SheaMoisture The right tools will make all the difference.ĭetangling brushes! Wide-tooth combs! Silk bonnets! You’re not imagining things-your bathroom counter space is shrinking. Wearing your hair in protective styles can also help mask the demarcation line of your new grow-out. Opt for protein-rich and moisture-packed hair treatments that’ll protect your strands and prevent breakage. Remember, if you choose to transition your hair, your strands will essentially be two different textures. It’s up to you which road you take, as long as you keep your new growth deeply moisturized. Affectionately known as the “ big chop” in the natural-hair community, some people choose to cut their relaxed or processed hair in one fell swoop, as opposed to “transitioning,” or growing your hair back inch by inch until you’re left with your curls in their 100% natural state. We all love a drastic before-and-after hair transformation, but as you embark on your natural hair course, remember that cutting off your ends isn’t your only choice. You don’t have to do the “big chop” if you don’t want to. Hair grows an average of a quarter- to a half-inch per month, so getting the same amount trimmed off your processed ends will help you maintain your length while making room for your natural texture to come through. “It's really important to cut your split ends on a regular basis, especially in the first few years,” says Takisha Sturdivant-Drew, the stylist behind Kerry Washington's immaculate curls.
#UTOPIA SALON REZO CUT ON TRANSITIONING NATURAL HAIR HOW TO#
Here's everything I wish I knew before transitioning to natural hair, with expert advice on how to make your transition out of relaxer as painless (and knot-free) as possible. Still, there are few ground rules and natural-hair tips I've picked up along the way that would have been helpful to know from the get-go. I’ll admit, my natural-hair journey began in earnest more out of practicality than a desire to unlock the powers of my natural texture, but the last 10 years of self-discovery have been more revealing and affirming than I ever could’ve anticipated. It wasn’t long until I jumped headfirst into a sea of YouTube tutorials, endless product reviews, and weekly misguided trips to Ulta. The prices were extortionate, and the results were often inconsistent. I transitioned from relaxed hair to natural after my first semester of college in Boston, where the Black and Afro-Latinx community at my alma mater kept a closely guarded list of the six (!!!) tried-and-true salons in the entire city that could be reliably trusted with our locs and natural curls.
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