Tiesha writes...
During my senior year in college, I decided to transition for the 2nd time. I didn't have access to the natural hair websites and forums back then, so I grew out my hair the best way I knew how — microbraids.
A few weeks before my graduation, I decided I wanted to wear my hair down, so I started taking my braids out. It was late and I was extremely tired, so it got to the point that I was almost ripping the braids out of my head. I was too tired to detangle and anxious to do my hair and go to bed so I jumped in the shower and started shampooing my hair. I noticed it was a little more tangled than normal but didn't think anything of it until I started to deep condition and couldn't get the comb through my head!
My hair was so matted and knotted up that I wanted to cry. I used my entire bottle, along with my roommate's 32oz bottle of conditioner and still couldn't get the knots out. I ended up having to cut my hair for my graduation, which would have been a great big chop story, only I decided to relax the little hair I had left, thus ending my 2nd transition.
I quickly learned to ALWAYS detangle my hair from any protective style before shampooing.
Wow!!! That sounded like me last month. I took my sew-in down with no problems but I was distracted by my 3 year and did not detangle and just hopped in the shower and lo and behold...knot city!! It took me 3 hours to get most of the knots out and I cut some out because I was fustrated. I went to the salon the following week and I had to get it cut slightly...luckily I did not care because I am 7 months post and I will continue to transition. I have a few short pieces in my hair but I rarely wear my hair straight. But for the next install you better believe I will be detangling!
ReplyDeletethat happened to me a year or two ago.... I thought I had detangled enough but obviously not bc when I was ready to come it out... epic fail! I used detangling spray and conditioner, still couldn't get it out myself. If it weren't for my roommate staying up half the night to carefully come each knot out I too would've had to get my hair cut.
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