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    Posted: October 27 2006 at 4:36pm

do you like your hair the way it is now (relaxed)? or do you like the way it was when it was natural?

since i am posting this question, i should be kind enuff to answer it.
so... i like my hair now, but i think that i would like it more if i would have kept it natural.  it like the texture the most, soft and silky rather than damaged and harder to manage.
 
oh yeah... before i forget, i want to also thank all of you out there that are giving your 411 on hair care/info.
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I like my relaxed hair, my hair has not been natural since I was about thirteen years old.  That was many years ago Wink.  I also like the natural look, but I am trying to gain length now.  So, I am not going to try to go natural at this time.

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I absolutely love natural hair. I went natural last year for 12 months.  I felt self-conscious because it is a hereditary thing - small portions around my temple are extremely clear and see-thru.  So it was really hard to disguise it when I was natural.  I had to resort to wigs. 

But now I am relaxed and there are so many ways for me to disguise and feel confident.  Girl, if I could choose, I would have Tracy Ellis Ross hair...!!!!
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I like my hair both natural and relaxed only I would pick relaxed because I can't take care of my hair natural and wouldn't be able to achieve the lengths I want because that would be too much hair.

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I enjoyed my hair in both, relaxed and natural. However, I feel that my natural hair suites me and my lifestyle better. 
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I like my hair relaxed.  I've experienced no hair breakage or other upsets with relaxers other than the occasional burn here and there.  I get my relaxer done every three months, and in the future I hope to stretch this to just twice a year.  I love the variety of different looks I can achieve with straightened hairl.  I can wear it curly, straight, wavy--it's very versatile.  But I do admire the beauty of natural hair.  I feel as long as hair is healthy and you keep it well-conditioned (especially if it's relaxed) any kind of hair can be beautiful.
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I liked my hair better natural, even though relaxed is easier for me to manage
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My hair has always been unmanageable, I would love to experience both my natural hair as well as my relaxed hair, together, but having 4B hair will not facilitate this.  I have been relaxed since a kid, and I would have to say, I like my hair best, when relaxed or straightened.  I love the thickness of my hair, which, it achieves thickness before length, so to get the length, I wear it in twists or braids.  Did that for 6 months, now my hair is past my chin, with the sides on the shoulder. 

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I've always had relaxed hair so I don't know how having natural hair even looks or feel.  I like relaxed hair.  You just got to know how to take care of it!  Wink
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I like my relaxed hair betterSmile My natural hair was to kinky to mannage i was always fighting with itfence

Edited by angelninjachick - November 13 2007 at 8:58am
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Now that I know how to take care of my hair, I like both! I like the texture of natural and I like the versitility of relaxed. As long as the hair is healthy it will be easier to manage. I don't think manageability has to do with whether it is relaxed or natural
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I agree with you Ladyflash. Manageability is a relative term, I believe both my relaxed and natural hair were manageable, just in different ways.
 
 
I'm sorry some of ya'll don't know what your natural texture look like. I didnt get my hair relaxed until highschool...everyone should have some type of sense of what their natural hair looks or feels like, IMO.
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I know what my hair looks like natural its not a pretty sight i tried to go natural one time its like my hair was a sponge every time I would moisturize it my hair soaked it up and talking about tangles and knots my hair would knot up in a heatbeat, and taking about uncomable every time i would try to comb my hair the comb would stop it wouldn't even go throughAngryarms  
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I LOVED my natural hair but me bein so young and lots of the styles I want its just better for me to have my hair relaxed.  I just relaxed my hair for the  first time in 10 months about a month ago.  I love the way my hair looked during the last 4 months since i had most of my relaxed ends cut but I just didnt know what to do with it.
I'm not gonna give up this time!!! My hair is gonna grow no matter what they say!!!

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Originally posted by lyrical27 lyrical27 wrote:

do you like your hair the way it is now (relaxed)? or do you like the way it was when it was natural?

since i am posting this question, i should be kind enuff to answer it.
so... i like my hair now, but i think that i would like it more if i would have kept it natural.  it like the texture the most, soft and silky rather than damaged and harder to manage.
 
oh yeah... before i forget, i want to also thank all of you out there that are giving your 411 on hair care/info.
I prefer my hair relaxed.  It is easy to maintain as far as no kinks and no ouches for me.  I am very tender headed.
It's better to be an old man's darling than a young man's slave.
Quote by my late great grandma Garrett
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