Transitioning From a Relaxer to Natural Hair

Video Transcript

"Hi my name is Lauren and today I'm here to discuss transitioning from a relaxer to naturally curly hair. Usually if you are getting a relaxer you have some sort of curl within your hair. Unfortunately there's not much that we can do in order to change your hair that's growing in. The relaxer is permanent so therefore your hair that is relaxed is going to be a little bit more work on your part in order to transition if you are looking to grow your relaxer out. What I do recommend is using a styling agent that is for straightening hair. Putting it in your hair when it's damp. You are going to want to use a vented paddle brush and you are going to want to use your blow dryer to start off in getting your hair straight. You are going to really want to pull on your hair and focus on that root. Because the ends for you are going to be a lot easier for you to straighten it if they've already been relaxed. You want to use your brush to really grab those ends and start pulling those ends straight as you are drying. After you are done drying I would definitely use a heat protectant and I would go through and anywhere that you cannot get your hair straight enough in order to match the rest of the relaxed hair, I would go through and use a flat iron in order to make it a little bit better. That way you'll get more consistency from root to end for your hair. Now using so many hot tools and in order to make your transition a little bit less noticeable to the naked eye, plus a little bit more comfortable for you would be to go through those steps in order to get your hair straighter, as straight by the root as it is towards the end or as relaxed as it is towards the ends. Since you are going to have to use so many hot tools you are going to want to use some the protecting agents for your hair. That way you do not damage it. Also considering you will be using more hot tools in order to transition a little bit more smoothly from your relaxed hair into your natural hair, you are going to want to wash your hair on every three day basis, or every other day basis. Since you will be doing a lot to make your transition a little bit easier you are not going to want to wash your hair as often so that way you do not have to use as many thermal tools and damage your new growth that is coming in, plus your ends. And that is how to transition a little bit more smoothly from relaxed hair."