The Miss Jessie's Grow Out Challenge is right on time. I have finally fully committed to transitioning my hair from relaxed to natural. I have long thought about saying farewell to my relaxer, especially after I have decided to live a more organic lifestyle; however, I never truly committed to the transition until recently.
I have never been celebrated as a patient person. By nature and design, I am just the opposite, so I am ever the impulsive, impetuous, impatient Aries who becomes bored very easily. At times, this temperament has been reflected in my hairstyles. I have had long hair, mid-lenght hair, short hair, very short hair, black hair, reddish hair, blondish hair and everything in between. Although it has been quite some time since I have experimented with color, my husband has been entertained by my occasional hair impulsion. He prefers my short hair to the mid-length look I am rolling with now.
I guess every man has his limits. When I vocalized my intent to go natural he said little, however, when I told him I was considering the "Big Chop" (BC) so early in the transition process, I was met with flat out, eye to eye, stong "no". This actually surprised me. He said a short crop is one thing but having a "Meshell Ndegeocello" is something all together different. Now, my intent is not to keep my hair that short but instead of waiting months for my relaxed hair to grow out I was considering just cutting off all the relaxed hair. If I were single, I would not be thinking twice. The reality is I am a married woman who must consider her husband's feelings. If he were the kind of man who always had an opinion about my hair, I would take him less seriously. Since he has so vehemently bulked at this, I feel I must be sensitive to his feelings. Though I am eager to see what my natural hair will do, I will wait at least until January for more new growth before I get to chopping.
Since having my daughter, I have tried numerous products on her hair in an attempt to find something that complements her textures. Yes, I said textures. (Much like my sister, my daughter's hair texture varies in the front, middle, and back.) I know you mom's out there can relate, especially those of you (who, like me) have always gone to the salon and relied on other people to care for your hair and have no particular knowledge of how to care for a child's natural hair. I have found some hits and misses. Now, that I have committed to the challenge I have been stalking various sites for reviews. There is a whole world of products out there I knew nothing about. How exciting! After watching several youtube demonstrations and reading various and many blogs, I made a dash to Whole Foods and bought the Kinky Curly Curling Custard. I gave her a bath and a co-wash (cleansed her hair with conditioner only) and applied the Kinky Curly Curling Custard. When her hair dried, it looked great!!! I am super and super excited. The KCCC brought out her natural curl beautifully. Now she can wear her curly fro without it drying out and looking frizzy. I can't wait to use this stuff when I transition to my natural hair.
Kinky Curly Curling Custard gets a mega thumbs up from me. I still want to try the Kinky Curly Come Clean Shampoo, the Knot Today, and the Tiny Twirls. I'll keep you posted.
A special shout out to the ladies in the Natural Hair chat on Twitter. Thanks for the great info. The group meets on Sunday nights at 10pm on Twitter. Type #naturalhair in the search bar and you are in.
Blushing Ladies Speak:
Have you experienced a similar reaction from your significant other? How did you handle it?
