So called Scab Hair???
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Topic: So called Scab Hair???
Posted By: cookiesnkream
Subject: So called Scab Hair???
Date Posted: December 05 2005 at 1:28am
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Is scab hair( hair that was affected by relaxer b4 it pushed its way out of ur follicle) real or was it just made up,,, im about 3 mths post relaxer and i must say that the hair that has grown out doesnt seem all the curly(which is great!!),,,now i've been using MSM and flaxseed to so i guess it could be that,, i dont really see how it could be scab hair becuz any considerable length of hair isnt even formed b4 its peeked out thru the follicle,,anyone know whether "scab hair"is real ?? I really hate the idea that my new growth is not virgin hair......  ------------- Hair type: 3b some c?, fine strands, last relaxer sept 05, never again!!! current :ap length on sides,,nearly bsl in back, damn those old frazzled ends! I am hair OBSESSED |
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Posted By: Pokahontas
Date Posted: December 05 2005 at 8:28am
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Scab hair is real. The relaxer seeps down into the scalp (that sound scary) and it affects the texture of your hair for up to a 6 months. Some say that you won't know your real texture for up to 6 months. Not everyone gets it though, and some not as long as others. Scab hair is usually rougher in texture. It could still be your real texture though because mine dosen't grow in very curly either. I never noticed scab hair at all though. My new growth was so much easier to deal with. ------------- |
Posted By: cmesweet
Date Posted: December 05 2005 at 2:00pm
I have to say it's real. My texture wasn't really different but my hair was crispy  and when my hair became wet that portion became semi-straight which my natural hair does not do. I had to cut about an 1/2 to an 1inch off before I noticed a difference in my hair. ------------- Natural BC May 9, 2004 |
Posted By: cookiesnkream
Date Posted: December 05 2005 at 6:55pm
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thanx for ur replies on this,, becuz i have
experienced a bit of crispness up where my center part is and it was freaking me out a bit,, i suppose it is possible... anyway sorry to get technical but i just have to pose this( i had also read that u get scab hair for 6 mths),, if the hair underneath ur scalp is being relaxed b4 it even pushes thu the follicle then wouldnt that mean that when ur relaxing ur so called virgin hair that ur ALREADY overlapping since that hair alreday had its share of relaxer b4 it even came thru??! thats a scary thought ,, becuz overlapping will happen again when the hair is grown out,, anyway im gonna look more into the scab hair phenomenom lol  ------------- Hair type: 3b some c?, fine strands, last relaxer sept 05, never again!!! current :ap length on sides,,nearly bsl in back, damn those old frazzled ends! I am hair OBSESSED |