How to Convert From Relaxers Into Natural Hair While Still Looking Good

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This quick and easy instructional will give you great tips to help you in the care of your natural hair while converting from a relaxer/chemical. This article will give you tips to help you get your God-given hair back in tip top shape and still maintain diva status. Do the right thing, tell others about this article!

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• shampoo with balsam
• clarifying shampoo
• natural-ingredient hair spray
• pick/comb

1. Remove your weave.

2. Spray your hair until it is nice and moist with some type of natural ingredient conditioning hair(braid) spray. I prefer to make my own. Go to my how to make your own natural ingredient hair spray article...coming soon!
   
   My spray makes the hair very easy to pick/comb through.

3. Gently pick your hair from the ends first working your way to the roots. Do not rush. This can be a time consuming process, but it is well worth it, and with my special spray, time is cut down considerably.

4. Wash your hair with a shampoo containing balsam. I like Cream of Nature or Flex. You do not need a heavy conditioner for your natural hair like you did for your formerly relaxed hair. Personally, I don't use a conditioner on my natural hair.

5. Dry your hair and spray again with the natural ingredient conditioning hair(braid) spray. This will act as a leave in conditioner and detangler. Gently pick/comb it out, starting with the ends first.

6. Let your hair air dry or blow dry it straight with a pick attachment attached to the end of the blow dryer.

7. Re-braid hair and weave.

Tips & Warnings

• Make sure you find a good conditioning hair spray and always use it BEFORE combing/picking your hair. This will ensure that your hair is ready for any type of manipulation.
• After using a shampoo with balsam a few times (3 or more) make sure you use a clarifying shampoo to remove the build up of balsam. After using the clarifying shampoo, re-wash your hair with the shampoo containing balsam.
• A good clarifying shampoo is 100% Tea by IC Fantasia. This shampoo will rid the scalp of all impurities and make the hair feel really clean. I usually shampoo my hair twice. When it's time to use the clarifying shampoo, I shampoo with the clarifying shampoo and then once with the shampoo with balsam.

[Mocha]

on 10/29/2009 Excellent transitioning tips , thanks for sharing.

[explainitplease]

on 8/21/2009 I like these tips. Give us some easy styles to wear as we're growing our hair out! Good job.

[steeda432]

on 8/2/2009 Great article, thank you!

[smallone]

on 7/31/2009 Great article! I am going natural and can use all your tips. 5 stars and recommended!

[rcgrantjr]

on 7/31/2009 I find natural hair on a woman more attractive than relaxed.