and your comfort level. My hair was always a consideration when I thought about doing anything involving water and not b/c I'm self hating, but b/c it took me 3 hours to wash, detangle and blow-out my hair. Now I wash my hair on a whim, dry it if I want or just continue w/my day. I love the freedom it's given me, which is why I wouldn't change a thing
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). I decided after coming here that relaxed hair didn't automatically equal damaged hair (I had a superiority complex about my natural hair eventhough it was always str8ened w/heat ) b/c there was so much healthy, long relaxed hair here. I also wanted to try to live w/o heat and for me that required a chemical. I opted to texturize b/c I do like my nat. text. and my hair has alot of natural curl that I wanted to be able to rock. I had been coveting Holly Robinson-Peete's and others kinky-curls. I haven't regreted it for one moment. I have so many more styling options and rarely wear my hair str8 like I did when it was natural. I don't like running to the touch-up, so I try to make myself wait for 15 weeks, but I am biased esp when I have a good growth spurt. I think it depends on what you want your hair to do and your comfort level. My hair was always a consideration when I thought about doing anything involving water and not b/c I'm self hating, but b/c it took me 3 hours to wash, detangle and blow-out my hair. Now I wash my hair on a whim, dry it if I want or just continue w/my day. I love the freedom it's given me, which is why I wouldn't change a thing
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